Daily Tech News Show Your Horse Needs a Fitness Tracker - DTNS 5101
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Sep 10, 2025 Niki Ackermans, a veterinarian and tech enthusiast, dives into the exciting world of animal care technology. She discusses the innovative Garmin Blaze, a smartwatch-like fitness tracker for horses that monitors vital statistics and activity levels. The conversation also touches on the growing trend of animal fitness trackers, including for cats. Listeners will find her insights on how technology enhances the health and well-being of pets particularly captivating. Plus, there’s chatter about the latest Apple product announcements!
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Big OS Update Arrives Before New iPhones
- Apple will ship iOS 26, iPadOS 26, watchOS 26, macOS 26 and visionOS 26 on Sept 15, before new iPhones arrive.
- tvOS was omitted, suggesting a likely second Apple fall announcement focused on Apple TV or smart-home devices.
Hardware Choices Improve Security And Efficiency
- iPhone Air uses a five-core GPU variant of the A19, implying Apple binned a core for battery or yield reasons.
- Memory integrity enforcement (MTE-based) on iPhone 17 defends against exploits with minimal CPU cost and will be on by default.
Default Memory Tagging Raises Baseline Security
- Apple enables advanced memory tagging-based protections by default to hinder spyware like Pegasus.
- Older phones get some protections too, and Apple claims virtually zero performance cost.