If your Mac runs a studio, hold off on macOS 27 Golden Gate until your instruments, interface drivers and plug-ins are cleared for it. Native Instruments says its hardware and software “is not supported on macOS 27 Golden Gate,” and Focusrite tells customers not to upgrade until its testing is finished. The M5 Max chip…
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.
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Apple Intelligence can take up to 14GB on iOS 27: Here's which iPhones need what
Apple Intelligence in iOS 27 can take up to 14GB of storage on an iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max or iPhone Air, and up to 8GB on other supported iPhones. Apple says it becomes available automatically when you update, so if your free space shrank after installing iOS 27, that’s one likely reason.…
Widow's Bay wins Outstanding Comedy Series, and Matthew Rhys takes lead actor
Widow’s Bay won Outstanding Comedy Series at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards on September 14, one of six awards it collected on the night, including lead actor for Matthew Rhys. Pluribus won two more for Apple TV, and Slow Horses took the drama directing award for its episode “Scars.” Slow Horses, which won the drama…
macOS Sonoma was left out of Apple's September 14 security updates
Apple’s September 14 security updates for the Mac covered macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Tahoe 26.7 and macOS Sequoia 15.8, and nothing for macOS Sonoma. Safari 27, released the same day, is listed for Sequoia and Tahoe only, so a Mac on Sonoma got neither a system update nor a browser update. The Apple logo…
iOS 27's new Screen Time controls need your family's devices updated first
Updating your own iPhone to iOS 27 doesn’t switch on Apple’s new parental controls. Time Allowances, Ask to Browse and the rest of the redesigned Screen Time appear only after the devices in your Family Sharing group run version 27 software and a parent runs a one-time setup from Settings > Family. The current iPad,…
Apple's Supreme Court brief argues the Epic injunction never covered commissions
Apple filed its opening brief in Apple Inc. v. Epic Games at the Supreme Court on September 14, and it rests on one point: the 75-word injunction behind the contempt finding never mentioned commissions. Apple wants the justices to rule that a court can’t hold a party in contempt for violating an order’s “spirit,” and…
How to switch from Siri AI back to Siri Classic on your iPhone
iOS 27 lets you go back to the previous Siri, which Apple calls Siri Classic. In Settings > Siri, turn Siri off, turn it back on, and choose Siri Classic. Write with Siri on iPhone Duo. Image: Apple There’s no separate Siri AI switch. Turning Siri off and on again is how you pick a…
Airfoil can't stream to Apple TV or HomePod after OS 27 updates, developer says
Airfoil, the Mac app that sends audio to AirPlay speakers, can no longer play through an Apple TV or HomePod once that device installs its 27 update, according to developer Rogue Amoeba. Its status page puts the fault with Apple: “Apple’s tvOS 27 and HomePod OS 27 updates contain a bug which breaks the ability…
tvOS 27 leaves the Apple TV HD and first Apple TV 4K behind
tvOS 27, released September 14, installs only on the Apple TV 4K (2nd generation) and Apple TV 4K (3rd generation). The Apple TV HD from 2015 and the first Apple TV 4K from 2017 stay on tvOS 26, and Apple’s Apple TV 4K User Guide now says: “Previous models of Apple TV are no longer…
How to give alarms their own volume in iOS 27, separate from your ringtone
iOS 27 can play alarms and timers at their own volume, but only after you change one setting. Go to Settings > Sounds & Haptics and turn off Match Ringtone Volume under Alarms and Timers, then drag the slider. iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max seen from the front and back. Image: Apple…
Apple lists 51 iOS 27 security fixes that aren't on its iOS 26.7 page
Apple’s security page for iOS 27 lists 51 fixes that its iOS 26.7 page doesn’t, including one for a flaw that could let someone holding your unlocked iPhone see saved Wi-Fi passwords. Apple doesn’t mark any of the 51 as exploited, so this is a reason to plan your upgrade, not to panic. iOS 27…
X Corp. and SpaceXAI drop antitrust claims against Apple, keep suing OpenAI
X Corp. and SpaceXAI have asked a federal court in Fort Worth, Texas, to dismiss their antitrust claims against Apple, saying they “have resolved their claims” against the company. The September 14 motion asks for dismissal with prejudice, which means the same claims can’t be filed again, and it says Apple does not oppose it.…
How to join the Siri AI waitlist on iPhone, and who can't get it yet
Installing iOS 27 doesn’t switch on the new Siri. Open Settings, tap Siri, then tap Try Siri AI (Beta) and follow the setup screens, which put you on a waitlist until Siri AI downloads. Siri AI on iPhone Duo. Image: Apple Apple gives no estimate beyond “wait times can vary,” and says Siri AI “will…
iOS 27 or iOS 26.7: How to check which update your iPhone is installing
Before you tap Download and Install, open More Details and read what the update actually contains. Apple released iOS 27 and iOS 26.7 on September 14 for the same iPhones, and reports from users describe tapping the option to upgrade to iOS 27, only to see a card labeled iOS 26.7. Siri AI, the headline…
Women in Blue Season 2 Episode 6 Release Date: Apple TV Schedule and What Is Confirmed
Apple TV\u2019s weekly Women in Blue plan places Season 2 Episode 6 on September 16, while its official plot details remain limited.
