Apple Investigating Options for Extending Web Content Under iPhone Duo’s Safari Controls https://www.macstories.net/linked/apple-investigating-options-for-extending-web-content-under-iphone-duos-safari-controls

Meta Releases Muse Spark Open, an Over 800 Billion Parameter Model That Can Run Locally on Multiple M5 Ultra Mac Studios https://www.macstories.net/news/meta-releases-muse-spark-open-an-over-800-billion-parameter-model-that-can-run-locally-on-multiple-m5-ultra-mac-studios

Why Aren’t AI Labs’ Apps Better? https://www.macstories.net/linked/why-arent-ai-labs-apps-better

Five indie apps that make everyday tasks a little easier with the latest Apple technologies:

🏠 Retrieve smart-home pairing codes with Siri
📅 See how much actually fits into your day
🗂️ Collect your digital odds and ends
📥 Capture now, send to another app later
💸 Keep track of your spending

Our latest picks: Haven, Structured, Scrappy, Capture, and Fin.

https://www.macstories.net/reviews/our-favorite-indie-apps-for-ios-27-vol-3/

Next week (Oct. 6-7) is Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days, but there are already great deals available.

Keep an eye on the @MacStoriesDeals account for the best deals on our favorite gear.

Special thanks to Astropad Workbench for supporting @viticci's M5 Ultra Mac Studio review today.

Astropad Workbench:  Remote desktop for AI agents and headless Mac minis. Free for 20 mins/day.

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🚨 Reminder to Club MacStories Premier members and AppStories+ subscribers:

AppStories+ won't be published today and instead, will be out tomorrow.

See you soon!

Thanks to the FunnMedia Premium Plus Bundle for sponsoring MacStories this week.

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Chance Miller on the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 https://www.macstories.net/linked/chance-miller-on-the-apple-watch-series-12-and-ultra-4

ChatGPT Is Surprisingly Thorough at Planning Running Routes https://www.macstories.net/linked/chatgpt-is-surprisingly-thorough-at-planning-running-routes

A project like our annual OS reviews wouldn't be possible without the support of our sponsors.

Please go check out:

Granola - Sponsor of @viticci's iOS and iPadOS review and this week's AppStories

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iOS and iPadOS 27: The MacStories Review https://www.macstories.net/stories/ios-and-ipados-27-review

MacStories Weekly: Issue 528 https://www.macstories.net/club/macstories-weekly-issue-528

Apple’s Surprise and Shine Event: All the Small Things https://www.macstories.net/news/apples-surprise-and-shine-event-all-the-small-things

Apple’s Surprise and Shine Event: By the Numbers https://www.macstories.net/news/apples-surprise-and-shine-event-by-the-numbers

All the ‘Surprise and Shine’ Release Dates, Visualized https://www.macstories.net/news/all-the-surprise-and-shine-release-dates-visualized

Apple’s Surprise and Shine Event: Replay the Keynote and Product Videos https://www.macstories.net/news/apples-surprise-and-shine-event-replay-the-keynote-and-product-videos

Or watch: https://youtu.be/aSe45ul5-Pk

Or join our Patreon for this week's bonus episode:

👾 AI + Homebrew - Ashida Wii GBA emulator updates

https://www.patreon.com/NextPortableConsole/posts/ai-is-reviving-168986286?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

This week on NPC: Next Portable Console:

🎮️ 3 upcoming Anbernic handhelds
🙌 @viticci goes hands on with the Retroid Pocket Nova
📰 More news

Listen: https://apple.co/3ULpgiA