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Pluribus Star Rhea Seehorn Joins Apple Original Film Running
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Pluribus Star Rhea Seehorn Joins Apple Original Film Running

Akshay Kumar · May 20, 2026

Rhea Seehorn joins Spike Fearn and Brian Tyree Henry in the new Apple Original Film Running. The Gavin O’Connor movie follows a homeless track prodigy.

Nintendo’s Pictonico Will Turn Your Friends Faces Into Mini Games
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Nintendo's Pictonico Will Turn Your Friends Faces Into Mini Games

Akshay Kumar · May 20, 2026

Nintendo is launching a new mobile game called Pictonico on May 28. The app turns the pictures on your phone into chaotic and funny rapid fire mini games.

Apple Secures A Talent And Licensing Deal With Avatar Startup Animato
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Apple Secures A Talent And Licensing Deal With Avatar Startup Animato

Akshay Kumar · May 20, 2026

Apple has secured a talent and licensing deal with avatar startup Animato. The move brings the tech giant new software tools without a full company buyout.

Google Unveils Gemini 3.5 Flash Model At Annual Developer Conference
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Google Unveils Gemini 3.5 Flash Model At Annual Developer Conference

Akshay Kumar · May 20, 2026

Google introduced Gemini 3.5 Flash at I/O 2026. The new model offers much faster speeds and better coding features for free across its apps and services.

WhatsApp Prepares A New Feature For Messages To Vanish After Reading
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WhatsApp Prepares A New Feature For Messages To Vanish After Reading

Akshay Kumar · May 20, 2026

WhatsApp is working on a feature to delete texts right after the recipient reads them. It gives people much more privacy and clears up phone storage space.

New Thriller Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed Arrives On Apple TV
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New Thriller Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed Arrives On Apple TV

Akshay Kumar · May 20, 2026

Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed is now streaming on Apple TV. Tatiana Maslany stars in this new dark comedy about a mother caught in a wild murder mystery.

Sky Blocks Apple From Securing Global Formula 1 Streaming Rights
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Sky Blocks Apple From Securing Global Formula 1 Streaming Rights

Akshay Kumar · May 20, 2026

Apple faces a delay in its goal to secure global streaming rights for Formula 1 after Sky successfully renewed its broadcast contracts in the UK and Italy.

Spotify Confirms CarPlay Glitch Displaying Incorrect Song Info
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Spotify Confirms CarPlay Glitch Displaying Incorrect Song Info

Akshay Kumar · May 20, 2026

A recent Spotify bug is causing CarPlay screens to display the wrong song information. Learn more about the metadata mix-up and when to expect a patch.

iPhone Crash Detection Helped Rescuers Find Pilot After Plane Crashed in Mountains
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iPhone Crash Detection Helped Rescuers Find Pilot After Plane Crashed in Mountains

Rajat Saini · May 19, 2026

iPhone crash detection helped rescuers locate a pilot after a plane crashed in Nevada mountains during dangerous snowy conditions.

Apple TV Announced 4 New Peanuts Premieres Coming This Summer
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Apple TV Announced 4 New Peanuts Premieres Coming This Summer

Rajat Saini · May 19, 2026

Apple TV is adding four Peanuts premieres this summer, including new Snoopy specials and classic Charlie Brown animated series episodes.

Apple Hardware Boss Reorganizes Teams To Speed Up New Devices
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Apple Hardware Boss Reorganizes Teams To Speed Up New Devices

Akshay Kumar · May 19, 2026

Apple hardware chief Johny Srouji is restructuring internal design teams to speed up product development ahead of the upcoming executive change this fall.

Fortnite Returns To Global App Stores As Epic Fights Apple
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Fortnite Returns To Global App Stores As Epic Fights Apple

Akshay Kumar · May 19, 2026

Epic Games brings Fortnite back to the App Store worldwide, except in Australia, as the game maker enters the final stage of its legal battle over fees.

