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New Mexico driver’s licenses can now go into Apple Wallet

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Driver’s licenses from nine states can now go into Apple Wallet
More states keep joining Apple’s digital ID initiative.
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New Mexico just joined the list of states whose residents can store a digital version of their driver’s license and state ID in Apple Wallet on their iPhone.

With Thursday’s addition, there are now nine U.S. states that support the feature.

Soccer fans can watch MLS Cup final for free on Apple TV app

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After a thrilling MLS postseason, the championship promises to be a good watch (and free!).
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The culmination of a Major League Soccer postseason filled with upsets and comebacks, the MLS Cup championship unfolds Saturday as LA Galaxy hosts the New York Red Bulls. And you can watch the MLS Cup final for free on various Apple TV platforms via MLS Season Pass, the streamer said Thursday.

Apple’s iCloud Passwords extension arrives for Firefox fans

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You can now access your iCloud Keychain passwords in Firefox.

Apple is making accessing login credentials saved in iCloud Keychain in Firefox easier with a new iCloud Passwords add-on.

The extension will help autofill your saved login details and automatically save new passwords to iCloud Keychain.

Apple TV+ knows what you want: German hospital dramas [Updated]

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Haley Louise Jones will star in a new medical drama “KRANK Berlin" on Apple TV+.
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Apple TV+ casts its net wide for quality programming, offering plenty of entertainment from distant lands. So why not a German hospital drama? A “gritty” new eight-episode series called Krank Berlin Berlin ER is headed your way soon. Apple offered a description of the “vibrant and dynamic” show. And since first announcing it, the stream has posted an air date, below, for the German-language medical drama — as well as a new title.

Update: Apple TV+ gave Krank Berlin a boring new title and an air date Wednesday. Now named Berlin ER, the series, which comes to us from a former emergency room doctor, streams with its first two episodes February 26, 2025.

Apple’s next iPad Pro upgrade to arrive in second half of 2025

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M5 iPad Pro is still more than a few months away.
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The next big iPad Pro refresh will arrive in the second half of 2025 at the earliest, according to a new report. The upgraded M5 iPad Pro reportedly will be the first product to use the next-gen Apple silicon chip.

Apple surprised everyone by launching this year’s iPad Pro refresh with an M4 chip.

Tim Cook opens up about Apple’s AI strategy and Vision Pro’s future

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Tim Cook spoke recently at Apple Park during the "It's Glowtime" event.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed details about the company’s approach to artificial intelligence and defended its Vision Pro headset in an extensive interview Wednesday. In a now-familiar refrain, he discussed the company’s strategic entry into generative AI while addressing criticisms about Apple’s seemingly delayed response to the AI boom.

“We never talked about charging for it,” Cook said of Apple Intelligence. “We view it sort of like multitouch, which enabled the smartphone revolution and the modern tablet.”

Apple tests Amazon’s AI chips to pretrain Apple Intelligence models

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Apple wants to use Amazon's chips for training its AI models
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Apple uses Amazon Web Services’ custom artificial intelligence chips to power its search services. The company is also evaluating if it can use Amazon’s latest AI chips to pretrain Apple Intelligence models.

Apple’s Benoit Dupin, senior director of machine learning and AI, made these revelations Tuesday in a surprise appearance at Amazon’s annual AWS re:Reinvent conference in Las Vegas.

Investigative series Hysterical wins top Apple Podcasts Award 2024

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Investigative series ‘Hysterical’ wins top Apple Podcasts Award 2024
Apple singled out Hysterical for its annual podcasts award.
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Apple picked Hysterical as the winner of the Apple Podcasts Award for 2024, which honors quality and innovation in podcasting.

It’s not a comedy. The seven-part series by Dan Taberski investigates a mysterious illness that spreads among a group of high school girls in upstate New York, and looks for parallels with one that affects American diplomats.

Apple Vision Pro makes its Taiwan debut on December 17

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You can soon buy the Vision Pro in Taiwan.
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Apple’s Vision Pro will go on sale in Taiwan on December 17. Pre-orders for the spatial computing headset will start on Thursday, December 5.

Prices for the headset start from NT$119,900, with higher storage models costing extra.