Before you blow your student budget, here’s the MacBook that actually suits your major

Apple now offers a MacBook for almost every student budget, and these three models provide the strongest mix of portability, performance, and long-term value.

Galaxy Watch 9 vs. Watch Series 11: Has Apple finally met its smartwatch match?

Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 9 undercuts Apple’s Watch Series 11 on price while packing a brighter display and newer chip, but Apple’s software depth remains tough to match.

OpenAI wants your medical records, and says its AI is ‘better than clinician level’
OpenAI wants your medical records, and says its AI is ‘better than clinician level’

OpenAI wants to be in the room for your next diagnosis. On Thursday it began rolling out ChatGPT Health to every logged-in US adult. The chatbot can now connect to your Apple Health data and medical records, the company said. It can then draw on them i…

Ford’s UEV platform will feature Apple Maps built in

Ford’s upcoming Universal Electric Vehicle platform will run Apple Maps as its built-in navigation system.

Ford is switching from Google to Apple Maps for its next-generation EVs
Ford is switching from Google to Apple Maps for its next-generation EVs

Ford will use Apple Maps as the built-in navigation system for its next generation of electric vehicles, replacing the Google-based software it has run since 2023. The integration uses Apple’s new MapKit for Automotive SDK and will launch with Ford’s $…

Apple’s privacy policy reveals an AI shopping assistant is coming to the Apple Store app
Apple’s privacy policy reveals an AI shopping assistant is coming to the Apple Store app

Apple is preparing to add an AI-powered shopping assistant to the Apple Store app, according to a privacy policy update spotted by MacRumors. The updated document describes a “Virtual Shopping Assistant” that collects account information, device identi…

Apple is overhauling every Mac, and finally adding a touchscreen
Apple is overhauling every Mac, and finally adding a touchscreen

Apple spent years insisting the Mac would never get a touchscreen. That is about to change. The company is planning an overhaul of its entire Mac line, and the most striking new model is a MacBook you can prod with a finger. The refresh spans this autu…

Apple’s OpenAI lawsuit is about who gets to define the post-smartphone era
Apple’s OpenAI lawsuit is about who gets to define the post-smartphone era

Today on Decoder, I’m talking with Hayden Field, The Verge’s senior AI reporter, about the major trade secrets lawsuit between Apple and OpenAI and what this tells us about OpenAI’s future. By now I’m sure most Decoder listeners are familiar with Apple’s allegations in this case. The company says a number of ex-Apple employees at […]

Ford bets on Apple for its next-generation of EVs

Ford is the first automaker to use a new set of developer tools that will let it embed Apple Maps navigation and mapping directly into its vehicles’ infotainment systems.

Ford picks Apple Maps for its next EV platform and updated BlueCruise
Ford picks Apple Maps for its next EV platform and updated BlueCruise

Ford plans to embed Apple Maps directly into its Universal Electric Vehicle Platform, which will start with a $30,000 midsize pickup truck set for release in 2027. In an announcement on Thursday, Ford says it will use Apple Maps to offer “turn-by-turn directions using natural language, real-time traffic and incident information, intuitive search featuring detailed […]