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OpenAI Launches Codex, a Mac App for Agentic Coding https://www.macstories.net/news/openai-launches-codex-a-mac-app-for-agentic-coding/
OpenAI Launches Codex, a Mac App for Agentic Coding
Today, OpenAI released Codex, a Mac app for building software. Here's how OpenAI describes the app in its announcement: The Codex app changes how software gets built and who can build it???from pairing with a single coding agent on targeted edits to supervising coordinated teams of agents across the full lifecycle of designing, building, shipping,
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February 2, 2026 at 6:55 PM
OpenAI Launches Codex, a Mac App for Agentic Coding https://www.macstories.net/news/openai-launches-codex-a-mac-app-for-agentic-coding/
Monthly Log: January 2026 https://www.macstories.net/club/monthly-log-january-2026/
Monthly Log: January 2026
Articles by the MacStories team. Founded by Federico Viticci in April 2009, MacStories attracts millions of readers every month thanks to in-depth, personal, and informed coverage that offers a balanced mix of Apple news, app reviews, and opinion.
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January 31, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Monthly Log: January 2026 https://www.macstories.net/club/monthly-log-january-2026/
MacStories Weekly: Issue 498 https://www.macstories.net/club/macstories-weekly-issue-498/
MacStories Weekly: Issue 498
Articles by the MacStories team. Founded by Federico Viticci in April 2009, MacStories attracts millions of readers every month thanks to in-depth, personal, and informed coverage that offers a balanced mix of Apple news, app reviews, and opinion.
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January 30, 2026 at 7:39 PM
MacStories Weekly: Issue 498 https://www.macstories.net/club/macstories-weekly-issue-498/
Podcast Rewind: An AYANEO Avalanche, Minecraft Houses, and Brendon Crashes Unwind https://www.macstories.net/news/podcast-rewind-an-ayaneo-avalanche-minecraft-houses-and-brendon-crashes-unwind/
Podcast Rewind: An AYANEO Avalanche, Minecraft Houses, and Brendon Crashes Unwind
Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories' family of podcasts: NPC: Next Portable Console This week, Federico and John go it alone without Brendon to cover Game Pass on ARM, an avalanche of AYANEO announcements, and why the TrimUI Brick Pro has shot up their most-anticipated handheld list for 2026. On NPC XL, Federico shows off
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January 30, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Podcast Rewind: An AYANEO Avalanche, Minecraft Houses, and Brendon Crashes Unwind https://www.macstories.net/news/podcast-rewind-an-ayaneo-avalanche-minecraft-houses-and-brendon-crashes-unwind/
🚨Reminder🚨 Yo Gabba GabbaLand!, Season 2 premieres on Apple TV+ today
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January 30, 2026 at 2:53 PM
🚨Reminder🚨 Yo Gabba GabbaLand!, Season 2 premieres on Apple TV+ today
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Immersive Dog Show Series ‘Top Dogs’ Premieres on Apple Vision Pro https://www.macstories.net/news/immersive-dog-show-series-top-dogs-premieres-on-apple-vision-pro/
Immersive Dog Show Series ???Top Dogs??? Premieres on Apple Vision Pro
Pet lovers, rejoice! After debuting immersive series and specials on subjects ranging from nature and travel to music and sports on the Vision Pro over the past couple of years, Apple is now inviting viewers into the world of competitive dog showing with Top Dogs. Available now, the two-part docuseries offers a one-of-a-kind perspective on...
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January 30, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Immersive Dog Show Series ‘Top Dogs’ Premieres on Apple Vision Pro https://www.macstories.net/news/immersive-dog-show-series-top-dogs-premieres-on-apple-vision-pro/
Apple Reports Q1 2026 Revenue of $143.8 Billion https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-reports-q1-2026-revenue-of-143-8-billion/
Apple Reports Q1??2026 Revenue of $143.8 Billion
Today, Apple reported its 2026 Q1 earnings, posting quarterly revenue of $143.8 billion a 16% increase from a year ago. Apple CEO Tim Cook had this to say of the results: Today, Apple is proud to report a remarkable, record-breaking quarter, with revenue of $143.8 billion, up 16 percent from a year ago and well...
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January 29, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Apple Reports Q1 2026 Revenue of $143.8 Billion https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-reports-q1-2026-revenue-of-143-8-billion/
Creator Studio Review: Redefining Pro for the Modern Era https://www.macstories.net/reviews/creator-studio-review-redefining-pro-for-the-modern-era/
Creator Studio Review: Redefining Pro for the Modern Era
Starting today, Apple is offering a subscription bundle of its creative apps called Creator Studio. Some of what???s included is exclusive to the subscription package, while other parts of it remain available ?? la carte. It???s a lot to absorb, and I???ll get to all the details in due course. However, what???s most exciting to...
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January 28, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Creator Studio Review: Redefining Pro for the Modern Era https://www.macstories.net/reviews/creator-studio-review-redefining-pro-for-the-modern-era/
The New Club MacStories: Re-Subscribing to Your RSS Feeds and What’s Coming Next https://www.macstories.net/stories/the-new-club-macstories-re-subscribing-to-your-rss-feeds-and-whats-coming-next/
The New Club MacStories: Re-Subscribing to Your RSS Feeds and What’s Coming Next
The new unified MacStories website is here, bringing Club MacStories content under the same roof as the rest of the site for the first time. While this transition delivers a more cohesive experience for members, a few things are different and others are still being implemented. How to Re-Subscribe to Your RSS Feeds Club MacStories+...
