A US federal jury finds Zynga infringed on two IBM patents related to web-based communications and orders the game maker to pay $44.9M; Zynga plans to appeal (Blake Brittain/Reuters)

Apple launches iOS 18 without Apple Intelligence, iPadOS 18, macOS 15 Sequoia, watchOS 11, visionOS 2, and tvOS 18  —  Today is Apple’s big software update extravaganza, as official releases of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia and watchOS 11 are available for the masses, to go with tvOS 18 and visionOS 2 for Apple Vision Pro.