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Apple Launches End-to-End Encrypted RCS Messaging

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iPhone-Android RCS Conversations Are End-to-End Encrypted in iOS 26.5 MacRumors • May 11, 2026
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Apple brings encrypted RCS chats to iPhone The Verge • May 11, 2026
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Large-scale testing of encrypted RCS texting starts in iOS 26.5 AppleInsider • May 11, 2026
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End-to-end encrypted RCS messaging in iOS begins rolling out today in beta MacTech • May 11, 2026
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Finally, texts between Android and iPhone users can be end-to-end encrypted TechCrunch • May 11, 2026
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iOS end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging begins rolling today in beta Engadget • May 11, 2026
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iOS 26.5 Beta Adds RCS Encryption Starting Today MacStories • May 11, 2026
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Apple rolls out encrypted RCS messaging in beta ↦ Six Colors • May 11, 2026
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iOS 26.5: These carriers offer RCS end-to-end encrypted messaging 9to5Mac • May 11, 2026
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Apple and Google roll out end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging starting today MacDailyNews • May 11, 2026
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Update Your iPhone Now for Better Encrypted Messaging With Android Wired $ • May 11, 2026

Apple Releases iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5

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Apple Releases iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 With End-to-End Encrypted RCS, New Wallpap... MacRumors • May 11, 2026
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iPadOS 26.5 now available for iPad, here’s what’s new 9to5Mac • May 11, 2026
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Users get an iPadOS 26.5 update focused on services & subscriptions AppleInsider • May 11, 2026
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Apple releases iOS 26.5 with 3 key features including new wallpapers for your iPhone 9to5Mac • May 11, 2026
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iOS 26.5 adds end-to-end encryption for RCS messaging, rolling out now 9to5Mac • May 11, 2026
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iOS, macOS, and iPadOS 26.5 updates arrive with encrypted RCS messaging and more Ars Technica • May 11, 2026
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Apple releases macOS Tahoe 26.5, iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5, tvOS 26.5, a... MacTech • May 11, 2026
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iOS 26.5 may be small, but it hides some incredible new features MacWorld • May 11, 2026
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Apple releases iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, and watchOS 26.5 MacDailyNews • May 11, 2026
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No signs of upgraded Apple Intelligence as iOS 26.5 arrives for all users AppleInsider • May 11, 2026
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iOS 26.5 has fixes for 50+ security issues on iPhone, details here 9to5Mac • May 11, 2026
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Apple's iOS 26.5 Update Patches More Than 50 Security Flaws MacRumors • May 11, 2026
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Apple Releases macOS, watchOS, tvOS, visionOS 26.5

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Apple releases tvOS 26.5, HomePod 26.5, and visionOS 26.5 9to5Mac • May 11, 2026
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US Mint Releases Steve Jobs $1 Coin

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Here’s how to get the U.S. Mint’s $1 coin honoring Steve Jobs 9to5Mac • May 11, 2026
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Governor Gavin Newsom says Steve Jobs innovation coin goes into circulation May 12 MacTech • May 11, 2026
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Steve Jobs is getting a marked-up $1 coin, courtesy US Mint AppleInsider • May 11, 2026
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Steve Jobs immortalized in ‘criss-cross’ pose on $1 coin MacWorld • May 12, 2026
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Steve Jobs commemorative $1 coin goes up for sale Cult of Mac • May 12, 2026
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iOS 27 Gets Rebuilt Siri With Chat Interface

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iOS 27 Getting Major Siri Redesign With Chat Interface and Dedicated App MacRumors • May 12, 2026
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Apple plans customizable camera app and rebuilt Siri in iOS 27 Cult of Mac • May 12, 2026
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Big Camera and Siri design changes are reportedly coming with iOS 27 MacWorld • May 12, 2026

Tim Cook Joins Trump's Trade Trip to China

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Tim Cook among CEOs confirmed for President Trump’s China trip 9to5Mac • May 11, 2026
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Apple CEO Tim Cook, Elon Musk to join President Trump’s China trip MacDailyNews • May 11, 2026
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Google Maps Gains Gemini AI on CarPlay

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Apple Rejects Touch ID for Apple Watch

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Next Apple Watch Models Unlikely to Add Touch ID, Focus on Battery Life MacRumors • May 11, 2026
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Apple Watch won't be getting on-device Touch ID anytime soon AppleInsider • May 11, 2026
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Wackadoo! Join Bluey for the ultimate playdate on Apple Arcade starting May 21 Apple Newsroom • May 12, 2026
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Apple Arcade is bringing Bluey to five hit games, plus adding new titles 9to5Mac • May 12, 2026
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Lady Gaga 'Mayhem Requiem' Concert Film Premieres on Apple Music

