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AI
Apple Intelligence Clears China With Alibaba and Baidu Inside
Regulators approved Apple's AI feature set for the Chinese market, with Alibaba's Qwen and Baidu providing the local model layer.
AI
Apple Intelligence Gets China Approval, Powered by Alibaba AI
Chinese regulators cleared Apple's on-device AI system this week, with Alibaba's Qwen model set to power it for users across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS.
Policy
Apple Escapes iCloud CSAM Lawsuit Under Section 230
A federal judge ruled Section 230 shields Apple from liability over child abuse imagery stored in iCloud, handing the platform a legal win.
AI
Apple Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft
Apple filed a federal lawsuit accusing former employees of stealing confidential product and supply chain secrets for OpenAI's benefit.
Security
Apple Says Ex-Employee Grabbed Files After Jumping to OpenAI
A former Apple staffer allegedly used a post-departure bug to pull confidential files from Apple's network before landing at OpenAI.
Policy
Apple Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft by Ex-Engineers
A bug in Apple's own systems let a former employee retain server access for weeks after termination, allegedly funneling confidential data to OpenAI.
Policy
Apple Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Prototype Theft and Corporate Spying
Apple's lawsuit accuses OpenAI of soliciting hardware secrets from job candidates and tricking a partner into revealing proprietary design techniques.
AI
Apple's Trade Secret Suit Is Already Slowing OpenAI's Hardware Push
Apple's lawsuit over stolen trade secrets is reshaping OpenAI's hiring and supplier relationships before any judge has ruled anything.
Policy
Apple Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Hardware Trade Secret Theft
Apple's lawsuit names OpenAI and two former Apple employees, alleging they stole proprietary specs, prototypes, and techniques to fuel OpenAI's hardware push.
AI
Apple's OpenAI Lawsuit Is Already Costing OpenAI Before Trial
Apple's trade-secret suit may take years to resolve, but the disruption to OpenAI's hardware ambitions and IPO timeline is happening now.
AI
Apple Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Hardware Secrets Theft
Apple claims OpenAI used job interviews and a retained laptop to extract trade secrets for a device that could rival the iPhone.
AI
Apple Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft
Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI alleging theft of trade secrets, and OpenAI responded with a brief statement from a spokesperson.
Policy
Apple Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Hardware Design Theft
Apple claims OpenAI used job interviews as cover to extract hardware prototypes, naming the AI lab's chief hardware officer in a federal lawsuit.
General
Apple Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Hardware Trade Secrets
Apple claims two former employees leaked hardware trade secrets after moving to OpenAI, pulling Jony Ive's io Products into the lawsuit.
AI
Apple Sues OpenAI Over Hardware Trade Secret Theft
Apple's federal lawsuit accuses OpenAI of coaching incoming hires to stay at Apple longer and harvest confidential information before leaving.
Policy
Apple Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Hardware Trade Secret Theft
Apple claims former employees carried proprietary hardware secrets to OpenAI and its newly acquired device startup IO Products.
Policy
Apple Sues OpenAI Over AI Hardware Trade Secret Theft
Apple alleges OpenAI ran a coordinated campaign to extract confidential AI hardware details through former Apple employees.
AI
Apple Sues OpenAI Over Ex-Employee Trade Secret Claims
Apple sued OpenAI over trade secrets allegedly taken by former employees, a rare move against a company it has treated as a commercial partner.
Security
Apple Moves to Faster Security Patches as AI Cuts Hacker Lead Time
Apple says AI-accelerated attacks forced it to abandon its old scheduled patch cadence in favor of faster, standalone security updates.
Security
iOS 26.5.2 Fixes 25-Plus Security Flaws
Apple's latest point release patches kernel and WebKit bugs that could expose data — and publishing the details raises the urgency to update now.
Software
Apple Pushes Beta 3 for watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS 26.6
Apple dropped the third developer betas for watchOS 26.6, tvOS 26.6, and visionOS 26.6, arriving two weeks after the previous round.
Deals
July 4th Tech Deals: What Is Actually Worth Buying
Prime Day is over but the discounts linger — here are the July 4th sales worth your attention, and a few that just look like deals.
