Apple redesigns its iPhone web browser in iOS 18, with new Safari features like a better Page Menu and new ways see highlights of a webpage.  (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

With its AI integration, free VPN and more, the new Opera One browser for iOS hopes you'll ditch Safari on your iPhone. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

Apple plans to block websites from attempting to send malicious requests to the IP address 0.0.0.0 on macOS Sequoia, according to Forbes. The means the change will be part of Safari 18, which will also be available for macOS Sonoma and macOS Ventura. This decision comes after researchers from Israeli cybersecurity startup Oligo Security said they discovered a zero-day security vulnerability that allows a malicious actor to access private data on a user's internal private network. The researchers will present their findings this weekend at the DEF CON hacking conference in Las Vegas. "Exploiting 0.0.0.0-day can let the attacker access the internal private network of the victim, opening a wide range of attack vectors," said Avi Lumelsky, a researcher at…

A deal with Google that made a mockery of Apple's privacy promises is coming to an end. It should have never been made. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

A judge rules that "Google is a monopolist." Learn more about this antitrust case and its implications for Apple. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

Safari Distraction Control in iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia lets you remove irritations from web pages. But it's not an ad blocker. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)