Apple General Counsel Jennifer Newstead Sold Shares Twice in September
Jennifer Newstead, Apple’s senior vice president, general counsel and government affairs, sold Apple shares on two separate dates this month, according to Form 4 filings with the SEC: 1,439 shares on September 1, 2026, and 1,438 shares on September 8, 2026. Both filings say the sales were made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan Newstead…
iPhone 18 Pro and Apple Watch at Best Buy: The Trade-In Tiers Its Own Pages Show This Weekend
Best Buy’s own pages show the AT&T and Verizon iPhone 18 Pro trade-in tiers side by side, plus an Apple Watch Series 12 that a qualifying trade-in brings to a stated $199 and an Apple Watch Ultra 4 that drops to $369. Amazon’s own iPhone, Watch and AirPods pages returned server errors or timed out…
iPhone 18 Pro Carrier Offers: What AT&T and Verizon Publish This Pre-Order Weekend
AT&T’s own deals page and Verizon’s own September 10 news release each publish iPhone 18 Pro trade-in credit worth up to $1,200 this pre-order weekend, with the tiers spelled out on the carriers’ own sites. T-Mobile’s pages returned an access error on every attempt made for this report, so its terms cannot be confirmed here.…
AppleCare Theft and Loss Is Not Automatic: Apple Requires Find My to Stay On
Adding AppleCare with Theft and Loss coverage to a new iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone Duo or Apple Watch this week does not, by itself, guarantee a claim gets paid later. Apple’s own theft and loss claims page states the coverage requires Find My to have been turned on at the time the device was lost…
Selling Your Old iPhone This Week? Erasing It Does Not Remove Activation Lock
Trading an old iPhone in toward an iPhone 18 Pro or iPhone Duo, or simply selling it directly this week, does not become safer just because the device has been erased first. Apple’s own Activation Lock support page is explicit that erasing a device, even remotely, does not turn off the lock tying it to…
iPhone 18 Pro and Find My: Losing Power Does Not Erase Its Last Known Location
A number of buyers activating a new iPhone 18 Pro this weekend are also treating an old iPhone as untraceable the moment it runs out of charge in a shipping box or a resale envelope. Apple’s own Find My support page says otherwise: once a device stops reporting a current location, Find My keeps showing…
iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo: Satellite Safety Features Do Not Work Everywhere
iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max and iPhone Duo do not carry satellite safety features that work in every country. Apple’s own support pages give Emergency SOS via satellite a list of roughly twenty countries and territories, then give Roadside Assistance via satellite a much shorter list of three, even though both ride over…
iPhone 18 Pro Orders This Week: What Apple's Terms Still Allow Before Friday
Pre-order weekend is over, but Apple’s published sales terms have not softened for the five days left before delivery. Apple can still change the price. Apple can still cap how many units of a configuration are available, “even after you place an order.” And if Apple cannot supply what was ordered at all, its own…
Not Home Friday for Your iPhone 18 Pro Delivery: What Apple Publishes, and the Gap It Leaves
Apple’s own shipping page states plainly that “most shipments require a signature for delivery.” What Apple does not state anywhere in the pages reviewed is what happens next if nobody is there on a Friday to provide one. That gap, not a claim about carriers or missed packages, is the honest answer to what Apple…