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09 Giu 2025
Geospazio e AI per un mondo sostenibile: conto alla rovescia per Intergeo 2025 - GEOmedia News
Dal 7 al 9 ottobre, Francoforte sarà il punto di riferimento per tutti i professionisti che trasformano i geodati in impatti concreti sul mondo reale.
A Intergeo 2025, l’innovazione incontra l’applicazione: qui prende forma il futuro delle infrastrutture digitali, dell’edilizia e della resilienza urbana. Francoforte, centro economico globale e sede di numerosi quartier generali europei e internazionali, offre lo scenario ideale per un’edizione che si preannuncia dinamica, con novità, tecnologie d’avanguardia e nuove prospettive.
L’edizione di quest’anno riunisce tecnologie all’avanguardia e soluzioni pratiche: dai dati satellitari per affrontare le isole di calore urbane ai gemelli digitali per infrastrutture resilienti al clima. I flussi BIM ottimizzano la progettazione edilizia, mentre tecnologie di scansione e geodesia ingegneristica consentono il monitoraggio preciso e la modellazione 3D ad alta risoluzione. Dallo sviluppo delle smart city alla pianificazione agricola, fino alle strategie immobiliari: Intergeo 2025 propone tre giorni densi di know-how, reti professionali solide e modelli di business orientati al futuro.
Application Dome: l’innovazione che funziona
Anche quest’anno, il più importante evento per geodesia, geoinformazione e gestione del territorio presenta due palchi direttamente nei padiglioni, in aggiunta al collaudato mix tra conferenza tecnico-scientifica e fiera orientata alla pratica. Il Main Stage sarà dedicato a nuove tecnologie come GeoAI, sensoristica, flussi di lavoro di mappatura e standard. Grande novità del 2025 è il nuovo Application Dome, focalizzato per la prima volta sui casi d’uso concreti: niente teoria, solo risultati tangibili. Storie di successo dimostrano come strumenti innovativi stiano già risolvendo problemi reali nei settori dello sviluppo urbano, della mobilità, dell’ambiente e dell’energia.
“Con l’Application Dome e il Main Stage, portiamo il trasferimento di conoscenza, lo scambio e le soluzioni pratiche direttamente al mercato. Non sono fenomeni marginali: danno ritmo all’intera fiera e creano veri spazi di incontro per innovazione, business e networking,” spiega Olaf Freier, chief strategy officer di Hinte Expo & Conference. “Intergeo 2025 è più che mai la piattaforma dove si plasma il futuro e si rendono visibili le soluzioni.”
Osservazione della Terra: strategia climatica dallo spazio
In collaborazione con il DLR, Intergeo mostrerà come i dati satellitari possono supportare strategie climatiche concrete. Immagini satellitari ad alta risoluzione, dati da droni e scanner 3D mobili offrono flussi informativi integrabili nei GIS. Città come Dresda e Langenfeld usano già questi dati per localizzare isole di calore, simulare scenari di inverdimento e quantificare l’effetto raffrescante. In eventi estremi, come le alluvioni monsoniche in Pakistan nel 2022, mappe aggiornate vengono prodotte in poche ore per supportare la risposta delle autorità. Sulle Alpi, il monitoraggio continuo rileva frane lente in fase iniziale, proteggendo vie di comunicazione e insediamenti. E nelle aree metropolitane europee, i dataset sull’uso del suolo evidenziano aree da densificare o criticità nel verde urbano.
Real Estate Lab: la svolta del settore immobiliare
Il nuovo Real Estate Lab porta il mondo immobiliare sulla scena di Intergeo con un format esclusivo. Obiettivo: combinare intelligentemente geodati, dati immobiliari e intelligenza artificiale per aumentare trasparenza, efficienza e innovazione lungo tutto il ciclo di vita degli immobili.
Start-up Area e GeoCampus: nuove idee in primo piano
Nell’Area Start-up, le giovani imprese godranno di massima visibilità grazie a pitch sul Main Stage, forte comunicazione e opportunità di finanziamento (ad esempio da BAFA). Il tutto con il supporto di Geoawesome, nota piattaforma internazionale della community geospaziale.
Il GeoCampus, in collaborazione con KonGeoS, collega studenti, ricerca e industria: una piattaforma solida per il reclutamento e l’innovazione.
Geoinformazione per un mondo più intelligente
La conferenza offre un ampio spettro di contenuti scientifici e applicazioni pratiche.
“Oggi i geodati rispondono alle grandi sfide, dalla resilienza climatica alla transizione energetica. Intergeo 2025 riunisce gli attori che costruiscono soluzioni,” afferma Rudolf Staiger, presidente di DVW.
L’apertura sarà affidata alle keynote su “Geo & AI”, con interventi di esperti accademici e industriali che mostreranno come l’intelligenza artificiale non solo interpreti le mappe, ma le generi. Seguirà una giornata intera dedicata ai gemelli digitali, tra analisi di tendenza, applicazioni nei grandi progetti e infrastrutture critiche, fino alle tecniche di deep learning per la classificazione automatica delle nuvole di punti – un salto di qualità per manutenzione e monitoraggio.
Parallelamente, il track sull’Osservazione della Terra approfondirà l’uso dei dati Copernicus per localizzare isole di calore, quantificare il rischio di piogge intense e modellare scenari di emissione di CO₂ – strumenti utili per i comuni nell’adattamento climatico.
Gli appassionati di ricerca troveranno contenuti accademici nel Forum Frontiers of Geodetic Science (FroGS), con sessioni che spaziano dal campo gravitazionale al telerilevamento aerospaziale e al dinamismo della Terra, in un dialogo tra GNSS di precisione e ricerca climatica interdisciplinare.
Altri percorsi tematici saranno dedicati a mappatura UAV, cartografia smart & AR, policy e sovranità digitale, fino a contenuti speciali su immobiliare e finanza. In totale, oltre 100 presentazioni offriranno una bussola per orientare le decisioni nel settore.
Come da tradizione, la seconda giornata (mercoledì) ospiterà la conferenza stampa e un panel con i principali esperti del settore geospaziale.
08 Giu 2025
iOS 26's Liquid Glass Design is Precursor to 20th-Anniversary iPhone With Curved Glass Edges - MacRumors
In his Power On newsletter today, Gurman said that the 20th-anniversary iPhone will feature curved glass edges, extraordinarily slim bezels, and a truly edge-to-edge screen with no cutout. Inside Apple, he said that the device is known as the "Glasswing," in reference to a type of butterfly that has transparent wings.
The new iOS design will pair nicely with the simplistic, all-glass 20th-anniversary iPhone, which is expected to launch in September 2027.
The new Liquid Glass design will be unveiled during Apple's WWDC 2025 keynote this Monday.Related Roundup: iOS 26Tags: 20th-Anniversary iPhone, Mark Gurman
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iOS 26's Liquid Glass Design is Precursor to 20th-Anniversary iPhone With Curved Glass Edges - MacRumors
In his Power On newsletter today, Gurman said that the 20th-anniversary iPhone will feature curved glass edges, extraordinarily slim bezels, and a truly edge-to-edge screen with no cutout. Inside Apple, he said that the device is known as the "Glasswing," in reference to a type of butterfly that has transparent wings.
The new iOS design will pair nicely with the simplistic, all-glass 20th-anniversary iPhone, which is expected to launch in September 2027.
The new Liquid Glass design will be unveiled during Apple's WWDC 2025 keynote this Monday.Related Roundup: iOS 26Tags: 20th-Anniversary iPhone, Mark Gurman
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New AirTag With Three Upgrades is 'Nearly Ready' to Launch - MacRumors
In his Power On newsletter today, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman briefly mentioned that a new AirTag is "nearly ready" to launch. Last year, he said that it would be released around the middle of 2025, and the midpoint of the year is just a few weeks away.
"The new AirTag is nearly ready, having been prepared for launch over the past several months, but I'd hardly consider that notable and it doesn't make much sense to debut at WWDC," wrote Gurman, in the Q&A section of his newsletter.
Three upgrades have been rumored for the AirTag 2 so far:
- Apple's second-generation Ultra Wideband chip, for up to 3× longer tracking range compared to the current AirTag.
- Vision Pro/spatial computing integration.
- A more tamper-proof speaker, to reduce usage of AirTags for stalking.
The original AirTag was announced during an Apple Event in April 2021. In the U.S., an individual AirTag costs $29, and a set of four costs $99.Tags: AirTag, Mark Gurman
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New AirTag With Three Upgrades is 'Nearly Ready' to Launch - MacRumors
In his Power On newsletter today, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman briefly mentioned that a new AirTag is "nearly ready" to launch. Last year, he said that it would be released around the middle of 2025, and the midpoint of the year is just a few weeks away.
"The new AirTag is nearly ready, having been prepared for launch over the past several months, but I'd hardly consider that notable and it doesn't make much sense to debut at WWDC," wrote Gurman, in the Q&A section of his newsletter.
Three upgrades have been rumored for the AirTag 2 so far:
- Apple's second-generation Ultra Wideband chip, for up to 3× longer tracking range compared to the current AirTag.
- Vision Pro/spatial computing integration.
- A more tamper-proof speaker, to reduce usage of AirTags for stalking.
The original AirTag was announced during an Apple Event in April 2021. In the U.S., an individual AirTag costs $29, and a set of four costs $99.Tags: AirTag, Mark Gurman
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Here's When Apple's Student Offer With Free Gift Cards Begins This Year - MacRumors
In his Power On newsletter today, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said that Apple is planning to launch the promotion in the U.S. on Tuesday, June 17 this year. He has accurately revealed the starting date of the promotion for the past three consecutive years.
The promotion will likely launch in the U.S. and Canada at first, followed by select countries in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia a few weeks later. The offer will likely be available until mid-September, with the exact end date varying by country.
Apple will once again be offering students and qualifying educational staff a complimentary gift card with the purchase of an eligible Mac or iPad, according to Gurman. Last year, the gift card values in the U.S. ranged between $100 and $150.
The free gift card is provided in addition to Apple's standard year-round educational discounts, with eligible students and educational staff already able to receive up to 10% off of a new Mac, iPad, Studio Display, Pro Display XDR, and AppleCare+ plans.
The gift card can be used towards purchases of Apple products and accessories, App Store apps, subscriptions to services like Apple Music, iCloud+ storage, and more.
The offer is typically available through Apple's online education store, and at Apple Store locations, for students attending or accepted to a higher-education institution, faculty and staff of higher-education institutions, parents purchasing on behalf of an eligible student, employees of a K-12 institution, and select other groups.Tags: Back to School Promotion, Mark Gurman
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Here's When Apple's Student Offer With Free Gift Cards Begins This Year - MacRumors
In his Power On newsletter today, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said that Apple is planning to launch the promotion in the U.S. on Tuesday, June 17 this year. He has accurately revealed the starting date of the promotion for the past three consecutive years.
The promotion will likely launch in the U.S. and Canada at first, followed by select countries in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia a few weeks later. The offer will likely be available until mid-September, with the exact end date varying by country.
Apple will once again be offering students and qualifying educational staff a complimentary gift card with the purchase of an eligible Mac or iPad, according to Gurman. Last year, the gift card values in the U.S. ranged between $100 and $150.
The free gift card is provided in addition to Apple's standard year-round educational discounts, with eligible students and educational staff already able to receive up to 10% off of a new Mac, iPad, Studio Display, Pro Display XDR, and AppleCare+ plans.
The gift card can be used towards purchases of Apple products and accessories, App Store apps, subscriptions to services like Apple Music, iCloud+ storage, and more.
The offer is typically available through Apple's online education store, and at Apple Store locations, for students attending or accepted to a higher-education institution, faculty and staff of higher-education institutions, parents purchasing on behalf of an eligible student, employees of a K-12 institution, and select other groups.Tags: Back to School Promotion, Mark Gurman
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San Francisco's School District Spent $105M To Build Affordable Housing for Teachers — And That's Just the Beginning - Planetizen
The San Francisco Unified School District opened its first affordable housing development, Shirley Chisholm Village, “a 135-unit housing complex in San Francisco’s oceanside Sunset District. Built on district-owned land, with affordable rents and preference given to SFUSD educators.”
As Nate Berg explains in Fast Company, “The $105 million project was developed by the nonprofit MidPen Housing with a design by San Francisco-based BAR Architects & Interiors in association with G7A | Gonzales Architects, and in coordination with the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development.”
The units are reserved for residents who make between 30 and 100 percent of the area median income and represent a growing movement by school districts to use their resources to provide workforce housing for educators and district employees. The district has three additional housing projects in the works.
The building includes a fifth floor work-from-home area and gathering space separate from the private living spaces. “Though the project was not required to include parking under the city’s zoning code, the developers chose to include some underground spaces, partly to assuage neighborhood concerns about street parking and partly at the request of the educators who helped guide the design process.”
Prior to the housing development, the lot was vacant, with the community using it as a park. To address the loss of this communal space, the development includes a public plaza, playground, and seating area accessible from the street.
Geography California Category Housing Tags Publication Fast Company Publication Date Wed, 06/04/2025 - 12:00 Publication Links San Francisco transformed an old parking lot into affordable housing for public… 2 minutesSan Francisco's School District Spent $105M To Build Affordable Housing for Teachers — And That's Just the Beginning - Planetizen
The San Francisco Unified School District opened its first affordable housing development, Shirley Chisholm Village, “a 135-unit housing complex in San Francisco’s oceanside Sunset District. Built on district-owned land, with affordable rents and preference given to SFUSD educators.”
As Nate Berg explains in Fast Company, “The $105 million project was developed by the nonprofit MidPen Housing with a design by San Francisco-based BAR Architects & Interiors in association with G7A | Gonzales Architects, and in coordination with the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development.”
The units are reserved for residents who make between 30 and 100 percent of the area median income and represent a growing movement by school districts to use their resources to provide workforce housing for educators and district employees. The district has three additional housing projects in the works.
The building includes a fifth floor work-from-home area and gathering space separate from the private living spaces. “Though the project was not required to include parking under the city’s zoning code, the developers chose to include some underground spaces, partly to assuage neighborhood concerns about street parking and partly at the request of the educators who helped guide the design process.”
Prior to the housing development, the lot was vacant, with the community using it as a park. To address the loss of this communal space, the development includes a public plaza, playground, and seating area accessible from the street.
Geography California Category Housing Tags Publication Fast Company Publication Date Wed, 06/04/2025 - 12:00 Publication Links San Francisco transformed an old parking lot into affordable housing for public… 2 minutesCar-Centric LA Suburb Looks to a Train-Oriented Future - Planetizen
A sprawling suburb 40 miles east of Los Angeles is about to become a major passenger rail hub once Brightline West, a high-speed rail line connecting Las Vegas and Southern California, is complete.
As Sarah Stodola explains in Bloomberg CityLab, Rancho Cucamonga will be the western terminus of Brightline West, where travelers will be able to connect to other Southern California rail lines.
With the state’s more notorious north-south high-speed rail project languishing, Brightline West will likely become the state’s first operational high-speed rail line. “The city believes it can leverage its new high-speed rail station — and the millions of riders that will potentially pass through it — to build the kind of transit-oriented urban core that towns in postwar Southern California have historically struggled to cultivate.”
City leaders are preparing for a shift to more multimodal, pedestrian-friendly development by revamping its zoning codes to support active building frontages and walkable, mixed-use blocks. It now prohibits parking in the front of buildings and has eliminated parking requirements near transit stations. A new development already in progress near the existing Metrolink station will redevelop a defunct golf course into a mixed-use development with over 3,000 housing units, increasing density near the train hubs.
Geography California Category Land Use Transportation Urban Development Tags- Rancho Cucamonga
- Brightline West
- High-Speed Rail
- Walkability
- Transit-Oriented Development
- Passenger Rail
Car-Centric LA Suburb Looks to a Train-Oriented Future - Planetizen
A sprawling suburb 40 miles east of Los Angeles is about to become a major passenger rail hub once Brightline West, a high-speed rail line connecting Las Vegas and Southern California, is complete.
As Sarah Stodola explains in Bloomberg CityLab, Rancho Cucamonga will be the western terminus of Brightline West, where travelers will be able to connect to other Southern California rail lines.
With the state’s more notorious north-south high-speed rail project languishing, Brightline West will likely become the state’s first operational high-speed rail line. “The city believes it can leverage its new high-speed rail station — and the millions of riders that will potentially pass through it — to build the kind of transit-oriented urban core that towns in postwar Southern California have historically struggled to cultivate.”
City leaders are preparing for a shift to more multimodal, pedestrian-friendly development by revamping its zoning codes to support active building frontages and walkable, mixed-use blocks. It now prohibits parking in the front of buildings and has eliminated parking requirements near transit stations. A new development already in progress near the existing Metrolink station will redevelop a defunct golf course into a mixed-use development with over 3,000 housing units, increasing density near the train hubs.
Geography California Category Land Use Transportation Urban Development Tags- Rancho Cucamonga
- Brightline West
- High-Speed Rail
- Walkability
- Transit-Oriented Development
- Passenger Rail
Amazon Has Low Prices on AirTag ($22.98), Powerbeats Pro 2 ($199.95), and More This Weekend - MacRumors
AirTag
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Amazon has the AirTag 1-Pack on sale for $22.98, down from $29.00, which is the best price we've tracked so far in 2025. You can also get the AirTag 4-Pack on sale for $74.99, down from $99.00, a solid second-best price.
$6 OFFAirTag 1-Pack for $22.98
$24 OFFAirTag 4-Pack for $74.99Apple Pencil Pro
You can get the Apple Pencil Pro for $99.00, down from $129.00. This is a match for the record low price on the Apple Pencil Pro.
$30 OFFApple Pencil Pro for $99.00Beats
Amazon this weekend is discounting a wide collection of Beats headphones and speakers, including an all-time low price on the Powerbeats Pro 2. You can get this new 2025 model for $199.95 in four colors, down from $249.99. This deal on the Powerbeats Pro 2 is being matched at Best Buy, along with a few other Beats deals.
