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Withings wants you to pay $100 a year to sync a scale with Apple Health

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Withings has introduced an Apple Health Sync paywall, requiring all new users to pay $99.99 each year to see their weight within Apple's default Health app.

9to5Mac Daily: October 15, 2026 – OpenAI vs Apple, iPhone Duo details

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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.

WaPo: Apple revealed as one of the top donors to Trump’s White House ballroom

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A new investigation by The Washington Post reveals that Apple and Nvidia each pledged $25 million toward Trump’s new White House ballroom, making them two of the project’s largest donors. Here are the details.

We Got Hot and Heavy With Meta’s Muse—and Baffled by Apple’s HomeView

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This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we dive into an unexpected Muse feature, shadowy spending from the largest pro-AI super PAC, and men’s tendency to lie about how much they know about AI.

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Apple and Meta are getting along, and the new Muse Spark Open model brought them together

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Apple and Meta teamed up to run Muse Spark Open on connected Mac Studios, letting developers use the AI model locally.

Apple urges Chrome users to switch to Safari, promising up to five extra hours of battery life

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Apple is urging Mac users to switch from Chrome to Safari, claiming its browser offers up to five extra hours of video streaming and loads frequently visited websites up to 35 % faster. The campaign also highlights Safari's built-in…

Apple Pledged $25 Million to Trump's White House Ballroom

www.macrumors.com

Apple pledged $25 million for Trump's White House ballroom, according to a list of donors obtained by The Washington Post.

Apple Sports update improves Live Activity support, adds soccer leagues from around the world

9to5mac.com

Apple updated its Apple Sports app today with improvements to Live Activities and support for five additional soccer leagues. Here are the details.

IDC: Apple closes in on Samsung as global smartphone shipments see record decline in Q3

9to5mac.com

In a report published today, IDC says Apple saw a 4% year-over-year decline in global iPhone shipments during Q3 2026, but its share of worldwide smartphone shipments increased 23.1% over the same period last year. Here’s why.

OpenAI sues Apple, claims an Apple employee stole proprietary info on an unreleased product

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Back in July, Apple filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, claiming that two of its former employees stole proprietary IP from Apple and handed it over to OpenAI. Now the tables have turned – OpenAI claims that an unidentified employee left Apple…

Meta and Apple team up on AI model tailored for Mac computers

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Partnership between Big Tech rivals offers ‘open’ system that users can download to their own devices

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Here’s Apple’s official response to OpenAI’s trade secret theft allegations

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Apple has responded to OpenAI’s allegations that one of its former employees who departed for Apple took confidential files along with him. Here are the details.

The Dish: Adam Joseph's roasted butternut squash soup and apple cake

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We turn to one of our 6abc friends and colleagues to make one dish that's a warm sip of fall, and another that's a sweet treat voted on by 6abc viewers!

Apple iPhone Duo Deadline: How To Get Ready Before Pre-Orders Open Oct. 16

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If you’re planning to pre-order an iPhone Duo, you can get ready to buy now — but time is running out.

Meta’s Muse Spark Open Model Delivers A Throughput Of 20 Tokens/Sec On 2x Apple M5 Ultra Mac Studios

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Who says Apple needs to come up with its own frontier-class AI model to win? Apparently, all it has to do is partner up with another firm that is already ploughing tons of resources into building frontier-scale models. As evidence, look no…

Apple HomeView unveiled, new Apple TV and HomePod mini first impressions

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Benjamin and Chance react to Apple’s smart home event, with first impressions on the new Apple HomeView smart display, the insanely priced Apple TV 4K (fourth-generation), and the HomePod mini refresh. It remains to be seen whether these…

Daniel Henney Joins Apple TV’s ‘Disavowed’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Daniel Henney has joined the cast of Apple TV’s upcoming action thriller “Disavowed.” Per the longline, “Disavowed” follows “legendary CIA case officer Brad Griffin, who is abruptly fired in the middle of a global hunt for an elusive…

Apple, Nvidia each gave $25M to White House ballroom project, among top donors: report

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The billionaire Adelson family, known for their hospitality holdings, and Charles Ergen, co-founder and chairman of Dish Network, also gave $25 million each to the project, according to a report.

Nvidia, Apple reportedly gave $25 million each for Trump's ballroom

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Nvidia and Apple each committed $25 million for U.S. President Donald Trump's planned White House ​ballroom, according to a report on Thursday that showed $333 million in private d...