Alex is Youth’s 50-year-old London literary agent, a divorced mother balancing romance, aging parents and her son Ruari’s return home in London.
Mike Peterson
Mike is a technology journalist with a deep focus on Apple’s Mac ecosystem. He has spent years tracking macOS development, Apple Silicon architecture, and system-level changes across major macOS versions. His reporting covers everything from kernel-level enhancements and Swift-based APIs to hardware teardown analysis of M-series chips.
Articles by Mike Peterson
Youth Episode 2 Recap: Alex Reconnects With Patrick as Ruari’s Problems Get Harder to Ignore
Youth Episode 2 brings Alex and Patrick back together while Ruari’s unexplained university exit grows into a problem she can no longer avoid.
How Blood of My Blood Season 2 Connects Henry’s Memory Loss to Claire Fraser’s Future
Henry’s treatment in Blood of My Blood Season 2 erases memories of Julia and Claire, linking the prequel’s asylum story to Claire Fraser’s future loss.
Outlander: Blood of My Blood Season 2 Episode 2 Release Date and What Happens Next After “Remembrance Day”
Blood of My Blood Season 2 Episode 2 arrives September 25 on Starz, with Henry losing memories in 1924 and Julia searching for a route home.
Why Couldn’t Julia Travel Through the Stones in Blood of My Blood Season 2 Episode 1?
Julia likely cannot pass through the stones because she has no gemstone, while Henry carries one in the blade that wounds him during their failed escape.
Outlander: Blood of My Blood Season 2 Episode 1 Recap: Henry and Julia Are Separated by Centuries Again
Blood of My Blood Season 2 opens with Henry sent to 1924 while Julia and William remain in 1715, turning their escape into another painful separation.
American Hostage Episode 2 Ending Explained: Why Fred Heckman Is Becoming Part of the Story He Is Covering
American Hostage Episode 2 makes Fred Heckman part of the crisis when Tony treats his live broadcast as both a negotiating channel and public weapon.
Who Is Tony Kiritsis in American Hostage? Giovanni Ribisi’s Character Was Based on a Real 1977 Hostage-Taker
Giovanni Ribisi’s American Hostage character is based on Tony Kiritsis, who abducted Dick Hall with a wired shotgun in Indianapolis in 1977.
American Hostage True Story Explained: What Really Happened With Tony Kiritsis and the Shotgun Dead Man’s Wire?
American Hostage dramatizes Tony Kiritsis’ 1977 Indianapolis siege, when a shotgun dead man’s wire kept mortgage broker Dick Hall captive for 63 hours.
Lanterns Episode 6 Time Jump Explained: What Happened to John, Hal and Rushville During the Missing 10 Years?
Lanterns Episode 6 jumps 10 years to 2026. John built a civilian business, Hal served prison time, and Rushville remains scarred by the disaster.
Lanterns Episode 7 Release Date and Preview: What Could Be Inside Hal Jordan’s Secret Vault?
Lanterns Episode 7 arrives September 27 on HBO Max. The Halogram should lead John toward Hal Jordan’s secrets, but the vault contents remain unconfirmed.
Why Is Guy Gardner the Green Lantern in Lanterns Episode 6? The 10-Year Timeline Finally Explains It
Guy Gardner is Earth’s active Green Lantern in Episode 6 because Hal fell and John rejected the role. The 10-year jump clarifies the succession.
Lanterns Episode 6 Recap: John Stewart Digs Up Hal Jordan’s Grave and Unlocks His Biggest Secret
Lanterns Episode 6 sends John Stewart back to Rushville, where Hal Jordan dies, a small funeral follows, and the Halogram changes the case now.
How to use Studio Sound in iOS 27 Voice Memos for cleaner recordings
To clean up a voice recording in iOS 27, open it in Voice Memos, tap the More button, tap Options and turn on Studio Sound, then drag the slider to set the strength. Apple says Studio Sound “adjusts the levels of background sound and reverb in a Spatial Audio recording, so a recorded voice sounds…
How to resize iPhone Mirroring on your Mac in macOS 27, and which iPhones can't
In macOS 27, you can make the iPhone Mirroring window bigger by dragging its edge or corner, and some iPhone apps use the extra space to show more content. The iPhone needs iOS 27, and Apple says resizing isn’t supported on iPhone 11, 12, or 13 (any model) or iPhone SE (2nd or 3rd generation).…
iPhone asking you to confirm you're an adult: Here's what Apple accepts
If your iPhone asks you to confirm that you’re an adult, Apple accepts a credit card that belongs to you or a scan of your ID. Debit cards and gift cards don’t work, and you can check where you stand in Settings under your name > Personal Information > Age Confirmation. iPhone 18 Pro. Setting…
How to report a bad Siri AI answer to Apple with Report a Concern
To flag a wrong or inappropriate Siri AI answer, use Report a Concern while the response is still on your screen. Apple says you may need to tap and hold the response to reveal the button, and if it isn’t there, to look for the More button or an Options menu. The Siri app on…
iCloud Photos Sync Immediately in iOS 27: Here's what it does and when it pauses
Sync Immediately tells iCloud Photos to prioritize uploading the photos and videos you add after you turn it on, and it switches itself off after one day. You find it in Photos: tap Collections, tap your iCloud account profile, tap Sync Immediately, then tap For Today. A sample photo from the 48MP Fusion Main camera…
Apple lists the 2019 Retina 4K iMac as vintage: What that means for repairs
Apple has added the iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2019) to its vintage products list. Apple service providers can still repair it, but only “subject to parts availability.” A MacBook. Apple's extended battery-only repair period applies to Mac laptops like this one, not to iMac. Image: Apple The model appears on Apple’s page for service after…
How to rate photos with stars and add keywords in iOS 27 Photos
Photos in iOS 27 lets you rate photos and videos from 1 to 5 stars and tag them with your own keywords, then filter or search your library by either. Ratings start with one switch: open Photos, tap Collections, tap your Apple Account profile, and turn on Show Ratings Controls. A sample photo from the…
How to show your front and back cameras at once in a FaceTime call
On an iPhone 17 or later running iOS 27, you can share both cameras in a one-on-one FaceTime call, so the other person sees your face in a small window over whatever your rear camera is pointed at. During the call, tap your own tile, then tap the Flip to Back Camera button, and both…
Apple is reportedly fixing Readiness delays on Apple Watch Ultra 4 and Series 12
Apple is working on fixes for Readiness scores that are slow to update on Apple Watch Ultra 4 and Series 12, according to Ray Maker’s in-depth Ultra 4 review at DC Rainmaker, published September 17. After his watches took up to four hours to show a score, he writes: “Apple says they’re working on it,…
Apple's iPhone 18 Pro Max repair manual is out, but you can't buy the parts yet
Apple published its full Self Service Repair manual for iPhone 18 Pro Max on September 18, the day the phone reached customers: 23 support documents covering everything from the display and battery to the logic board. What you can’t do yet is order anything it describes. When we checked on September 19, Apple’s Self Service…
Siri AI's Expressive Voices run on five iPhones, and iPhone 17 isn't one
Siri AI’s Expressive Voices, which let you change how fast and how animated Siri sounds, work on five iPhones: iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, iPhone Air, iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. That is Apple’s own list, from a footnote in its iOS 27 iPhone User Guide. The four iPhone 18…