UP TO 51% OFFBeats Deals on Amazon
- Beats Studio Buds+ - $99.95, down from $169.95
- Beats Pill - $99.00, down from $149.95
- Beats Solo 4 - $99.95, down from $199.95
- Beats Studio Pro - $169.95, down from $349.99
- Powerbeats Pro 2 - $199.95, down from $249.99
If you're on the hunt for more discounts, be sure to visit our Apple Deals roundup where we recap the best Apple-related bargains of the past week.
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Amazon Has Low Prices on AirTag ($22.98), Powerbeats Pro 2 ($199.95), and More This Weekend - MacRumors
AirTag
Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.
Amazon has the AirTag 1-Pack on sale for $22.98, down from $29.00, which is the best price we've tracked so far in 2025. You can also get the AirTag 4-Pack on sale for $74.99, down from $99.00, a solid second-best price.
$6 OFFAirTag 1-Pack for $22.98
$24 OFFAirTag 4-Pack for $74.99Apple Pencil Pro
You can get the Apple Pencil Pro for $99.00, down from $129.00. This is a match for the record low price on the Apple Pencil Pro.
$30 OFFApple Pencil Pro for $99.00Beats
Amazon this weekend is discounting a wide collection of Beats headphones and speakers, including an all-time low price on the Powerbeats Pro 2. You can get this new 2025 model for $199.95 in four colors, down from $249.99. This deal on the Powerbeats Pro 2 is being matched at Best Buy, along with a few other Beats deals.
UP TO 51% OFFBeats Deals on Amazon
- Beats Studio Buds+ - $99.95, down from $169.95
- Beats Pill - $99.00, down from $149.95
- Beats Solo 4 - $99.95, down from $199.95
- Beats Studio Pro - $169.95, down from $349.99
- Powerbeats Pro 2 - $199.95, down from $249.99
If you're on the hunt for more discounts, be sure to visit our Apple Deals roundup where we recap the best Apple-related bargains of the past week.
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New Alaska Bitcoin Mine Would Burn as Much Energy as the State’s Largest Coal Plant - Planetizen
A proposed bitcoin mine in Alaska would use natural has to produce as much energy as is produced by the state’s largest coal plant, reports Nathaniel Herz in the Alaska Beacon.
The startup planning the project, Stax Capital Partners, “recently applied for a permit with state land managers to set up shipping container-like pods housing natural gas generators and computers at a site some 30 miles south of the massive Prudhoe Bay oil field. The generators would be fueled by the basin’s huge stores of ‘stranded’ natural gas — an industry term for gas that doesn’t have a pipeline connecting it to potential customers.”
Alaska officials have been positioning the state as ideal for Bitcoin operations, which require massive amounts of energy. “But developing new industries in the region is challenging due to its remote location and steep construction costs. And oil companies on the North Slope haven’t ever sold large quantities of gas for Alaska-based data centers or Bitcoin mining, so it’s not yet known whether their asking price would be low enough to offset the higher costs of building and operating infrastructure in the Arctic.”
Phil Wight, an energy historian at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, warns that the project could add to the industrialization of the fragile region and increase carbon emissions.
Geography Alaska Category Energy Environment Infrastructure Technology Tags Publication Alaska Beacon Publication Date Tue, 06/03/2025 - 12:00 Publication Links New Alaska Bitcoin mine would use as much power as the state’s largest coal pla… 1 minuteNew Alaska Bitcoin Mine Would Burn as Much Energy as the State’s Largest Coal Plant - Planetizen
A proposed bitcoin mine in Alaska would use natural has to produce as much energy as is produced by the state’s largest coal plant, reports Nathaniel Herz in the Alaska Beacon.
The startup planning the project, Stax Capital Partners, “recently applied for a permit with state land managers to set up shipping container-like pods housing natural gas generators and computers at a site some 30 miles south of the massive Prudhoe Bay oil field. The generators would be fueled by the basin’s huge stores of ‘stranded’ natural gas — an industry term for gas that doesn’t have a pipeline connecting it to potential customers.”
Alaska officials have been positioning the state as ideal for Bitcoin operations, which require massive amounts of energy. “But developing new industries in the region is challenging due to its remote location and steep construction costs. And oil companies on the North Slope haven’t ever sold large quantities of gas for Alaska-based data centers or Bitcoin mining, so it’s not yet known whether their asking price would be low enough to offset the higher costs of building and operating infrastructure in the Arctic.”
Phil Wight, an energy historian at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, warns that the project could add to the industrialization of the fragile region and increase carbon emissions.
Geography Alaska Category Energy Environment Infrastructure Technology Tags Publication Alaska Beacon Publication Date Tue, 06/03/2025 - 12:00 Publication Links New Alaska Bitcoin mine would use as much power as the state’s largest coal pla… 1 minuteA smog‑free sky had me reaching for these binoculars - Popular Science
I knew city light pollution clouded the stars, but when I went camping in the country for the first time, seeing the Milky Way nearly knocked me over. I’d been hearing about the real night sky since I was a kid, but seeing it was something else.
I wanted to stare for hours, take in the sweeping collections of stars, pick out the Dippers, and while the neck strain got to me late in the night, my eyes were comfortable, and the stars were in focus with the Double Barrel 720p Digital Night-Vision Binoculars. The best part is that they’re on sale for $119.99 (regular price $297.99).
These binoculars can do it all: snap photos, record video, and play it back. With the included 32 GB TF card, you can keep everything you capture. I loved how the infrared LEDs let me see in total darkness or dimly lit spots, and the TFT widescreen display made it super easy to dial in focus and tweak the lighting.
When I got home, seeing the videos on my computer screen—and my friends and family don’t know this—made me tear up. They looked like stock pictures that I hadn’t really comprehended were based on the sky I sleep under every night.
Murky city air’s got nothing on those wide-open rural skies; I’m going camping every summer. With the 4x zoom, I’m not missing anything ever again. Living in the city is great, but now that I know what else is out there, I’m kind of obsessed.
If you want to change how you see the sky and the world around you, it’s time for night-vision binoculars.
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How a 1,200-person village in Senegal traded diesel generators for solar power - Popular Science
On the southern border of Senegal lies a small village called Keur Niangane. The roughly 1,200 residents of this village reside in a desert zone, hours away from the capital of Dakar. This village is north of the intestine-shaped carve-out country of the Republic of the Gambia and the mouth of its twisty river that leads out to the sea.
Here, electricity has historically been a challenge–until recently, that is. Through a partnership between ChargePoint and Africa GreenTec, a “Solartainer” is now in place to power up the community. Basically, this sustainable microgrid is a shipping container plated with 144 solar panels, containing enough battery storage to create a predictable, stable source of energy
Imagine life with unstable power. In America, we’re so used to a consistent power grid in most places that when we have any kind of outage, we panic. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, electricity usage varies significantly per household by day, time of day, and year. For example, power use is high in the summer when air conditioning use is in full swing. On average, the DoE says a typical American household uses 920 kWh of electricity per month, and appliances alone account for 64.7 percent of electricity consumption. Hair dryers, coffee makers, refrigerators, televisions, wifi routers…these everyday gadgets all require energy to run.
A “Solartainer”—a shipping container hosting 144 solar panels–powers up a small village in Senegal. Image: ChargePoint Clean, solar-powered electricity courtesy of the sunBefore the ChargePoint project, Keur Niangane had no access to centralized electricity or public lighting, says Dr. Wolfgang Rams, CEO of Africa GreenTec. Households relied on candles, kerosene lamps, or basic solar home systems, which were insufficient for productive activities. Small businesses often used diesel generators, which can be costly, noisy, polluting, and prone to fuel shortages and breakdowns.
The International Energy Agency issued a report in 2020 showing that nearly 70 percent of Senegal was connected to the national grid. Truthfully, Rams says, while the community is enthusiastic about gaining access to reliable, clean energy and the opportunities it brings for development, safety, and comfort, some residents expressed a preference for connection to the national grid. However, extending the central grid to remote areas like Keur Niangane “would be prohibitively expensive due to the need for long-distance medium-voltage transmission infrastructure.”
“This decentralized approach offers a cost-effective, scalable, and sustainable alternative,” Rams told Popular Science.
With the Solartainer in place, the village has access to clean, solar-powered electricity. This enables small enterprises to power machinery, expand operations, and increase income, Rams says, which creates jobs and stimulates local economic growth. Plus, technicians are trained and employed to maintain and service the sites; as it is, the setup doesn’t require much maintenance.
“Productive energy use is central to our approach, as it fosters community entrepreneurship, generates new opportunities, and creates ripple effects that uplift the entire village,” Rams says.
Keur Niangane is a village of about 1,200 and was previously powered by diesel-run generators. Image: ChargePoint Paid for in carbon creditsThrough Africa GreenTech, project sites are based on several criteria, including population density, distance to the national power grid and paved roads, and the spatial distribution of homes. Keur Niangane in Senegal is one of 54 villages chosen under the government-led program for rural electrification through renewable energy.
A project like this isn’t cheap, and ChargePoint used money from selling its carbon credits on the open market through the EU Emissions Trading System. This program, which requires polluters to pay for their greenhouse gas emissions, was launched in 2005 and operates in all EU countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway. By selling carbon credits earned through 10,000 EV chargers in Germany, ChargePoint raised enough funds for Senegal’s Solartainer.
“If a company can prove it’s trying to contain emissions, it can trade these certificates,” explains Andreas Blin, Senior Manager Solution Partners for ChargePoint. For every kilowatt used to recharge a car through ChargePoint’s network in the EU, the company is earning credits. If you think about it, Blin says, it’s a “really cool thing” to finance the replacement of Keur Niangane’s diesel generators with money earned from EVs, which use electric motors instead of gas-powered engines. ChargePoint’s long-term goal is to keep earning credits and continue funding this project for the foreseeable future.
All in, now Keur Niangane has a solar capacity of 56 kWp (kilowatt-peak, or the maximum power a solar panel system can produce under ideal conditions) and it’s connected to a five-kilometer mini-grid, providing clean electricity to 1,207 people in 149 households. The team also installed 55 solar-powered streetlights, significantly improving public safety, extending productive hours into the evening, and enhancing quality of life.
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New Jersey Duplexes Elicit Mixed Reactions - Planetizen
A wave of duplex construction is sweeping northern New Jersey, writes David Brand in Gothamist, with modernist duplexes rapidly replacing older single-family homes. “Some residents say they hate the duplexes, arguing the cookie-cutter structures are out of place and intended to appeal to out-of-town yuppies. Others say they're good for the town, and love what they see as chic, contemporary abodes close to New York City.”
The new homes usually feature a roof deck, large windows, and usually a one-car garage per unit. Brand dubs them “Cliffside Cubes,” a nod to the high concentration of the duplexes in Cliffside Park. “Current zoning rules there make it easy to replace many single-family homes with duplexes without special approval from the town — unlike some other neighboring cities — as long as the lots are 5,000 square feet.”
While some residents decry the loss of historic homes, “Housing experts, on the other hand, welcome the kind of development taking place in Cliffside Park and other towns a short bus-ride from the Port Authority. Replacing single-family homes with duplexes, or, in some cases, triplexes adds the kind of ‘gentle density’ needed to address a housing shortage, said Regional Plan Association Vice President Zoe Baldwin.”
Geography New Jersey Category Architecture History / Preservation Housing Land Use Tags Publication Gothamist Publication Date Wed, 06/04/2025 - 12:00 Publication Links Cliffside Cube? A new style duplex is rising in northern NJ. And it’s everywher… 1 minuteNew Jersey Duplexes Elicit Mixed Reactions - Planetizen
A wave of duplex construction is sweeping northern New Jersey, writes David Brand in Gothamist, with modernist duplexes rapidly replacing older single-family homes. “Some residents say they hate the duplexes, arguing the cookie-cutter structures are out of place and intended to appeal to out-of-town yuppies. Others say they're good for the town, and love what they see as chic, contemporary abodes close to New York City.”
The new homes usually feature a roof deck, large windows, and usually a one-car garage per unit. Brand dubs them “Cliffside Cubes,” a nod to the high concentration of the duplexes in Cliffside Park. “Current zoning rules there make it easy to replace many single-family homes with duplexes without special approval from the town — unlike some other neighboring cities — as long as the lots are 5,000 square feet.”
While some residents decry the loss of historic homes, “Housing experts, on the other hand, welcome the kind of development taking place in Cliffside Park and other towns a short bus-ride from the Port Authority. Replacing single-family homes with duplexes, or, in some cases, triplexes adds the kind of ‘gentle density’ needed to address a housing shortage, said Regional Plan Association Vice President Zoe Baldwin.”
Geography New Jersey Category Architecture History / Preservation Housing Land Use Tags Publication Gothamist Publication Date Wed, 06/04/2025 - 12:00 Publication Links Cliffside Cube? A new style duplex is rising in northern NJ. And it’s everywher… 1 minuteWhy new content creators are rushing to try this video editor - Popular Science
If you’ve ever tried editing a 4K video on a regular computer, you know it can feel like trying to run a marathon through molasses. Lag, stuttering, and slow exports are enough to make you give up halfway through trimming your footage. That’s why I started using VideoProc. This software is built to make working with big, high-res video files feel easy, even on machines that aren’t top of the line. And right now, it’s available as a lifetime license for five devices for $35.99 (reg. $119).
What does VideoProc do?VideoProc is part video editor, part optimization tool. It’s a fully accelerated, all-in-one video processing tool that can edit, convert, compress, and record video at lightning speed. Thanks to level 3 hardware acceleration, it can deliver 4K editing performance up to 47 times faster than traditional tools, without sacrificing quality. So whether you’re trimming clips for a YouTube upload, converting home videos to a new format, or just trying to stabilize a shaky vacation video, VideoProc handles it smoothly, even on low-end computers like my trashed desktop.
What makes it even more useful are the extras. You can cut, crop, add subtitles, stabilize footage, fix fisheye distortion, remove noise, and even add watermarks, all from one place. It also lets you download videos and audio from over 1,000 websites like YouTube, Facebook, and Vimeo. Need to record a Zoom call or gaming session? There’s a built-in recording tool for that, too.
You don’t have to be a pro to use it, either. The layout is clean, the tools are intuitive, and everything is set up to help you get in, do your edits, and move on with your day. Whether you’re on Windows or Mac, VideoProc has you covered, although Mac users should know that AI features are still on the way.
It’s only $35.99 to get a VideoProc lifetime license.
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ESA - Immagine della settimana: Pennacchio di polvere sahariana (08 giugno 2025) - GEOmedia News
In queste immagini sono visibili sabbia e la polvere del deserto del Sahara che soffiano dalla costa occidentale dell'Africa verso l'Oceano Atlantico.
Le tempeste di sabbia, che sono comuni sul Sahara, si verificano quando grandi quantità di particelle di polvere provenienti dal deserto vengono spazzate via da forti venti. Possono fluttuare per giorni o addirittura settimane, a seconda di quanto risultano secche, veloci e turbolente le masse d'aria. I venti nella troposfera superiore possono poi trasportare la polvere attraverso oceani e continenti. Questo tipo di tempesta di polvere sahariana è anche conosciuta come Strato d'Aria Sahariano, che si forma tipicamente tra la tarda primavera e l'inizio dell'autunno.
Queste immagini combinano diverse osservazioni di Copernicus Sentinel-3 e Copernicus Sentinel-5P acquisite il 7 maggio 2025. L'immagine di Sentinel-3 a sinistra mostra un denso pennacchio arancione di sabbia sahariana su circa 150.000 kmq dell'Oceano Atlantico orientale. Le piccole isole di Capo Verde fanno capolino da sotto le nuvole nell'angolo in alto a sinistra.
Nell'immagine a destra una acquisizione di Sentinel-5P è stata sovrapposta all'immagine di Sentinel-3 per mostrare la concentrazione di aerosol nel pennacchio di polvere: i toni più scuri di arancione denotano concentrazioni di aerosol più dense. Sentinel-5P è dotato della più avanzata versione dello strumento Tropomi, che mappa una moltitudine di tracce di gas e può misurare l'indice di aerosol, che è un indicatore della presenza e dell'intensità di aerosol come pure della polvere.
Questa combinazione di immagini satellitari Sentinel-3 e Sentinel-5P consente agli scienziati di migliorare la loro comprensione di queste enormi nuvole di polvere e ai meteorologi di fornire migliori previsioni sulla qualità dell'aria.
Questi dati sono estremamente importanti - ad esempio - per i modelli di qualità dell'aria utilizzati dal Servizio di Monitoraggio dell'Atmosfera di Copernicus per prevedere la qualità dell'aria su scala globale valutando la concentrazione di particolato atmosferico, nonché per monitorare e prevedere la distanza percorsa dallo strato di polvere, il modo in cui si svilupperà e quindi gli effetti che avrà localmente.
Le tempeste di sabbia possono essere una delle cause principali della riduzione della qualità dell'aria e possono causare rischi per la salute umana. Infatti, le particelle sospese causano cieli nebbiosi, innescano allarmi sulla qualità dell'aria e quando respirate possono portare ad affezioni cardiovascolari e problemi polmonari.
D'altra parte, la polvere sahariana che viaggia svolge un ruolo importante nel nostro ecosistema. È una delle principali fonti di minerali e sostanze nutritive per il fitoplancton e per gli ecosistemi dall'altra parte del mondo, compresa la foresta pluviale amazzonica.
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Saharan dust plume
Sand and dust from the Sahara Desert is seen in these images blowing from the west coast of Africa across the Atlantic Ocean.
Sandstorms, which are common over the Sahara, occur when large amounts of dust particles from the desert are swept up by strong winds. They can float for days or even weeks, depending on how dry, fast and turbulent the air masses become. Winds in the higher troposphere can then transport the dust across oceans and continents. This kind of Saharan dust storm is also known as the Saharan Air Layer, which typically forms between late spring and early autumn.
These images combine different observations from Copernicus Sentinel-3 and Copernicus Sentinel-5P on 7 May 2025. The Sentinel-3 image on the left shows a dense, orange plume of Saharan sand over approximately 150 000 sq km of the eastern Atlantic Ocean. The small islands of Cabo Verde peek out from beneath the clouds in the top left corner.
