For the most part, Apple has only dropped a few older models from its compatibility lists. However, that includes several Intel-based Macs, and the company has also clarified how much longer the remaining supported models will receive updates.

A year after Apple Intelligence‘s introduction, we want to hear how these AI features have impacted your daily Apple experience. Share your thoughts in this week’s poll.

Apple’s latest operating system updates bring Apple Intelligence to more languages and regions, improve Photos organization, expand Mail categorization to the Mac and iPad, and address what must be a record number of security vulnerabilities.

The iPhone 16e debuts as Apple’s least expensive model, displacing the iPhone SE. Adam Engst examines how it measures up to the iPhone SE and iPhone 16.

Adam Engst and Allison Sheridan discuss writing, editing, and how modern tools can improve the process and the results.

Adam Engst explains why he finds his Grammarly subscription essential even after 35 years of professional writing, describing both its traditional proofreading features and new AI-powered paragraph-level enhancements. He also evaluates Apple Intelligence’s new Writing Tools, which fall short in comparison.

Apple has released its third major operating system update, including macOS 15.3 Sequoia, iOS 18.3, and iPadOS 18.3. These updates improve the Apple Intelligence notification summaries, enhance Visual Intelligence for iPhone 16 users, bring Genmoji to the Mac, and add repeated operations to the Calculator app. They also fix a zero-day security vulnerability.

Paul Kafasis relates the hilariously incorrect results of asking Siri to identify Super Bowl winners, which leads John Gruber to compare Siri with other answer engines, a comparison in which Siri comes out smelling like old socks.

Apple’s upcoming operating system updates will make Apple Intelligence the default, sparking widespread reactions. Adam Engst delves into why Apple is making this decision and offers guidance on the implications of embracing or deactivating the broad feature set.

In light of Apple Intelligence’s notification missteps, Adam Engst examines the value of summarization, overcoming an initial skepticism to argue that summaries are intrinsic to human expression but should be used judiciously.