Apple's 'Reference Image' Preserves Your Original Photos (Even After You Edit Them)

Figuring out what’s real online is only getting harder, and AI watermarks can only go so far to identify fakes. But today, Apple introduced a new standard to at least help identify real images taken directly on an iPhone: Apple Reference Image. It won’t solve the problem of finding the truth online,

Where’s the iPhone 18?

There was something different about today's "Surprise and Shine" launch event from Apple: We didn't get the unveiling of the iPhone 18.For the first time since Apple started releasing multiple iPhones per year, which was 2013 with the arrival of the iPhone 5c and the iPhone 5s (simpler times), we ha

The iPhone 18 Pro Series Comes With Big Gains in Battery Life

While the iPhone 18 Pro looks similar to last year's model, the internals are a different story. The new A20 Pro processor with 32 Neural Engine cores will go a long way helping with on-device AI tasks—but you might not feel those differences all the time.The new updates to battery life and charging

Microsoft's Record-Setting Patch Tuesday Update Fixes Nearly 1,000 Flaws

Security updates have been trending larger, and Microsoft's Patch Tuesday for September is no exception. The company just released fixes for nearly 1,000 bugs, which is approaching double the number of flaws patched in July (the previous record). Two of the vulnerabilities addressed this month are z