In the right image, a Sentinel-5P view has been overlaid on the Sentinel-3 image to show the concentration of aerosols in the dust plume: darker tones of orange denote denser aerosol concentrations. Sentinel-5P carries the state-of-the-art Tropomi instrument that maps a multitude of trace gases and can measure the aerosol index, which is an indicator of the presence and intensity of aerosols such as dust.
This combination of Sentinel-3 and -5P satellite imagery allows scientists to improve their understanding of these massive dust clouds, and forecasters to provide better air quality predictions.
These data are extremely important for air-quality models used by, for example, the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service to forecast air quality on a global scale by assessing the concentration of atmospheric particulate matter, as well as to monitor and predict how far the dust layer will travel and how it develops and therefore the effects it will have locally.
Sandstorms can be a major contributor to reduced air quality and can cause hazards to human health. The suspended particles, in fact, cause hazy skies, trigger air quality alerts and, when breathed, can lead to cardiovascular conditions and lung problems.
On the other hand, the travelling Saharan dust plays an important role in our ecosystem. It is a major source of minerals and nutrients for phytoplankton and for ecosystems on the other side of the world, including the Amazon rainforest.
[Credits: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2025), processed by ESA - Translation: Gianluca Pititto]
07 Giu 2025
Samsung's Summer Sale Includes Steep Discounts on Monitors, TVs, Galaxy Phones, and More - MacRumors
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One of the best overall deals during this sale is on The Frame TVs, which are available for up to $1,300 off, depending on the size of the model you purchase. Nearly every size is being discounted during this event, with the popular 65-inch The Frame TV available for $1,499.99, down from $1,999.99.
SITEWIDE DISCOUNTSDiscover Samsung Summer Sale
The best monitor deals include the popular 27-inch ViewFinity S9 5K Smart Monitor for $999.99, down from $1,599.99. At $600 off this is a solid second-best price on the display, which has a matte display, modular 4K SlimFit camera, and support for Thunderbolt 4.
$300 OFF32-inch Smart Monitor M80D for $399.99
$600 OFF27-inch ViewFinity S9 5K Smart Monitor for $999.99
Of course, there's a lot more on sale than just monitors. This sale also covers the newest Galaxy S25 smartphones, The Frame TV, and Samsung's line of home appliances, including refrigerators and washer/dryers. We've accumulated some of these deals in the lists below, but be sure to check out Samsung's website for the full sale.
TVs
- The Frame - Save up to $1,300
- 65-inch QLED 4K TV - $1,099.99, down from $1,599.99
- 65-inch OLED S90C TV - $1,499.99, down from $2,599.99
- 65-inch Neo QLED 4K TV - $1,499.99, down from $2,699.99
- 85-inch QLED 4K TV - $1,279.99, down from $2,799.99
- 85-inch Neo QLED 4K TV - $2,149.99, down from $3,999.99
Monitors and Storage
- 990 EVO 5.0 NVMe SSD 2TB - $129.99, down from $239.99
- 2TB Portable SSD - $159.99, down from $284.99
- 27-inch Odyssey G6 Gaming Monitor - $599.99, down from $799.99
- 43-inch Odyssey Neo G7 Smart Gaming Monitor - $569.99, down from $999.99
- 49-inch Odyssey OLED G9 (G95SC) Curved Gaming Monitor - $1,099.99, down from $1,699.99
- 55-inch Odyssey Ark 2nd Gen Curved Gaming Monitor - $2,199.99, down from $2,699.99
Refrigerators
- Large Capacity Side-by-Side Fridge - $1,099.00, down from $1,666.00
- 4-Door French Door Fridge - $1,699.00, down from $2,899.00
- Mega Capacity 3-Door French Door Fridge - $2,299.00, down from $3,499.00
- Bespoke 4-Door Flex Fridge - $2,499.00, down from $4,099.00
- Bespoke 4-Door Flex Fridge - $3,099.00, down from $4,999.00
Galaxy Products
- Galaxy S25 Ultra - Save up to $630 in instant trade-in credit, free double storage and $120 off
- Galaxy Z Fold6 - Save up to $1,000
- Galaxy Ring - Get up to $150 trade-in credit
- Galaxy Watch Ultra - Save up to $325
- Galaxy Watch 7 - Save up to $175
- Galaxy Buds3 Pro - Save $89
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One of the best overall deals during this sale is on The Frame TVs, which are available for up to $1,300 off, depending on the size of the model you purchase. Nearly every size is being discounted during this event, with the popular 65-inch The Frame TV available for $1,499.99, down from $1,999.99.
SITEWIDE DISCOUNTSDiscover Samsung Summer Sale
The best monitor deals include the popular 27-inch ViewFinity S9 5K Smart Monitor for $999.99, down from $1,599.99. At $600 off this is a solid second-best price on the display, which has a matte display, modular 4K SlimFit camera, and support for Thunderbolt 4.
$300 OFF32-inch Smart Monitor M80D for $399.99
$600 OFF27-inch ViewFinity S9 5K Smart Monitor for $999.99
Of course, there's a lot more on sale than just monitors. This sale also covers the newest Galaxy S25 smartphones, The Frame TV, and Samsung's line of home appliances, including refrigerators and washer/dryers. We've accumulated some of these deals in the lists below, but be sure to check out Samsung's website for the full sale.
TVs
- The Frame - Save up to $1,300
- 65-inch QLED 4K TV - $1,099.99, down from $1,599.99
- 65-inch OLED S90C TV - $1,499.99, down from $2,599.99
- 65-inch Neo QLED 4K TV - $1,499.99, down from $2,699.99
- 85-inch QLED 4K TV - $1,279.99, down from $2,799.99
- 85-inch Neo QLED 4K TV - $2,149.99, down from $3,999.99
Monitors and Storage
- 990 EVO 5.0 NVMe SSD 2TB - $129.99, down from $239.99
- 2TB Portable SSD - $159.99, down from $284.99
- 27-inch Odyssey G6 Gaming Monitor - $599.99, down from $799.99
- 43-inch Odyssey Neo G7 Smart Gaming Monitor - $569.99, down from $999.99
- 49-inch Odyssey OLED G9 (G95SC) Curved Gaming Monitor - $1,099.99, down from $1,699.99
- 55-inch Odyssey Ark 2nd Gen Curved Gaming Monitor - $2,199.99, down from $2,699.99
Refrigerators
- Large Capacity Side-by-Side Fridge - $1,099.00, down from $1,666.00
- 4-Door French Door Fridge - $1,699.00, down from $2,899.00
- Mega Capacity 3-Door French Door Fridge - $2,299.00, down from $3,499.00
- Bespoke 4-Door Flex Fridge - $2,499.00, down from $4,099.00
- Bespoke 4-Door Flex Fridge - $3,099.00, down from $4,999.00
Galaxy Products
- Galaxy S25 Ultra - Save up to $630 in instant trade-in credit, free double storage and $120 off
- Galaxy Z Fold6 - Save up to $1,000
- Galaxy Ring - Get up to $150 trade-in credit
- Galaxy Watch Ultra - Save up to $325
- Galaxy Watch 7 - Save up to $175
- Galaxy Buds3 Pro - Save $89
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How to take photos on your phone via remote control - Popular Science
Our smartphones have transformed the way we take photos and videos and our relationship to these digital memories. Most of us will snap at least some pictures and clips every day with the gadget that’s always close at hand.
If you want to get more creative with photos on your phone, you can. Sometimes you’re going to want to take a picture remotely, without your phone in your hand and your finger over the shutter button—maybe you’re taking a wide shot of a large group, or you want to capture a lot of your surroundings.
Not only is this possible, there are multiple ways to go about it, no matter which flavor of phone you own. You can pick the one that you find the easiest to use, or switch between them as you need.
Use your smartwatch If you’ve got an Apple Watch, it comes with a Camera app. Image: Raagesh C/UnsplashIf you’ve got a smartwatch to match your smartphone, you can use it to take photos remotely, as long as you’re within about 33 feet (10 meters) of the phone. Get your handset in position first, then load up the relevant app on your watch—though you can then go back and readjust the phone if needed.
With the Apple Watch and an iPhone, the app you want on your wrist is the Camera Remote app, which comes preinstalled. A viewfinder screen from your iPhone will appear: Use the digital crown to zoom, and the shutter button (in the middle) to take a shot. By default, a three-second timer is used, but you can change this by tapping the button with the three dots (lower right).
For those of you with an Android phone and a Wear OS smartwatch, you can use Google’s default Camera app, which you should find preinstalled on your watch. Launch it from your wrist, and the Camera app should open on your connected phone: You can zoom using the slider on the right, and take a photo (with a three-second delay) by tapping the shutter button with a 3 on it. To change this delay, tap the three lines at the top.
Use your voice Settings for Voice Control on iOS. Screenshot: AppleNo matter what phone you have, it’ll come with support for voice commands—and one of those commands will let you take photos. This will only work where your phone is close enough to hear you, and where you’re happy to talk to it, but it can be useful in certain situations for remote controlling the camera app.
On the iPhone, Siri can open the Camera app but won’t actually take a photo. To enable voice controlled capture, open Settings and choose Accessibility > Voice Control, then turn the feature on. The same page has a Commands menu where you can set up your custom voice command for taking photos, which will work from the viewfinder screen.
On Android, it’s even easier: Just say “hey Google, take a photo”—you can even add a number of seconds for a timer countdown. Gemini is now the default assistant for this task: To make sure it responds to voice commands, open the app, tap your profile picture (top right), then choose Settings > “Hey Google ” & Voice Match.
Use the timer Configuring the timer on a Pixel phone. Screenshot: GoogleThis is a really straightforward one, and you don’t need any extra apps or devices to get it set up. Your phone’s camera app comes with a timer control, so you can position the shot, set the timer, and then get in the frame. There’s a bit of guesswork involved, especially if you’re using your phone’s rear camera (as you won’t be able to see yourself), but it’s a simple option.
On the iPhone, you can tap the arrow near the top of the Camera app screen to reveal extra camera options at the bottom. Scroll through the icons until you reach the one that looks like a stopwatch. Tap this, and you can choose between a 3-second, 5-second, and 10-second delay when you press the shutter button.
On Pixel phones, tap the gear icon (lower left in portrait mode) to find the timer control: As on the iPhone, the delay options are 3 seconds, 5 seconds, or 10 seconds. If you’re using the Camera app on a Galaxy phone, tap the four dots (to the right in portrait mode), then the timer icon (which looks like a stopwatch), and you get the same delay options.
Use another method The latest Pixel phones have a Connected Cameras feature too. Screenshot: GoogleYou’ve got yet more options for this if you need them. One is to use a simple Bluetooth clicker as a remote control: There are a whole host to choose from, such as this CamKix model that will cost you a mere $5.49. They work across iOS and Android and are easy to connect to your camera app.
If you have two Pixel 9 phones, you can also use a special feature called Connected Cameras. You can find it from Settings by tapping Connected devices > Connection preferences > Connected Cameras: You get a brief explanation of what the feature does, and you can turn it on via the Use Connected Cameras toggle switch.
This is a niche use case, as it only works with two handsets from the Pixel 9 series (at least for now). But if those are the phones you and your family have, you can use one to take photos through the camera of the other; head to the official guide from Google for more details on how it works.
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Best Buy's Weekend Sale Features Record Low Prices on iPad Mini, MacBook Air, and More - MacRumors
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Top Picks
- Apple Pencil Pro - $99.00 ($30 off)
- Apple Watch Series 10 - $299.00 ($100 off)
- iPad mini 7 - $399.00 ($100 off)
- M3 iPad Air - $499.00 ($100 off)
- M4 MacBook Air - $849.00 ($150 off)
M4 MacBook Air
Starting with the 13-inch models, Best Buy has $150 off all three of the new configurations of the M4 MacBook Air. Prices start at $849.00 for the 256GB model, then raise to $1,049.00 for the 16GB/512GB model and $1,249.00 for the 24GB/512GB model. These are all solid second-best prices.
$150 OFF13-inch M4 MacBook Air (256GB) for $849.00
$150 OFF13-inch M4 MacBook Air (16GB/512GB) for $1,049.00
$150 OFF13-inch M4 MacBook Air (24GB/512GB) for $1,249.00
Moving to the larger display models, Best Buy is matching the all-time low prices on two 15-inch models of the M4 MacBook Air, but Amazon has the best prices around on the 24GB/512GB model.
$150 OFF15-inch M4 MacBook Air (256GB) for $1,049.00
$150 OFF15-inch M4 MacBook Air (16GB/512GB) for $1,249.00
iPad Mini 7
Best Buy this weekend is matching record low prices on every Wi-Fi model of the iPad mini 7, starting at $399.00 for the 128GB Wi-Fi tablet, down from $499.00. You'll also find a few deals on cellular models during this sale.
$100 OFF128GB Wi-Fi iPad mini 7 for $399.00
$100 OFF256GB Wi-Fi iPad mini 7 for $499.00
$100 OFF512GB Wi-Fi iPad mini 7 for $699.0011th Gen iPad
In terms of deals on the 11th generation iPad, the standout deal this time around is on the 512GB Wi-Fi iPad, available for $499.00, down from $649.00. This is a new all-time low price on the tablet.
$50 OFF128GB Wi-Fi iPad for $299.00
$50 OFF256GB Wi-Fi iPad for $399.00
$150 OFF512GB Wi-Fi iPad for $499.00
There are also numerous discounts on cellular models, starting at $449.00 for the 128GB model.
$50 OFF128GB Cellular iPad for $449.00
$50 OFF256GB Cellular iPad for $549.00
$50 OFF512GB Cellular iPad for $749.00M3 iPad Air
For the M3 iPad Air, Best Buy has $100 off every model of the 2025 tablet. Our list below focuses on Wi-Fi models, but you'll also find many cellular models on sale at $100 off right now.
$100 OFF11-inch M3 iPad Air (128GB Wi-Fi) for $499.00
$100 OFF13-inch M3 iPad Air (128GB Wi-Fi) for $699.00
The 128GB cellular 11-inch iPad Air is available for $649.00 and the 128GB cellular 13-inch iPad Air is available for $849.00, both $100 discounts.
11-inch M3 iPad Air
- 128GB Wi-Fi - $499.00, down from $599.00
- 256GB Wi-Fi - $599.00, down from $699.00
- 512GB Wi-Fi - $799.00, down from $899.00
- 1TB Wi-Fi - $999.00, down from $1,099.00
13-inch M3 iPad Air
- 128GB Wi-Fi - $699.00, down from $799.00
- 256GB Wi-Fi - $799.00, down from $899.00
- 512GB Wi-Fi - $999.00, down from $1,099.00
- 1TB Wi-Fi - $1,199.00, down from $1,299.00
Apple Watch Series 10
Best Buy has a match of the all-time low prices on nearly every Apple Watch Series 10 model, starting at $299.00 for the 42mm GPS device. You'll find both GPS and cellular watches on sale at Best Buy, with multiple band styles available as well.
$100 OFFApple Watch Series 10 (42mm GPS) for $299.00
$100 OFFApple Watch Series 10 (46mm GPS) for $329.00Apple Watch SE
In addition to Series 10 deals, Best Buy is discounting the 40mm GPS Apple Watch SE to $169.00 today, down from $249.00. This is the best price we've tracked so far in 2025, and it's available in Starlight, Silver, and Midnight Aluminum color options.
$80 OFFApple Watch SE (40mm GPS) for $169.00
Additionally, you can get the 44mm GPS Apple Watch SE at an all-time low price of $199.00 today on Best Buy, down from $279.00. This one is also available in Midnight, Silver, and Starlight Aluminum colors, and multiple band sizes.
$80 OFFApple Watch SE (44mm GPS) for $199.00
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- Apple Pencil Pro - $99.00 ($30 off)
- Apple Watch Series 10 - $299.00 ($100 off)
- iPad mini 7 - $399.00 ($100 off)
- M3 iPad Air - $499.00 ($100 off)
- M4 MacBook Air - $849.00 ($150 off)
M4 MacBook Air
Starting with the 13-inch models, Best Buy has $150 off all three of the new configurations of the M4 MacBook Air. Prices start at $849.00 for the 256GB model, then raise to $1,049.00 for the 16GB/512GB model and $1,249.00 for the 24GB/512GB model. These are all solid second-best prices.
$150 OFF13-inch M4 MacBook Air (256GB) for $849.00
$150 OFF13-inch M4 MacBook Air (16GB/512GB) for $1,049.00
$150 OFF13-inch M4 MacBook Air (24GB/512GB) for $1,249.00
Moving to the larger display models, Best Buy is matching the all-time low prices on two 15-inch models of the M4 MacBook Air, but Amazon has the best prices around on the 24GB/512GB model.
$150 OFF15-inch M4 MacBook Air (256GB) for $1,049.00
$150 OFF15-inch M4 MacBook Air (16GB/512GB) for $1,249.00
iPad Mini 7
Best Buy this weekend is matching record low prices on every Wi-Fi model of the iPad mini 7, starting at $399.00 for the 128GB Wi-Fi tablet, down from $499.00. You'll also find a few deals on cellular models during this sale.
$100 OFF128GB Wi-Fi iPad mini 7 for $399.00
$100 OFF256GB Wi-Fi iPad mini 7 for $499.00
$100 OFF512GB Wi-Fi iPad mini 7 for $699.0011th Gen iPad
In terms of deals on the 11th generation iPad, the standout deal this time around is on the 512GB Wi-Fi iPad, available for $499.00, down from $649.00. This is a new all-time low price on the tablet.
$50 OFF128GB Wi-Fi iPad for $299.00
$50 OFF256GB Wi-Fi iPad for $399.00
$150 OFF512GB Wi-Fi iPad for $499.00
There are also numerous discounts on cellular models, starting at $449.00 for the 128GB model.
$50 OFF128GB Cellular iPad for $449.00
$50 OFF256GB Cellular iPad for $549.00
$50 OFF512GB Cellular iPad for $749.00M3 iPad Air
For the M3 iPad Air, Best Buy has $100 off every model of the 2025 tablet. Our list below focuses on Wi-Fi models, but you'll also find many cellular models on sale at $100 off right now.
