Apple Intelligence to Evolve in Two Ways Across iOS 18.6 and iOS 19

Apple Intelligence to Evolve in Two Ways Across iOS 18.6 and iOS 19

While the more personalized version of Siri is infamously delayed, Apple Intelligence will continue to evolve in other ways in the meantime.

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In a later-than-usual Monday edition of his Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman outlined two additional Apple Intelligence enhancements that are likely planned for the upcoming iOS 18.6 and iOS 19 software updates.

 

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Apple Says iOS 18.5 Coming Soon, Here is What’s New

Apple Says iOS 18.5 Coming Soon, Here is What’s New

In its press release for the new Pride Band today, Apple said that iOS 18.5 is ”upcoming,” following more than a month of beta testing.

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We expect the iOS 18.5 Release Candidate to be released this week, and this should be the final beta version, barring any last-minute bugs or changes. The software update should then be released to the general public next week.

iOS 18.5 is a relatively minor update for the iPhone, with only a few additions discovered so far. Below, we recap all of the known changes.

 

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After two court losses, DOGE asks Supreme Court for Social Security data access

After two court losses, DOGE asks Supreme Court for Social Security data access

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The Trump administration filed an emergency application on Friday asking the Supreme Court to restore DOGE’s access to Social Security Administration records. A lower-court order that prohibited DOGE’s access is causing ”irreparable harm to the executive branch” and thwarting DOGE’s attempts to ”eliminate waste and fraud,” US Solicitor General John Sauer wrote in the appeal.

”The government cannot eliminate waste and fraud if district courts bar the very agency personnel with expertise and the designated mission of curtailing such waste and fraud from performing their jobs,” Sauer told the Supreme Court. The preliminary injunction that is currently in place halted ”the Executive Branch’s critically important efforts to improve its information-technology infrastructure and eliminate waste,” the brief said.

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Swedish IPTV Crackdown Tested as Users Seek Workarounds * TorrentFreak

Swedish IPTV Crackdown Tested as Users Seek Workarounds * TorrentFreak

blankUsers of pirate IPTV services in Sweden are actively trying to circumvent new ISP blockades ordered by Stockholm’s Patent and Market Court. The court sided with rightsholders Viaplay, TV4, and Discovery, requiring Telenor and other ISPs to block subscriber access to pirate IPTV providers. This triggered a cat and mouse game that will likely intensify the call for broader blocking measures.

Originally the home of The Pirate Bay, Sweden has a long and well documented history when it comes to online piracy.

As in other countries, however, many Swedish pirates have made the switch from relatively cumbersome torrents to on-demand streaming. That includes pirate IPTV services.

According to recent estimates, some 700,000 Swedish households have access to illegal IPTV services. These subscriptions are sold at a very low cost, making them substantially cheaper than the official plans offered by local streaming services such as Viaplay.

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Apple admits the Q2 surge in imports won’t be enough to stop price hikes

Apple admits the Q2 surge in imports won’t be enough to stop price hikes

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Apple may have been able to mitigate against Trump’s tariffs before their full extent was announced, but the company’s latest SEC filing reveals that this was only a short-term tactic, and price hikes may be inevitable.

Apple has projected that it will take a $900 million hit over tariffs in the June 2025 quarter, following Trump’s ”reciprocal” tariffs. But part of preventing that loss being still higher, involved ramping up manufacturing and importing, including airlifting plane loads of iPhones.

According to a note to investors seen by AppleInsider, Morgan Stanley has calculated from Apple’s latest 10-Q filing that Apple’s costs were at a three-year March quarter high. The company bases this on Apple’s reported balance sheet inventory, and vendor non-trade receivables — in this case effectively pre-payments to suppliers for goods they are storing before sending to Apple.

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