Forget 1984! You don’t usually get a non-fiction look behind the curtain of the state security and secret police apparatus in a dictatorship. The Spies Among Us, a new documentary from Jamie Coughlin Silverman and Gabriel Silverman, the writing duo behind 2018’s TransMilitary, tries to change that. World premiering at the 2025 edition of South by Southwest on Saturday, it is described as “a rare look into the inner workings of a data-driven surveillance state run by one of the most feared secret police forces the world has ever known — East Germany’s Stasi.”

Apple today said it will be easier than ever to set up the new MacBook Air and Mac Studio models with a nearby iPhone or iPad.

Once the new MacBook Air or Mac Studio are updated to macOS Sequoia 15.4, which is set to be released in April, users will be able to simply bring their iPhone or iPad close to the Mac to quickly sign in to their Apple Account. This will simplify the process of getting the user’s files, photos, messages, passwords, and more on to the new Mac.

Severance director Ben Stiller has revealed that former President Barack Obama was asked to be the voice of The Lumon Building in the hit show.

In season two of the Apple TV+ series, during the Lumon Is Listening video, Keanu Reeves voices a cartoon version of the Lumon building, which is shown to staff to attempt to prove to them that the company cares about them.

Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Stiller was asked if it really was the John Wick actor in the role, given that he was uncredited. “Yes, how cool is that?” he confirmed. “We reached out to him and he was like ‘Yeah, ok I’ll do it’ and we did it like a full-on recording session. He was in LA, I was in New York, but he went into the studio and (did) multiple takes. He took it very seriously”.

The producers of the musical Hamilton have cancelled their upcoming production at The Kennedy Center, due to President Donald Trump taking control of the venue.

In February, the US President was elected as chairman of the centre, announcing his intentions to change the venue’s programming and remove several members of the board of trustees. He told reporters at the time he would stop what he viewed as “woke” productions taking place.

Apple is developing a ”refreshed” version of its C1 modem for mass production next year that will improve power consumption and transmission speed, as well as bring support for mmWave, according to industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

In a post on X (Twitter), Kuo said that while supporting the mmWave baseband isn’t particularly challenging, achieving stable performance with low power consumption remains a ”key hurdle” for Apple.

The C1 modem that debuted in the iPhone 16e lacks support for ultra-fast mmWave 5G technology. This means users don’t have access to the exceptionally fast speeds that mmWave technology can provide in specific locations such as stadiums, airports, and dense urban areas. However, Apple says the C1 is just the ”start” and that it is going to keep improving the technology with each new generation. Kuo has previously said the iPhone 17 Air, expected later this year, will also be equipped with the C1 modem.