Policy
Apple Calls India's Antitrust Case a Cut-and-Paste Job
Apple told India's Competition Commission its 2024 findings on App Store conduct were lifted verbatim from rivals, not independently verified.
Deals
M3 iPad Air Drops to $499 at Best Buy for Fourth of July
Best Buy's Fourth of July sale discounts M3 iPad Air cellular models by up to $400, just as Apple has raised the price on the M4 version.
Hardware
Mac Studio Skips M6, Jumps to M7 Ultra in 2028
Apple is bypassing an M6 Ultra entirely, with a redesigned Mac Studio carrying M7 Ultra silicon and a new thermal system slated for 2028.
Deals
A 2020 MacBook Pro with 1TB is listed at $430 until July 1
A refurbished 2020 MacBook Pro with 16GB RAM and a 1TB SSD is available through StackSocial for $429.97, down from a listed price of $1,999.
Deals
Prime Day Prices Linger on MacBooks, AirPods, and Apple Watch
Amazon is still offering record-low Apple discounts after Prime Day, including up to $549 off MacBook Pro and $50 off AirPods Pro 3.
Hardware
Apple's Touchscreen MacBook Arrives on M5, Not M7
A Bloomberg report says Apple will ship its long-rumored touchscreen MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, skipping a wait for next-generation silicon.
Hardware
Researchers Publish Deep Dive Into Apple Neural Engine
An arxiv paper examines the architecture and programming model of Apple's on-device AI accelerator, a chip block that rarely gets public scrutiny.
Consumer Tech
Apple Raises Prices and Blames AI Memory Demand
From a $300 jump on the MacBook Pro to a $30 bump on the HomePod Mini, Apple is passing AI-driven memory costs to consumers.
Policy
Apple Lobbies for Access to Blacklisted Chinese Memory Chips
With DRAM prices up fourfold, Apple is pressing the Trump administration to let it buy chips from Pentagon-listed CXMT.
Hardware
Apple Seeks Clearance to Buy Chips From Blacklisted Chinese Firm
Apple is asking the Trump administration for permission to source chips from a Chinese company with reported military ties.
Hardware
Apple Hikes Mac and iPad Prices as Much as 50 Percent
Apple raised prices on Macs, iPads, HomePods, and Vision Pro by up to 50 percent or more, blaming component shortages expected to last well into 2027.
Hardware
Micron Points a Finger at Apple Over the Memory Crunch
Micron's chief business officer implied aggressive price negotiations by Apple-style buyers starved the memory industry of the capital it needed to expand.
Hardware
Apple's M6 Chip Arrives in 2026 on a New 2nm Process
Apple's next MacBook Pro will carry the M6, its first 2nm chip, with no Pro or Max variants until the M7 generation in 2027.
Hardware
M5 Ultra Mac Studio Targets 768GB RAM, but Supply May Cut That
Apple is testing an M5 Ultra Mac Studio with up to 768GB of unified memory, though chip shortages could force a more modest launch around October 2026.
Consumer Tech
Apple Raises Mac and iPad Prices as RAM Crunch Bites
Apple hiked prices across Macs, iPads, and HomePods citing AI-driven memory demand — and analysts say the squeeze has years left to run.
Hardware
Apple Raises Prices on Macs and iPads, Blames AI Chip Crunch
Apple hiked prices on 14 products by up to $1,300, citing a memory chip shortage driven by AI data center buildouts from OpenAI and Nvidia.
Hardware
Apple May Ship M6 Without Pro or Max Tiers
A report suggests Apple will launch the M6 chip in base form only, holding Pro, Max, and Ultra variants for the M7 in early 2027.
Hardware
Apple Kills M6 Pro and Max, Pivots to AI-First M7 Chips
Apple is scrapping M6 Pro and Max variants, pushing professional Macs to wait for M7 chips built around on-device AI and GPU workloads.
Hardware
Apple Raises Prices on Macs, iPad, and More as RAM Costs Hit
A global memory shortage has forced Apple to quietly raise prices across Mac, iPad, Apple TV, and HomePod lines, with some models jumping $200 or more.
Hardware
MacBook Neo Gets $100 Pricier as Memory Chip Crunch Hits Apple
Apple has raised MacBook Neo prices by $100 across the board, blaming a memory chip shortage tied to surging AI infrastructure demand.
