Macworld Unlike the iPhone, Apple ships a USB-C power adapter with all its MacBooks: Air and Pro. Unless your laptop stays in the same place all of the time, having a spare or a specific travel MacBook charger is a useful addition. You can buy a second Apple charger or check out more versatile, cheaper and smaller MacBook chargers to suit your needs and budget. It’s important to note that there are risks with buying a cheap charger and we don’t recommend you choose on price alone. That bargain MacBook charger might just fry your laptop or get dangerously hot. However, there are some great premium chargers from trusted brands that sell for less than Apple pricey chargers. What to…

Today, Apple TV+ landed four wins at the 20th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards for broadly acclaimed dark comedic thriller “Bad Sisters,” created by Emmy Award nominee and BAFTA TV Award-winning star and executive producer Sharon Horgan. “Bad Sisters” swept the category with wins for Best Drama Series, Best Lead Actress Sharon Horgan, Best Supporting Actress Anne-Marie Duff and Best Director Dearbhla Walsh. Eve Hewson, Sharon Horgan, Anne-Marie Duff, Eva Birthistle and Sarah Greene in “Bad Sisters,” coming soon to Apple TV+. “Bad Sisters,” recently renewed for a second season at Apple TV+, is Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with a 100% critics’ score. The series has been previously recognized by the WGA, the Critics Choice Awards, the BAFTA…

Actress Kerry Condon (“The Banshees of Inisherin”) will star with Brad Pitt in Apple’s forthcoming Formula One racing movie. Etan Vlessing for The Hollywood Reporter: Damson Idris was earlier announced to also appear in the feature from the filmmaking team behind “Top Gun: Maverick,” with Joseph Kosinski set to direct, as well as produce alongside Jerry Bruckheimer. Ehren Kruger, one of the writers on “Maverick,” will pen the screenplay. Condon launched her stage career with celebrated performances in Martin McDonagh’s plays “The Lieutenant of Inishmore” and “The Cripple of Inishmaan” and also appeared in his Oscar-winning feature “Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri.” She earned an Oscar nom for best supporting actress earlier this year for “Banshees,” also from McDonagh.…

Apple’s Live Activities and always-on display are a showcase for what our phones could be. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge The always-on display, Live Activities, and Dynamic Island tease a frictionless future where we spend less time in apps. Listening to a baseball game on the radio while following the score on your phone can make you feel a little bit like a psychic. I watch the score tick to 10-8 on the iPhone 14 Pro’s display several pitches before Dave Sims goes wild on the broadcast calling Cal Raleigh’s home run. This is a lot less fun when you see the score go the other direction, but that wasn’t the case on Sunday when the Mariners…

Jay Newman, a former senior portfolio manager at Elliott Management, wonders what will happen with Apple currently attempting to diversify production and assembly out of CCP-controlled China. Apple CEO Tim Cook Jay Newman for Financial Times: The world’s most valuable company makes great products, but it may turn out that the biggest driver of its share price has been the close relationship CEO Tim Cook has cultivated with China. Entente cordiale with the Chinese Communist party affords Apple a charmed existence when it comes to manufacturing and selling products in China. But scary data points keep popping up. Just in recent weeks, China has sanctioned Lockheed Martin and Raytheon; begun a probe of Micron; raided the due diligence firm Mintz…

Apple Pay is simple to set up and, now, users in Guatemala and El Salvador participate, too, via Banco Promerica and BAC Credomatic. Just add your credit or debit card to the Wallet app on your iPhone and you’re ready to go. You still get all your card’s rewards and benefits — so you won’t miss out on any hard-earned points or miles. The following banks support Apple Pay in El Salvador: • BAC Credomatic • Promerica The following banks support Apple Pay in Guatemala: • BAC Credomatic • Promerica • Banco G&T • Banco Industrial Oliver Haslam for iMore: Users of Apple devices like the iPhone 14 and Apple Watch Ultra can now use Apple Pay in two new countries. Years after Apple Pay went…