Apple might be quietly preparing an assault on the cable box via its Apple TV

Featured articles from around the web. On the surface, Apple TV seems increasingly focused on cable subscribers instead of cord cutters. Since its launch last fall, the fourth-generation Apple TV has added several features that provide more convenient access to “TV Everywhere” apps (such as WatchESPN, FX Now, and HBO Go) that require a cable … Read more

Carbon Copy Cloner 4.1.9

Featured articles from around the web. Fixes some bugs in the backup utility. ($39.99 new, free update, 12.4 MB)  Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version … Read more

Apple is Taking a Different Stand on Artificial Intelligence Agents

Featured articles from around the web. In the science fiction of yesteryear, artificial agents were presented as helpful, local companions. The scope of the internet and its ability to drill into our private lives wasn’t a pervasive theme. Nowadays, we have AI agents built by giant technology companies that want to build AI agents to … Read more

Myths and misconceptions about macOS Sierra

Featured articles from around the web. It’s sadly typical that, with anything Apple announces, there’s always a segment who will rend their garments and cry to the heavens about how much they hate whatever it is Apple is doing. The reaction to macOS Sierra is no different. As Adam points out, no one is forcing … Read more