Hardware
Apple Raises M4 Pro Mac Mini Price by $200
Memory demand from AI data centers has pushed Apple to hike the M4 Pro Mac Mini's starting price to $1,599, up from $1,399 at launch.
Hardware
Apple Raises Prices Across Nearly Every Product Line
A global memory and storage chip shortage has forced Apple to hike prices by as much as $1,300, with the Mac Studio taking the steepest hit.
Hardware
Foldable iPhone Ultra Targets July Production Despite Hinge Noise
Apple's book-style foldable is heading to mass production in late July, with hinge defects largely resolved and a September launch still in play.
Deals
MacBook Pro M5 Pro Hits Record Low at $2,399.99 on Prime Day
Amazon's Prime Day has pushed the 2026 MacBook Pro with M5 Pro chip to its lowest price yet, $199.01 off the $2,599 list price.
AI
Apple Patches Siri AI Waitlist Skip in macOS 27 Beta 2
A Terminal command that let beta testers bypass Apple's Siri AI waitlist stopped working in beta 2, and users who used it got bumped back to the queue.
Consumer Tech
Apple Pushes AirPods Beta Firmware Tied to iOS 27
Developer-only firmware for AirPods Pro 2, Pro 3, AirPods 4, and AirPods Max 2 unlocks a new audio interface and custom EQ coming in iOS 27.
Deals
Apple Prime Day: Best Deals Under $100 Right Now
AirPods 4 and Apple Pencil Pro hit $99, while the AirTag 2 sees its first notable discount since launching earlier this year.
Dev Tools
Apple Brings Swift Package Index In-House
The community-built Swift package registry has joined Apple, though what the arrangement actually looks like remains publicly unclear.
Hardware
Apple iPhone Fold on Track for September Reveal
Supply chain signals suggest Apple will unveil its first foldable iPhone in September, though a reveal and a ship date are not the same thing.
Policy
48 Chinese Developers File Antitrust Complaint Over App Store Fees
A group of Chinese iOS developers petitioned China's market regulator, alleging Apple broke a promise to offer them the lowest available commission rate.
Deals
iPad Pro 13-inch M4 hits record low price on Prime Day
Amazon is selling Apple's top-end 13-inch iPad Pro with M4 chip for $1,249.99, a $249 drop from its usual $1,499 retail price.
Deals
M4 iPad Air Hits All-Time Low Prices on Prime Day
Amazon is cutting up to $109 off all four M4 iPad Air configurations, with the 13-inch 256GB model dropping to $789.99.
Deals
Prime Day Apple Deals: AirPods, Watches, and MacBooks on Sale
AirPods Pro 3, Apple Watch Series 11, Apple Watch Ultra 3, and MacBook Air M5 are all discounted during Amazon's Prime Day sale.
Deals
MacBook Air M5 Drops to $949 for Prime Day
Amazon has the 13-inch MacBook Air M5 at $150 off for Prime Day, but the all-time low of $899 suggests patience might pay off.
Deals
Apple iPad 11-inch Drops to $299 for Prime Day
Amazon is selling the A16-powered iPad 11-inch at $299 during Prime Day, a $50 discount off its usual $349 list price.
Deals
Best Buy Runs Anti-Prime Day Sale With 40+ Deals
Best Buy's weeklong Tech Fest sale, running June 22-28, undercuts or matches Amazon on over 40 products — including deep cuts on Apple and Garmin gear.
Deals
Prime Day iPad Deals: Discounts Are Real, Just Not Deep
Amazon has cut prices on every iPad model ahead of Prime Day, but the savings top out at $249 and most are under $100.
Deals
Prime Day MacBook Deals: What to Buy and What to Wait On
Every current MacBook is already discounted ahead of Prime Day 2026, but history suggests the best prices arrive once the sale goes live.
Software
iOS 27 Beta 2 Adds Wallet Insights, Fixes HomeKit
Apple's second iOS 27 developer beta surfaces a privacy toggle for Visual Intelligence and quietly sunsets AirPort Utility.
Software
iOS 27 Brings Threaded Replies to iPhone-Android RCS Chats
Apple's second iOS 27 beta adds inline reply threading and proper reaction emoji to cross-platform RCS conversations with Android users.
