By news@appleinsider.com (Andrew Orr) A breach exposing 184 million passwords includes Apple login credentials used across iPhone and Mac computers.Suspected infostealer malwareOn May 22, 2025, cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler reported the discovery of a massive unprotected database containing more than 184 million usernames and passwords. The 47-gigabyte Elasticsearch server was publicly accessible and not secured by a password or encryption.The exposed credentials covered accounts from at least 29 countries and included login details for widely used platforms such as Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Apple. Fowler’s original disclosure on Website Planet didn’t list Apple services by name — but iCloud logins are present, following inspection. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Sponsored Content) We all have old or low-quality videos that hold meaningful moments or valuable content. With VideoProc’s AI video enhancer, you can instantly upgrade the visual quality and upscale to 4K on your Mac.VideoProc Converter AI. Image source: DigiartyChances are, you’ve got a collection of videos and photos captured long before digital cameras could record in 4K HDR. Maybe you’ve spent years digitizing old VHS tapes and DVDs to add them to your Apple Photos library, only to find them riddled with tiny resolution and static distortions.Watching them on a modern 5K display without stretching feels like viewing memories through a postage stamp. Continue Reading on AppleInsider
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) As OpenAI buys Jony Ive and Sam Altman’s AI startup, the two have shared with staff a few hints about what their highly secret device will do.Jony IveAfter weeks of speculation, OpenAI has bought Jony Ive and Sam Altman’s AI startup for $6.5 billion. Publicly, OpenAI has posted a video discussing Ive and Altman’s partnership in general, but now further details of their work has been revealed.According to the Washington Post, Altman told OpenAI staff in a meeting on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, that the aim is to ship 100 million AI “companions.” He described it as “the chance to do the biggest thing we’ve ever done as a company here.” Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Andrew Orr) Your Photos library might sync with iCloud, but in macOS Sequoia, making a manual backup is still a smart way to guard against deletion or corruption. Here’s how to keep your memories safe.Backup your Cloud photos to your Mac for safekeepingApple’s cloud service mirrors your library across devices, but if something gets deleted or corrupted, it vanishes everywhere. That’s why a manual, local backup of your Photos library is critical.Photos replaced iPhoto in 2015 but the local library structure remains largely the same. In macOS Sequoia, backing it up involves ensuring originals are downloaded, then copying the full library to an external or secondary location. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Oliver Haslam) The Innocn 49-inch OLED ultrawide monitor is an eye-catching monitor, and I’m a big fan. But some concerns may mean that Mac owners should choose something else.Innocn 49Q1R review: This thing definitely dominates a deskI know that might not make a lot of sense, especially when I explain all of the things I like about this monitor. It’s surprisingly affordable with some impressive specs, and it’s changed the way I work.It’s also been a revelation when gaming, albeit with some limitations that aren’t the monitor’s fault. There’s something to be said for playing an immersive game on a monitor that fills your vision. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Marko Zivkovic) Apple has added the iPhone 7 Plus and two iPhone 8 models to its list of vintage and obsolete products, as it’s been more than five years since both devices launched.The iPhone 8 and iPhone 7 Plus are now vintage products, according to Apple.The iPhone 7 Plus, which launched in 2016, was the first iPhone to feature a dual rear camera system. Along with its smaller iPhone 7 counterpart, the iPhone 7 Plus introduced a solid-state home button and a jet black color option, but that was eight years ago.Apple considers one of its products “vintage” when it stopped distributing them for sale more than five years ago, and less than seven years ago. Once a product hasn’t been sold new for more than seven years, it’s then classified as “obsolete.” The company provides service and parts for vintage products for up to seven years, assuming the necessary parts are available. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Marko Zivkovic) An Apple research paper suggests that humanoid robots can be more effectively trained with human instructors as well as robot demonstrators, which is part of a new combined approach the company calls “PH2D.”Apple has published a research paper that details a new training method for humanoid robots.On Wednesday, a week after the company revealed its Matrix3D and StreamBridge AI models, Apple published new research on robots and how to train them. The iPhone maker’s previous robotics efforts included the creation of a robotic lamp, among other things, but Apple’s latest study deals with humanoid robots specifically.The research paper, titled “Humanoid Policy ~ Human Policy,” details the inadequacies of traditional robot-training methods and proposes a new solution that’s both scalable and cost-effective. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) Memorial Day price drops are knocking up to $500 off Apple’s M4 and M4 Pro Mac mini range, delivering prices from $529.Save up to $500 on Apple’s latest Mac mini.Both Amazon and B&H are discounting the current Mac mini product line by up to $500, reflecting the lowest prices on numerous upgraded configurations. Prices start at just $529 for the M4 range, with the steepest discounts available on the M4 Pro models.Latest M4 Mac mini discounts Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) OpenAI just made its biggest move yet — buying Jony Ive’s AI startup — with hopes of building something that feels as magical as the first iPhone.Image Credit: OpenAIInitially, it was reported that OpenAI would buy Jony Ive’s AI startup, simply named “io”, for $500 million. To say that the actual sale cost was a bit higher would be an understatement.The final sale price wound up being nearly $6.5 billion — in stock. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple’s actions to fight the injunction from its Epic Games App Store legal fight interfered with plans to launch the Xbox mobile web store, Microsoft has said.An Xbox controllerThe continuing legal drama between Apple and Epic Games over an anti-steering injunction harmed more than the two companies, it is alleged. According to an amicus brief supplied to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on May 20, Microsoft’s plans were impacted by Apple’s unwillingness to play ball.The brief, first reported by The Verge, focuses on the injunction, which required Apple to allow developers to link out to external websites to handle payments. The injunction was intended to permit external transactions, but Apple’s implementation was far from what was intended by the court. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
