Morning Brief

1. Apple to Hold 50th Anniversary Celebration
2. VSCO Relists Lightroom Presets
3. WhatsApp Web Version to Receive a Major Update
4. CrossOver Rolls Out Major Version Update

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Apple to Hold 50th Anniversary Celebration

Recently, Apple CEO Tim Cook said during an all-hands meeting that Apple is preparing celebrations for the company’s upcoming 50th anniversary, though specific plans have not yet been disclosed. Apple was founded on April 1, 1976, which means April 1, 2026 will mark its 50-year milestone.

During the meeting, Cook said the team has been preparing for “how to commemorate 50 years,” reviewing company archives and old photos, as well as products, services, and key figures, and promised employees that “there will be some celebrations.” He also emphasized that Apple is not a culture that tends to look backward, noting that relevant teams need to “build a different capability” while maintaining a forward-looking pace of work in order to face the future in a better way.

Apple has rarely conducted large-scale publicity for anniversaries in the past, but in 2014 it produced special content around the 30th anniversary of the Mac, including executive interviews and dedicated feature pages. Source

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VSCO Relists Lightroom Presets

On February 10, the VSCO team announced that the VSCO Film 02 preset pack for Adobe Lightroom has returned for download on a “limited-time” basis, available to VSCO Pro subscribers. The preset pack includes multiple color and black-and-white styles inspired by classic film aesthetics, aiming to achieve film-like color and tonal characteristics while preserving room for RAW adjustments.

The Film 02 preset pack supports multiple applications within the Adobe Lightroom ecosystem, including Lightroom Classic, Lightroom, and Adobe Camera Raw (Photoshop). Standard presets can be applied to camera file types supported by Adobe Lightroom, covering both RAW and JPEG, and include variants such as (+), (++), and (-) to simulate differences in contrast and tonal rendering for the same film stock.

VSCO told media that this version of Film 02 was updated by the original preset creator and VSCO photography evangelist Zach Hodges to better support modern cameras. It is worth noting that users in the free trial period need to contact VSCO support to obtain the preset pack, as downloads are limited to active Pro monthly or annual subscriptions.

International media also noted that VSCO stopped releasing desktop Lightroom preset updates in 2019. This limited-time return is seen as the latest move to bring part of its “film library” presets back into desktop workflows. Source

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WhatsApp Web Version to Receive a Major Update

Recently, WhatsApp has been testing and gradually rolling out voice and video calling features for WhatsApp Web, allowing users to place and receive calls directly in the browser without installing a desktop client. This long-missing feature is seen as a major addition to WhatsApp Web. According to multiple media reports, the functionality is currently available mainly to WhatsApp Web beta users and will continue to expand to a wider audience.

The call entry point appears at the top of one-on-one chat windows, with usage similar to the desktop version. Calls remain end-to-end encrypted and support features such as screen sharing, though at this stage the focus is on personal calls, with group calls not yet fully available.

For users, the new feature makes WhatsApp easier to use in environments without native desktop apps, such as Linux. For business and office users, it enables seamless switching between text communication and real-time calls directly within the browser. Source

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CrossOver Rolls Out Major Version Update

On February 10, the CodeWeavers team released CrossOver version 26. By updating Wine and graphics translation components, the release improves compatibility for several major Windows games on Mac, including 33 Immortals and Helldivers 2. CrossOver 26 also aligns with interface updates in macOS Tahoe and fixes issues related to reopening Steam after closing it.

CrossOver 26 integrates Wine 11 with more than 6,000 changes, and includes components such as D3DMetal 3.0, DXMT v0.72, Wine Mono 10.4.1, and vkd3d 1.18 to enhance DirectX game performance on macOS. The development team’s list of fixes and newly playable titles includes a large number of recently released games.

In terms of pricing, a promotional price of USD 54.76 is available until February 17, after which the price will increase to USD 74. System requirements include macOS 10.15 Catalina or later and at least 1GB of available disk space. The developer also notes that macOS 26 Tahoe requires CrossOver 25.1.1 or later. Source