Software
Apple Pushes tvOS 27 Beta 2 With a Modest Feature List
The second tvOS 27 developer beta arrives two weeks after WWDC, offering a refreshed Podcasts app and larger text options but little else.
Hardware
visionOS 27 Beta 2 Brings a Smarter Siri and New Spatial Tricks
Apple's second visionOS 27 developer beta adds a repositionable Siri orb, spatial panoramas, and a Thórsmörk environment with curved app windows.
Deals
Second-Gen AirTags Hit $22.50 Each in Prime Day Sale
Apple's second-generation AirTags are down to $90 for a four-pack at Amazon and Best Buy, the steepest discount since the trackers launched this year.
Deals
MacBook Air M3 hits $799 ahead of Prime Day
Amazon is selling the 13-inch MacBook Air with M3 chip, 16GB RAM, and 512GB SSD for $799 — a $500 drop and a record low for the model.
Hardware
iPad Air Gets 12GB RAM in 2026 M4 Refresh
Apple's latest iPad Air jumps to 12GB of RAM with the M4 chip, edging ahead of some laptops on paper.
Deals
AirPods Max 2 Drop to $399 at Amazon Before Prime Day
Apple's over-ear headphones hit a record-low $150 off ahead of Prime Day, which officially starts June 23.
Deals
AirPods Pro 3 Hit All-Time Low $169 Before Prime Day
Amazon has dropped the AirPods Pro 3 to $169, an $80 discount and the lowest price since the earbuds launched last September.
Deals
Prime Day 2026 Apple Deals Are Already Live
Amazon's four-day Prime Day event starts June 23, but AirPods Max 2, Apple Watch, iPad, and MacBook Air discounts are already live ahead of the sale.
Security
New Unpatchable BootROM Exploit Hits A12 and A13 iPhones
A working proof-of-concept called usbliter8 exploits a USB controller bug in Apple's A12 and A13 chips - and no software update can ever fix it.
Security
Beats Studio Buds Firmware Closes Bluetooth Eavesdropping Bug
Firmware 1B211 patches a flaw that let anyone in Bluetooth range listen through an unpaired Studio Buds microphone.
Consumer Tech
Schlage Drops the Keyhole and Ships a $399 UWB Lock
Schlage's long-delayed Sense Pro uses Ultra Wideband to unlock your door as you approach, but at $399, convenience has a price.
Software
Apple Photos Clean Up Gets Cloud AI, and It Shows
iOS 27 routes complex photo edits to Apple's cloud servers, and early beta tests show a real quality gap over iOS 26's on-device tools.
Policy
Brazil Fines Apple and Others $60M Over Loot Boxes in Kids' Games
A Brazilian court ordered Apple and several other companies to pay nearly $60 million over loot boxes in games minors could access.
Software
Apple Issues Second Beta for Its Entire 26.6 Software Lineup
Apple is simultaneously beta-testing point-release maintenance updates and the next-generation operating systems previewed at WWDC.
Deals
Apple Watch Ultra 3 Gets a Rare $99 Cut Ahead of Father's Day
Apple Watch Ultra 3, AirPods Pro 3, and the base M5 MacBook Pro are all seeing meaningful discounts this week, with the Ultra 3 rarely this cheap.
Policy
India May Shut a Tata iPhone Factory Over Farm Pollution
Tamil Nadu's pollution board is threatening to close a Tata iPhone parts plant after farmers reported wastewater contaminating their land and open wells.
Deals
Amazon's 1TB iPad Air M2 Drops to $699, Matching 512GB Price
Amazon has priced the M2 iPad Air's 1TB model at the same $699 Apple charges for the 512GB, making the extra storage effectively free.
AI
Apple Built a Siri AI Switcher and Kept Quiet at WWDC
iOS 27's developer beta contains a hidden Extensions framework for swapping Siri's AI between ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, which Apple never mentioned at WWDC.
Consumer Tech
watchOS 27 Cuts Support to Six Watches, and AI Isn't the Sell
Apple's fall update drops the Series 6, 7, 8, first-gen Ultra, and second-gen SE, leaving a pool so thin that the AI pitch can't justify a $399 upgrade.
