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Apple Music celebrates its 10th birthday in a big way. iPhone only app, ICEBlock, goes viral overnight and races to the top in the App Store.  In “what could happen” news,  Apple is reportedly considering letting Anthropic and OpenAI power Siri. 

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Meet Meta’s SuperIntelligence Team

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The Puffy Verdict is in… & it’s not good for his survivors.

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View Your Apple Music “Replay All Time”

Teaching teenage financial literacy using the Apple Card

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Apple claps back at Epic ruling

Fans rebuke Finder app icon

Chase Sapphire Reserve Apple benefits

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Robotaxis have made it to Atlanta

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B.Simone: Girl what’s going on?

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How to unlock your phone only with a passcode

With the ending of WWDC marking the unofficial tech start of Summer, tech goes on vacation.

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Tech is going on break but we found a couple of Apple things with one-time code autofill feature getting better in iOS 26 and iOS beta code includes new references to Apple’s upcoming smart display home

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Meta to introduce ads and subscriptions on WhatsApp

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Black Women In Health - Different Sides of the Coin

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Get the rare Apple Deal this time for Apple Card

Is it refreshing or concerning that WWDC was void of the pre-promised Siri AI that Apple unveiled last year?

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Rumored OS naming confirmed

Unified “glassy” user experience

The best features announced

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What happens WHEN AI goes down?

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Keith Sweat and “A woman’s place”

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Manually backup iOS 18 to your computer First

As the world descends on Apple Park on Monday, we discuss what we could potentially see.

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We’re getting ready for WWDC 25 while highlighting the way Apple products are transforming care at Emory Healthcare and $9B anti-fraud saving in the App Store.

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Launch Day for Nintendo Switch 2

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Perpetuating Black Boy Joy

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Watch This! The NBA Finals & Netflix’s Pantheon

Will a change to the OS naming convention improve consistency and reduce confusion, or is Apple in need of a “subject change” from Apple Intelligence?

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Apple OS name changes, Apple buys Sneaky Sasquatch, iPad gets WhatsApp, and Apple Card Savings interest rate cut

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Texas is forcing Apple & Google to age verify

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‘Sinners’ coming to streaming on June 3rd

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Don’t put the meat on the grill too soon

Heavy is the head that wears the crown. Apple’s reign appears to be slipping.

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Fortnite makes it back on Apple App Store after 5-year absence while yet another password huge leak has been found, but this time Apple IDs are included.

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It seems like Apple may have some real competition now that Google I/O makes a splash with AI and Jony Ive teams up with OpenAI. We ask the question: Is there a bigger expectation on WWDC now?

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Keep Your F’n Hands Off Me: Denzel protects his personal space

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Speak to the Journal App

Apple knows when your kids are trying to hack Screen time…

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iOS 18.5 released, Lopez Class Action Settlement email important, Apple tariff truths questioned.

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Temu and SHEIN see lower tariffs…kinda

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Google settles bias lawsuit with Black employees

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‘Hold That Thought’ Shortcut

Collecting and keeping these coins at all costs

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Not going down without a fight as Apple appeals App Store ruling while adding more search providers  to Safari as Google usage lags. With an update to Matter,  HomeKit set up gets easier with tap-to-pair and multiple devices QR code

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The Biggest Fumble: Microsoft shuts down Skype

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The South Got Something to Say: OutKast to be inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

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macOS Sequoia iPhone Screen Mirroring

Is the rumored iPhone Air a guinea pig for a foldable phone from Apple?

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Meta and Spotify join forces to challenge Apple and Google’s dominance, while rumors swirl about Google AI on iPhones and the potential for a foldable iPhone Air.

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AI Free Speech?

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Atlanta Falcons fined for prank-calling Shadeur Sanders

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How to keep thieves from locking you out your phone