In the wake of last week’s jaw-dropping Severance season two finale, Apple has released a behind-the-scenes video and a Newsroom story showcasing the ways the Mac was used to edit the show. Both feature Severance’s editors discussing the process – creative and technical – behind the show’s editing. It’s worth checking out both pieces because

We’ve been talking a lot about iOS 19 over the last few days, as rumors suggest that the next version of the iPhone’s operating system will receive a new interface inspired by visionOS. Although we don’t know exactly what it will look like, someone has created a live mockup of iOS 19 and made it interactive via an App Clip.

App Clip brings iOS 19 mockup to life

A user known as “Shane” shared the mockup via an App Clip created with Play. The concept takes visual elements from visionOS such as frosted glass-inspired backgrounds combined with more depth and shadows to imagine what iOS 19 will look like. It also has rounded icons, just like the Vision Pro operating system.

Vivaldi Technologies has announced a new partnership with Proton AG that will integrate the free version of Proton VPN into Vivaldi’s web browser, allowing every user a quick and easy way to access a virtual private network (VPN).

A VPN protects users’ privacy by hiding their real IP address. It acts like a protective tunnel, allowing users to pass through a public network without anyone being able to snoop on their data, whether that’s a scammer at the coffee shop or a data-gathering behemoth like Google.

When Atlantic magazine editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg exposed what is being called “Signalgate”—reporting on a group chat he got added to where high-level government officials shared sensitive information about U.S. plans to attack Houthi rebels—he was taking a big risk, though he did nothing unlawful. A little-noticed prosecution of a journalist in Tampa, Florida, initiated by the Biden Justice Department has laid the groundwork for a potential criminal prosecution of Goldberg—and the Trump administration’s hostility toward journalists does not bode well.

Apple has seeded a second release candidate for macOS Sequoia 15.4, as the updates to the company’s operating systems get closer to a public release.

Apple is finally readying an update to its smart speakers. Here’s what’s probably coming in 2025 to the new HomePod mini 2 & full-sized HomePod 3.

It’s been nearly 5 years since Apple released the original HomePod mini. The one that arguably saved Apple’s smart speaker line.

It’s not even close to as popular as the Amazon Alexa speakers, but the tepid success of HomePod mini was enough to warrant the reintroduction of the full-size HomePod. Here’s what is rumored for the next generation.