Deals
Prime Day Tablet Deals Start Early, Up to 50% Off Apple and Samsung
Retailers are running pre-Prime Day tablet discounts now, with Apple and Samsung among the brands included.
AI
Siri will not date you, and Apple is proud of it
Craig Federighi used WWDC to position Siri as utility-only, a pointed contrast to AI companions that have faced lawsuits over emotional harm.
Consumer Tech
iOS 27's Clean Up Tool Now Generates Faces Instead of Hiding Them
Apple updated Clean Up in iOS 27, and the face-hiding feature now synthesizes a replacement face rather than blurring the original.
Deals
Amazon Prime Day Apple Deals Have Already Started
AirPods Pro 3 drop under $200 and a MacBook Air sheds $150 as Amazon opens its pre-sale Apple discount window.
Consumer Tech
Apple's 15-Product Rush Rests on a Siri Two Years Late
Apple plans at least 15 devices in H2 2026, from a foldable iPhone Ultra to a smart home hub, all built around a Siri that just reached beta.
Deals
AirPods Pro 3 Hits $179, Switch 2 Gets a Rare Discount
Amazon has the AirPods Pro 3 at an all-time low of $179, the AirPods Max 2 at $499, and Woot is trimming $15 off the Switch 2 before a September price hike.
Consumer Tech
Apple Notched the WWDC Audio to Stop Siri From Waking Your Devices
Spectrograms of the keynote video show Apple surgically removed four frequency bands every time a presenter said "Siri" — and it still didn't fully work.
Consumer Tech
AirPods EQ Controls Are Live in Beta - Hold Off for Now
Apple is rolling equalizer controls to AirPods and AirPods Pro owners, but only through multiple beta releases most people shouldn't install.
AI
Apple's Rebuilt Siri Finally Delivers on a Two-Year Promise
Early iOS 27 beta testing shows Apple's rebuilt Siri can handle complex, context-aware requests that would have broken the old version.
Deals
AirPods 4 Drop Below $100 at Amazon Ahead of Prime Day
Apple's base-model AirPods 4 hit $99 at Amazon, with Prime Day a week out and Apple deals rarely getting cheaper during it.
Consumer Tech
iOS 27 Health Skips AI Ambitions and Delivers Perimenopause Tracking
Apple's planned AI health service didn't make the cut, but iOS 27 still brings perimenopause alerts, camera-based food scanning, and GymKit for non-Watch users.
Consumer Tech
iOS 27 Adds Custom Wallpaper Creation to iPhone
For the first time, iOS 27 lets iPhone users build their own wallpapers rather than choosing from Apple's curated annual selection.
Policy
Congress Revives Antitrust Bill Targeting Big Tech Self-Preferencing
The American Innovation and Choice Online Act is back four years after stalling, with a bipartisan push to bar dominant platforms from favoring their own products.
Deals
Apple's Current Hardware Hits Rare Discounts for Father's Day
The M5 MacBook Pro is $220 off, the iPhone 17 Pro up to $254, and AirPods Pro 3 are at their lowest price yet.
Consumer Tech
iOS 27 Brings Dual-Camera FaceTime to iPhone 17 Lineup
Apple's fall update adds simultaneous front-and-rear video, better call quality on spotty connections, and Traditional Chinese Live Captions.
Consumer Tech
iOS 26 Adoption Is the Second-Worst Since 2015
Apple's App Store data puts iOS 26 adoption at 79% overall - only iOS 8 has managed a slower uptake since 2015.
Software
iOS 27 Bets on Speed, and Early Betas Back It Up
Apple announced more than 250 changes across its fall software lineup, but performance benchmarks targeting older iPhones are the more interesting story.
AI
Apple Locks iOS 27's Best AI Features to iPhone 17 Pro
Expressive Siri voices and a rebuilt dictation engine require iPhone 17 Pro silicon, leaving even the iPhone 16 Pro Max short of the full experience.
Policy
Apple Says Epic's Dismissal Brief Makes the Case for Appeal
Apple's lawyers filed a 12-page brief turning each of Epic's arguments for dismissal into reasons the Supreme Court should take the case.
Deals
AirPods Pro 3 Hit a Record Low $179 at Walmart
Walmart has cut $70 off AirPods Pro 3, undercutting Amazon by $20 roughly two weeks before Prime Day 2026.
