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Apple just changed AirTag 2’s anti-stalking feature

Published: Apr 1nd 2026 5:54am on 9to5Mac

Apple shipped new AirTag firmware yesterday, the first update since AirTag 2 launched earlier this year. And now thanks to official release notes, we know that the new firmware improves AirTag’s anti-stalking feature.

Apple releases iOS 18 security update for all iPhone users, update now

Published: Apr 1nd 2026 5:13am on 9to5Mac

As promised, Apple has released a new version of iOS 18 for all iPhone users. The update comes in response to the growing proliferation of a new exploit chain known as DarkSword.

Today’s update comes in the form of a new build of iOS 18.7.7 with build number 22H340 for all iPhone models.

Read Tim Cook’s ‘Apple at 50’ company memo: ‘What excites me most is what comes next’

Published: Apr 1nd 2026 5:11am on 9to5Mac

Apple CEO Tim Cook has shared a memo with the company to mark its 50th anniversary. Naturally, Mark Gurman is first to share the company-wide communication outside of Apple.

Apple at 50: How the company’s shift into health changed my life at 25

Published: Apr 1nd 2026 4:45am on 9to5Mac

This story is part of 9to5mac’s series celebrating Apple’s 50th anniversary.

April 1, 1976: 50 years ago, Apple was founded. 40 years later, to the date, I was a 25-year-old embarking on a health and fitness journey, and Apple was right at the core.

April 1, 2016: I started an Apple Watch workout streak that helped guide me to running. I’d never run in my life at 25, but I started closing rings on my watch with a used elliptical at home. By fall, I was running, and by New Year’s Day, I had lost 50 pounds.

April 1, 2017: I ran my first-ever 5K race. It was the “2017 Superintendent’s 5K Challenge: A Race for Education” in Miami, Florida. My 3.1-mile run time clocked in at 26 minutes 46 seconds with an 8-minute, 36-seconds pace per mile. I ranked 151 out of 2231 participants.

Eddy Cue to appear on TBPN to discuss Apple’s 50th anniversary today

Published: Apr 1nd 2026 4:35am on 9to5Mac

Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Services and Health, will make a video podcast appearance this afternoon as part of Apple’s 50th anniversary.

CarPlay’s latest upgrades offer exciting glimpse of what’s coming in iOS 27

Published: Apr 1nd 2026 4:26am on 9to5Mac

CarPlay in iOS 26.4 unlocked access to a new category of apps: third-party AI assistants like ChatGPT, which just shipped its new CarPlay app yesterday. Here’s why these new apps offer a glimpse at what to expect from iOS 27 and the new Siri.

Apple TV 4K might break a record no one wants to see happen

Published: Apr 1nd 2026 4:17am on 9to5Mac

It makes sense that Apple TV 4K customers are vocal about the lack of new hardware. The current set-top box, introduced in 2022, runs the risk of breaking a record no one wants to see happen.

Revisiting Steve Jobs’s most important lesson on Apple’s 50th anniversary

Published: Apr 1nd 2026 4:00am on 9to5Mac

This story is part of 9to5mac’s series celebrating Apple’s 50th anniversary.

In 1994 Steve Jobs sat down with the Santa Clara Valley Historical Association for what I imagined they expected to be a simple interview. It was anything but. In a matter of a few minutes the Apple co-founder shared some of the most profound advice I have ever heard anyone in a position of power give.

Tim Cook remembers Steve Jobs on Apple’s 50th anniversary: ‘It’s definitely still his company’

Published: Apr 1nd 2026 3:45am on 9to5Mac

As part of Apple’s 50th anniversary celebrations, Apple CEO Tim Cook sat down with Esquire for an in-depth conversation. In the interview, Cook discussed his memory of Steve Jobs, remarking that Apple is “definitely still his company.”

Cook also once again discussed his strategy for interacting with the Trump administration and politicians around the world.

Deals: AirPods Pro 3 $50 off, M5 Max MacBook Pro $199 off, Studio Display, Thunderbolt Pro Cable, more

Published: Apr 1nd 2026 3:37am on 9to5Mac

The Amazon spring sale is over, but today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is loaded with notable deals including the return of AirPods Pro 3 down at $199 holiday pricing as well as the all-new 24GB M5 Pro MacBook Pro at $149 off and the 48GB at $199 off – we also have $199 off the M5 Max models. The new 2026 Apple Studio Display XDR is now $400 less than it was yesterday (as we reported this morning) and we also have an ongoing discount on David Pogue’s new “Apple: The First 50 Years“ hardcover book at 32% off via Amazon. Head below for a closer look and even more.