Mark Gurman / Bloomberg ·
John Ternus has effectively become Apple's design chief, working in the studio several times a week; OLED touch-screen MacBook Pro will be much lighter
Also: A big update on the touch-screen MacBook Pro.
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128 stories tracking Apple, ranked newest first, from TechSnif's permanent archive.
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Chance Miller / 9to5Mac ·
Apple releases an update for iPhone 18 Pro Max devices on AT&T to address cellular failures; units that already lost service require hardware replacement
Apple has confirmed an issue causing a "small number" of iPhone 18 Pro Max devices on AT&T to lose cellular service.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch ·
Apple says it is adding additional controls around "Full Disk Access" on macOS as AI agents have increased "the risks associated with this level of access"
Days after a journalist claimed that Meta's Muse app on Mac read their private messages
Financial Times ·
Analysis: Google, Apple, and Amazon each have more meetings with European parliament and European Commission officials than any individual European company
US corporations including Google, Apple and Amazon use their influence to push back against EU digital bloc rules.
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg ·
Apple is set to launch its smart home expansion on October 13, including a hub with a 6" screen and an iMac G4-like design and a HomePod mini refresh
Apple Inc. plans to make its long-delayed push into the smart-home market on Oct. 13, marking a critical product expansion …
Joe Rossignol / MacRumors ·
Mark Gurman: Apple considered replacing ~5,000 AppleCare customer service workers with AI-powered agents, but it has put those plans on hold indefinitely
Apple recently considered laying off about 5,000 support employees, but it has put those plans on hold indefinitely, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.
Clare Duffy / CNN ·
In a July letter to Rep. Jamie Raskin, Apple explained it removed ICEBlock and similar ICE-tracking apps in 2025 due to agent and detainee safety concerns
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Stefania Palma / Financial Times ·
Litigation funder Burford Capital says it stands to gain up to $1.4B after a US jury ruled against Apple in a patent case, awarding $5.7B in damages to Taction
Litigation funder's share price jumps 9% after US jury's decision
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg ·
Meta's VR Glasses are the product Vision Pro should have been; sources say Apple Vision team is working on a revamped headset, but the work is on "life support"
Apple weighs what to do next with its headset.
Ashley Capoot / CNBC ·
A US federal jury awarded Taction Technology $5.7B+ in damages, finding Apple infringed haptics patents; Apple to appeal, says it "does not use Taction's" tech
A federal jury in San Diego awarded Taction Technology more than $5.7 billion in damages Friday after finding …
David Heaney / UploadVR ·
A look at Holograms, Meta's take on Apple Vision Pro's Personas, launching with a shoulders-up version this fall for WhatsApp calls on Ray-Ban Display glasses
Meta finally set a concrete timeline to ship realistic avatars, called Holograms, its take on Apple Vision Pro's Personas.
Akash Sriram / Reuters ·
Qualcomm says it has extended its global licensing pact with Apple, starting in April 2027; the partnership has been shaped by an April 2019 settlement
Qualcomm (QCOM.O) said on Thursday Apple (AAPL.O) has extended its patent-licensing agreement with the chip designer …
Karissa Bell / Engadget ·
Meta previews hologram avatars for Meta VR Glasses and Ray-Ban Display that feel more natural than Apple's persona avatars, available in early access this fall
They're a notable improvement over the company's earlier attempts at digital likeness.
Michael Acton / Financial Times ·
Court docs: OpenAI says Apple's ChatGPT integration to power Apple Intelligence on iPhones "dramatically underperformed" after it launched in 2024
Court documents reveal how companies' ties unravelled while the iPhone maker has since turned to a Google-powered 'Siri AI'
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg ·
Apple is developing prototypes for a screenless health and fitness tracker similar to Whoop but hasn't decided whether to release the product
Apple Inc. is developing a screenless health and fitness tracker similar to Whoop Inc.'s wrist-worn device, part of an effort to rethink …
John Higgins / The Verge ·
Apple announces new $350 Beats 360 headphones, with IPX4 rating, swappable ear cups, a replaceable battery, ANC, Find My support, and more
Everyone has seen someone at the gym or running around their neighborhood wearing headphones that were never designed for workouts. Quite often those headphones are Beats.
Tim Hardwick / MacRumors ·
Apple quietly updates its press release to say new Photographic Styles texture and grain controls are limited to iPhone 18 Pro models and the iPhone Duo
Apple's new Texture and Grain controls for Photographic Styles are not available on iPhones other than the latest iPhone 18 Pro models …
David Phelan / Forbes ·
Apple unveils Apple Music Hall, a 600-person live music venue built in its London headquarters at Battersea Power Station with two recording and mixing studios
This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. … Apple has just announced a new live music venue, built into its London headquarters at Battersea Power Station.
Marcus Mendes / 9to5Mac ·
Apple v. OpenAI: Apple asks the court to let its own experts review forensic images used in the case, and seeks documents tied to parts of OpenAI's hardware R&D
Apple has asked the court overseeing its lawsuit against OpenAI and other defendants to let its own experts review forensic images used …
Nilay Patel / The Verge ·
Q&A with Mark Gurman on the iPhone Duo, breaking Apple news, Apple's AI-native devices, Tim Cook staying as executive chair, John Ternus, Johny Srouji, and more
Today, I'm talking with Mark Gurman, who is the world's best-sourced Apple reporter
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg ·
A closer look at the upcoming Siri AI-powered home hub, a key pillar of Apple's strategy for the home; sources: Apple started cutting Fitness+ staff
Also: What happened with the iPhone Duo Pencil and layoffs at Fitness+.
Georgia Hennessy / Business Insider ·
Meta's personal AI agent Muse climbs to No. 1 among free apps on Apple's US App Store, ahead of ChatGPT; Muse launched on September 8
Mark Zuckerberg's ambition to bring "personal superintelligence" to everyone may be taking shape, one download at a time.
Reuters ·
Apple plans to launch Apple Pay in India next month with Axis Bank's credit cards; Axis Bank is the fourth-largest credit card issuer in India
Apple (AAPL.O) is poised to launch Apple Pay in India next month with Axis Bank's (AXBK.NS) credit cards, three sources familiar with the matter said …
Hassan Ali Kanu / Politico ·
A federal judge denies OpenAI's bid to see SpaceXAI's confidential settlement with Apple in an antitrust case, finding the materials irrelevant after a review
A federal judge has denied OpenAI's request to force the disclosure of a settlement agreement between Apple and SpaceXAI …