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  • Two App Store Connect choices compared: disabling multiseat purchases preserves existing renewals, while removing Business or School availability stops automatic renewal.
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    Apple opens volume subscriptions to businesses and schools: check the renewal controls

  • MacDigest schematic: eligible unconfigured Copilot features become set policies through a one-time conversion; afterward, administrators edit individual policies.
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    Copilot’s feature-default rollout makes one-time policy changes

  • MacDigest cover reading Shared evidence. Separate decisions. for OpenAI Decisions API.
    3 weeks ago

    OpenAI Decisions API goes GA: separate shared evidence from changing checks

  • MacDigest editorial graphic reading iPhone Duo, Check the app dates, and Some upgrades arrive after launch.
    3 weeks ago

    Some iPhone Duo app upgrades arrive after launch

  • An off-white MacDigest editorial cover. The original blue-binocular MacDigest wordmark sits above “Gemini API · October 22” and the headline “More than a model swap.” A two-line mechanism diagram connects “Veo / Video operations” on the left to “Omni / Interactions” on the right with a blue right-pointing arrow.
    4 weeks ago

    Veo preview retirement is not a model-name swap

  • Minimal MacDigest cover on an off-white background. The original blue-binocular MacDigest logo appears above a small line reading “Gemini API · October 23.” Large dark text reads “Deep Research.” Blue text reads “Update the agent.” followed by “Keep the workflow.”
    4 weeks ago4 weeks ago

    Gemini’s older Deep Research API agent shuts down October 23

Two App Store Connect choices compared: disabling multiseat purchases preserves existing renewals, while removing Business or School availability stops automatic renewal.
  • App Store
  • Developer
3 weeks ago

Apple opens volume subscriptions to businesses and schools: check the renewal controls

Business and school subscription purchases are live. Disabling multiseat purchases and removing a sales channel have different consequences for existing renewals.

MacDigest schematic: eligible unconfigured Copilot features become set policies through a one-time conversion; afterward, administrators edit individual policies.
  • AI
  • Developer
3 weeks ago

Copilot’s feature-default rollout makes one-time policy changes

GitHub’s October 22–26 rollout turns eligible unconfigured feature policies into saved settings. Administrators should check individual policies, not rely on a later default change to undo them.

MacDigest cover reading Shared evidence. Separate decisions. for OpenAI Decisions API.
  • AI
  • Developer
3 weeks ago

OpenAI Decisions API goes GA: separate shared evidence from changing checks

Shared-input caching and 400 questions make Decisions more useful for repeat evaluations. The important limits are typed answers, independent checks and a separate cache policy.

MacDigest editorial graphic reading iPhone Duo, Check the app dates, and Some upgrades arrive after launch.
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3 weeks ago

Some iPhone Duo app upgrades arrive after launch

Check the software rollout before buying for a particular workflow.

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Some iPhone Duo app upgrades arrive after launch

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Veo preview retirement is not a model-name swap

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3 weeks ago

Apple opens volume subscriptions to businesses and schools: check the renewal controls

Business and school subscription purchases are live. Disabling multiseat purchases and removing a sales channel have different consequences for existing renewals.

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Two App Store Connect choices compared: disabling multiseat purchases preserves existing renewals, while removing Business or School availability stops automatic renewal.
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Copilot’s feature-default rollout makes one-time policy changes

GitHub’s October 22–26 rollout turns eligible unconfigured feature policies into saved settings. Administrators should check individual policies, not rely on a later default change to undo them.

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MacDigest schematic: eligible unconfigured Copilot features become set policies through a one-time conversion; afterward, administrators edit individual policies.
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OpenAI Decisions API goes GA: separate shared evidence from changing checks

Shared-input caching and 400 questions make Decisions more useful for repeat evaluations. The important limits are typed answers, independent checks and a separate cache policy.

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MacDigest cover reading Shared evidence. Separate decisions. for OpenAI Decisions API.
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Some iPhone Duo app upgrades arrive after launch

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MacDigest editorial graphic reading iPhone Duo, Check the app dates, and Some upgrades arrive after launch.
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Veo preview retirement is not a model-name swap

Veo preview endpoints retire October 22. Gemini API developers moving to Omni need to review requests, video output handling, stored state and costs.

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An off-white MacDigest editorial cover. The original blue-binocular MacDigest wordmark sits above “Gemini API · October 22” and the headline “More than a model swap.” A two-line mechanism diagram connects “Veo / Video operations” on the left to “Omni / Interactions” on the right with a blue right-pointing arrow.
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4 weeks ago4 weeks ago

Gemini’s older Deep Research API agent shuts down October 23

Google’s older Deep Research API agent is scheduled to retire October 23. Check the exact identifier, choose a replacement, and test asynchronous completion.

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Minimal MacDigest cover on an off-white background. The original blue-binocular MacDigest logo appears above a small line reading “Gemini API · October 23.” Large dark text reads “Deep Research.” Blue text reads “Update the agent.” followed by “Keep the workflow.”
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Keep SwiftUI grid columns stable around the iPhone Duo fold

Use inactive division regions to choose a stable column count, then adapt spacing when the fold becomes active. Here is what to check in a custom SwiftUI grid.

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OpenAI’s 12-hour prompt cache makes reuse worth calculating

Longer prompt caching can help AI apps reuse context hours apart, but the higher write price makes request timing and actual cache hits decisive.

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MacDigest editorial cover reading “Cache for longer. Check the cost.” with the subtitle “12-hour prompt caching”.
  • AI
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4 weeks ago4 weeks ago

Gemini in Sheets reaches iPhone and iPad, with limits that matter

Gemini can explain the active tab and create static charts on iPhone and iPad. Editing, workbook-wide analysis and plan eligibility need a closer look.

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MacDigest cover reading “Gemini in Sheets. Answers, not edits.” with “Analysis on iPhone and iPad” and “One active tab. Static charts.” on a white background.
  • Developer
4 weeks ago

Xcode 27 Builds Can Pass While CodeQL Scans Lose Support

GitHub warns of tracing limits with macOS 27 and Xcode 27, while Swift 6.4 remains unsupported. Keep security-scanning compatibility separate from runner availability.

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CodeQL before Xcode 27: Swift 6.4 is unsupported, so keep a compatible security-scanning toolchain.
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