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Apple Follow Follow Founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne, Apple is best known for making some of the world’s most ubiquitous consumer devices, software, and services: the iPhone, iPad, iMac and MacBook computers, Apple TV, Apple Watch, iOS, iCloud, iTunes, Apple Music, Apple Pay, and many more. Led by CEO Tim Cook since 2011, Apple is one of the largest technology companies in the world alongside Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Facebook. Apple starts testing end-to-end encrypted RCS messages on iPhone Cross-platform encrypted messages between iPhone and Android are coming soon. Jay Peters 7 minutes ago Apple’s Podcasts app will let you ‘seamlessly’ switch between audio and video shows A new way to watch video podcasts that isn’t just hopping over to YouTube. Jay Peters An hour ago Latest In Apple J External Link Jay Peters 3 minutes ago Link Apple Music might soon help you find concerts nearby. It’s a new feature showing up in the app as part of the first iOS 26.4 developer beta, as reported by 9to5Mac . Spotify has been doing this for years . Apple Music in iOS 26.4 has new design for albums, playlists, and more - 9to5Mac [ 9to5Mac ] Apple’s doing something on March 4th Jess Weatherbed 3:02 PM UTC Apple’s first-gen AirTags are still worth buying now that they’re $16 apiece Sheena Vasani Feb 15 The Beats Studio Buds Plus are on sale for less than $100 for Presidents Day Sheena Vasani Feb 13 YouTube is coming to the Apple Vision Pro Jay Peters Feb 12 iOS 26.3 makes it easier to switch to Android Stevie Bonifield Feb 11 J External Link Jay Peters Feb 11 Link Severance could have at least four seasons. A big inside baseball article by Deadline reports that a fourth season of the show, of which Apple has currently aired two seasons, is a “lock.” A fifth would be at the discretion of executive producers Dan Erickson and Ben Stiller. Apple aims to start shooting season three this summer. Apple Acquires ‘Severance’ As It Grows In-House Studio; Series Eyes Summer S3 Start, 4-Season Run & Universe Expansion; Fifth Season To EP [ Deadline ] L Twitter Lauren Feiner Feb 11 Link FTC says it’s ‘not the speech police’ in letter warning Apple News about its alleged promotion of left-leaning outlets. Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson warned Apple’s news product could violate a law against deceptive business practices if its alleged promotion of some ideological content violates its terms of service. Ferguson doesn’t cite specific terms it might have violated, but urges a “comprehensive review” to ensure they’re consistent. Apple keeps hitting bumps with its overhauled Siri Jay Peters Feb 11 S External Link Stevie Bonifield Feb 11 Link Apple quietly acquired the graph database company Kuzu late last year. The acquisition seems to have occurred in October 2025, as AppleInsider reports. Apple’s motivation for purchasing Kuzu remains a mystery, but graph databases like Kuzu’s could be used in Apple’s FileMaker Pro, Freeform, or iWork apps, or used for social features in other apps like Apple Music or Apple Games. Faster, more flexible databases could be coming to FileMaker or iWork [ AppleInsider ] L External Link Lauren Feiner Feb 11 Link Advocacy group sues Trump officials for urging tech companies to remove ICE reporting tools. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) is suing Attorney General Pam Bondi and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for their alleged roles urging Meta and Apple to remove a Facebook group and app documenting ICE agents . FIRE claims they unconstitutionally coerced companies to censor speech. In a statement, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin accused FIRE of spinning “this correct decision for Apple to remove these apps as them caving to pressure instead of helping prevent further harm to federal officers.” Update: Added DHS statement. FIRE sues Bondi, Noem for censoring Facebook group and app reporting ICE activity [ The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression ] The Halide app’s anti-algorithm camera mode looks better with a little processing Allison Johnson Feb 11 A Andrew Liszewski Feb 10 Link Rivian will launch an Apple Watch app that can remotely access and control its EVs. After adding support for using the Apple Watch as a digital key for its Gen 2 EVs in December , Rivian is launching an Apple Watch app alongside an update to its mobile app, according