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U.S. Apple Watch owners who signed up to receive a payment from an Apple lawsuit settlement over swollen batteries have started receiving their money this week. The lawsuit was filed in 2021, but Apple agreed to pay a $20 million settlement in January of this year to avoid further legal …

Apple Cinemas, the company that is being sued for alleged trademark infringement by Apple, today said that it is committed to defending its brand. We are committed to defending our brand, our history, and our continued right to operate as Apple Cinemas–an identity that is and has always been clearly …

Apple is testing a revamped version of Siri with select third-party apps, including Uber, AllTrails, Threads, Temu, Amazon, YouTube, Facebook, WhatsApp, and a few games, according to the latest word from Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Apple also continues to test the new Siri with its own apps, he said. Apple’s own …

iOS 26 introduces a new Liquid Glass design, but the update also includes some other new features that have not received as much attention. Below, we recap three smaller iOS 26 features that you might have missed. iOS 26 should be released in September, but anyone can sign up to …

In iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe, Apple added an all-new Games app that’s designed to be the go-to place for mobile gaming on Apple devices. The app includes features for discovering new games to play, along with add-ons meant to keep you more engaged. The Games app is …

HBO Max is planning to crack down more aggressively on password sharing, according to Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming CEO JB Perette (via The Verge). Perette shared the info during an earnings call, where he said HBO Max users will be encouraged to pay a $7.99 per month fee to add …

Disney is eliminating the standalone Hulu app, reports Variety. Rather than separate Hulu and Disney+ apps, Disney plans to offer a unified streaming app that includes both services. The new app will debut in 2026, and while it will include both Disney+ and Hulu, customers will still able to buy …

Apple is no longer signing iOS 18.5, which means iPhone users who have upgraded to iOS 18.6 can no longer downgrade to the prior version of iOS. iOS 18.6 was released a little over a week ago. “Signing” is a server-side verification check that Apple does when a new version …

The most notable change to iOS 26 is the Liquid Glass design overhaul, which is the first major iOS design update since Apple rolled out iOS 7 back in 2013. There are new features in ‌iOS 26‌, of course, but added functionality has definitely been sidelined in favor of the …

Apple is hiring engineers for an “Answers, Knowledge, and Information” team that is working on improving Siri, Spotlight, Safari, and more. As of writing, Apple’s careers website has more than a dozen job listings for the team across the U.S. and China. For example, Apple is looking to hire a …