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January 28, 2026 at 9:10 PM
The New Club MacStories: Re-Subscribing to Your RSS Feeds and What’s Coming Next https://www.macstories.net/stories/the-new-club-macstories-re-subscribing-to-your-rss-feeds-and-whats-coming-next/
Welcome to the New, Unified MacStories and Club MacStories https://www.macstories.net/stories/welcome-to-the-new-unified-macstories-and-club-macstories/
Welcome to the New, Unified MacStories and Club MacStories
Today, I???m pleased to announce something we???ve been working on for the past two years: MacStories and Club MacStories are now one website. If you???re a Club MacStories member, you no longer need to go to a separate website to read our exclusive columns and weekly newsletters: everything has been unified into the main MacStories.net...
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January 28, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Welcome to the New, Unified MacStories and Club MacStories https://www.macstories.net/stories/welcome-to-the-new-unified-macstories-and-club-macstories/
🚨Reminder🚨 Shrinking, Season 3 premieres on Apple TV+ today
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January 28, 2026 at 2:52 PM
🚨Reminder🚨 Shrinking, Season 3 premieres on Apple TV+ today
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New Year, New Audio Setup: SoundSource from Rogue Amoeba [Sponsor] https://www.macstories.net/sponsored/new-year-new-audio-setup-soundsource-from-rogue-amoeba-sponsor/
New Year, New Audio Setup: SoundSource from Rogue Amoeba [Sponsor]
If better Mac audio is on your list of resolutions for 2026, the folks at Rogue Amoeba have you covered with SoundSource, their essential audio control app. SoundSource provides audio control so useful, it ought to be built in to MacOS. Get instant access to your Mac???s audio settings right from the menu bar, with...
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January 27, 2026 at 8:34 AM
New Year, New Audio Setup: SoundSource from Rogue Amoeba [Sponsor] https://www.macstories.net/sponsored/new-year-new-audio-setup-soundsource-from-rogue-amoeba-sponsor/
Tim Cook Attended an Exclusive Weekend Screening of the Upcoming ‘Melania’ Documentary www.macstories.net/news/tim-coo...
Tim Cook Attended an Exclusive Weekend Screening of the Upcoming ‘Melania’ Documentary
The Hollywood Reporter broke the story over the weekend that an early screening of an Amazon-backed documentary about Melania Trump was held at the White House. According to reporter McKinley Franklin...
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January 26, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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Apple Introduces New and Improved AirTag https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-introduces-new-and-improved-airtag/
Apple Introduces New and Improved AirTag
In a press release today, Apple launched a second-generation AirTag that features an upgraded components, making it easier to locate than the original 2021 AirTag. The new AirTag features a bunch of new hardware packed into the same design as the original version, including: the same second-generation Ultra Wideband chip found in the iPhone 17,...
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January 26, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Apple Introduces New and Improved AirTag https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-introduces-new-and-improved-airtag/
Podcast Rewind: Building Personalized Software, Steam Machine Pricing Rumors, Matt Podcasts Solo, and Ted Danson https://www.macstories.net/news/podcast-rewind-building-personalized-software-steam-machine-pricing-rumors-matt-podcasts-solo-and-ted-danson/
Podcast Rewind: Building Personalized Software, Steam Machine Pricing Rumors, Matt Podcasts Solo, and Ted Danson
Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories??? family of podcasts: AppStories This week, Federico and John complete their tour of holiday projects with a look at the tools both of them built with the help of Claude Code, Codex, and other tools. On AppStories+, John pushes Claude Code by building a Safari web extension that integrates...
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January 23, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Podcast Rewind: Building Personalized Software, Steam Machine Pricing Rumors, Matt Podcasts Solo, and Ted Danson https://www.macstories.net/news/podcast-rewind-building-personalized-software-steam-machine-pricing-rumors-matt-podcasts-solo-and-ted-danson/
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The Iconfactory launched a Kickstarter campaign to make Ollie's Arcade - a collection of retro games - free for all and bring Frenzic to the bundle.
The campaign is also about helping keep one of the legends of app development afloat.
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The campaign is also about helping keep one of the legends of app development afloat.
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The Iconfactory Launches Kickstarter to Expand Ollie’s Arcade with Frenzic
Ollie’s Arcade was launched in 2023 by The Iconfactory with three mini-games reminiscent of beloved classic videogames. Today, the company launched a Kickstarter campaign with the goal of raising $20,...
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January 21, 2026 at 10:16 PM
The Iconfactory launched a Kickstarter campaign to make Ollie's Arcade - a collection of retro games - free for all and bring Frenzic to the bundle.
The campaign is also about helping keep one of the legends of app development afloat.
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The campaign is also about helping keep one of the legends of app development afloat.
