Macworld Microsoft has released details on a security vulnerability that the company discovered in macOS Ventura. The vulnerability, which Microsoft dubbed “Migraine,” involved Apple’s Migration Assistant and allows a hacker to get by macOS’s System Integrity Protection and get access to the data on the Mac. In a blog post, Microsoft provides the technical details on how Migraine works. Apple’s SIP provides security for macOS to stop unauthorized root access, but the Migration Assistant app has a privilege that allows it to have unrestricted root access. Microsoft created a modified version of Migration Assistant that takes advantage of this exploit, but the modified app had to be used while the Mac’s Setup Assistant is in debug mode. Microsoft’s researchers were…

Apple is out with a new report today in which it again touts the economic impact of the App Store. According to a study done by economists at the Analysis Group, the App Store ecosystem generated $1.1 trillion in total billings and sales during 2022, an increase of 29% compared to the data from 2022. more… The post Apple says App Store ‘ecosystem’ crossed $1 trillion in 2022, here’s what that means appeared first on 9to5Mac.

Former “Deadwood” actor Brent Sexton is suing Apple Studios, alleging the company rescinded an offer to have him star in a new series because he declined to take the coronavirus vaccine due to medical reasons, costing him nearly $600,000. Apple Park in Cupertino, California : Sexton’s Los Angeles Superior Court disability discrimination suit seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages. Apple corporate and retail store employees were not required to be vaccinated against the coronavirus if they underwent required testing, but Apple Studios “trampled the rights” of those who worked for the Los Angeles- based subsidiary that produces content for Apple’s new streaming service, Apple TV+, the suit states. Anyone who worked on an Apple TV+ production was required to get…

The winners of Apple's 2023 Swift Student Challenge have been announced, with their projects spanning health, sports, and science, demonstrating their creative use of coding skills to make a positive impact on others and the environment.Apple reveals the winners of the 2023 Swift Student ChallengeEvery year, Apple organizes the Swift Student Challenge as a means to motivate student developers to hone their skills and compete for prizes using Swift Playgrounds, Apple's development environment for new coders. To be eligible, participants must be at least 13 years old, enrolled in an academic institution or homeschool equivalent, and not employed as full-time developers. Read more...

Macworld Apple’s M-series processors are a hit. They deliver spectacular performance and power efficiency—so much so that they instantly caused a huge shakeup in Intel and AMD processors that suddenly found themselves looking slow, hot, and power-hungry. The inaugural M1 chip revitalized the MacBook and brought us the first exciting desktop Macs in years, including a redesigned iMac and brand-new Mac Studio. But since then? The MacBooks are still keeping pace, but desktop Macs are being left behind. The M1 conundrum Let’s start with the iMac. Updated to a new design and a single, 24-inch size just about two years ago, it’s got an M1 chip. It’s been 10 months since the M2 was released–why does the 14-inch iMac still…

Image: Samar Haddad / The Verge Our iPhones continue to get faster, bigger, and better at taking photos and videos — but although battery life has improved over the years, so have our demands on those batteries. As a result, many phones still last about a day (or a bit more) with regular use. That’s fine if you can charge your phone every night, but what if you forget to do it? Or what if you’re away for a night or two? Or what if your battery starts to drain alarmingly quickly for no apparent reason? There are lots of scenarios where you might need to get your iPhone’s battery to last a little (or a lot) longer than normal.…