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Smartphone screen displaying Apple Maps with home service ad icons crossed out, symbolizing the new advertising ban.

Services

Apple Bans Home Service Ads From Maps To Curb Indirect Promotion

Home service businesses, from local plumbers to roofers, will no longer advertise on Apple Maps starting in 2026.

Olivia Hart·July 17, 2026

Services

Apple Maps Bans Ads For Home Services, Bail Bonds, Crypto ATMs

Plumbers, electricians, and HVAC technicians will soon find themselves locked out of a new, potentially lucrative advertising channel: Apple Maps.

Olivia Hart·July 16, 2026

A shadowy figure observing glowing smart home devices in a dimly lit room, with abstract data streams symbolizing surveillance and privacy concerns.

Living

Smart Home Data Privacy: Is Your Information Truly Safe?

Images from an iRobot vacuum cleaner, including a woman on a toilet, were leaked to a third-party for labeling and testing, eventually appearing on Discord and Facebook.

Clara Whitmore·April 26, 2026