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Apple's biggest software upgrade in a decade will filter unwanted calls and keep your place in customer service lines, while its smart watch now has a ‘workout buddy’.
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Apple has overhauled its operating systems for all devices, including iPhone, Apple Watch and Mac computers, with software boss Craig Federighi branding it the biggest upgrade in a decade. The tech behemoth unveiled a suite of updates to the technology that underpins its systems as well as its artificial intelligence offering, Apple Intelligence, at its Worldwide Developers Conference in Cupertino early Tuesday morning (Australian time).

New laws governing the buy now, pay later industry have arrived, with the Albanese government’s legislative regime finally comeing into force after years of combat between lenders and regulators.

Optus is considering partnering with other satellite providers after its much-hyped deal with Elon Musk’s STARLINK became bogged down in delays.

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