$100 OFF11-inch M3 iPad Air (128GB Wi-Fi) for $499.00
$100 OFF13-inch M3 iPad Air (128GB Wi-Fi) for $699.00
The 128GB cellular 11-inch iPad Air is available for $649.00 and the 128GB cellular 13-inch iPad Air is available for $849.00, both $100 discounts.
11-inch M3 iPad Air
- 128GB Wi-Fi - $499.00, down from $599.00
- 256GB Wi-Fi - $599.00, down from $699.00
- 512GB Wi-Fi - $799.00, down from $899.00
- 1TB Wi-Fi - $999.00, down from $1,099.00
13-inch M3 iPad Air
- 128GB Wi-Fi - $699.00, down from $799.00
- 256GB Wi-Fi - $799.00, down from $899.00
- 512GB Wi-Fi - $999.00, down from $1,099.00
- 1TB Wi-Fi - $1,199.00, down from $1,299.00
Apple Watch Series 10
Best Buy has a match of the all-time low prices on nearly every Apple Watch Series 10 model, starting at $299.00 for the 42mm GPS device. You'll find both GPS and cellular watches on sale at Best Buy, with multiple band styles available as well.
$100 OFFApple Watch Series 10 (42mm GPS) for $299.00
$100 OFFApple Watch Series 10 (46mm GPS) for $329.00Apple Watch SE
In addition to Series 10 deals, Best Buy is discounting the 40mm GPS Apple Watch SE to $169.00 today, down from $249.00. This is the best price we've tracked so far in 2025, and it's available in Starlight, Silver, and Midnight Aluminum color options.
$80 OFFApple Watch SE (40mm GPS) for $169.00
Additionally, you can get the 44mm GPS Apple Watch SE at an all-time low price of $199.00 today on Best Buy, down from $279.00. This one is also available in Midnight, Silver, and Starlight Aluminum colors, and multiple band sizes.
$80 OFFApple Watch SE (44mm GPS) for $199.00
If you're on the hunt for more discounts, be sure to visit our Apple Deals roundup where we recap the best Apple-related bargains of the past week.
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Top Stories: What to Expect at Apple's WWDC 2025 'Sleek Peek,' macOS Tahoe Rumors, and More - MacRumors
While we're not expecting any imminent hardware launches to come out of WWDC, we're just three months away from the debut of the iPhone 17 lineup and we've got fresh details on not only some of those models but also what's in the works for the iPhone 18 lineup in 2026, so read on below for all the details on these stories and more!
WWDC 2025 Preview: Apple's iOS 26 Design Overhaul, macOS Tahoe, and Much More
Just a week ahead of the WWDC keynote, Apple updated the teaser tagline for the event from "On the horizon" to "Sleek peek," further fueling rumors and speculation about a visionOS-inspired redesign across Apple's operating systems.
For an overview of what we're expecting to see at Monday's keynote, check out our full recap of up-to-the-minute rumors.
macOS Tahoe Name Leaked Ahead of Apple's WWDC Event Next Week
For over a decade, Apple's macOS releases have come with a California-themed name in addition to a version number, and according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, macOS 26 coming next week will be known as macOS Tahoe in honor of the scenic mountain lake on the California–Nevada border.
For a look at what we're expecting to see in macOS Tahoe, including that visionOS-inspired design update that Apple is looking to unify its platforms with, check out our overview article.
iPhone 17 Base Model Now Said to Feature A18 Chip and 8GB of RAM
Apple's iPhone 17 lineup is just three months away from launch, but there are still some conflicting rumors about what to expect from the devices.
While some of the iPhone 17 models are expected to see a bump to 12GB of RAM, rumors have been conflicting about whether the base model will see an increase from the current 8GB and the latest report from analyst Jeff Pu claims the base iPhone 17 model will stick at that number.
Meanwhile, rumors have indicated the non-Pro models in the iPhone 17 lineup will finally gain 120Hz displays, but a fresh claim says they will be fixed 120Hz displays rather than variable refresh, suggesting they while they will get the faster refresh rates for improved performance, they won't be able to dial down to the low refresh rates needed to support an always-on display.
And finally, rumors are split on whether potential changes to the Face ID system will lead to a smaller Dynamic Island in the iPhone 17 lineup.
iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Fold Said to Use A20 Chip With New Design
The iPhone 18 lineup won't be launching for over a year, but analyst Jeff Pu claims that the A20 chip that will debut in the devices will take advantage of new technology to not only increase efficiency with smaller transistors but integrate the RAM directly onto the chip's wafer.
The change could bring an array of benefits including faster performance, longer battery life, improved thermal performance, and a smaller chip footprint.
Apple's Long-Rumored 'homeOS' Possibly Trademarked Ahead of WWDC
While it doesn't appear Apple has any new hardware ready for a near-term launch following an introduction at WWDC next week, it's possible we could get a sneak peek at Apple's upcoming smart home hub.
The device isn't expected to launch until late this year or even early next year, as delays to the Apple Intelligence-powered Siri revamp that is crucial to its functionality have impacted the hardware, but recent trademark filings around "homeOS" just ahead of WWDC are fueling speculation that Apple could provide a preview of what's coming.
Filmmakers Used 20 iPhones at Once to Shoot '28 Years Later'
With a budget of $75 million, Danny Boyle's post-apocalyptic horror film "28 Years Later" will become the first major blockbuster movie to be shot on iPhone, and Sony recently showed some of the ways the filmmakers used iPhone 15 Pro Max to capture footage for the film.
Some sequences used a custom rig of 20 iPhones in an arc around the scene's subject, offering unique ways to edit the film and bring the viewer into the scenes.
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Top Stories: What to Expect at Apple's WWDC 2025 'Sleek Peek,' macOS Tahoe Rumors, and More - MacRumors
While we're not expecting any imminent hardware launches to come out of WWDC, we're just three months away from the debut of the iPhone 17 lineup and we've got fresh details on not only some of those models but also what's in the works for the iPhone 18 lineup in 2026, so read on below for all the details on these stories and more!
WWDC 2025 Preview: Apple's iOS 26 Design Overhaul, macOS Tahoe, and Much More
Just a week ahead of the WWDC keynote, Apple updated the teaser tagline for the event from "On the horizon" to "Sleek peek," further fueling rumors and speculation about a visionOS-inspired redesign across Apple's operating systems.
For an overview of what we're expecting to see at Monday's keynote, check out our full recap of up-to-the-minute rumors.
macOS Tahoe Name Leaked Ahead of Apple's WWDC Event Next Week
For over a decade, Apple's macOS releases have come with a California-themed name in addition to a version number, and according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, macOS 26 coming next week will be known as macOS Tahoe in honor of the scenic mountain lake on the California–Nevada border.
For a look at what we're expecting to see in macOS Tahoe, including that visionOS-inspired design update that Apple is looking to unify its platforms with, check out our overview article.
iPhone 17 Base Model Now Said to Feature A18 Chip and 8GB of RAM
Apple's iPhone 17 lineup is just three months away from launch, but there are still some conflicting rumors about what to expect from the devices.
While some of the iPhone 17 models are expected to see a bump to 12GB of RAM, rumors have been conflicting about whether the base model will see an increase from the current 8GB and the latest report from analyst Jeff Pu claims the base iPhone 17 model will stick at that number.
Meanwhile, rumors have indicated the non-Pro models in the iPhone 17 lineup will finally gain 120Hz displays, but a fresh claim says they will be fixed 120Hz displays rather than variable refresh, suggesting they while they will get the faster refresh rates for improved performance, they won't be able to dial down to the low refresh rates needed to support an always-on display.
And finally, rumors are split on whether potential changes to the Face ID system will lead to a smaller Dynamic Island in the iPhone 17 lineup.
iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Fold Said to Use A20 Chip With New Design
The iPhone 18 lineup won't be launching for over a year, but analyst Jeff Pu claims that the A20 chip that will debut in the devices will take advantage of new technology to not only increase efficiency with smaller transistors but integrate the RAM directly onto the chip's wafer.
The change could bring an array of benefits including faster performance, longer battery life, improved thermal performance, and a smaller chip footprint.
Apple's Long-Rumored 'homeOS' Possibly Trademarked Ahead of WWDC
While it doesn't appear Apple has any new hardware ready for a near-term launch following an introduction at WWDC next week, it's possible we could get a sneak peek at Apple's upcoming smart home hub.
The device isn't expected to launch until late this year or even early next year, as delays to the Apple Intelligence-powered Siri revamp that is crucial to its functionality have impacted the hardware, but recent trademark filings around "homeOS" just ahead of WWDC are fueling speculation that Apple could provide a preview of what's coming.
Filmmakers Used 20 iPhones at Once to Shoot '28 Years Later'
With a budget of $75 million, Danny Boyle's post-apocalyptic horror film "28 Years Later" will become the first major blockbuster movie to be shot on iPhone, and Sony recently showed some of the ways the filmmakers used iPhone 15 Pro Max to capture footage for the film.
Some sequences used a custom rig of 20 iPhones in an arc around the scene's subject, offering unique ways to edit the film and bring the viewer into the scenes.
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Each week, we publish an email newsletter like this highlighting the top Apple stories, making it a great way to get a bite-sized recap of the week hitting all of the major topics we've covered and tying together related stories for a big-picture view.
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AdGuard can save your family from scams—and their latest deal is almost too good to be true - Popular Science
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macOS Tahoe Might Support One Fewer Mac Than Previously Rumored - MacRumors
macOS 26 will be compatible with the following Mac models, the account said:
- MacBook Air (M1 and later)
- MacBook Pro (2019 and later)
- iMac (2020 and later)
- Mac mini (M1 and later)
- Mac Studio (all models)
- Mac Pro (2019 and later)
According to the private account on X, it is said that macOS 26 will also drop support for the MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports). However, the account said they "don't quite believe" that, so do not put too much stock into that particular claim. Just know that this particular model is potentially on the chopping block too.
We do not link to the account due to its private nature, but we consider it to be a reliable source.
macOS 26 is rumored to be named macOS Tahoe. Apple will announce the software update during its WWDC 2025 keynote, which begins on Monday.Related Roundup: macOS 26 Tahoe
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macOS Tahoe Might Support One Fewer Mac Than Previously Rumored - MacRumors
macOS 26 will be compatible with the following Mac models, the account said:
- MacBook Air (M1 and later)
- MacBook Pro (2019 and later)
- iMac (2020 and later)
- Mac mini (M1 and later)
- Mac Studio (all models)
- Mac Pro (2019 and later)
According to the private account on X, it is said that macOS 26 will also drop support for the MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports). However, the account said they "don't quite believe" that, so do not put too much stock into that particular claim. Just know that this particular model is potentially on the chopping block too.
We do not link to the account due to its private nature, but we consider it to be a reliable source.
macOS 26 is rumored to be named macOS Tahoe. Apple will announce the software update during its WWDC 2025 keynote, which begins on Monday.Related Roundup: macOS 26 Tahoe
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What to do if you find a shipwreck - Popular Science
You probably won’t find a shipwreck—but it’s possible. A fisherman recently found a one-hundred-year-old tugboat near Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and in 2023, an 8 year old with a metal detector found a 19th-century schooner off the coast of Lake Huron in Ontario, Canada. And there are more like it out there to be found—there could be up to 10,000 shipwrecks scattered among the waters of North America, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
You might be wondering: What should you do if you find a shipwreck? I was also curious, so I did some digging on the legality, safety, and ethics of discovering a historic shipwreck. In short, don’t touch anything and report the wreck to your state or local government. Note that this article focuses on the US—the specific regulations will differ in other countries.
What not to doYou might be tempted, after finding a shipwreck, to claim it—or even just grab something from it. Don’t.
First, it’s almost certainly not legal to take items from a shipwreck. In the United States, the Abandoned Shipwreck act of 1987 states that all shipwrecks legally belong to the state in which they’re found. The only major exceptions are sunken U.S. military vessels, which belong to the military; wrecks found on federal land, which belong to the federal government; and wrecks found on Native American reservations, which belong to the specific tribe. This is true for wrecks found on land, on beaches, and in the water.
Put simply, discovering a shipwreck in the United States doesn’t give you any kind of legal right to salvage the wreck. Attempting to disturb a shipwreck could result in stiff penalties, including jail time and fines.
Within Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary lie the remains of nearly 100 shipwrecks that represent a microcosm of maritime commerce and travel on the Great Lakes. The D.M. Wilson, a wooden bulk freighter, sank in 1894 after springing a leak. Image: NOAABut that’s not the only reason to stay away. Shipwrecks are also dangerous. Any ship powered by fossil fuels probably had many gallons of fuel on board at the time of its wreck, according to NOAA. Tampering with the wreck could start a leak (if it’s not leaking already), which would be dangerous for both you and the body of water it’s immersed in, as well as its inhabitants. The natural corrosion of the ship itself releases pollutants into the water that you’d rather not encounter. The ship may also have been stowing dangerous materials, which in some cases could damage scuba gear or otherwise create dangerous conditions for you and your community. Military wrecks have their own obvious dangers, such as ammunition or explosives. Put simply, shipwrecks are best left to the professionals, who have training in dealing with these and other potential dangers.
Shipwrecks are also the final resting places of the people who were on board during the wreck. In most cultures on Earth, including the United States, it’s considered distasteful to disturb the deceased. This means shipwrecks need to be treated with respect, the same way that a graveyard or a tomb should be.
So, if you find a shipwreck that you think hasn’t been discovered, don’t touch anything. Don’t try to take anything. Leave the wreck alone and contact the proper authorities.
Who to get in touch withHaving said that, who are the proper authorities to get in touch with? As previously mentioned, state governments are responsible for wrecks within their borders under U.S. law. Your first point of contact should be the historic preservation office in the state where you found the shipwreck.
The National Park Service has a list of State Historic Preservation Offices, complete with links to department websites. Some states have dedicated forms for reporting shipwrecks; all have email addresses and phone numbers you can use to get in touch. It’s a good idea to record the GPS coordinates where you found the wreck and to provide photos if you can—this should help the agency find the wreck and determine whether it’s been previously documented.
The state agency will, generally, take it from there, combining historic research with on-site investigations to determine the ship’s origins and ultimately work out a plan to preserve the site. The specifics vary, but generally there’s a collaboration with local archaeologists, universities, and other appropriate agencies.
So, if you happen to find a shipwreck, do not disturb it or attempt to salvage anything from it—it’s illegal, unsafe, and potentially disrespectful to the deceased. Instead, you should contact the historic preservation office in your state.
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Did AI just replace stock brokers? - Popular Science
I never thought I’d say this, but I’m glad I waited until 2025 to start investing in the stock market. Yes, the extreme volatility is a little terrifying, but that’s weirdly a good thing? Because if you know what you’re doing, investing during a historic low can lead to some pretty bananas payoffs when it switches to an extreme high a few days later. It sounds complicated, but you don’t have to be an investment genius to find your way. I definitely couldn’t do it alone. Instead, I’ve started using Sterling Stock Picker. It uses an AI that’s a whole lot smarter than me to give you investment advice based on your goals, and it’s only $55.19 for a lifetime subscription.
AI that helps you make moneySterling Stock Picker makes the whole investment process a lot less intimidating. You start by answering a few questions to figure out how much risk you can deal with, then the platform tailors everything to your comfort level. It doesn’t just throw stock tickers at you either. With Finley, the built-in AI financial coach, you can actually ask questions in plain English and get back real answers about what to buy, sell, or avoid. It breaks down complex terms and strategies into something you can actually use.
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06 Giu 2025
An abandoned ship full of EVs is burning in the Pacific - Popular Science
A cargo ship transporting 3,000 cars was abandoned in the middle of the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday after a massive fire broke out. As of Friday, the ship was still burning. The blaze may have been fueled by the vehicles’ lithium-ion batteries, which are notoriously difficult to extinguish once ignited.
The ship, named Morning Midas, was reportedly carrying 3,000 cars on a journey from Yantai, China to Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico. Of those vehicles, about 750 were fully electric or partial hybrids, powered at least in part by large lithium‑ion batteries that can short‑circuit and ignite extremely hot fires. Although the exact cause has yet to be determined, the Morning Midas crew reported smoke rising from the deck around midnight on Tuesday.
A representative from Zodiac Maritime, a UK-based ship manager overseeing the vessel, told The Register that the 22 sailors on board responded to the fire on Tuesday and attempted to extinguish it using the available onboard fire suppression systems. It wasn’t enough. As the blaze grew out of control, the crew reportedly issued a distress call and abandoned the ship in lifeboats. A nearby merchant vessel responded and rescued all 22 sailors, according to a statement released by the U.S. Coast Guard.
As for the Morning Midas, it remains afloat and burning in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, approximately 304 miles south of Adak, Alaska. It’s unclear what makes or models of cars were aboard—or whether any of them will be recoverable.
In a statement sent to Popular Science, Zodiac Maritime said the decision was made to prioritize safety crew and abandon the vessel due to the intensity of the fire. Zodiac has appointed salvage company Resolve Marine to respond to the ongoing fire. A separate team of salvage specialists are expected to arrive on the scene by June 9. Zodiac says it’s continuing to monitor the Midas’ status via its onboard satellite-connected systems.
“As the search and rescue portion of our response concludes, our crews are working closely with the vessel’s manager, Zodiac Maritime, to determine the disposition of the vessel,” US Coast Guard Seventeenth District Commander Rear Admiral Megan Dean said in a statement. “We are grateful for the selfless actions of the three nearby vessels who assisted in the response and the crew of motor vessel Cosco Hellas, who helped save 22 lives.”
Related: [Electric vehicle fires are rare, but challenging to extinguish]
What makes EV battery fires so hard to put outYou’ve likely seen images of firefighters struggling to put out fires in Teslas and other large EVs. While EVs are statistically less likely to catch fire than vehicles with internal combustion engines, the fires that do occur are significantly more difficult to extinguish. That’s due to a phenomenon known as thermal runaway. The large lithium-ion batteries that power EVs can short-circuit, triggering a chain reaction that eventually leads to ignition.
Thermal runaway can take days, or even weeks, to manifest. But once ignited, these fires burn much hotter than those caused by traditional internal combustion engines. They can also reignite after being extinguished, making them especially challenging for firefighters to manage.
