⚠️ Update your Apple gear ASAP ⚠️

If you haven’t already, you might want to stop what you’re doing and download Apple’s latest updates for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch.

The updates, released Thursday, fix security vulnerabilities that sound particularly nasty. One of them can compromise iPhones running iOS 16.6 “without any interaction from the victim,” according to the security researchers who discovered the flaws.

In other words, don’t delay these updates.

Also in today’s newsletter:

• Apple’s Find My network already works wonders for keeping track of your stuff. And a new chip in the iPhone 15 reportedly will make Find My even better.

• The Bluetti Power Week Sale brings big discounts on power stations, solar panels and more to help you get through blackouts or go off the grid in style.

• Speaking of deals, we found some hot buys on iPad Pros.

• Start your weekend off right with a sneak peek at the Godzilla series coming soon to Apple TV+. Watch the first teaser trailer for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters.

— Lewis Wallace, managing editor

^{A message from Bluetti}

^{A message from the Cult of Mac Deals team}

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