Marcus Mendes is a Brazilian tech podcaster and journalist who has been closely following Apple since the mid-2000s.
He began covering Apple news in Brazilian media in 2012 and later broadened his focus to the wider tech industry, hosting a daily podcast for seven years.
Today, Marcus co-hosts several tech-focused shows at Gigahertz FM, a Brazilian podcast network he co-founded in 2022 with 9to5Mac’s own Guilherme Rambo. Outside of Gigahertz FM, he also hosts IA Sob Controle, a podcast featuring in-depth interviews and news about artificial intelligence.
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If you’ve been unable to use Apple Cash over the last few hours, you’re not alone, as the service is currently experiencing an outage affecting some users in the U.S. Here are the details.
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As it has done since at least 2021, Apple is discounting the iPhone in China as part of the country’s 618 shopping festival. Here are the details.
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Eugene Whang, a former Apple hardware designer who spent 22 years at the company before following Jony Ive to LoveFrom, has shared new details about the development of AirPods Max in an interview with Highsnobiety. Here are the details.
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After months of very limited testing, WhatsApp is finally bringing the first stage of its Liquid Glass redesign to more users. Here are the details.
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Apple’s Senior Vice President of Software Engineering, Craig Federighi, has been added as a document custodian in xAI’s antitrust lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI. Here’s what that means.
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The team behind the first public macOS kernel memory corruption exploit on M5 silicon has shared fresh details on how Mythos Preview helped bypass a five-year Apple security effort in five days.
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Apple has published the enterprise release notes for macOS 26.5, detailing several fixes for issues affecting managed Macs. Here are the details.
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Apple has commissioned a few short creative pieces that show how Creator Studio can be used across different kinds of creative work, including cooking videos, poetry, and music creation. You can watch them below.
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Following a strong first season with critics and viewers alike, Apple has confirmed that ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ will return for season two. Here are the details.
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Apple has published the full list of security fixes for Safari 26.5, including a WebKit vulnerability that could let maliciously crafted web content disclose sensitive user information. Here are the details.
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According to Counterpoint Research, Apple outperformed the broader US smartphone market in Q1, helped by continued iPhone 17 demand amid weakening Android sales. Here are the details.
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Apple submitted a filing to the European Commission today criticizing proposed measures that would force Google to open parts of Android to rival AI services. Here are the details.
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Members of a newly formed Emerging Team are reaching out to developers as Apple looks to increase Apple Ads spending. Here are the details.
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WhatsApp and the Meta AI app now let users turn on incognito mode when having sensitive conversations with Meta AI. Here’s what that means and how to use it.
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Just weeks after Oliver Jones left Apple TV for Amazon, another executive focused on international content is leaving the company. Here are the details.
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WIRED reports that Foxconn acknowledged that some of its North American factories “suffered a cyberattack” in recent days, after the ransomware group Nitrogen claimed to have stolen 8TB of data from the company. Here are the details.
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After agreeing to a $250 million settlement in the U.S. over claims that it misled customers about delayed Apple Intelligence and Siri features, Apple is now facing similar scrutiny in Brazil. Here are the details.
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As spotted by Aaron Perris, Apple will soon start using AI-generated presenters in its Apple Sales Coach app. Here are the details.
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With just a few weeks left until WWDC, Bloomberg has shared multiple details on what Apple has in store for the revamped, Google Gemini-powered Siri on iOS 27. Here are the details.
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Alongside macOS 26.5 and its counterparts, Apple yesterday released Xcode 26.5, with several bug fixes and improvements. Two of these improvements make agentic coding workflows even smarter. Here are the details.
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Bartender got even more useful today with the release of Bartender Pro and a new feature called Top Shelf, which turns the Mac’s notch into a space for widgets, file storage, clipboard management, Live Activities, and more. Here are the details.
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WhatsApp is continuing its Liquid Glass redesign on iOS, with the latest TestFlight build revealing work on updated message reactions and context menus. Here are the details.
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The White House has reportedly confirmed that Apple CEO Tim Cook will be among the executives accompanying President Trump on his trip to China this week. Here are the details.
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Tomorrow, May 12, marks the public sale of the U.S. Mint’s latest American Innovation $1 coin, which honors Steve Jobs as California’s representative in the program. Here’s how to get yours.
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