Tesla electric cars burn on the trailer of the moving truck after one of them catches on fire due to unknown reasons in Istanbul, Turkey. Image: Muhammed Gencebay Gur/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images AnadoluCargo ships are a perfect breeding ground for potentially dangerous fires. They’re often tightly packed with vehicles and have limited ventilation, meaning a fire in one vehicle can quickly spread to others. And while ships are typically equipped with some firefighting systems, those measures may be insufficient once a blaze spreads across multiple vehicles.
In 2022, a cargo ship transporting 4,000 vehicles caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and eventually sank. Just a year later, another ship carrying around 3,000 vehicles caught fire off the Dutch coast. That incident killed one person and injured several others.
EV batteries are getting saferCarmakers and battery suppliers are making efforts to improve the durability and reduce the risk of lithium ion fires. Just this week, Texas-based Alkegen, a major supplier of cell spacers used in batteries, announced commercial production of a new type of aerogel insulation they say can protect EV batteries from thermal runaway. Other companies have made improvements in monitoring systems to keep tabs on a battery’s health and more intelligent charging protocols that prevent damage from occurring from overcharging.
Even with those improvements though, the sheer scale of new EVs being shipped to meet increasing global demand means fires, either on ships or out on streets, aren’t likely to go away anytime soon.
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WWDC 2025 Preview: Apple's iOS 26 Design Overhaul, macOS Tahoe, and Much More - MacRumors
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A Note on Naming
Apple is streamlining the way that it numbers operating system updates, so all of the software will be appended with a "26" instead of the number that would normally be expected in Apple's prior versioning scheme.
- iOS 19 -> iOS 26
- iPadOS 19 -> iPadOS 26
- macOS 16 -> macOS 26
- tvOS 19 -> tvOS 26
- watchOS 12 -> watchOS 26
- visionOS 3 -> visionOS 26
The "26" used for each time reflects the launch season for each update, covering the period between September 2025 and September 2026. Apple is using year-ahead numbering going forward, so in September 2026, we'll get iOS 27.
Apple could have gone with the year of launch, which would be 25, but 26 also makes sense because there are more months in 2026 where we'll be running iOS 26 and its sister updates than in 2025.
With the streamlined naming that Apple is implementing, there won't be a need to remember separate numbers for each operating system, and it'll be clear which update came out in which year.
iOS 26
iOS 26 is going to get a major design overhaul that's been described as the biggest design update since iOS 7. Inside Apple, the design project is referred to as "Solarium," which hints at what we can expect. A solarium is an all-glass room that's designed to let in sunlight, and rumors suggest that iOS 26 will adopt a more translucent, glass-inspired aesthetic that's loosely based on visionOS.
visionOS uses a semi-translucent interface to allow people to see their surroundings in AR or VR while also interacting with app menus and windows. visionOS windows blend into the background for an unobtrusive look, and on the iPhone, Apple could adopt the same translucency, allowing content to shine through.
iOS 26 is expected to get the floating on-screen windows and menus that are used in visionOS, with rounded pop-up navigation and menu bars that float above the content on the display. Apple may use shading, shadowing, and subtle lighting effects to give buttons and other interface elements a slight lift. Widgets on the Lock Screen and Home Screen will adopt the new design, but functionality won't change.
App icons could see design tweaks, and notifications, menus in apps, search bars, card-style interfaces, and other parts of the iOS user interface could have more rounded corners than we're used to. The floating navigation bars are expected to be pill-shaped, for example, and Apple is going to use pop-out menu options to allow users to expand settings with a tap. One rumor suggested Apple is going to transition to round app icons on iPhone, but Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says that the icons are going to keep the same general shape.
iOS 26 has been described as having a glossy or glass-like look, which is also how visionOS looks. Apple's WWDC 2025 teaser images feature frosted glass with soft colors, and those images might give us a look at what's coming.
Mockups that are allegedly based on real iOS 26 designs were shared earlier this year by Front Page Tech, demonstrating some of the design changes that might be in store. A mockup of the Camera app has translucent pop-out menus that better blend into the background to put the focus on the images, for example.
A render of iOS 26's alleged redesigned Camera app, from Front Page Tech
Newer Apple apps like Apple Sports and Invites have simpler, translucent interface elements with expanding buttons, and could also serve as an example of the design language Apple is planning to unveil in iOS 26.
Apple will overhaul its built-in apps with the updated design, plus the company plans to provide developers with design guidelines and assets so that third-party apps can adopt the new aesthetic too.
Navigation Simplification and Streamlining
Along with introducing new design language in iOS 26, Apple is streamlining navigation. Rumors suggest that Apple is tweaking menus, buttons, and navigation to make the operating system simpler to learn and navigate.
Some of the design and interface changes will also extend to macOS, iPadOS, tvOS, and watchOS, improving design consistency and navigation across Apple's operating systems.
Apple Intelligence Features
There are several new Apple Intelligence features that are expected in iOS 26.
AI Battery Management
An AI-powered battery management tool will analyze how you use your iPhone and make adjustments to maximize battery life. The option will be able to limit the power draw of apps and other system features based on device usage.
Battery management will be particularly useful for the iPhone 17 Air that will have a smaller battery than other iPhones, but it will be available on iPhones that are able to run iOS 26. It's not clear if Apple will announce the AI battery feature at WWDC 2025, as it could be held until the iPhone 17 Air debut later in the year.
Shortcuts App
Apple plans to update the Shortcuts app with Apple Intelligence, allowing users to create actions that use Apple Intelligence models. With this functionality, which Apple might call "Generative Shortcuts," Shortcuts will be easier to use. Even casual users will be able to create useful shortcuts using natural language and help from AI.
Google Gemini
Apple and Google are close to establishing a deal that will add Google Gemini to the iPhone as an alternative to ChatGPT, and that's a feature that we'll likely see in iOS 26. Google Gemini would integrate with Siri like ChatGPT, with Siri able to hand requests over to Gemini for more in-depth AI-powered answers. Apple may not announce Gemini integration until it's ready, so this may not be a feature we see previewed at WWDC.
Siri
Apple still hasn't launched the Apple Intelligence-powered personalized Siri features that debuted at WWDC 2024. Those updates are expected to come at some point in iOS 26, but we're not quite sure when. Siri may not be ready for the launch version of iOS 26, and we're not expecting Apple to mention these Siri features again until the functionality is ready.
Here's what's coming, eventually:
- Personal Context - Siri will be able to keep track of everything on your device, like emails, messages, files, and more, helping you complete tasks and find things.
- Onscreen awareness - Siri will know what's on your screen and will be able to complete actions involving whatever you're looking at.
- Deeper App Integration - Siri will be able to do more in and across apps, performing actions and tasks that are not possible with the personal assistant right now. This will be a feature available for Apple's apps and third-party apps.
New Apps and App Features
Apple is planning to introduce a new Games app, plus some existing apps are getting new functionality.
Games
Apple has a new pre-installed gaming app planned, and it'll replace Game Center and add more functionality than ever before. It's going to house the games section of the App Store, so you'll be able to find and launch games from one convenient gaming-centric spot, but the App Store's games section isn't going away.
Tabs in the Games app include Home, Arcade, Play Together, Library, and Search. The app will offer game suggestions from Apple's editorial team, and it has tools for playing with friends and family. It will also house achievements and leaderboards, replacing Game Center.
Preview
The Mac Preview app is coming to iOS and iPadOS, and like Games, it'll be pre-installed. It has the same functionality as the Mac version of the app, and it will let users view, edit, and annotate PDF documents. It's already possible to annotate PDFs using Markup tools in apps like Mail, but having a dedicated app will make the options easier to find.
Phone App
The iOS 26 Phone app will gain a unified view that shows favorite contacts, recent calls, and voicemails all in one window. The design will be opt-in, and Apple will provide a setting to use the existing design with separate tabs.
Apple is expected to bring new AI-based live translation features to the Phone app, for automatically translating conversations between people who speak two different languages.
Safari
To match the new systemwide iOS design, Safari is set to feature a more transparent, glass-looking address bar.
Camera
The Camera app's navigation will be redone to make it simpler to get to different settings and options. Apple will use pop-out menus that will make tweaking photo settings more intuitive.
Messages
The Messages app could gain support for polls in group chats and automatic translate. There's already an option to long press on a message to translate it to another language, but in iOS 26, messages that aren't in your specified language could be translated automatically.
Apple also plans to implement customizable backgrounds, allowing users to choose a background image for each conversation. Backgrounds will sync between devices and will be shared with other people that you're texting with. Users will be able to generate backgrounds for the Messages app using text-based descriptions, a feature that appears to use Image Playground. Generated backgrounds will be able to use Image Playground styles, including Animation, Illustration, and Sketch.
Genmoji is getting an update that will allow users to combine two existing emoji into a new emoji, a feature that Apple will call "Mixmoji." With Mixmoji, you will be able to combine two emoji such as cake and balloons into a new emoji that features a cake and a balloon for a celebration.
Music
The Apple Music app is expected to gain support for full screen animated art on the Lock Screen. The current Now Playing view tints the Lock Screen based on album art, but in iOS 26, album art could be even larger.
Notes
The Notes app could support exporting in Markdown.
CarPlay Updates
CarPlay could get interface changes to match the design changes that are being introduced with iOS 26.
Apple also plans to bring new Accessibility features to CarPlay. CarPlay will gain a Large Text option and new Sound Recognition capabilities. Sound Recognition will recognize crying babies, sending a notification if a crying baby is detected inside the vehicle.
New AirPods Features
With an AirPods firmware update, iOS 26 will allow the AirPods to translate in-person conversations from one language to another. If an English speaker with AirPods is conversing with someone who is speaking Spanish, the iPhone will detect the audio, translate the speech, and relay it back in English to the AirPods wearer.
Apple also plans to add other new AirPods features:
- New head gestures - Apple could add new head gestures, such as a gesture for adjusting the volume of Conversation Awareness. Last year, Apple added a nod and a head shake to answer or decline calls.
- Auto-pause for sleep - The AirPods could pause audio when the wearer falls asleep, presumably using sleep data gleaned from the Apple Watch, as the AirPods have no sleep detection functionality.
- Camera trigger - Apple is planning to add trigger functionality to the AirPods, capturing an image on a linked iPhone with a press on the AirPods stem. It's possible this might work with a timer so the iPhone user isn't touching an ear when the photo is taken.
- Microphone enhancement - AirPods could get a "studio quality" microphone mode that's similar to the Audio Mix feature on iPhone that lets users choose from sound recording options like studio and cinematic.
- Better pairing - Apple is apparently working on a feature that would improve how AirPods pair with shared iPads for use in the classroom.
Connectivity Changes
Apple is adding a feature that will synchronize captive Wi-Fi portal login information across devices, so you'll only need to enter login details for a captive Wi-Fi network once, and it'll be available on all of your Apple products. Captive networks are common in hotels, airports, coffee shops, and other locations with shared or paid internet options.
Apple might also make it easier for iPhone users to transfer an eSIM to an Android smartphone.
Stage Manager
There's a possibility that Apple will add a Stage Manager feature for iPhone models that have a USB-C port, with the feature activating when an iPhone is connected to an external display over USB-C.
Stage Manager would allow multiple apps to be opened at once, offering a more Mac-like experience when an iPhone is used with a display.
Accessibility Features
Apple previewed new Accessibility features coming to iOS 26 earlier this year, and there are some interesting new additions.
- Music Haptics - Music Haptics will get customization options so haptics can be enabled for an entire song or just vocals, plus there will be options to adjust the intensity of taps, textures, and vibrations.
- App Store Labels - App Store product pages will get Accessibility Nutrition Labels that highlight accessibility features in apps.
- Accessibility Reader - Accessibility Reader is a systemwide reading mode that will make text easier to read thanks to customization features for adjusting font, color, spacing, and more.
- CarPlay - CarPlay is getting support for Large Text and Sound Recognition that will alert drivers to the sound of a crying baby, horns, and sirens.
- Background Sounds - Background Sounds will be customizable with new EQ settings, timers, and automation actions in Shortcuts.
- Personal Voice - Personal Voice will let users preserve their voice faster and more easily. It will use on-device machine learning to create a smoother, more natural-sounding voice in under a minute.
- Tracking - Head tracking and eye tracking are getting updates, plus Apple is adding support for Brain Computer Interface devices.
Developer Features
Apple is planning to provide developers with tools to access Apple's large language models, so custom AI features can be integrated into apps.
Compatibility
iOS 26 will not be available on the iPhone XR, iPhone XS, or the iPhone XS Max, but it will run on all other iPhones that support iOS 18.
- iPhone 16e
- iPhone 16
- iPhone 16 Plus
- iPhone 16 Pro
- iPhone 16 Pro Max
- iPhone 15
- iPhone 15 Plus
- iPhone 15 Pro
- iPhone 15 Pro Max
- iPhone 14
- iPhone 14 Plus
- iPhone 14 Pro
- iPhone 14 Pro Max
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 13 mini
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 mini
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 11
- iPhone 11 Pro
- iPhone 11 Pro Max
- iPhone SE (2nd generation or later)
While these iPhones will support iOS 26, advanced features may be limited to newer iPhones with faster processors. Apple Intelligence in iOS 18, for example, only runs on the iPhone 15 Pro and the iPhone 16 models.
iPadOS 26
iPadOS 26 is going to get the same design updates that are coming to the iPhone, so it will have the same glass-like, translucent look.
Apple is also rumored to be working on adding new features that will make the iPad experience more like using a Mac, introducing improved productivity, new multitasking features, and expanded window management options.
iPadOS 26 may have a Mac-like menu bar when connected to a Magic Keyboard, plus Apple is adding a new reed calligraphy pen option for Apple Pencil users that need to write Arabic script.
macOS 26 Tahoe
macOS is the only operating system that gets a special California landmark name along with its number. This year, Apple is going to go with "Tahoe," for macOS 26 Tahoe.
Tahoe will join the other California landmark names that Apple has used, including Mavericks, Yosemite, El Capitan, Sierra, High Sierra, Mojave, Catalina, Big Sur, Monterey, Ventura, Sonoma, and Sequoia.
Design
A lot of the rumors we've heard this year have focused on the design updates coming in iOS 26, but some of those same design changes will also debut in macOS 26. The changes won't be as dramatic, but Apple is aiming for a more cohesive look across its operating systems.
macOS 26 could get the same glass-like design update, with more translucency, rounded menu elements, rounded app icons, and more depth through a play on light and shadow. The Mac design updates will focus on the menu bar and window buttons, with widgets also set to adopt the new look.
Apple Intelligence and Other Features
Many of the Apple Intelligence features rumored for iOS 26 will also come to macOS Tahoe. We'll get the same revamped Shortcuts app and perhaps Gemini integration, and eventually, all of the personalized Siri features that Apple previewed at WWDC 2024 will come to iOS and macOS alike.
The Mac is also going to get the new gaming app that Apple has in the works, and support for cross-device captive Wi-Fi network sharing. Xcode could also get a revamp, with Apple set to add support for third-party AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT.
Specific to the Mac, there's a new Magnifier accessibility feature that will let Mac users use their iPhones for zooming in on small text and anything else that's hard to read. It'll work using the Continuity Camera features that link the iPhone and the Mac.
Macs are also going to get support for Vehicle Motion Cues, a feature that uses small dots at the edge of the display to match the feeling of movement with what the eyes are seeing, with the aim of cutting down on motion sickness.
Compatibility
macOS Tahoe could drop support for the 2018 MacBook Pro, 2019 iMac, 2017 iMac Pro, 2018 Mac mini, and the Intel-based 2020 MacBook Air. It's expected to be compatible with these Macs:
- MacBook Pro (2019 and later)
- iMac (2020 and later)
- Mac Pro (2019 and later)
- Mac mini (M1 and later)
- Mac Studio (all models)
- MacBook Air (M1 and later)
watchOS 26
With watchOS 26, Apple plans to bring some of the same design updates that are coming to iOS 26 to the Apple Watch.
Floating menus, rounder buttons, and simplified navigation have been rumored, too. watchOS already uses round app icons and buttons, so it will fit right in. Apple could adopt the Solarium look for things like the app drawer, notifications, and Control Center.
Apple's aim is a more consistent design across all of its software platforms.
New Watch Faces
If watchOS is getting a design update to match iOS 26, Apple will likely add new watch faces that are designed with the new style.
Apple Intelligence
The Apple Watch doesn't have the processing power to run Apple Intelligence on-device, but it is rumored to be getting some "powered by Apple Intelligence" features that could rely on its link to the iPhone.
Right now, features like ChatGPT Siri integration and Writing Tools don't extend to the Apple Watch, but these are options that Apple could add. The Apple Watch also doesn't support notification summaries or content summaries in general.
It's possible Apple will bring the AI-powered battery management feature rumored for the iPhone to the Apple Watch too.
Third-Party Control Center Shortcuts
watchOS 26 could introduce support for third-party shortcuts in Control Center, allowing third-party app settings to be accessed right alongside built-in options for doing things like toggling on Wi-Fi, turning on Airplane Mode, activating Do Not Disturb, and pinging the iPhone.
The Apple Watch Control Center could also get a new layout customization option that would be accessible through the Apple Watch app, with Apple allowing users to add new shortcuts and remove those that aren't necessary.
AirPods Sleep Detection
The Apple Watch could integrate with the AirPods to pause content that's playing when the wearer falls asleep. It's a rumored feature for iOS 26, but the AirPods have no sleep detection functionality, so the option would need to use Apple Watch data.
Compatibility
watchOS 26 will run on all Apple Watch models that support watchOS 11.
visionOS 26
The design that Apple used for visionOS is inspiring a new look for iOS and macOS, but Apple also plans to make some tweaks to the way that visionOS looks, too. The changes are likely to be small in scale, and we don't have a lot of detail, but at least some visual updates are coming.
Eye-Scrolling
Apple is going to add a new eye-scrolling option to the Vision Pro, which will use the built-in eye tracking features. The Vision Pro already supports navigating through the OS by looking at something on the display and then using a hand gesture to "tap" it, so eye-based scrolling is a natural extension of that functionality.
