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OpenAI is deprioritizing work on advertising as it focuses on improving the quality of ChatGPT, reports The Information. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declared a “code red” on Monday, and told employees that the company needs to improve ChatGPT so it doesn’t fall behind competitors like Google and Anthropic. Altman said that OpenAI needs to work […]

Germany is evaluating Apple’s proposed changes to address antitrust concerns over App Tracking Transparency (ATT), reports Reuters. Apple plans to tweak the text and formatting of the ATT consent prompt, while aiming to preserve the main privacy benefits of the feature. Apple will add neutral consent prompts for its own services and for third-party apps,

Apple is facing hundreds of millions of euros in damages claims over its allegedly “excessive” App Store fees. Here are the details. more…

Apple is not going to be able to escape a class-action antitrust lawsuit over anticompetitive App Store fees in the Netherlands, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) said today. The decision could see Apple facing millions of euros in damages, and it sets a precedent for similar lawsuits in other European countries (via

Apple has announced it will be donating undisclosed amounts to relief efforts in Asia following multiple disasters, including a building fire in Hong Kong and a series of severe storms and flooding across Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka. “Heartbroken by the devastating fire in Hong Kong,” said Apple CEO Tim Cook, in a social

iOS 26 launched to all users in September, but it was previously only available as a secondary update inside Settings, with versions of iOS 18 given priority. Now, Apple has started recommending iOS 26.1 as the new default update for users. more…

After pledging donations to help victims of the recent Hong Kong fire, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced today that the company will also make donations to relief and rebuilding efforts across several Asian countries. Here are the details. more…

Apple today released new firmware for the iPhone Air‘s MagSafe battery accessory. The firmware has a version number of 8B25, up from the prior 8A351 version. In the Settings app, the new firmware is listed as 99.0 while the prior firmware is 91.0. This is the second firmware update that Apple has provided to ‌iPhone

Apple has just shipped new firmware for its recent MagSafe Battery accessory for iPhone Air. Here are the details. more…

If you’re having issues running ChatGPT today, then you’re not alone. The service is experiencing intermittent issues for some users. more…