Intego Mac Podcast

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Kirk McElhearn

Josh Long

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The Better Business Bureau advises Apple to curb its deceptive Apple Intelligence marketing. What is "slopsquatting"? It doesn't sound very appealing, but it is to cyber criminals. And we've got another reason why phishing scammers love Google services.
Show Notes:

Urgent: macOS Sequoia 15.4.1, iOS 18.4.1 address 2 zero-day vulnerabilities

Josh: Here’s why you should stay on the very latest Apple OS

Technical analysis of CVE-2025-31201

Apple drops ‘available now’ from Apple Intelligence page

AI-hallucinated code dependencies become new supply chain risk

Cookie-Bite attack PoC uses Chrome extension to steal session tokens

OpenAI tells judge it would buy Chrome from Google

Phishers abuse Google OAuth to spoof Google in DKIM replay attack

Whisky development ends on macOS to help Wine flourish

Is 2025 the year of Mac gaming? Top 5 reasons to be a Mac gamer

Instagram Launches 'Edits' App to Replace CapCut

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Apple has a new policy on how the data on your device will be used to train its AI features. iMessage phishing scams seem to work because they're still thriving worldwide. Google may say it's cracking down on ad spam, but they don't seem to be able to prevent it from proliferating. And buying a refurbished phone may save you some money, but we're here to remind you of some other factors also worth considering.
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Apple to Analyze User Data on Devices to Bolster AI Technology

Understanding Aggregate Trends for Apple Intelligence Using Differential Privacy

Urgent: macOS Sequoia 15.4.1, iOS 18.4.1 address 2 zero-day vulnerabilities

Buy Refurbished Tech to Avoid Tariffs

What you should know before buying refurbished gadgets

Chinese Android Phones Shipped with Fake WhatsApp, Telegram Apps Targeting Crypto Users

Researcher uncovers dozens of sketchy Chrome extensions with 4 million installs

Google: Our 2024 Ads Safety Report shows how we use AI to safeguard consumers

Chrome 136 fixes 20-year browser history privacy risk

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We discuss new US tariffs placed on China might affect the price of Apple products in the coming months. We now know more about how a journalist was added to a supposedly private Signal chat among White House officials. Researchers claim any Bluetooth device can be converted to behave like an AirTag tracker. And we've got a few ideas and tricks on how you can use the buttons on your iPhone and iPad.
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You Should Think About Replacing Your iPhone — Now

How the Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg got added to the White House Signal group chat

Apple sometimes shows “Maybe:” based on what the sender claims

To turn this feature off, go to Settings > Apps > Contacts > Siri, then turn off Show Contact Suggestions

Why you see “Maybe” before contacts on iPhone, and how to fix it

UK Court Rejects Government Secrecy in Apple's Fight Against Backdoor Request

Lazarus Group Targets Job Seekers With ClickFix Tactic to Deploy GolangGhost Malware

Tracking You from a Thousand Miles Away! Turning a Bluetooth Device into an Apple AirTag

Google fixes Android zero-days exploited in attacks, 60 other flaws

Microsoft April 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes exploited zero-day, 134 flaws

Everything you can do with the buttons on your iPhone or iPad

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The latest macOS Sequoia update patches a near record number of vulnerabilities. Apple faces a class action lawsuit over how ebooks are sold, a lawsuit that could have far reaching effects for digital media sales. And Apple is not the only company that over promises and under delivers on AI features.
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Computing would be totally different had Apple not been formed 49 years ago, today

iOS 18.4 Bug Seemingly Resurrects Previously Deleted iPhone Apps

Apple Intelligence is now available on Vision Pro

Apple Hit With $5 Billion Class Action Lawsuit Over eBooks Availability

Arc browser for macOS didn’t get zero-day patched last week

Phishing platform 'Lucid' behind wave of iOS, Android SMS attacks

It’s not just Apple Intelligence: Alexa+ also launching without key features

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