Apple will add eye scrolling to the built-in Apple apps, and it will provide an API that will let developers integrate the capability into third-party apps as well.
VR Controllers
The Vision Pro will gain support for third-party VR hand controllers like the hand controllers designed by Sony for the PlayStation VR console. VR controllers are better attuned to VR games than standard game controllers because they support gestures and magic wand functionality.
Apple Intelligence
Apple is planning to add new Apple Intelligence features to iOS, and it's possible anything that's added will also expand to visionOS. The AI battery management feature rumored for iOS 26 would make sense for the Vision Pro.
At some point, Apple will introduce the Apple Intelligence personalized Siri features that were shown off at WWDC 2024, and those capabilities will almost certainly expand to the Vision Pro.
Games App
The new cross-platform Games app that Apple has in the works should be available on the Vision Pro as well as the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. The Games app will include all the content from the games section of the App Store, along with Apple Arcade content and Game Center features like achievements and leaderboards.
Accessibility
In May, Apple announced upcoming Accessibility features that will be added to visionOS 26. visionOS is going to get new vision accessibility options for users who are blind or have low vision. Zoom will let users magnify anything that's in view using the main Vision Pro camera, while Live Recognition in VoiceOver will use on-device machine learning to describe surroundings, find objects, and read documents.
Apple is developing a new API that will allow approved apps to use the main camera for providing live, person-to-person assistance for visual interpretation, a feature that will be useful for apps like Be My Eyes.
For users with severe mobility disabilities, visionOS is gaining a new protocol that will support Switch Control for Brain Computer Interfaces, a technology that lets users control their devices with brain signals.
tvOS 26
The visionOS-style design update that's coming to iOS, iPadOS, and macOS will also extend to tvOS. tvOS 26 could adopt some of the same translucency for menus, app icons, buttons, and other parts of the interface, plus it could get the same floating look and more dramatically rounded edges for buttons and windows that are typical of visionOS.
Apple wants the experience of using its various platforms to feel more cohesive, which is why everything is getting some of the same design changes.
Screensavers
It's typical for Apple to introduce new screensavers with tvOS updates, so we can perhaps expect to see new aerial screensaver options, as well as screensavers that match the updated aesthetic. Last year, Apple came out with Snoopy screensavers, so we could get more of those too, or another partnership.
Games App
Apple's cross-platform Games app that will serve as a one-stop spot for discovering and launching games on the Apple TV.
The Games app will essentially feature the entire games section of the tvOS App Store. It's also expected to have features like achievements, leaderboards, and recommendations from Apple editors. There might also be new tools for communicating with other players.
Wi-Fi Syncing
If you're in the unusual situation of needing to connect your Apple TV to a captive network at a college or similar location, you'll be glad to hear that the captive Wi-Fi syncing option rumored for the iPhone will work across all platforms.
With this feature, you'll only need to log into a captive network on one of your Apple devices, and the login information will sync to everything else signed into your Apple Account.
Compatibility
tvOS 26 will run on the Apple TV HD from 2015 and later Apple TV models.
- Apple TV HD (2015)
- Apple TV 4K (1st generation, 2017)
- Apple TV 4K (2nd generation, 2021)
- Apple TV 4K (3rd generation, 2022)
HomePod Software
We don't have details about what's coming to the HomePod and HomePod mini in updated software, but Apple typically launches new software for its HomePods alongside other software updates. We do know that the forthcoming HomePod software is expected to run on all HomePod models, including the original HomePod.
HomeOS
For several years now, we've been seeing hints of a platform called "homeOS," which could be a new platform that's designed to run on upcoming Apple devices like the smart home hub.
Apple appears to have recently trademarked homeOS in several countries around the world, so it's possible we'll see some hint of it at WWDC. It's more likely that Apple is preparing for some kind of product launch that will come later in the year.
homeOS is distinct from the software that runs on the HomePod.
No Hardware Announcements
Apple sometimes debuts new hardware at its developer events, but this year, there have been no rumors of products that are ready to come out around the June timeframe.
We are not expecting any hardware-related announcements, with the focus set to be on Apple's updated software naming scheme and the design refresh that's rolling out across most of its updates.
How to Watch the WWDC 2025 Keynote
The WWDC 2025 keynote will take place on Monday, June 9 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time. Apple will live stream the event on its website, on YouTube, and in the TV app. We have a full list of when WWDC will take place in your timezone in our How to Watch WWDC 2025 guide.
If you're not able to watch live, we'll have a live blog and coverage of the announcements here at MacRumors, plus we'll be live tweeting the event on the MacRumorsLive account.
Software Release Info
Apple will make the new versions of iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26, tvOS 26, watchOS 26, and visionOS 26 available to developers for testing purposes just after the June 9 keynote event. Testing will continue for several months, with Apple likely planning to provide a public beta option starting in July. All of the updates will launch in the fall alongside new iPhone models. Related Roundup: WWDC 2025Related Forum: Apple, Inc and Tech Industry
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A Note on Naming
Apple is streamlining the way that it numbers operating system updates, so all of the software will be appended with a "26" instead of the number that would normally be expected in Apple's prior versioning scheme.
- iOS 19 -> iOS 26
- iPadOS 19 -> iPadOS 26
- macOS 16 -> macOS 26
- tvOS 19 -> tvOS 26
- watchOS 12 -> watchOS 26
- visionOS 3 -> visionOS 26
The "26" used for each time reflects the launch season for each update, covering the period between September 2025 and September 2026. Apple is using year-ahead numbering going forward, so in September 2026, we'll get iOS 27.
Apple could have gone with the year of launch, which would be 25, but 26 also makes sense because there are more months in 2026 where we'll be running iOS 26 and its sister updates than in 2025.
With the streamlined naming that Apple is implementing, there won't be a need to remember separate numbers for each operating system, and it'll be clear which update came out in which year.
iOS 26
iOS 26 is going to get a major design overhaul that's been described as the biggest design update since iOS 7. Inside Apple, the design project is referred to as "Solarium," which hints at what we can expect. A solarium is an all-glass room that's designed to let in sunlight, and rumors suggest that iOS 26 will adopt a more translucent, glass-inspired aesthetic that's loosely based on visionOS.
visionOS uses a semi-translucent interface to allow people to see their surroundings in AR or VR while also interacting with app menus and windows. visionOS windows blend into the background for an unobtrusive look, and on the iPhone, Apple could adopt the same translucency, allowing content to shine through.
iOS 26 is expected to get the floating on-screen windows and menus that are used in visionOS, with rounded pop-up navigation and menu bars that float above the content on the display. Apple may use shading, shadowing, and subtle lighting effects to give buttons and other interface elements a slight lift. Widgets on the Lock Screen and Home Screen will adopt the new design, but functionality won't change.
App icons could see design tweaks, and notifications, menus in apps, search bars, card-style interfaces, and other parts of the iOS user interface could have more rounded corners than we're used to. The floating navigation bars are expected to be pill-shaped, for example, and Apple is going to use pop-out menu options to allow users to expand settings with a tap. One rumor suggested Apple is going to transition to round app icons on iPhone, but Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says that the icons are going to keep the same general shape.
iOS 26 has been described as having a glossy or glass-like look, which is also how visionOS looks. Apple's WWDC 2025 teaser images feature frosted glass with soft colors, and those images might give us a look at what's coming.
Mockups that are allegedly based on real iOS 26 designs were shared earlier this year by Front Page Tech, demonstrating some of the design changes that might be in store. A mockup of the Camera app has translucent pop-out menus that better blend into the background to put the focus on the images, for example.
A render of iOS 26's alleged redesigned Camera app, from Front Page Tech
Newer Apple apps like Apple Sports and Invites have simpler, translucent interface elements with expanding buttons, and could also serve as an example of the design language Apple is planning to unveil in iOS 26.
Apple will overhaul its built-in apps with the updated design, plus the company plans to provide developers with design guidelines and assets so that third-party apps can adopt the new aesthetic too.
Navigation Simplification and Streamlining
Along with introducing new design language in iOS 26, Apple is streamlining navigation. Rumors suggest that Apple is tweaking menus, buttons, and navigation to make the operating system simpler to learn and navigate.
Some of the design and interface changes will also extend to macOS, iPadOS, tvOS, and watchOS, improving design consistency and navigation across Apple's operating systems.
Apple Intelligence Features
There are several new Apple Intelligence features that are expected in iOS 26.
AI Battery Management
An AI-powered battery management tool will analyze how you use your iPhone and make adjustments to maximize battery life. The option will be able to limit the power draw of apps and other system features based on device usage.
Battery management will be particularly useful for the iPhone 17 Air that will have a smaller battery than other iPhones, but it will be available on iPhones that are able to run iOS 26. It's not clear if Apple will announce the AI battery feature at WWDC 2025, as it could be held until the iPhone 17 Air debut later in the year.
Shortcuts App
Apple plans to update the Shortcuts app with Apple Intelligence, allowing users to create actions that use Apple Intelligence models. With this functionality, which Apple might call "Generative Shortcuts," Shortcuts will be easier to use. Even casual users will be able to create useful shortcuts using natural language and help from AI.
Google Gemini
Apple and Google are close to establishing a deal that will add Google Gemini to the iPhone as an alternative to ChatGPT, and that's a feature that we'll likely see in iOS 26. Google Gemini would integrate with Siri like ChatGPT, with Siri able to hand requests over to Gemini for more in-depth AI-powered answers. Apple may not announce Gemini integration until it's ready, so this may not be a feature we see previewed at WWDC.
Siri
Apple still hasn't launched the Apple Intelligence-powered personalized Siri features that debuted at WWDC 2024. Those updates are expected to come at some point in iOS 26, but we're not quite sure when. Siri may not be ready for the launch version of iOS 26, and we're not expecting Apple to mention these Siri features again until the functionality is ready.
Here's what's coming, eventually:
- Personal Context - Siri will be able to keep track of everything on your device, like emails, messages, files, and more, helping you complete tasks and find things.
- Onscreen awareness - Siri will know what's on your screen and will be able to complete actions involving whatever you're looking at.
- Deeper App Integration - Siri will be able to do more in and across apps, performing actions and tasks that are not possible with the personal assistant right now. This will be a feature available for Apple's apps and third-party apps.
New Apps and App Features
Apple is planning to introduce a new Games app, plus some existing apps are getting new functionality.
Games
Apple has a new pre-installed gaming app planned, and it'll replace Game Center and add more functionality than ever before. It's going to house the games section of the App Store, so you'll be able to find and launch games from one convenient gaming-centric spot, but the App Store's games section isn't going away.
Tabs in the Games app include Home, Arcade, Play Together, Library, and Search. The app will offer game suggestions from Apple's editorial team, and it has tools for playing with friends and family. It will also house achievements and leaderboards, replacing Game Center.
Preview
The Mac Preview app is coming to iOS and iPadOS, and like Games, it'll be pre-installed. It has the same functionality as the Mac version of the app, and it will let users view, edit, and annotate PDF documents. It's already possible to annotate PDFs using Markup tools in apps like Mail, but having a dedicated app will make the options easier to find.
Phone App
The iOS 26 Phone app will gain a unified view that shows favorite contacts, recent calls, and voicemails all in one window. The design will be opt-in, and Apple will provide a setting to use the existing design with separate tabs.
Apple is expected to bring new AI-based live translation features to the Phone app, for automatically translating conversations between people who speak two different languages.
Safari
To match the new systemwide iOS design, Safari is set to feature a more transparent, glass-looking address bar.
Camera
The Camera app's navigation will be redone to make it simpler to get to different settings and options. Apple will use pop-out menus that will make tweaking photo settings more intuitive.
Messages
The Messages app could gain support for polls in group chats and automatic translate. There's already an option to long press on a message to translate it to another language, but in iOS 26, messages that aren't in your specified language could be translated automatically.
Apple also plans to implement customizable backgrounds, allowing users to choose a background image for each conversation. Backgrounds will sync between devices and will be shared with other people that you're texting with. Users will be able to generate backgrounds for the Messages app using text-based descriptions, a feature that appears to use Image Playground. Generated backgrounds will be able to use Image Playground styles, including Animation, Illustration, and Sketch.
Genmoji is getting an update that will allow users to combine two existing emoji into a new emoji, a feature that Apple will call "Mixmoji." With Mixmoji, you will be able to combine two emoji such as cake and balloons into a new emoji that features a cake and a balloon for a celebration.
Music
The Apple Music app is expected to gain support for full screen animated art on the Lock Screen. The current Now Playing view tints the Lock Screen based on album art, but in iOS 26, album art could be even larger.
Notes
The Notes app could support exporting in Markdown.
CarPlay Updates
CarPlay could get interface changes to match the design changes that are being introduced with iOS 26.
Apple also plans to bring new Accessibility features to CarPlay. CarPlay will gain a Large Text option and new Sound Recognition capabilities. Sound Recognition will recognize crying babies, sending a notification if a crying baby is detected inside the vehicle.
New AirPods Features
With an AirPods firmware update, iOS 26 will allow the AirPods to translate in-person conversations from one language to another. If an English speaker with AirPods is conversing with someone who is speaking Spanish, the iPhone will detect the audio, translate the speech, and relay it back in English to the AirPods wearer.
Apple also plans to add other new AirPods features:
- New head gestures - Apple could add new head gestures, such as a gesture for adjusting the volume of Conversation Awareness. Last year, Apple added a nod and a head shake to answer or decline calls.
- Auto-pause for sleep - The AirPods could pause audio when the wearer falls asleep, presumably using sleep data gleaned from the Apple Watch, as the AirPods have no sleep detection functionality.
- Camera trigger - Apple is planning to add trigger functionality to the AirPods, capturing an image on a linked iPhone with a press on the AirPods stem. It's possible this might work with a timer so the iPhone user isn't touching an ear when the photo is taken.
- Microphone enhancement - AirPods could get a "studio quality" microphone mode that's similar to the Audio Mix feature on iPhone that lets users choose from sound recording options like studio and cinematic.
- Better pairing - Apple is apparently working on a feature that would improve how AirPods pair with shared iPads for use in the classroom.
Connectivity Changes
Apple is adding a feature that will synchronize captive Wi-Fi portal login information across devices, so you'll only need to enter login details for a captive Wi-Fi network once, and it'll be available on all of your Apple products. Captive networks are common in hotels, airports, coffee shops, and other locations with shared or paid internet options.
Apple might also make it easier for iPhone users to transfer an eSIM to an Android smartphone.
Stage Manager
There's a possibility that Apple will add a Stage Manager feature for iPhone models that have a USB-C port, with the feature activating when an iPhone is connected to an external display over USB-C.
Stage Manager would allow multiple apps to be opened at once, offering a more Mac-like experience when an iPhone is used with a display.
Accessibility Features
Apple previewed new Accessibility features coming to iOS 26 earlier this year, and there are some interesting new additions.
- Music Haptics - Music Haptics will get customization options so haptics can be enabled for an entire song or just vocals, plus there will be options to adjust the intensity of taps, textures, and vibrations.
- App Store Labels - App Store product pages will get Accessibility Nutrition Labels that highlight accessibility features in apps.
- Accessibility Reader - Accessibility Reader is a systemwide reading mode that will make text easier to read thanks to customization features for adjusting font, color, spacing, and more.
- CarPlay - CarPlay is getting support for Large Text and Sound Recognition that will alert drivers to the sound of a crying baby, horns, and sirens.
- Background Sounds - Background Sounds will be customizable with new EQ settings, timers, and automation actions in Shortcuts.
- Personal Voice - Personal Voice will let users preserve their voice faster and more easily. It will use on-device machine learning to create a smoother, more natural-sounding voice in under a minute.
- Tracking - Head tracking and eye tracking are getting updates, plus Apple is adding support for Brain Computer Interface devices.
Developer Features
Apple is planning to provide developers with tools to access Apple's large language models, so custom AI features can be integrated into apps.
Compatibility
iOS 26 will not be available on the iPhone XR, iPhone XS, or the iPhone XS Max, but it will run on all other iPhones that support iOS 18.
- iPhone 16e
- iPhone 16
- iPhone 16 Plus
- iPhone 16 Pro
- iPhone 16 Pro Max
- iPhone 15
- iPhone 15 Plus
- iPhone 15 Pro
- iPhone 15 Pro Max
- iPhone 14
- iPhone 14 Plus
- iPhone 14 Pro
- iPhone 14 Pro Max
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 13 mini
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 mini
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 11
- iPhone 11 Pro
- iPhone 11 Pro Max
- iPhone SE (2nd generation or later)
While these iPhones will support iOS 26, advanced features may be limited to newer iPhones with faster processors. Apple Intelligence in iOS 18, for example, only runs on the iPhone 15 Pro and the iPhone 16 models.
iPadOS 26
iPadOS 26 is going to get the same design updates that are coming to the iPhone, so it will have the same glass-like, translucent look.
Apple is also rumored to be working on adding new features that will make the iPad experience more like using a Mac, introducing improved productivity, new multitasking features, and expanded window management options.
iPadOS 26 may have a Mac-like menu bar when connected to a Magic Keyboard, plus Apple is adding a new reed calligraphy pen option for Apple Pencil users that need to write Arabic script.
macOS 26 Tahoe
macOS is the only operating system that gets a special California landmark name along with its number. This year, Apple is going to go with "Tahoe," for macOS 26 Tahoe.
Tahoe will join the other California landmark names that Apple has used, including Mavericks, Yosemite, El Capitan, Sierra, High Sierra, Mojave, Catalina, Big Sur, Monterey, Ventura, Sonoma, and Sequoia.
Design
A lot of the rumors we've heard this year have focused on the design updates coming in iOS 26, but some of those same design changes will also debut in macOS 26. The changes won't be as dramatic, but Apple is aiming for a more cohesive look across its operating systems.
macOS 26 could get the same glass-like design update, with more translucency, rounded menu elements, rounded app icons, and more depth through a play on light and shadow. The Mac design updates will focus on the menu bar and window buttons, with widgets also set to adopt the new look.
Apple Intelligence and Other Features
Many of the Apple Intelligence features rumored for iOS 26 will also come to macOS Tahoe. We'll get the same revamped Shortcuts app and perhaps Gemini integration, and eventually, all of the personalized Siri features that Apple previewed at WWDC 2024 will come to iOS and macOS alike.