Deals
MacBook Air M4 with 32GB and 2TB drops to $1,799
Apple's top-spec 13-inch MacBook Air hits $500 off, making the fully loaded configuration easier to justify before storage regret sets in.
Software
macOS 27 Adds a Liquid Glass Dial and a Rebuilt Siri
Apple's first Golden Gate developer beta shows five features that matter, from ultrawide monitor fixes to a Siri built partly on Google's AI models.
Software
macOS 28 Will Drop Intel App Support Entirely
Apple's Rosetta 2 translation layer survives through macOS 27 Golden Gate and disappears with macOS 28, leaving Intel-only software without a lifeline.
Consumer Tech
Apple's Best On-Device Siri Model Works on Only Three iPhones
AFM Core Advanced, Apple's most powerful on-device AI model, is limited to three iPhone models, leaving most Apple Intelligence users on a slower tier.
Reviews
BenQ MA320UG: 32-inch 4K at $830 vs Apple's $1,599 Studio Display
BenQ's new 32-inch Mac-focused monitor adds 120Hz and a fully adjustable stand at roughly half the price of Apple's own display.
Software
iOS 27 Bets on Speed, Not New Features
Apple's iOS 27 focuses on under-the-hood performance gains over new features, promising 30 percent faster app launches on iPhones as old as the iPhone 11.
Dev Tools
Apple Documents VM-Backed Containers for macOS
Apple's container tool for macOS wraps each Linux container in its own lightweight VM, trading density for stronger isolation.
Consumer Tech
iOS 27 Brings Custom EQ to AirPods, a Decade Late
Apple will finally let AirPods users tune their own sound profile in iOS 27, a feature Android rivals have offered for years.
Policy
Apple Refused EU Rules to Keep Siri from Locking Out Rivals
A European Commission spokesperson says Apple resisted requirements designed to let competing AI assistants operate on equal footing on iPhones.
Policy
Apple Blames EU Law for Keeping AI Siri Off European iPhones
Apple says the Digital Markets Act is why its AI-powered Siri won't reach EU users, a framing that puts pressure on Brussels.
Policy
Apple Pulls Siri AI Rollout from EU After Exemption Denied
The EU Commission rejected Apple's bid for a regulatory carve-out, and Apple's response was to simply not launch.
Dev Tools
Apple Rebuilt Its AI on Gemini and Let Three Rivals Into Xcode
Apple's WWDC26 developer recap reveals Foundation Models rebuilt using Google's Gemini technology, while Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google all get native Xcode agent access.
Software
iOS 27 Keeps Its Best Features Off Stage
Apple's iPhone update skips a signature headline feature this year; the worthwhile changes are the quiet ones that didn't make the keynote.
Software
Apple lets App Store developers bundle subscriptions together
Apple is expanding App Bundles so independent developers can partner on discounted multi-app subscription packages.
Consumer Tech
Apple's iOS 27 Beta Is Live, But Only for Developers
Apple seeded developer betas of iOS 27, iPadOS, and watchOS, kicking off the annual countdown to a fall public release.
AI
Apple Runs a 20-Billion-Parameter Model Off iPhone Flash Storage
Apple's third-generation foundation model is too large for RAM, so it streams weights from flash - a trick that matters more than the Siri rebrand.
AI
Apple Offloads AI to Google's Cloud, Promises Privacy Anyway
Apple Intelligence now routes some model queries through Google Cloud, with Apple insisting Google's own systems can't see the underlying data.
Consumer Tech
iOS 27 Finally Cleans Up the AirPods Settings Mess
Apple reorganizes years of feature sprawl into a navigable AirPods menu, starting with the first iOS 27 developer beta.
AI
Apple Rebuilt Siri on Google's Tech and Spent WWDC Defending It
Siri's 1.2-trillion-parameter rebuild runs on Google Cloud, forcing Apple to spend its biggest developer event defending its privacy brand.
Consumer Tech
iOS 27 Code Points to a Folding iPhone Apple Hasn't Announced
Hidden strings in the iOS 27 beta describe fold states and hinge angles — Apple's usual way of telegraphing hardware before it ships.
