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Apple Creator Studio to Add MotionVFX, AI Assistants, and MCP Support in November

Apple Updates the Entry-Level 14-Inch MacBook Pro with the M6

Apple Updates the iMac with the M6, Starting at $1,499

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Apple Releases iOS and iPadOS 27.2 with Apple Pencil Support for iPhone Duo and Smarter Siri

Today on AppStories: iPhone Duo First Impressions and Apps

The New iPad mini Adds OLED with a Larger 8.5-Inch Display

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MacStories Weekly: Issue 534

Apple Investigating Options for Extending Web Content Under iPhone Duo’s Safari Controls

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A Day with the iPhone Duo: First Impressions

Building for iPhone Duo, in App Developers’ Own Words

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iPhone Duo Review Roundup: Great Hinge, Messy Apps, and Everybody Misses Face ID

Perplexity Computer’s Local-First Approach to Agents

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Apple Announces October 28 “Pro and Tell” Event

ChatGPT Dots Gain Widget and New Shortcuts Actions

SaneBox: Clear the Clutter, Keep What Matters [Sponsor]

MacStories Weekly: Issue 533

Meta Releases Muse Spark Open, an Over 800 Billion Parameter Model That Can Run Locally on Multiple M5 Ultra Mac Studios

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Why Aren’t AI Labs’ Apps Better?

HomeView Points to Siri AI as the Next Developer Platform

Apple Teams Up with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric to Offer the Apple Home Collection

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The Apple TV 4K Gets Siri AI, an A19 Chip, and a $299 Price Tag

Apple Reveals HomePod mini 2 with New Colors, Richer Sound, and Siri AI

Apple Unveils HomeView: A Smart Home Display Powered by Siri AI

Apple Kicks Off Indie Games Week with Six New iPhone and iPad Games, Plus No Man’s Sky Preorders

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MacStories Weekly: Issue 532

Our Favorite Indie Apps for iOS 27, Vol. 3

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Apple Announces October 2026 Event

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Today for Club members, I wrote about how agents using the Spark Mail CLI have changed the way I manage email. https://www.macstories.net/club/macstories-weekly-issue-531/how-agents-changed-the-way-i-manage-email/

This week on MacStories Unwind, my behind the scenes look at OpenAI's DevDay, which was very different from what you might expect. https://www.macstories.net/podcasts/unwind/inside-openais-builder-conference/

MacStories Setups: A Summer of Workflow Refinements and Experimentation

MacStories Amazon Prime Big Deal Days Roundup

Deflector Turns iOS 27 Notification Triggers into a Shortcut Launcher

iPhone Duo App Submissions Are Open