The Mac is also going to get the new gaming app that Apple has in the works, and support for cross-device captive Wi-Fi network sharing. Xcode could also get a revamp, with Apple set to add support for third-party AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT.
Specific to the Mac, there's a new Magnifier accessibility feature that will let Mac users use their iPhones for zooming in on small text and anything else that's hard to read. It'll work using the Continuity Camera features that link the iPhone and the Mac.
Macs are also going to get support for Vehicle Motion Cues, a feature that uses small dots at the edge of the display to match the feeling of movement with what the eyes are seeing, with the aim of cutting down on motion sickness.
Compatibility
macOS Tahoe could drop support for the 2018 MacBook Pro, 2019 iMac, 2017 iMac Pro, 2018 Mac mini, and the Intel-based 2020 MacBook Air. It's expected to be compatible with these Macs:
- MacBook Pro (2019 and later)
- iMac (2020 and later)
- Mac Pro (2019 and later)
- Mac mini (M1 and later)
- Mac Studio (all models)
- MacBook Air (M1 and later)
watchOS 26
With watchOS 26, Apple plans to bring some of the same design updates that are coming to iOS 26 to the Apple Watch.
Floating menus, rounder buttons, and simplified navigation have been rumored, too. watchOS already uses round app icons and buttons, so it will fit right in. Apple could adopt the Solarium look for things like the app drawer, notifications, and Control Center.
Apple's aim is a more consistent design across all of its software platforms.
New Watch Faces
If watchOS is getting a design update to match iOS 26, Apple will likely add new watch faces that are designed with the new style.
Apple Intelligence
The Apple Watch doesn't have the processing power to run Apple Intelligence on-device, but it is rumored to be getting some "powered by Apple Intelligence" features that could rely on its link to the iPhone.
Right now, features like ChatGPT Siri integration and Writing Tools don't extend to the Apple Watch, but these are options that Apple could add. The Apple Watch also doesn't support notification summaries or content summaries in general.
It's possible Apple will bring the AI-powered battery management feature rumored for the iPhone to the Apple Watch too.
Third-Party Control Center Shortcuts
watchOS 26 could introduce support for third-party shortcuts in Control Center, allowing third-party app settings to be accessed right alongside built-in options for doing things like toggling on Wi-Fi, turning on Airplane Mode, activating Do Not Disturb, and pinging the iPhone.
The Apple Watch Control Center could also get a new layout customization option that would be accessible through the Apple Watch app, with Apple allowing users to add new shortcuts and remove those that aren't necessary.
AirPods Sleep Detection
The Apple Watch could integrate with the AirPods to pause content that's playing when the wearer falls asleep. It's a rumored feature for iOS 26, but the AirPods have no sleep detection functionality, so the option would need to use Apple Watch data.
Compatibility
watchOS 26 will run on all Apple Watch models that support watchOS 11.
visionOS 26
The design that Apple used for visionOS is inspiring a new look for iOS and macOS, but Apple also plans to make some tweaks to the way that visionOS looks, too. The changes are likely to be small in scale, and we don't have a lot of detail, but at least some visual updates are coming.
Eye-Scrolling
Apple is going to add a new eye-scrolling option to the Vision Pro, which will use the built-in eye tracking features. The Vision Pro already supports navigating through the OS by looking at something on the display and then using a hand gesture to "tap" it, so eye-based scrolling is a natural extension of that functionality.
Apple will add eye scrolling to the built-in Apple apps, and it will provide an API that will let developers integrate the capability into third-party apps as well.
VR Controllers
The Vision Pro will gain support for third-party VR hand controllers like the hand controllers designed by Sony for the PlayStation VR console. VR controllers are better attuned to VR games than standard game controllers because they support gestures and magic wand functionality.
Apple Intelligence
Apple is planning to add new Apple Intelligence features to iOS, and it's possible anything that's added will also expand to visionOS. The AI battery management feature rumored for iOS 26 would make sense for the Vision Pro.
At some point, Apple will introduce the Apple Intelligence personalized Siri features that were shown off at WWDC 2024, and those capabilities will almost certainly expand to the Vision Pro.
Games App
The new cross-platform Games app that Apple has in the works should be available on the Vision Pro as well as the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. The Games app will include all the content from the games section of the App Store, along with Apple Arcade content and Game Center features like achievements and leaderboards.
Accessibility
In May, Apple announced upcoming Accessibility features that will be added to visionOS 26. visionOS is going to get new vision accessibility options for users who are blind or have low vision. Zoom will let users magnify anything that's in view using the main Vision Pro camera, while Live Recognition in VoiceOver will use on-device machine learning to describe surroundings, find objects, and read documents.
Apple is developing a new API that will allow approved apps to use the main camera for providing live, person-to-person assistance for visual interpretation, a feature that will be useful for apps like Be My Eyes.
For users with severe mobility disabilities, visionOS is gaining a new protocol that will support Switch Control for Brain Computer Interfaces, a technology that lets users control their devices with brain signals.
tvOS 26
The visionOS-style design update that's coming to iOS, iPadOS, and macOS will also extend to tvOS. tvOS 26 could adopt some of the same translucency for menus, app icons, buttons, and other parts of the interface, plus it could get the same floating look and more dramatically rounded edges for buttons and windows that are typical of visionOS.
Apple wants the experience of using its various platforms to feel more cohesive, which is why everything is getting some of the same design changes.
Screensavers
It's typical for Apple to introduce new screensavers with tvOS updates, so we can perhaps expect to see new aerial screensaver options, as well as screensavers that match the updated aesthetic. Last year, Apple came out with Snoopy screensavers, so we could get more of those too, or another partnership.
Games App
Apple's cross-platform Games app that will serve as a one-stop spot for discovering and launching games on the Apple TV.
The Games app will essentially feature the entire games section of the tvOS App Store. It's also expected to have features like achievements, leaderboards, and recommendations from Apple editors. There might also be new tools for communicating with other players.
Wi-Fi Syncing
If you're in the unusual situation of needing to connect your Apple TV to a captive network at a college or similar location, you'll be glad to hear that the captive Wi-Fi syncing option rumored for the iPhone will work across all platforms.
With this feature, you'll only need to log into a captive network on one of your Apple devices, and the login information will sync to everything else signed into your Apple Account.
Compatibility
tvOS 26 will run on the Apple TV HD from 2015 and later Apple TV models.
- Apple TV HD (2015)
- Apple TV 4K (1st generation, 2017)
- Apple TV 4K (2nd generation, 2021)
- Apple TV 4K (3rd generation, 2022)
HomePod Software
We don't have details about what's coming to the HomePod and HomePod mini in updated software, but Apple typically launches new software for its HomePods alongside other software updates. We do know that the forthcoming HomePod software is expected to run on all HomePod models, including the original HomePod.
HomeOS
For several years now, we've been seeing hints of a platform called "homeOS," which could be a new platform that's designed to run on upcoming Apple devices like the smart home hub.
Apple appears to have recently trademarked homeOS in several countries around the world, so it's possible we'll see some hint of it at WWDC. It's more likely that Apple is preparing for some kind of product launch that will come later in the year.
homeOS is distinct from the software that runs on the HomePod.
No Hardware Announcements
Apple sometimes debuts new hardware at its developer events, but this year, there have been no rumors of products that are ready to come out around the June timeframe.
We are not expecting any hardware-related announcements, with the focus set to be on Apple's updated software naming scheme and the design refresh that's rolling out across most of its updates.
How to Watch the WWDC 2025 Keynote
The WWDC 2025 keynote will take place on Monday, June 9 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time. Apple will live stream the event on its website, on YouTube, and in the TV app. We have a full list of when WWDC will take place in your timezone in our How to Watch WWDC 2025 guide.
If you're not able to watch live, we'll have a live blog and coverage of the announcements here at MacRumors, plus we'll be live tweeting the event on the MacRumorsLive account.
Software Release Info
Apple will make the new versions of iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26, tvOS 26, watchOS 26, and visionOS 26 available to developers for testing purposes just after the June 9 keynote event. Testing will continue for several months, with Apple likely planning to provide a public beta option starting in July. All of the updates will launch in the fall alongside new iPhone models. Related Roundup: WWDC 2025Related Forum: Apple, Inc and Tech Industry
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iOS 26 Getting Custom AI-Generated Message Backgrounds, Generative Shortcuts and 'Mixmoji' - MacRumors
According to Nicolás Alvarez, iOS 26 code suggests that users will be able to generate backgrounds for the Messages app using text-based descriptions. The feature appears to use Image Playground, and there will be Image Playground style options that include Animation, Illustration, and Sketch.
The Messages backgrounds will be customizable on a per-conversation basis, so iPhone, iPad, and Mac users will be able to set a different background for each of their message threads. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman previously said that the backgrounds will sync between all participants in a Messages conversation. So if you set a specific background for an iMessage chat with a friend, the friend will see the same background.
Other messaging apps like WhatsApp support custom background options, so Apple is playing catch-up with the new Messages app background feature.
The Messages app is also set to gain support for polls, automatic translation for incoming messages in other languages, and the option to create Genmoji by combining two existing standard emoji. Apple plans to call the Genmoji mixing feature "Mixmoji." With this feature, you will be able to combine two emoji such as cake and balloons into a new emoji that features a cake and a balloon for a celebration.
Apple has other AI features in the works, such as an Apple Intelligence-powered version of the Shortcuts app. Apple could call the new Shortcuts option "Generative Shortcuts," and it appears it will use natural language to help users create powerful multi-step shortcut actions.
iOS 26 and the new Messages features will be shown off at WWDC 2025, which is set to begin on Monday, June 9 with a 10:00 a.m. keynote event.Related Roundup: iOS 26
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iOS 26 Getting Custom AI-Generated Message Backgrounds, Generative Shortcuts and 'Mixmoji' - MacRumors
According to Nicolás Alvarez, iOS 26 code suggests that users will be able to generate backgrounds for the Messages app using text-based descriptions. The feature appears to use Image Playground, and there will be Image Playground style options that include Animation, Illustration, and Sketch.
The Messages backgrounds will be customizable on a per-conversation basis, so iPhone, iPad, and Mac users will be able to set a different background for each of their message threads. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman previously said that the backgrounds will sync between all participants in a Messages conversation. So if you set a specific background for an iMessage chat with a friend, the friend will see the same background.
Other messaging apps like WhatsApp support custom background options, so Apple is playing catch-up with the new Messages app background feature.
The Messages app is also set to gain support for polls, automatic translation for incoming messages in other languages, and the option to create Genmoji by combining two existing standard emoji. Apple plans to call the Genmoji mixing feature "Mixmoji." With this feature, you will be able to combine two emoji such as cake and balloons into a new emoji that features a cake and a balloon for a celebration.
Apple has other AI features in the works, such as an Apple Intelligence-powered version of the Shortcuts app. Apple could call the new Shortcuts option "Generative Shortcuts," and it appears it will use natural language to help users create powerful multi-step shortcut actions.
iOS 26 and the new Messages features will be shown off at WWDC 2025, which is set to begin on Monday, June 9 with a 10:00 a.m. keynote event.Related Roundup: iOS 26
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TikTok Getting Yet Another Ban Delay as Trump Fails to Reach Deal With China - MacRumors
The second extension that Trump gave TikTok is set to expire on June 19, and there appears to be no progress made toward a deal with China, so TikTok needs a third reprieve to continue operating in the United States.
TikTok was banned in the U.S. after the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act went into law on January 19, but Trump has ordered the U.S. Department of Justice not to enforce the law at the current time.
Since January, Trump has been working to wrest TikTok's operations from Chinese control by establishing U.S. ownership. Trump's team has considered offers from Oracle, Perplexity, and Amazon, along with individuals like Jimmy Donaldson (known as MrBeast), Shark Tank host Kevin O'Leary, Employer.com founder Jesse Tinsley, and billionaire Frank McCourt.
Trump needs to work with China to get the TikTok deal approved, and China is not cooperating due to ongoing trade tensions created by Trump's tariffs on Chinese goods.
TikTok continues to be available for download as of now. It's not yet clear when the app might see a U.S. takeover, but with continued extensions, it is not in danger of being removed from the App Store.Tag: TikTok
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TikTok Getting Yet Another Ban Delay as Trump Fails to Reach Deal With China - MacRumors
The second extension that Trump gave TikTok is set to expire on June 19, and there appears to be no progress made toward a deal with China, so TikTok needs a third reprieve to continue operating in the United States.
TikTok was banned in the U.S. after the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act went into law on January 19, but Trump has ordered the U.S. Department of Justice not to enforce the law at the current time.
Since January, Trump has been working to wrest TikTok's operations from Chinese control by establishing U.S. ownership. Trump's team has considered offers from Oracle, Perplexity, and Amazon, along with individuals like Jimmy Donaldson (known as MrBeast), Shark Tank host Kevin O'Leary, Employer.com founder Jesse Tinsley, and billionaire Frank McCourt.
Trump needs to work with China to get the TikTok deal approved, and China is not cooperating due to ongoing trade tensions created by Trump's tariffs on Chinese goods.
TikTok continues to be available for download as of now. It's not yet clear when the app might see a U.S. takeover, but with continued extensions, it is not in danger of being removed from the App Store.Tag: TikTok
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A baby porcupine is fluffier than you’d imagine - Popular Science
In the early hours of May 17, Fort Worth Zoo in Texas welcomed its first prehensile-tailed porcupine baby. The tiny, fluffy porcupette is an offspring of mom Piper and dad Quilliam.
“The porcupette weighed 404 grams at birth, approximately the size of a loaf of sandwich bread and, at 20 days old, has already doubled in size,” Fort Worth Zoo Animal Outreach Curator Kristen Garrett tells Popular Science in an email. “The gender of the baby is not yet known, though it will be determined in the coming weeks through a quill DNA test. Once the baby’s gender is determined, the little one will receive its name.
If you look closely, you’ll see quills starting to grow. Image: Fort Worth ZooPrehensile-tailed porcupines are nocturnal rodents native to South America. Their long, strong tails help them lead a tree-dwelling lifestyle. Adults weigh between 4 to 11 pounds and grow up to 24 inches long (not counting the tail), and munch on plant parts including roots, leaves, fruits, and flowers. Like all rodents, their two front teeth are always growing, Garrett explains, meaning they have to constantly gnaw on things to file them down.
“A porcupette is born with soft, reddish-orange hair and begins to grow its quills 24 hours after birth,” she adds. “As it grows, the quills harden and develop their distinctive black and white coloring. The porcupette will reach its full size by about one year of age.”
Though the zoo has hosted prehensile-tailed porcupines for over a quarter century, Piper and Quilliam are the institution’s first mated pair. Piper gave birth without veterinary assistance, though the animal staff kept a close eye on her both during and after the pregnancy, as well as throughout the birth itself. They even trained her to voluntarily participate in ultrasounds.
The porcupette is currently nursing and growing “behind the scenes.” The animal will stay at the zoo, where it will eventually become an “ambassador animal,” which interacts with guests through education and outreach programs.
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Physicists use AI to hunt for UAPs and UFOs - Popular Science
An international team of physicists has developed a new methodology to aid NASA and other government agencies in their ongoing investigations into unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs). The result is a novel strategy integrating a specially designed artificial intelligence program that was partially inspired by the physicists’ own hunt for elusive dark matter.
More popularly known as unidentified flying objects or UFOs, UAPs aren’t necessarily considered as outlandish as they were decades ago. Setting aside the various theories that point to mysterious visitors from another planet, analysis increasingly centers on determining more worldly explanations. UAPs are often explained by classified experimental aircraft, astronomical events, or simply a case of mistaken drone identity. Meanwhile, a small percentage of sightings continue to baffle experts.
Over the last few years, the US government has attempted to present a more transparent approach to its UAP research, while the military continues a campaign to destigmatize reporting sightings among its ranks. In November 2024, Congress held a publicly televised joint subcommittee hearing about UAPs featuring a former US Navy rear admiral and NASA administrator. While not without its fair share of criticism, these and similar events are shifting the overarching narrative around unidentified aerial phenomenon.
Researchers like Matthew Syzdagis at the University of Albany have followed this evolving discourse for years. An associate professor of physics focused on dark matter, Syzdagis recently began collaborating with over 30 colleagues around the world to determine if this approach to hunting dark matter could be adapted to the search for UAPs. Their results, published this month in the journal Progress in Aerospace Studies, offer a new interdisciplinary methodology to review the past and future UAP sightings.
“As this process moves forward, it’s critical that future study of UAPs follows a rigorous, repeatable method that can be tested and confirmed by other researchers,” Syzdagis said in a statement. “We aim to establish a roadmap for these efforts with this paper.”
The team relied on an array of datasets and tools to build their framework, including publicly available Doppler weather information from the National Weather Service (NWS). The NWS data was used to corroborate observations from additional equipment and determine if any of them simultaneously recorded a given anomaly. They then utilized Cosmic Watch, a radiation-detection system, to assess if a target UAP observed by infrared cameras was accompanied by ionizing radiation.
To help analyze the infrared data, Szydagis created a new software program called Custom Target Analysis Protocol (C-TAP) that utilizes machine learning alongside human verification to review individual camera frames on a pixel-by-pixel basis. Inspired by similar strategies used to scan for direct evidence of dark matter, C-TAP then flags and separates actual UAP observations from any digital noise. Finally, these results were overlaid with trigonometric calculations to exclude any known objects in the sky like satellites or the International Space Station.
To test it all out, Szydagis and colleagues used their new methodology to review observable light and infrared images collected on a 2021 field expedition around Laguna Beach, California, amid a period of heightened UAP reports. In total, the team reviewed about one hour of triggered visible and night-vision video footage along with over 600 hours of infrared data and 55 hours of background radiation measurements. Of the multiple anomalies initially flagged, researchers were able to offer plausible and likely explanations for all sightings except for one—a collection of bright white dots inside a dark spot recorded across multiple videos. And even then, it seems unlikely that the UAP event was unique.
“At this point, none can be classified as true anomalies, although further study of remaining ambiguities may alter this conclusion,” the study’s authors wrote in their conclusion.