Consumer Tech
iOS 27 Beta Code Points to a Foldable iPhone
The first iOS 27 developer beta contains code tied to foldable hardware, making it Apple's clearest signal yet that a folding iPhone is coming.
Software
Apple Opens iOS 27 Developer Betas With Siri AI and Spatial Reframing
Days after WWDC 2026, Apple's developer betas for iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 Golden Gate are available to download now.
Consumer Tech
iOS 27 Spares Every iPhone, Drops a Few iPads
Apple's iOS 27 won't strand any iPhone owners, though a handful of iPad models are cut from the update list.
General
Waymo Buys Apple's Abandoned Self-Driving Test Site for $220M
Waymo acquires 5,500 acres of Arizona proving ground from Apple's shuttered car program, recovering a sliver of the estimated $10 billion Apple spent.
Consumer Tech
Apple Adds Visual Intelligence to the iPhone Camera in iOS 27
iOS 27 turns the iPhone Camera into a visual search tool, letting you point at anything and ask Siri questions, with lookup history saved.
Consumer Tech
iOS 27 Will Run on iPhones Going Back to 2019
Apple is extending support to the iPhone 11, crediting efficiency gains as the reason older hardware makes this year's cut.
AI
Apple Home Adds AI Search and Summaries for Security Cameras
Apple Intelligence is coming to the Home app with tools to summarize camera footage and find clips by what they actually show.
Software
Apple's iOS and macOS 27 Developer Betas Are Now Live
First builds of Apple's 2026 OS lineup land for registered developers, starting the long march toward a fall release.
Policy
Apple's Rebuilt Siri Blocked in the EU Again, No Timeline Given
EU regulators rejected every proposal Apple submitted to bring its redesigned Siri to Europe, leaving iPhone users there without even a rough launch date.
Software
Apple Seeds visionOS 27 Developer Beta After WWDC26
The first visionOS 27 developer beta is live, kicking off the usual months-long testing window before a public release.
AI
Apple Rebuilds Siri on Gemini, Ships It as a Standalone App
Apple's ground-up Siri rewrite runs on a custom Google Gemini model, wrapped in a three-tier privacy stack and shipped as a standalone app.
Consumer Tech
iOS 27 Adds Custom EQ to AirPods, Years After Rivals Did
Apple will let AirPods owners manually tune bass, mids, and highs starting with iOS 27, closing a gap rivals filled years ago.
Software
Apple Intelligence Reaches HomeKit Security Cameras
iOS 27 adds AI clip descriptions and natural language search to HomeKit Secure Video, catching up to features Google Nest has offered for years.
Consumer Tech
Apple Adds Customizable EQ to AirPods in iOS 27
iOS 27 brings manual sound tuning to Apple's earbuds, a feature Android rivals have offered for years.
Software
Apple Packs iOS 27 with AI Photo Editing Tools
Apple is bringing multiple AI photo editing features to iOS 27, continuing a long catch-up game with Google and Samsung on AI camera software.
Consumer Tech
iOS 27 Developer Beta Is Available to Download
Apple's first iOS 27 developer beta is live, opening the annual summer testing cycle ahead of a public release later this year.
Consumer Tech
Apple's Camera Gets a Bill-Splitting Trick via Siri
A new Siri in Camera feature reads restaurant bills through the iPhone lens and routes each person's share through Apple Cash.
AI
Apple Finally Gives Siri an AI Overhaul
At WWDC 2026, Apple made its smarter, AI-powered Siri official — putting its virtual assistant back in a race it has been visibly losing.
Security
Loupe Shows What iPhone Apps Can Learn About You Without Asking
A new iOS app called Loupe exposes the fingerprinting signals apps can silently read - signals Apple's privacy framework doesn't block.
Hardware
Apple's MacBook Ultra Tipped for Q3 With Hybrid OLED, Two Sizes
A supply chain report suggests Apple is planning its biggest MacBook redesign in years, pairing a new display technology with two chassis options.
AI
Apple's Next-Gen Siri May Land in iOS 27 as a Beta
A new report says Apple plans to frame its long-promised Siri overhaul as an ongoing test at launch rather than a finished product.
AI
Apple's New Siri May Launch Behind a Waitlist
A reported waitlist for iOS 27's revamped Siri suggests Apple still isn't confident its AI backend can handle its full install base on day one.
