Safari has a new feature in iOS 18 that lets you remove ads from your iPhone, along with other elements on the page that irritate you. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

Apple has filed an emergency motion to halt the upcoming remedies trial by the Justice Department against Google, seeking a more significant role in the antitrust lawsuit. The motion was submitted late Thursday, following Apple’s appeal of a district court’s decision that denied its request for greater involvement in the case. Sean Burch for The Wrap: ‎ Apple, in its filing, said that it would be unfairly sidelined in the case if the remedies trial moves forward before its appeal is settled. This trial against Google is set for April, after a federal judge ruled last year it broke antitrust laws in order to uphold its dominance of online search. If the stay is not granted, “Apple may well be…

Apple wants to defend its multi-billion dollar search engine deal with Google, which is in danger because Google has been found guilty of violating antitrust law. Apple has asked the court handling Google's lawsuit with the U.S. government for an emergency stay [PDF], so that Apple has time to intervene and plead its case before a remedy is decided on. The U.S. Department of Justice sued Google for anti-competitve behavior in the search market way back in 2020, and after a lengthy legal battle, the DoJ won. A main component of the lawsuit was Google's deal with Apple, which sees Google pay billions annually to be the default search engine for Safari. The court decided that the agreement between Apple…

Google Chrome or Safari — which is the best Mac browser? I prefer Chrome over Apple's browser despite some major shortcomings. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

Don't suffer from an embarrassing browser faux pas. iOS on Safari offers a foolproof way to avoid reopening a Private Browsing mode session. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

A newly released government report on the iPhone in the UK could result in sweeping changes to Safari and other web browsers. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)