Moving forward, the team hopes their methodology will help more researchers around the world continue to vet UAP sightings on a scientific, unbiased basis.
“Given the longstanding, global nature of the UAP/UFO question, [and] the air safety and security implications of their presence… studying and understanding these phenomena is of great and urgent importance,” added University of Albany physics professor and study lead author Kevin Knuth.
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Replace your sunglasses with this rare deal on Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses during this rare Amazon deal - Popular Science
If you’ve been wanting a pair of Ray-Ban Meta smartglasses, this is the best price I’ve seen since last year’s Black Friday. Amazon has pairs as low as $239 right now, both with and without tinted lenses. They offer the classic Wayfarer style, so they look good on just about everyone. The sale is limited to what’s in stock right now, so grab the color and the size you want before they sell out. With these discounts, they’re not that much more expensive than buying a new pair of sunglasses at the mall.
Ray-Ban Meta Glasses, Wayfarer matte black with polarized graphic gradient lenses — $263 (was $329) You need a new pair of shades anyway. You might as well make them smart.Ray-Bans
See ItWhen talking about the Ray-Ban Meta glasses, most people focus on the built-in camera. It makes sense as it’s really cool to take hands-free photos and videos without help from a smartphone. However, I think people drastically underestimate the music playback feature. I don’t have a prescription, but I regularly wear a pair with clear lenses when I’m out shopping or just hanging out purely so I can listen to Spotify. The glasses beam the music straight into your ears, and there’s barely any sound leakage despite the lack of a physical earbud to plug up your ear canal.
Meta AI offers some clever features as well. You can ask the virtual assistant to “look” at an object with a built-in camera and give you information about it. The glasses can also do real-time translations in several languages without the need to connect to the internet.
The polarized lenses offer full sun protection and improve the overall clarity of everything you look at. There are several different colors and tints listed below, so grab the ones that fit your preference.
If you have a large head, definitely make sure you order the large size. I wear a size 7 5/8 hat and bought the regular size, and wish I had gotten the larger model. They’re still cool and comfortable enough; they just look small on my face.
It’s unlikely that you’re going to see these any cheaper than this until at least Black Friday this year, so grab a pair and use them all summer.
Ray-Ban Meta Glasses, Wayfarer shiny black with clear lenses — $239 (was $299) The clear lenses are usable in any environment.Ray-Bans
See ItIf you don’t need tint or a prescription, this model offers perfectly clear lenses so you can wear them all the time. I enjoy watching videos made by people who shop at thrift stores while wearing them.
- Ray-Ban Meta Glasses, Wayfarer matte black with clear-to-green gradient lenses $303 (was $379)
- Ray-Ban Meta Glasses, Wayfarer shiny black green lenses $239
- Ray-Ban Meta Glasses, Wayfarer shiny caramel frame and lenses $263 (was $329)
- Ray-Ban Meta Glasses, Wayfarer Warm Stone / Transitions Watermelon Red $303 (was $379)
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Best Apple Deals of the Week: Father's Day Deals Arrive With Great Sales From Anker, Sonos, Samsung, and More - MacRumors
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Father's Day Deals
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Father's Day deals kicked off this week at numerous retailers, and they include great deals on everything from Sonos home audio equipment to Mophie charging accessories and more.
- Sonos - Get up to $250 off home audio equipment
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Anker
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CHARGING SALEAnker Father's Day Deals
Anker this week introduced a big collection of discounts on numerous charging accessories on Amazon, with devices like MagSafe-compatible chargers and portable power stations that make perfect Father's Day gifts.
It's also worth noting that MacRumors readers can still get 20 percent off a collection of Anker's best charging accessories over on Anker's website. In order to get this deal, head to Anker's website and add an accessory to your cart, then enter the code Ankermacrumors2025 at checkout to see the discount.
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Samsung this week kicked off a new Discover Samsung sale, which includes savings on monitors, TVs, Galaxy products, and more.
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Amazon this week introduced discounts across nearly the entire M3 iPad Air lineup, offering $100 off these tablets. Prices start at $499.00 for the 128GB Wi-Fi 11-inch M3 iPad Air, down from $599.00. Best Buy is matching all of these deals on the iPad Air.
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$100 OFFApple Watch Series 10 (42mm GPS) for $299.00
$100 OFFApple Watch Series 10 (46mm GPS) for $329.00
Amazon has the 42mm GPS Apple Watch Series 10 for $299.00, down from $399.00, as well as the 46mm GPS model for $329.00, down from $429.00. Both of these are record low prices on the Apple Watch Series 10, and they're available in about 5-6 case colors and band styles.
If you're on the hunt for more discounts, be sure to visit our Apple Deals roundup where we recap the best Apple-related bargains of the past week.
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Father's Day Deals
- What's the deal? Save on popular Apple accessories for Father's Day
- Where can I find the original deal? Right here
Father's Day deals kicked off this week at numerous retailers, and they include great deals on everything from Sonos home audio equipment to Mophie charging accessories and more.
- Sonos - Get up to $250 off home audio equipment
- Logitech - Get 20% off two or more items
- Native Union - Get 20% off sitewide
- Belkin - Get up to 30% off select purchase amounts
- GRID Studio - Get up to 50% off
- ZAGG - Get 25% off sitewide
Anker
- What's the deal? Save on Anker's best charging accessories
- Where can I get it? Amazon
- Where can I find the original deal? Right here
CHARGING SALEAnker Father's Day Deals
Anker this week introduced a big collection of discounts on numerous charging accessories on Amazon, with devices like MagSafe-compatible chargers and portable power stations that make perfect Father's Day gifts.
It's also worth noting that MacRumors readers can still get 20 percent off a collection of Anker's best charging accessories over on Anker's website. In order to get this deal, head to Anker's website and add an accessory to your cart, then enter the code Ankermacrumors2025 at checkout to see the discount.
- 3-in-1 MagGo Foldable Travel Charger - $71.99 with on-page coupon, down from $89.99
- 3-in-1 MagGo Qi2 Charging Station - $82.49 for Prime Members, down from $109.99
- 3-in-1 MagGo Charger Cube - $113.05 for Prime members, down from $149.99
Samsung
- What's the deal? Get big discounts on Samsung monitors, TVs, and more
- Where can I get it? Samsung
- Where can I find the original deal? Right here
SITEWIDE DISCOUNTSDiscover Samsung Summer Sale
$300 OFF32-inch Smart Monitor M80D for $399.99
Samsung this week kicked off a new Discover Samsung sale, which includes savings on monitors, TVs, Galaxy products, and more.
iPad Air
- What's the deal? Get $100 off M3 iPad Air
- Where can I get it? Amazon
- Where can I find the original deal? Right here
$100 OFF11-inch M3 iPad Air (128GB Wi-Fi) for $499.00
$100 OFF13-inch M3 iPad Air (128GB Wi-Fi) for $699.00
Amazon this week introduced discounts across nearly the entire M3 iPad Air lineup, offering $100 off these tablets. Prices start at $499.00 for the 128GB Wi-Fi 11-inch M3 iPad Air, down from $599.00. Best Buy is matching all of these deals on the iPad Air.
Apple Watch
- What's the deal? Get $100 Apple Watch Series 10
- Where can I get it? Amazon
- Where can I find the original deal? Right here
$100 OFFApple Watch Series 10 (42mm GPS) for $299.00
$100 OFFApple Watch Series 10 (46mm GPS) for $329.00
Amazon has the 42mm GPS Apple Watch Series 10 for $299.00, down from $399.00, as well as the 46mm GPS model for $329.00, down from $429.00. Both of these are record low prices on the Apple Watch Series 10, and they're available in about 5-6 case colors and band styles.
If you're on the hunt for more discounts, be sure to visit our Apple Deals roundup where we recap the best Apple-related bargains of the past week.
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Apple TV+ Announces MLB Friday Night Baseball Schedule for July - MacRumors
Friday Night Baseball is included with an Apple TV+ subscription, at no additional cost. In the U.S., Apple TV+ costs $9.99 per month or $99 per year, and it is also included in all Apple One subscription bundles with other Apple services.
The full July schedule is as follows:Friday, 7/4
St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs
2:20 p.m. ET
Los Angeles Angels at Toronto Blue Jays
7:07 p.m. ET
Friday, 7/11
Seattle Mariners at Detroit Tigers
7:10 p.m. ET
Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Angels
9:38 p.m. ET
Friday, 7/18
No games
Friday, 7/25
Philadelphia Phillies at New York Yankees
7:05 p.m. ET
Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals
8:10 p.m. ETAvailable in 60 countries, Apple says Friday Night Baseball provides enhanced production quality, expert commentary, and no local broadcast restrictions.Tag: Apple TV Plus
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Apple TV+ Announces MLB Friday Night Baseball Schedule for July - MacRumors
Friday Night Baseball is included with an Apple TV+ subscription, at no additional cost. In the U.S., Apple TV+ costs $9.99 per month or $99 per year, and it is also included in all Apple One subscription bundles with other Apple services.
The full July schedule is as follows:Friday, 7/4
St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs
2:20 p.m. ET
Los Angeles Angels at Toronto Blue Jays
7:07 p.m. ET
Friday, 7/11
Seattle Mariners at Detroit Tigers
7:10 p.m. ET
Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Angels
9:38 p.m. ET
Friday, 7/18
No games
Friday, 7/25
Philadelphia Phillies at New York Yankees
7:05 p.m. ET
Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals
8:10 p.m. ETAvailable in 60 countries, Apple says Friday Night Baseball provides enhanced production quality, expert commentary, and no local broadcast restrictions.Tag: Apple TV Plus
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MacRumors Giveaway: Win an iPad Air and Rock Paper Pencil From Astropad - MacRumors
Rock Paper Pencil is a product that's meant to make writing on your iPad with the Apple Pencil feel like writing on a piece of paper rather than on a slippery display. Astropad just overhauled Rock Paper Pencil to make it better than ever, so now is a good time to check it out.
The $45 kit includes a NanoCling screen protector that goes on the iPad's display, and an accompanying Apple Pencil tip that pairs with an Apple Pencil. You can put the NanoCling screen protector on while you're using your Apple Pencil, then take it off and tuck it away for later if you want to use your iPad without it. It takes just seconds to put the screen protector on and remove it again, and it doesn't leave a sticky residue on your iPad.
The upgraded NanoCling screen protector has an improved feel, plus it's thinner. Writing on it is like writing on a stack of papers rather than just a single sheet, and it's a little softer and smoother than before. Using the NanoCling is a pleasant experience that makes note taking and sketching on the iPad feel more natural. Even though it has a unique microscopic texture that mimics the feel of paper, the screen protector doesn't interfere with the vivid colors of the iPad's display.
Astropad also redesigned the Apple Pencil tip that comes in the Rock Paper Pencil kit, and it's now made from solid stainless steel that won't wear down or chip over time. The size of the tip has also been increased, so it's now 1mm instead of 0.75mm. The larger tip balances out the friction and improves durability.
If you dislike the slippery feeling of writing on a hard screen, the Rock Paper Pencil is worth checking out. It does a great job of making you forget that you're writing on a tablet because it both feels and sounds like using a pen on paper.
Rock Paper Pencil is compatible with all of Apple's M2, M3, and M4 iPads, and many older models as well. It works with the 6th and 7th-generation iPad mini and the 7th-generation iPad and later.
We have a Rock Paper Pencil kit, an M3 iPad Air, and an Apple Pencil Pro for one lucky MacRumors reader. To enter to win, use the widget below and enter an email address. Email addresses will be used solely for contact purposes to reach the winner(s) and send the prize(s). You can earn additional entries by subscribing to our weekly newsletter, subscribing to our YouTube channel, following us on Twitter, following us on Instagram, following us on Threads, or visiting the MacRumors Facebook page.
Due to the complexities of international laws regarding giveaways, only U.S. residents who are 18 years or older, UK residents who are 18 years or older, and Canadian residents who have reached the age of majority in their province or territory are eligible to enter. All federal, state, provincial, and/or local taxes, fees, and surcharges are the sole responsibility of the prize winner. To offer feedback or get more information on the giveaway restrictions, please refer to our Site Feedback section, as that is where discussion of the rules will be redirected.
Astropad Giveaway
The contest will run from today (June 6) at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time through 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time on June 13. The winner will be chosen randomly on or shortly after June 13 and will be contacted by email. The winner will have 48 hours to respond and provide a shipping address before a new winner is chosen.Tag: Giveaway
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MacRumors Giveaway: Win an iPad Air and Rock Paper Pencil From Astropad - MacRumors
Rock Paper Pencil is a product that's meant to make writing on your iPad with the Apple Pencil feel like writing on a piece of paper rather than on a slippery display. Astropad just overhauled Rock Paper Pencil to make it better than ever, so now is a good time to check it out.
The $45 kit includes a NanoCling screen protector that goes on the iPad's display, and an accompanying Apple Pencil tip that pairs with an Apple Pencil. You can put the NanoCling screen protector on while you're using your Apple Pencil, then take it off and tuck it away for later if you want to use your iPad without it. It takes just seconds to put the screen protector on and remove it again, and it doesn't leave a sticky residue on your iPad.
The upgraded NanoCling screen protector has an improved feel, plus it's thinner. Writing on it is like writing on a stack of papers rather than just a single sheet, and it's a little softer and smoother than before. Using the NanoCling is a pleasant experience that makes note taking and sketching on the iPad feel more natural. Even though it has a unique microscopic texture that mimics the feel of paper, the screen protector doesn't interfere with the vivid colors of the iPad's display.
Astropad also redesigned the Apple Pencil tip that comes in the Rock Paper Pencil kit, and it's now made from solid stainless steel that won't wear down or chip over time. The size of the tip has also been increased, so it's now 1mm instead of 0.75mm. The larger tip balances out the friction and improves durability.
If you dislike the slippery feeling of writing on a hard screen, the Rock Paper Pencil is worth checking out. It does a great job of making you forget that you're writing on a tablet because it both feels and sounds like using a pen on paper.
Rock Paper Pencil is compatible with all of Apple's M2, M3, and M4 iPads, and many older models as well. It works with the 6th and 7th-generation iPad mini and the 7th-generation iPad and later.
We have a Rock Paper Pencil kit, an M3 iPad Air, and an Apple Pencil Pro for one lucky MacRumors reader. To enter to win, use the widget below and enter an email address. Email addresses will be used solely for contact purposes to reach the winner(s) and send the prize(s). You can earn additional entries by subscribing to our weekly newsletter, subscribing to our YouTube channel, following us on Twitter, following us on Instagram, following us on Threads, or visiting the MacRumors Facebook page.
Due to the complexities of international laws regarding giveaways, only U.S. residents who are 18 years or older, UK residents who are 18 years or older, and Canadian residents who have reached the age of majority in their province or territory are eligible to enter. All federal, state, provincial, and/or local taxes, fees, and surcharges are the sole responsibility of the prize winner. To offer feedback or get more information on the giveaway restrictions, please refer to our Site Feedback section, as that is where discussion of the rules will be redirected.
Astropad Giveaway
The contest will run from today (June 6) at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time through 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time on June 13. The winner will be chosen randomly on or shortly after June 13 and will be contacted by email. The winner will have 48 hours to respond and provide a shipping address before a new winner is chosen.Tag: Giveaway
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This ‘dual-use’ electric tractor can sow fields and run guns - Popular Science
A Spanish startup called Voltrac says it is building a new breed of smart tractor—one that could sow fields by day and run weapons to soldiers by night. And while the Hot Wheels-looking, fully electric tractor is currently remote-controlled, Voltrac is working to make its next version fully autonomous.
This “dual-use” tractor, first spotted by The Next Web, reportedly weighs 3.5 tons—roughly the size of a young African elephant—and has a carrying capacity of nearly 8,900 pounds. It can reach a top speed of around 24 miles per hour and operate for anywhere between 8 to 20 hours, thanks to two large 200kW batteries. The Voltrac comes equipped with a suite of sensors and onboard cameras that can be used to monitor a crop field—or a mine-filled battlefield.
Currently, the Voltrac is remotely controlled by a human operator who steers the machine through a first-person point of view. The company told TNW it’s currently awaiting EU regulatory approval to allow the machine to operate fully autonomously. In theory, they say, one remote operator, be it a farmer or a military commander, could oversee multiple shiny steel tractors working simultaneously. Voltrac says its low-profile tractor uses distributed electric propulsion via per-wheel motors, which it claims helps eliminate around 70 percent of traditional tractor components. That increased efficiency, they say, should reduce annual maintenance and operating costs for the owner by roughly 30 percent.
Voltrac did not immediately respond to Popular Science’s request for comment.
As a farming tool, the Voltrac features a hitch that can be used to attach common tools of the trade like plows, mowers, or cutters. It also supports a large, attachable flatbed add-on for transporting containers full of tools and gear. The machine’s cameras can be used to conduct what the company calls “live experiments” on crops. The tractor could, for example, treat different parts of a field in slightly different ways to observe how plants respond to various treatments.
For military applications, the tractor could be used to remotely inspect areas for signs of mines, improvised explosive devices, or other unexploded ordnance. Its hefty carrying capacity means it could also be deployed to troops in difficult or dangerous-to-reach areas. Voltrac told TNW it is in early talks with several NATO departments regarding the tractor’s potential use in military scenarios.
“It’s built for tough terrain, and it doesn’t risk human life. It can do the same job whether it’s hauling crops or carrying ammo,” Voltrac’s co-founder and CTO Francisco Infante Aguirre said in a recent interview with TNW.
Tractors are already being used in some warzonesUsing farming equipment for war might sound odd, but it’s not a totally novel idea. In Ukraine, farmers are already using basic tractors retrofitted with abandoned Russian tank parts to scour crop fields for unexploded mines. Others have reportedly built DIY radio-controlled tractors to clear mines and debris from contested farmland. Major militaries around the world—such as those of the US and France,—have already demonstrated the use of remote-controlled robots, similar in shape and size to the Voltrac, to aid in resupply efforts.
Voltrac likely still has hurdles to clear before reaching that stage. The company is still raising money and says it plans to start shipping its first tractors in early 2026.
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