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Apple’s F1 movie is finally here — and it’s good
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 88, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, happy heat dome, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about crypto crimes and egg thieves and Gap, watching Last Breath and Tires and The Four…
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Apple’s sports app now shows tennis scores
Apple Sports, the company’s sports app for iPhone, now shows scores for tennis matches. “Tennis fans can access live scores for Grand Slam and 1000-level tournaments, and can track every point across all men’s and women’s singles matches, beginning with Wimbledon,” Apple says in a press release. The company is also adding a “brand-new home experience” to the app. “Events…
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Apple’s Wallet App Is Spamming Ads for ‘F1’, but There’s a Way to Stop It
No one likes ads, but they do have their time and a place. If you click on an article, you probably won’t be surprised to see them displayed alongside it (unless you have an ad blocker in place, of course). But when your apps start pinging you not with relevant notifications, but with unasked for advertisements, that’s a different story.…
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Apple’s USB-C EarPods are an even better buy at just $15.99
Last year, I lost my old AirPods in my apartment and relied on my old-school Lightning EarPods for months before upgrading to an iPhone 16. Honestly, aside from missing wireless connectivity, I hadn’t noticed much difference. That’s why I still think they’re a good investment in 2025, and why I’m considering picking up the newer USB-C EarPods now that they’re…
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Apple’s powerful Mac Mini M4 has never been cheaper
If you’ve been curious about trying out a Mac for the first time or need a small computer powerful enough to be your home media server, we strongly recommend the latest Mac Mini. Thankfully, the step-up M4 model with 512GB of storage and 16GB of RAM is on sale at Amazon and B&H Photo for $689 ($110 off), which marks…
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Why Apple’s Foundation Models Framework matter – Computerworld
But that focus on Siri skips the more substantial value released when using LLMs for specific tasks, such as those Writing Tools I mentioned. Yes, Siri sucks a little (but will improve) and Apple Intelligence development has been an embarrassment to the company. But that doesn’t mean everything about Apple’s AI is poor, nor does it mean it won’t get…
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Apple’s Haptic F1 Movie Trailer Is Cool—But What’s the Point?
I guess it’s hard to get attention for your movie these days, with the competition in both cinemas and on streaming channels hotter than ever. So what did Apple do to help promote F1: The Movie? They made a movie trailer that buzzes in your hands. That’s right, Apple’s “haptic trailer” has the movie world abuzz, it seems. But honestly,…
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For developers, Apple’s tools get a lot better for AI – Computerworld
There was something missing from Xcode, and that was a tool called Swift Assist. Apple announced that tool, which was intended to help developers write code using AI, at WWDC last year. It possibly reflects some of the failures of Apple’s internal AI development projects that the tool hasn’t yet shipped, and the introduction of support for ChatGPT hints that perhaps it…
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Apple’s Liquid Glass Makes the Most Sense on macOS
At the June 2025 WWDC event, Apple unveiled a major and comprehensive overhaul of its entire operating system family across all its devices. One of the most apparent changes is the introduction of “Liquid Glass”, which dramatically changes how UI elements look and behave. This (predictably divisive) change is undergoing strong criticism on social media, especially when it comes to…
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Craig Federighi confirms Apple’s first attempt at an AI Siri wasn’t good enough
In March, Apple delayed its upgraded Siri, saying that “it’s going to take us longer than we thought to deliver” the promised features. At WWDC this week, Apple’s SVP of software Craig Federighi and SVP of worldwide marketing Greg Joswiak shared more details about the decision to delay in an interview with The Wall Street Journal’s Joanna Stern. As part…
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