Apple Celebrates Twenty Five Years since First Stores Opened
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Apple Celebrates Twenty Five Years since First Stores Opened

Akshay Kumar · May 19, 2026

Apple opened its first retail stores 25 years ago today in Virginia and California. Discover how this bold retail design changed the tech industry forever.

WhatsApp Rolls out a Redesigned Media Share Menu for iPhone Users
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WhatsApp Rolls out a Redesigned Media Share Menu for iPhone Users

Akshay Kumar · May 19, 2026

WhatsApp is testing a new media share menu for iPhone users. The update brings a compact photo grid that lets you pick images without blocking your chats.

Apple Sports App Reaches Over 90 New Countries For World Cup
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Apple Sports App Reaches Over 90 New Countries For World Cup

Akshay Kumar · May 19, 2026

Apple expands its free Apple Sports app to over 90 new nations worldwide ahead of the 2026 World Cup, adding new visual brackets and real-time live scores.

OpenAI Co-Founder Andrej Karpathy Joins Anthropic Pre-Training Team
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OpenAI Co-Founder Andrej Karpathy Joins Anthropic Pre-Training Team

Akshay Kumar · May 19, 2026

Andrej Karpathy joins Anthropic to lead its new pre-training research group. The OpenAI co-founder pauses his startup Eureka Labs to help shape new LLMs.

Apple Brings Back Popular Hikawa Grip & Stand for iPhone in Three New Colors
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Apple Brings Back Popular Hikawa Grip & Stand for iPhone in Three New Colors

Rajat Saini · May 19, 2026

Apple brings back the Hikawa Grip & Stand for iPhone with new colors, MagSafe support, and accessibility-focused ergonomic design features.

tvOS 27 Adds Larger Text Support for Apple TV Users With Low Vision
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tvOS 27 Adds Larger Text Support for Apple TV Users With Low Vision

Rajat Saini · May 19, 2026

tvOS 27 adds Larger Text support, helping Apple TV users with low vision read menus, titles, and onscreen interface elements easier.

visionOS 27 Introduces Eye-Controlled Wheelchair Support on Vision Pro
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visionOS 27 Introduces Eye-Controlled Wheelchair Support on Vision Pro

Rajat Saini · May 19, 2026

visionOS 27 adds eye tracking wheelchair controls, AI accessibility upgrades, generated subtitles, and smarter VoiceOver features for Apple Vision Pro.

iOS 27 adds smarter VoiceOver, AI subtitles, and natural voice controls
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iOS 27 adds smarter VoiceOver, AI subtitles, and natural voice controls

Rajat Saini · May 19, 2026

Apple previews iOS 27 accessibility upgrades with smarter VoiceOver, AI subtitles, natural voice controls, and improved Accessibility Reader support.

Apple Unveils AI-Powered Accessibility Features for iPhone, Mac, and Vision Pro
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Apple Unveils AI-Powered Accessibility Features for iPhone, Mac, and Vision Pro

Rajat Saini · May 19, 2026

Apple announced AI-powered accessibility features including smarter VoiceOver, natural Voice Control, AI subtitles, and Vision Pro eye tracking.

Foldable iPad Expected to Share Crease-Free Hinge With iPhone Ultra
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Foldable iPad Expected to Share Crease-Free Hinge With iPhone Ultra

Akshay Kumar · May 19, 2026

A new leak claims the upcoming foldable iPad will use the exact same crease-free liquid metal hinge system as the highly anticipated iPhone Ultra this fall.

macOS 27 Drops Support for These 4 Intel Macs, Apple Confirms
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macOS 27 Drops Support for These 4 Intel Macs, Apple Confirms

Rajat Saini · May 19, 2026

macOS 27 will officially drop support for Intel Macs later this year as Apple completes its transition to Apple silicon devices.

iOS 26.5 Bug Stops Some Users From Deleting Apps, but There’s an Unexpected Fix
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iOS 26.5 Bug Stops Some Users From Deleting Apps, but There’s an Unexpected Fix

Rajat Saini · May 19, 2026

iOS 26.5 may stop iPhone users from deleting apps due to Screen Time conflicts caused by certain third-party blocking apps.

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