Policy
Epic Asks Supreme Court to Deny Apple's App Store Petition
Epic filed a brief opposing Apple's Supreme Court petition to challenge two rulings on off-App-Store payments, asking the justices to let them stand.
AI
Apple Approves Its First AI Agent for Business Messaging
Poke, which runs AI agents over plain text threads, becomes the first of its kind cleared for Apple's Messages for Business.
Consumer Tech
Apple Opens iMessage to Its First Third-Party AI Agent
Poke became the first third-party AI agent approved for iMessage, raising the question of how far Apple will actually open one of tech's most closed apps.
Hardware
Apple Scraps Vision Pro Sequel, Pivots to Smart Glasses
Apple's incoming CEO has reportedly cancelled both Vision Pro 2 and Vision Air, replacing them with two smart glasses products planned for 2027 and 2029.
Consumer Tech
iOS 26 Gives CarPlay a Setting It Should Have Had All Along
Apple slipped a long-overdue CarPlay option into iOS 26 with no fanfare - and iOS 27 is already promising more.
Software
Apple's WWDC Software Lineup Will Leave Some Devices Behind
Rumors ahead of next week's developer conference suggest iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 will drop support for older Apple hardware.
Software
Apple Intelligence Photo Scanning Is Slowing Down Macs
Background photo scanning for Apple Intelligence is causing beachballs and battery drain on macOS 26.5 for some users.
General
Apple TV+ Lines Up Zoë Kravitz for an Untitled Film
The actress returns to the platform after The Studio, though Apple has yet to share a title, genre, or release window for the new project.
Consumer Tech
iPhone Ultra Leak Points to Vapor Chamber Cooling
A Weibo leaker claims Apple's iPhone Ultra will ship with a vapor chamber - a heat-management approach Android flagships have used for years.
Consumer Tech
Apple's iPhone-Shot MLS Broadcast Comes With a Big Asterisk
Apple TV aired what it's calling the first live professional sports broadcast shot entirely on iPhone 17 Pro Max, but the fine print is working hard.
Consumer Tech
Apple AI Glasses Slip to Late 2027 While Meta Holds the Lead
A Bloomberg report pushes Apple's AI glasses back by roughly a year, as a lighter Vision Pro variant targets 2028 at the earliest.
AI
Apple's Siri Overhaul Gets Its First Visual Preview
Early images of what a redesigned Siri could look like are circulating, suggesting Apple is planning something more substantial than recent incremental updates.
Reviews
HP Omnibook 3 Outperforms Apple Where It Counts at $600
HP's new budget laptop beats Apple's comparable option on raw performance, but the interesting question is what HP gave up to get there.
AI
Apple Is Rebuilding iOS Around a New Siri
Apple is reportedly redesigning the iPhone's interface around Siri for iOS 27, making the assistant less a feature and more a foundation.
AI
Apple's Sharp Image AI Now Runs in Browsers
A developer built a proof-of-concept running Apple's Sharp segmentation model in web browsers using ONNX Runtime Web.
Dev Tools
Six Years of WatchOS Maps Engineering, In the Developer's Own Words
A developer reflects on half a decade of refining Apple's smallest mapping platform.
Reviews
Review: AirPods Max 2 Still Best for iPhone Users
A new review confirms Apple's premium headphones remain the top over-ear option for iOS users — but the competition is catching up.
Hardware
Apple Silicon Makes Tiny macOS Virtual Machines Practical
A deep dive finds macOS VMs on Apple Silicon run at near-native speed and can shrink to surprisingly small sizes.
Hardware
Apple bumps Mac mini entry price to $799
The cheapest Mac mini is gone — the compact desktop now starts $200 higher than before.
Hardware
Apple's Mac Mini Drought Will Last Months
Chip shortages and AI hobbyist demand mean the compact desktop won't be easy to find until late summer.
Consumer Tech
Apple Posts Record Sales in Cook's Final Quarter, Warns of Chip Shortage
The iPhone maker's $124.2B quarter coincides with its CEO's departure and fresh supply-chain warnings.
Hardware
Apple Says AI Demand Left Mac Supply Short Again
Apple executives acknowledged they misjudged how many people would want Macs for AI work, and the shortage isn't ending soon.