Marcus Mendes is a Brazilian tech podcaster and journalist who has been closely following Apple since the mid-2000s.
He began covering Apple news in Brazilian media in 2012 and later broadened his focus to the wider tech industry, hosting a daily podcast for seven years.
Today, Marcus co-hosts several tech-focused shows at Gigahertz FM, a Brazilian podcast network he co-founded in 2022 with 9to5Mac’s own Guilherme Rambo. Outside of Gigahertz FM, he also hosts IA Sob Controle, a podcast featuring in-depth interviews and news about artificial intelligence.
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ICEBlock, an app that alerts people to sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in their area, has been removed from the App Store at the request of the US Attorney General Pam Bondi. Here are the details.
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Apple today announced it will report its next quarterly results on Thursday, October 30. Here’s what to expect.
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Update: Since this post was published yesterday, Sora has reached the top spot on the App Store.
OpenAI currently has two apps in the App Store’s top 3, but it’s still behind Gemini, thanks to the sustained success of Google’s Nano Banana image model. Here’s why that matters.
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Every month, JustWatch ranks the most-watched titles among its users, which can be helpful context for what has been hot on Apple TV+ worldwide. Here’s September’s Top 10, according to the streaming guide.
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If you’ve ever wanted to use Affinity Photo 2, Affinity Publisher 2, and Affinity Designer 2 on your iPad, but never got around to buying them, now’s your chance. These three apps are now free, but that may be short-lived. Here’s why.
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If you use Threads, you’ve probably seen topic tags, which users can add to posts when they want to reach more people interested in that same subject.
Today, Meta is combining topic tags with its custom feeds feature, and rolling out communities as a worldwide beta. Here’s how it works.
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If you’re a Martin Scorsese fan, you’re probably counting the days until October 17, when “Mr. Scorsese” will hit Apple TV+. To add to the excitement, Apple has released the docuseries’ official trailer. Watch it below.
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As reported by Bloomberg, Apple has decided to shelve the cheaper and lighter overhaul of the Apple Vision Pro, to speed up the development of its first competitors to Meta’s AI glasses. Here are the details.
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Apple was unable to convince a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing it of promoting, hosting, and profiting from illegal casino-style apps in the App Store. Here are the details.
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Update, October 3: Bitrig is offering unlimited prompts for Pro users for a limited time. Details below.
A group of ex-Apple employees who co-created SwiftUI has launched a vibe coding iPhone app that takes voice or text input, writes SwiftUI apps in seconds, and even lets you distribute them through TestFlight. Honestly, it is kind of awesome. Here’s how it works.
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Following the teardown of the new iPhone 17 Pro, the iPhone Air, and its MagSafe Battery, iFixit has now published the teardown of the new AirPods Pro 3. Here’s what they found.
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Update: The FCC has also published documents related to an unreleased Apple Vision Pro device. Find the new details below.
If you’re in the market for a new MacBook Pro or iPad Pro: the FCC may have just given us the strongest sign yet that a refresh is just weeks away. Here are the details.
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit today claiming that Apple fired a Virginia Apple Store employee over complaints of religious discrimination. Here are the details.
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They grow up so fast. Apple has added the iPhone 11 Pro Max and every model of the Apple Watch Series 3 to its vintage product list. Here’s what that means.
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A Seattle federal court has agreed to dismiss a lawsuit that accused Apple and Amazon of unlawfully handling iPhone and iPad prices. Here are the details.
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Following its official announcement in May, Opera will today start giving access to Neon, its subscription-based AI browser with agentic capabilities. Here are some of its most interesting features.
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To celebrate the recent release of Genshin Impact’s 3-disc set with 59 tracks from the game (including Apple Music-exclusive tracks), miHoYo and Apple are offering up to 3 months of free Apple Music and Apple Music Classical for free. Here’s how to redeem it.
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Today, Meta officially confirmed what some WhatsApp users had already been noticing for the past few days: the app now supports Live Photos. Here’s how it works.
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Today, Apple confirmed that Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny will return to the Super Bowl halftime show stage, but this time, as a headliner. Here are the details.
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A 163-page PDF of the iPhone 16e electrical schematics was briefly made public by the FCC, despite Apple’s express request to keep them confidential. Here’s what they showed.
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In an exclusive report published today, Reuters says that President Trump is considering “imposing tariffs on foreign electronic devices based on the number of chips in each one.” Here are the details.
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A couple of years ago, the US labor board accused Apple CEO Tim Cook of breaking federal law after the executive sent an all-staff email threatening to punish leakers. Now, it has dropped the charges. Here are the details.
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Following a leak earlier this month, Beats has launched a few new color options for the Beats Solo Buds, Beats Studio Pro, and Beats Solo 4. But depending on where you live, you might not be able to get them. Here’s why.
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Update: Foxconn provided a statement to 9to5Mac regarding the report. Find it below.
A new report by China Labor Watch accuses Apple of overlooking irregular and abusive work conditions at Foxconn Zhengzhou, one of its key suppliers. Here are the details.
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