Apple is scaling back its plans for its AI-based health coach service. Could Apple's next AirPods Pro come with cameras in them? The iPhone 17 Pro Max has the best battery life out of a plethora of other smartphones! And Apple's Lockdown Mode helped prevent the FBI from accessing a WaPo reporter's iPhone.
• Apple is scaling back plans for new AI-based health coach service. • Apple's next AirPods Pro will come with cameras, says leaker. • Leak suggests Apple's M5 Pro and M5 Max may be the same chip. • NASA changes its mind, will allow Artemis astronauts to take iPhones to the Moon. • Google & Apple CEOs offer seemingly contradictory statements regarding AI partnership. • New Alexa's issues are already making some users return to old Siri. • New Apple-backed AI model can generate sound and speech from silent videos. • iPhone 17 Pro Max has the best battery life of 35 smartphones tested. • Last week on my Mac: Why E cores make Apple silicon fast. • FBI couldn't get into WaPo reporter's iPhone because it had Lockdown Mode enabled. • Oura's FDA lobbying benefits Apple Watch, if everyone's smart about the risks. • Apple Music Replay 2026 now live, here's how to find it. • Ferrari's new Jony Ive–designed EV is swathed in glass and aluminum. • Applications are now open for the 2026 Swift Student Challenge -- but hurry. • Apple Arcade's 'Civilization VII' is good, but falls short of greatness
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