OpenAI has traced ChatGPT’s bizarre goblin fixation to training gone awry, but the creatures keep escaping—as Adam Engst discovered when goblins popped up in a conversation about a conference ...

Apple reported record financial results for what it described as its “best March quarter ever,” with over $29 billion in ...

Brings new, streamlined methods of copying shots to the screen capture tool. ($17.99 new, free update, 34.2 MB, macOS 12.3+) Brings a refreshed interface design and a few new features to the text ...

Remember Lego’s old computer bricks? Designer Paul Staal has supersized the concept into the M2x2, a working Mac mini ...

Apple lets you export and import text replacements by dragging them to and from the Text Replacements dialog. It’s great for ...

The FBI extracted Signal messages from an iPhone by exploiting a notification database flaw. Apple has now released iOS 18.7.8 and iOS 26.4.2 to fix a bug that allowed deleted notifications to persist ...

On the About page for her New Things site, Joanna Stern writes: The question that drives everything we do here is simple: Who is tech for? Because we think the answer should be you—not AI agents, not ...

Adam Engst 22 April 2026 8 comments iOS 26.4.2 and iOS 18.7.8 Address Notification Privacy Flaw Highlighted by FBI Case. The FBI extracted Signal messages from an iPhone by exploi ...

Adam Engst 22 April 2026 8 comments iOS 26.4.2 and iOS 18.7.8 Address Notification Privacy Flaw Highlighted by FBI Case. The FBI extracted Signal messages from an iPhone by exploi ...

TidBITS readers stick around. Fully 64% have been reading for over 30 years, 87% for more than 20 years, and 94% for at least ...

In “Third-Party Gadgets Bring Find My Tracking to Wallets, Chargers, and More” (20 February 2026), Julio Ojeda-Zapata explored several Find My accessories that go beyond Apple’s AirTag. As part of his ...

As I wrote in “Living with Digital Key 2 on the Hyundai IONIQ 5” (6 April 2026), I recently took my first long trip in an electric car. While I’m still far from an expert, I learned a lot and am ...