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The Iconfactory Launches Kickstarter to Expand Ollie’s Arcade with Frenzic https://www.macstories.net/news/the-iconfactory-launches-kickstarter-to-expand-ollies-arcade-with-frenzic/
The Iconfactory Launches Kickstarter to Expand Ollie’s Arcade with Frenzic
Ollie???s Arcade was launched in 2023 by The Iconfactory with three mini-games reminiscent of beloved classic videogames. Today, the company launched a Kickstarter campaign with the goal of raising $20,000. If reached, The Iconfactory will make Ollie???s Arcade free and bring its game Frenzic to the bundle. Frenzic was one of the earliest iOS game...
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January 21, 2026 at 10:12 PM
The Iconfactory Launches Kickstarter to Expand Ollie’s Arcade with Frenzic https://www.macstories.net/news/the-iconfactory-launches-kickstarter-to-expand-ollies-arcade-with-frenzic/
🚨Reminder🚨 Drops of God, Season 2 premieres on Apple TV+ today
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January 21, 2026 at 2:51 PM
🚨Reminder🚨 Drops of God, Season 2 premieres on Apple TV+ today
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Clawdbot Showed Me What the Future of Personal AI Assistants Looks Like https://www.macstories.net/stories/clawdbot-showed-me-what-the-future-of-personal-ai-assistants-looks-like/
Clawdbot Showed Me What the Future of Personal AI Assistants Looks Like
For the past week or so, I???ve been working with a digital assistant that knows my name, my preferences for my morning routine, how I like to use Notion and Todoist, but which also knows how to control Spotify and my Sonos speaker, my Philips Hue lights, as well as my Gmail. It runs on...
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January 20, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Clawdbot Showed Me What the Future of Personal AI Assistants Looks Like https://www.macstories.net/stories/clawdbot-showed-me-what-the-future-of-personal-ai-assistants-looks-like/
How to Enable Smoother 120Hz Scrolling in Safari https://www.macstories.net/linked/how-to-enable-smoother-120hz-scrolling-in-safari/
January 20, 2026 at 4:18 PM
How to Enable Smoother 120Hz Scrolling in Safari https://www.macstories.net/linked/how-to-enable-smoother-120hz-scrolling-in-safari/
Podcast Rewind: Holiday Break Projects, CES Gaming Announcements, MagSafe Accessories, and Clawdbot https://www.macstories.net/news/podcast-rewind-holiday-break-projects-ces-gaming-announcements-magsafe-accessories-and-clawdbot/
Podcast Rewind: Holiday Break Projects, CES Gaming Announcements, MagSafe Accessories, and Clawdbot
Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories??? family of podcasts: AppStories This week, Federico and John are back from their holiday break, which included so many hardware and automation projects that this is part one of a two-part episode regarding Federico???s networked music automation setup and John???s new research tool. On AppStories+, Federico shares his foldable...
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January 16, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Podcast Rewind: Holiday Break Projects, CES Gaming Announcements, MagSafe Accessories, and Clawdbot https://www.macstories.net/news/podcast-rewind-holiday-break-projects-ces-gaming-announcements-magsafe-accessories-and-clawdbot/
Comfort Zone, Ep 83: Are You Predicting Doom?
@nileane.fr battles the modern era of smart mice, @chrislawley.me has a new way of keeping up with everything everywhere all at once, and the whole gang battles it out with MagSafe accessories.
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@nileane.fr battles the modern era of smart mice, @chrislawley.me has a new way of keeping up with everything everywhere all at once, and the whole gang battles it out with MagSafe accessories.
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Comfort Zone, Episode 83: Are You Predicting Doom?
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January 15, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Comfort Zone, Ep 83: Are You Predicting Doom?
@nileane.fr battles the modern era of smart mice, @chrislawley.me has a new way of keeping up with everything everywhere all at once, and the whole gang battles it out with MagSafe accessories.
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@nileane.fr battles the modern era of smart mice, @chrislawley.me has a new way of keeping up with everything everywhere all at once, and the whole gang battles it out with MagSafe accessories.
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Hijack, Season 2
🚨Reminder🚨 Hijack, Season 2 premieres on Apple TV+ today
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🚨Reminder🚨 Hijack, Season 2 premieres on Apple TV+ today
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January 14, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Hijack, Season 2
🚨Reminder🚨 Hijack, Season 2 premieres on Apple TV+ today
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LLMs Have Made Simple Software Trivial https://www.macstories.net/linked/llms-have-made-simple-software-trivial/
January 13, 2026 at 5:13 PM
LLMs Have Made Simple Software Trivial https://www.macstories.net/linked/llms-have-made-simple-software-trivial/
Apple Unveils Apple Creator Studio App Suite https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-unveils-apple-creator-studio-app-suite/
Apple Unveils Apple Creator Studio App Suite
Today, Apple announced Apple Creator Studio, a suite of creativity apps for the Mac and iPad combined with premium content and features for productivity apps across the company???s platforms. This collection of apps, which includes the debut of Pixelmator Pro for iPad, offers tools for creative professionals, aspiring artists, students, and others working across a...
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January 13, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Apple Unveils Apple Creator Studio App Suite https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-unveils-apple-creator-studio-app-suite/