Full Disk Access is a blunt instrument with a lousy interface for users and developers alike. Here’s what Apple should fix, ...

After a week dragged down by injury-related challenges, Adam Engst previews Apple’s 13 October 2026 “Welcome Home” product launch, which is expected to debut a touchscreen home hub and updated Apple ...

The free RetroMac app themes your Mac to look like System 6, Mac OS 9, or even Windows 98. Its companion browser Reframe ...

Apple has announced a home-focused product launch for 13 October 2026. Expected products include a long-rumored touchscreen ...

If you have an iPhone 18 Pro Max on AT&T, update to iOS 27.0.1 immediately and install new carrier settings to avoid a service-disrupting bug that may require hardware replacement.

ElevationLab’s AirTag Silencer lets anyone disable the safety alerts that help stalking and domestic violence victims detect hidden trackers. Glenn Fleishman is calling for an immediate recall.

Slowing AI development and keeping humans in the loop both sound reassuring. Mark Gibbs argues that neither is a real brake. What matters are external constraints the AI cannot override, bypass, ...

Apple has signaled forthcoming changes to Full Disk Access in macOS, seemingly in response to risks from AI agents like Meta’s Muse accessing users’ files, mail, messages, and browsing history. How ...

Adam Engst 5 October 2026 5 comments Apple Plans to Tighten Full Disk Access Controls. Blurb: Apple has signaled forthcoming changes to Full Disk Access in macOS, seemingly in res ...

Mark Gibbs is a former journalist, former CTO, longtime technology columnist, and currently exhausted observer of what the ...