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The latest iPhone Fold report is credible for one key reason

Published: Feb 3nd 2026 1:03am on 9to5Mac

Yesterday saw a couple of claimed leaks about the iPhone Fold, one of them unremarkable, the other somewhat more surprising.

The first of them is almost certainly true, coming from a leaker with a good track record and in line with existing expectations. The second is a bit more of a wild card, but it does make sense to me …

Lawsuit claims WhatsApp encryption is a lie; cryptography professor weighs in

Published: Feb 3nd 2026 12:13am on 9to5Mac

Both the founders of WhatsApp and current owner Meta state that the app uses end-to-end encryption, meaning that nobody outside the chat can access the content. A lawsuit claims that this isn’t true and that anyone inside Meta can get full access to all of the messages sent or received by any WhatsApp user.

Johns Hopkins University professor and cryptographer Matthew Green has weighed in with a blog post analyzing the claims and likely reality …

Apple @ Work Podcast: The reality of macOS malware in the enterprise

Published: Feb 3nd 2026 11:00am on 9to5Mac

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In this episode of Apple @ Work, Jaron Bradley from Jamf joins the show to talk about macOS malware and what IT teams need to know in 2026.

You can no longer downgrade to iOS 26.2

Published: Feb 3nd 2026 2:26am on 9to5Mac

Following last week’s release of iOS 26.2.1, Apple has now stopped signing iOS 26.2. Here’s what that means.

Apple Maps gets a ‘Drops of God’ wine guide curated by actor Tomohisa Yamashita

Published: Feb 3nd 2026 1:59am on 9to5Mac

To help promote the second season of Apple TV’s Drops of God, the company has released an Apple Maps guide with some of actor Tomohisa Yamashita’s favorite wineries in Europe and the US. Here are the details.

Most outages start near homes – smart meters could catch them first

Published: Feb 3nd 2026 12:27am on Electrek

More than 90% of US power outages start on the distribution grid – the part closest to homes that utilities can’t always see in real time – but Sense says it’s trying to change that by pushing fault detection directly into smart meters.

New Apple study shows how grouping similar sounds can speed up AI speech generation

Published: Feb 3nd 2026 12:04am on 9to5Mac

A group of Apple and Tel-Aviv University researchers figured out a way to speed up AI-based text-to-speech generation without sacrificing intelligibility. Here’s how they did it.

Elon is in the files, Tesla sales are down, and Ford is NOT working with Xiaomi

Published: Feb 2nd 2026 11:40am on Electrek

On today’s island-hopping episode of Quick Charge, we have to talk about Elon Musk’s cringey appearance in the Epstein files amid Tesla’s rapid sales decline in Europe, as well as the ultra-fast Xiaomi SU7 Ultra and its own rapid sales decline.

Waymo raises massive $16 billion round at $126 billion valuation, plans expansion to 20+ cities

Published: Feb 2nd 2026 11:18am on Electrek

Waymo just closed a $16 billion funding round at a $126 billion valuation, the largest investment ever in an autonomous vehicle company. The Alphabet-backed robotaxi leader plans to use the capital to expand to over 20 new cities this year, including its first international markets.

FERC: Renewables made up 88% of new US power generating capacity to Nov 2025

Published: Feb 2nd 2026 10:45am on Electrek

New solar and wind capacity additions in November were the second highest in 2025 and accounted for 93% of that month’s total. Solar continues to dominate new capacity additions and has held the lead among all energy sources for 27 consecutive months, according to data released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and reviewed by the SUN DAY Campaign.