Ana Swanson / New York Times : The US goods trade deficit hit a record $1.2T in 2025, driven by a 60% rise in imports of computers and chips to $450B+ since President Trump's inauguration — A recent surge of A.I.-related imports has become an impediment to the smaller trade deficit President Trump wants.
Ikea smart home products have long been the preferred choice of those who want to begin or expand a smart home at an affordable price. The company’s use of physical remotes also simplified the process for those new to the technology. But when the company expanded its lineup with some budget Matter-over-Thread devices, things rather quickly headed south – with Apple Home users among those affected … more…
Nike and Apple’s Powerbeats Pro 2 combine bold design with fitness tracking, long battery life, and workout-ready durability, aiming to replace multiple devices with a single, high-performance pair of earbuds. The post Nike and Apple made an uber-flashy Power Beats Pro 2 Ultimate earbuds appeared first on Digital Trends .
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Apple's worldwide celebration of its 50th anniversary continued with a Today at Apple special in South Korea, hosted by boy band Cortis. K-Pop band Cortis — image credit: Apple Following both the Alicia Keys concert in New York and Li Yuchun in China , Apple's celebrations changed gear to offer a rather different musical performance in South Korea. Instead of solely a concert, South Korean boy band Cortis presented a special Today at Apple talk at Apple Myeongdong in Seoul. In translation, Apple's South Korea site said that the Cortis group were to talk about making their smash-hit chart success. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
With iOS 26.4, Apple has made a small but useful change to the way that Family Sharing works. Each adult member of the family can now use their own payment method for purchases, rather than being forced to share a payment method. Apple has long required all of the members of a Family Sharing group to use a single shared payment method for app and content purchases when purchase sharing is turned on, with no option for family members to use separate payment methods. The shared payment restriction is changing in iOS 26.4, and now Family Sharing members can share their content without having to share a payment method. Apple's release notes mention the change, and Apple has also updated its purchase sharing support document . Old wording: When the family organizer turns on purchase sharing and other family members in the group also turn on purchase sharing, they get access to each other's shared content, such as apps, music, movies, and more. The family organizer pays for everyone's purchases unless they turn off purchase sharing. New wording: When the family organizer turns on Purchase Sharing and the members enable the feature for their devices, they get access to each other's shared content. The family organizer pays for everyone's purchases unless they turn off Purchase Sharing or other adult family members use their own payment method to make purchases. Other adults in a Family Sharing group can still opt to use the organizer's payment method, but they can also input a separate payment method. The change will make it easier for people to share Apple content and subscriptions like Apple TV with friends, siblings, and others without having to pay for that person's purchases. There was an option to maintain an Apple Account balance to pay for purchases without having the Family Sharing organizer pay, but that required each Family Sharing member to make sure to reload their purchase balance. The option to add a separate payment method is much more convenient. Family Sharing accounts for children will continue to use the organizer's payment method for any purchases. iOS 26.4 is likely to see a public launch next week. Related Roundups: iOS 26 , iPadOS 26 Related Forum: iOS 26 This article, " Family Sharing in iOS 26.4 No Longer Forces Adults to Share a Payment Method " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
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MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy (BARB) has gone through serious drama recently including layoffs and accusations of sabotage . Now, the company is parting ways with its MindsEye co-publisher IOI Partners (the company behind Hitman publisher IO Interactive) and assuming sole publishing responsibilities going forward. It also means that a planned MindsEye and Hitman collaboration will be cancelled, the companies announced in a press release . "IOI Partners’ involvement with MindsEye comes to an end, except for any essential transitional functions required to transfer publisher-of-record status to Build A Rocket Boy," the companies stated. "In light of this separation, the Hitman mission announced in June 2025, planned as a crossover event within MindsEye, will no longer be released." They acknowledged that the announcement is likely to spur disappointment among funs and thanked the community for its support. The publishing deal was a first for IOI partners and looked promising, considering the pedigree of BARB's co-CEO Leslie Benzies as a former Rockstar North president and GTA producer. However, MindsEye was widely criticized upon release due to bugs, a lackluster story and mediocre gameplay. At the same time, employees penned an open letter accusing Benzies of mismanaging the game and bungling layoffs. In response, Benzies and co-CEO Mark Gerhard said that negative pre-release feedback came about to due internal and external sabotage, a claim that employees reportedly doubted. In any case, BARB is now on its own and has a tall order to save MindsEye , particularly after recent layoffs. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/io-interactive-splits-with-mindseye-developer-and-ends-hitman-collab-110028292.html?src=rss
Bloomberg : China's Chengdu says Tim Cook attended Apple's 50th anniversary event in the city; state media called for Apple to fix its “monopolistic” App Store practices — Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook showed up at a company event in China on Wednesday after the company lowered …
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