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Watch an exclusive Lady Gaga concert film on Apple Music on May 14 AppleInsider • May 12, 2026
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Apple is missing the thing that once made it great MacWorld • May 12, 2026
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MacBook Neo shipping estimates just saw a positive turn for customers 9to5Mac • May 12, 2026
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Netflix’s AI experiment gives us a glimpse of Apple TV 4K’s future (we hope) Cult of Mac • May 11, 2026
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Hackers attack Foxconn again, Apple doesn't appear to be at risk AppleInsider • May 12, 2026
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Apple just released new updates for old versions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS 9to5Mac • May 11, 2026
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Apple Sales Coach Will Use AI-Generated Video Presenters MacRumors • May 12, 2026
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Apple’s latest acquisition further confirms a new priority for the company 9to5Mac • May 12, 2026
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Apple buys German firm that specializes in color management and digital imaging MacTech • May 11, 2026
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Apple acquired Patchflyer, maker of grading tool Color.io in January MacDailyNews • May 12, 2026
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Apple will soon start using AI-generated presenters on its Sales Coach app 9to5Mac • May 12, 2026
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Day One now makes it easier to Apple Journal users to upgrade 9to5Mac • May 12, 2026
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Apple Creator Studio may get better color correction features from a tiny acquisition AppleInsider • May 11, 2026
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Apple Savings appears on the web but only for document access AppleInsider • May 11, 2026
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Intel Inside and out: Apple's four decade long relationship AppleInsider • May 12, 2026
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Apple shares recordings and research from recent privacy-focused AI and ML workshop 9to5Mac • May 11, 2026
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Kuehn Law Encourages Investors of Skyworks Solutions to a lawsuit that has an Appl... MacTech • May 12, 2026
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Apple studies explore LLMs spatial understanding, sign language annotation AppleInsider • May 11, 2026
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Apple Bought Color Grading Tool Color.io in January MacRumors • May 11, 2026
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Apple Maps expands Detailed City Experience to Rome and Naples 9to5Mac • May 11, 2026
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Apple headed to South Korea to fight off US antitrust case, DOJ upset about it AppleInsider • May 11, 2026
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EU iPhone Users Get AirPods-Like Pairing and Notification Forwarding for Third-Par... MacRumors • May 11, 2026
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Court grants Apple’s request to seek Samsung documents in DOJ antitrust case 9to5Mac • May 11, 2026
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New Apple Savings web portal lets Apple Card holders download statements and tax info MacTech • May 11, 2026
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Update your older iPhone, iPad, or Mac now, to get new fixes for WebKit, Wi-Fi & k... AppleInsider • May 11, 2026
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Sky Sports blocks Apple, wins F1 streaming victory in UK & Italy AppleInsider • May 11, 2026
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Smart AirPods cameras could be a killer feature – if they work 9to5Mac • May 11, 2026
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Apple and Andreessen Horowitz alums raise $20 million to bring AI to ‘real economy... Fortune $ • May 11, 2026
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Apple Just Admitted It Can’t Win the AI Race Mac O'Clock $ • May 11, 2026

iPhone

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ICE Agents Have List of 20 Million People on Their iPhones Thanks to Palantir 404 Media • May 12, 2026
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WhatsApp Plus Lands on iPhone With Custom Themes, Icons, and More MacRumors • May 11, 2026
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WhatsApp Plus delivers customization to iPhone users — for a price Cult of Mac • May 12, 2026
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Your iPhone just got a brand new colorful wallpaper, here’s how to customize it 9to5Mac • May 12, 2026
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Google Makes It Easier to Share Files Between Android and iPhone MacRumors • May 12, 2026
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iPhone 17 keeps driving Apple marketshare, as US smartphone sales contract AppleInsider • May 12, 2026
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Apple brings Tap to Pay on iPhone to South Africa MacDailyNews • May 12, 2026
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Much Brighter iPhone Display Still Years Away, Leaker Suggests MacRumors • May 12, 2026
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Apple brings Tap to Pay on iPhone to South Africa MacTech • May 12, 2026
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WhatsApp Plus subscriptions rolling out to iPhone, but you probably don’t need one 9to5Mac • May 11, 2026

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iOS 26 broke my iPhone. A fix is coming (I hope) MacWorld • May 11, 2026
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iOS 27 might add a lot more customization to the Camera app The Verge • May 12, 2026
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Apple plans fully customizable Camera app in iOS 27 MacDailyNews • May 12, 2026
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Easy to predict changes rumored for iOS 27 apps like a customizable Camera AppleInsider • May 12, 2026
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iOS 27 to make key design changes to ‘streamline’ Liquid Glass: report 9to5Mac • May 12, 2026
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iOS 27’s upgraded Camera app will be ‘fully customizable,’ per report 9to5Mac • May 12, 2026
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Google Previews Android 17 With 'Gemini Intelligence' a Month Before Apple's iOS 2... MacRumors • May 12, 2026
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iOS 26.5’s Apple Maps app has two notable changes, here’s what’s new 9to5Mac • May 12, 2026
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Android 17 includes better iOS file sharing and a forced break for addictive apps Engadget • May 12, 2026
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iOS 26.5 has an amazing new iPhone wallpaper you need to see MacWorld • May 12, 2026
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