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The union representing staff at Apple Towson Town Center has announced a public rally for May 27, 2026, protesting against Apple's treatment of its workers. Apple Towson Town Center, Maryland Apple Towson is not the only store that Apple has decided to close, but it is the only unionized one . It was the first Apple Store to unionize, and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Union claims that its members are being discriminated against because of this. Known as the Machinists' Union for short, it has now announced a public protest. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Apple's macOS Tahoe has been one of the most controversial and divisive Mac updates ever. After almost a year of use, not even including Apple Intelligence, some of its touted benefits haven't worked out. Apple's macOS Tahoe is good, it's just not as revolutionary as advertised Maybe this is just how it always is. For instance, when macOS Big Sur was announced, it was a gigantic change for the Mac yet now you can't even remember what was so new about it. With macOS Tahoe, you do know that the chief new thing is the Liquid Glass redesign. It seems as if there are more critics of the design than there are proponents, but it's probably more that most users don't care enough to comment. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Meta today launched a new standalone app called " Forum " that brings Facebook Groups into a dedicated feed separate from the main Facebook experience. The app was spotted by Matt Navarra without any formal announcement from the company. Its App Store listing describes Forum as "a dedicated space for the conversations that matter most to you," built for the groups users already belong to and those they have yet to discover. Forum's feed surfaces conversations from a user's existing Groups instead of mixing them with posts from friends, Pages, and algorithmically recommended content. When logging in for the first time, users are asked what they want to see more of, suggesting the app will also surface posts from other Groups aligned with their interests. Any post made through Forum syncs back to the main Facebook app, and vice versa. Users will need an existing Facebook account to sign in. The app supports anonymized usernames for public interactions, similar to the option already available on Facebook, though group administrators can still see the real identities behind those accounts. Two AI features are available in Forum. The first, called "Ask," is said to pull answers from across a user's Groups so they don't have to search each community individually. The second is an AI-powered assistant for group moderators to help manage administrative tasks. This is not Meta's first attempt at a standalone Groups product. The company launched a dedicated Facebook Groups app years ago before discontinuing it in 2017. A comparison to Reddit has been drawn given the app's focus on niche community discussions, real-people recommendations, and question-and-answer style content. Forum is available on the App Store now. Tags: Facebook , Meta This article, " Meta Quietly Launches 'Forum,' a Standalone Facebook Groups App " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
OpenAI has rolled out Computer Use for its Codex desktop app on macOS , and its latest trick is that your Mac doesn't even have to be unlocked for the coding agent to use your apps while you're away. In a post on X , OpenAI Developers said users can now send Codex tasks from their phone and have it operate apps on their Mac "even when the screen is off and locked." A picture attached to the post shows a locked Mac displaying a "Codex is Using Your Mac" overlay with a prompt to press any key or click to unlock. For the feature to work, the Computer Use plugin needs to be installed and granted Screen Recording and Accessibility permissions. After that, Codex can click through windows, type, navigate menus, and interact with the clipboard in apps that you explicitly allow. OpenAI says the feature is useful for the types of things command-line tools can't easily reach, such as reproducing a GUI-only bug, changing app settings, or running a flow in a desktop app Codex is helping to build. Codex asks for permission before operating each new app, and for those brave enough you can mark specific apps as "Always allow." OpenAI says the feature is unavailable in the European Economic Area, the UK, and Switzerland at launch, and it can't automate Terminal apps, Codex itself, or system-level admin prompts. Codex anywhere and everywhere, all the time. Now your Mac doesn't have to be unlocked for Codex to use your computer. From your phone, Codex can securely use apps on your Mac, even when the screen is off and locked. https://t.co/PCGK4i7FSF pic.twitter.com/956aAtM3vl — OpenAI Developers (@OpenAIDevs) May 21, 2026 The update follows some other recent Codex additions, including a new " Appshots " feature that pulls a screenshot and text from a Mac app window into a Codex thread with a Command-Command shortcut, plus a new /goal mode that makes an agent keep working toward a milestone across hours or days. Tag: OpenAI This article, " OpenAI's Codex Can Now Use Your Mac Even When It's Locked " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