to RivianTrackr . The watchOS app can be used to open windows, activate the alarm, or unlock doors, including Gen 1 EVs. Rivian’s Apple Watch app will allow both Gen 1 and Gen 2 models to unlock doors remotely. Image: Rivian A Youtube Andrew Webster Feb 10 Link A shadow is descending on Apple Arcade. But, like, in a good way. The subscription service just announced its March lineup , and the highlight is Oceanhorn 3: Legend of the Shadow Sea , the latest in the very Legend of Zelda -inspired series. Interestingly, it’ll be playable on basically every Apple platform: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and even Apple Vision Pro. Apple is killing the old HomeKit Tuesday Jennifer Pattison Tuohy Feb 9 Ferrari’s first EV will have an interior designed by Jony Ive Andrew J. Hawkins Feb 9 The iPhone 17e could launch soon with MagSafe and an A19 chip Terrence O'Brien Feb 8 Apple might let you use ChatGPT from CarPlay Stevie Bonifield Feb 6 J External Link Jay Peters Feb 6 Link The iPhone 18 Pro Max might be even more of a battery champ. The iPhone 18 Pro Max will have a battery capacity of around 5000 mAh for the version with a SIM slot and around 5200 mAh for versions with eSIM, according to a post from leaker Digital Chat Station reported on by 9to5Mac . I’ll always take more battery. iPhone 18 Pro Max’s new battery gains revealed by leaker - 9to5Mac [ 9to5Mac ] Here are the best AirPods deals you can get right now Sheena Vasani Feb 6 Google is expanding AirDrop support to more Android devices ‘very soon’ Jess Weatherbed Feb 6 J External Link Jay Peters Feb 6 Link Apple has changed its AI health coach plans. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Apple is “scaling back” plans for the coach and will instead roll out some of what it had been working on into the Heath app over time. Maybe not the worst idea . Apple Is Scaling Back Plans for New AI-Based Health Coach Service [ Bloomberg ] The best iPad deals you can get right now Sheena Vasani and Brandon Widder Feb 4 Apple TV details its 2026 streaming lineup with big list of announcements Andrew Webster Feb 4 A Andrew Liszewski Feb 4 Link Golf comes to Apple Sports. After adding tennis last June , the free Apple Sports app is introducing golf so fans can keep tabs on “official PGA Tour and LPGA Tour events.” You’ll have access to individual players’ scorecards, hole-by-hole results, and live leaderboards starting with the PGA’s WM Phoenix Open tournament this weekend. You can follow an event’s leaderboard, or focus on your favorite golfer. Image: Apple Apple’s Xcode adds OpenAI and Anthropic’s coding agents Emma Roth Feb 3 The best deals on MacBooks right now Cameron Faulkner and Sheena Vasani Feb 3 Apple’s tiny but mighty iPad Mini is $100 off in every storage configuration Sheena Vasani Feb 3 Here are the best Apple Watch deals available right now Brandon Widder and Sheena Vasani Feb 2 Jeffrey Epstein arranged a meeting with Tim Cook for the former head of Windows Richard Lawler Feb 2 T Quote Thomas Ricker Feb 2 Link Apple no longer dominates global supply chains. Prices could increase (or profits thinned) once Apple’s current stock of components like DRAM, NAND, and advanced chips runs out, according to The Wall Street Journal : Artificial-intelligence companies are writing huge checks for chips, memory, specialized glass fiber and more, and they have begun to outduel Apple in the race to secure components. Suppliers accustomed to catering to Apple’s every whim are gaining the leverage to demand that the iPhone maker pay more. T Quote Terrence O'Brien Feb 1 Link Upgraded MacBook Pros could be just around the corner. Mark Gurman says in the latest edition of the Power On newsletter that the slightly spec-bumped MacBook Pros (not the touchscreen OLED models) should launch as part of the macOS 26.3 release cycle. That means he expects them to hit shelves before the end of March. All signs point to an imminent launch of next-generation MacBook Pros that retain the current form factor but deliver faster chips. I’m told the new models — code-named J714 and J716 — are slated for the macOS 26.3 software cycle, which runs from February through March. Another sign that an upgrade is coming: Supply of the current high-end MacBook Pro models has tightened significantly in Apple’s online store. The AirPods 4 and Google’s 4K streamer are just two of this week’s best deals Brandon Widder Jan 31 Tim Cook is destroying his own legacy David Pierce Jan 30 J Jay Peters Jan 30 Link Tim Cook was pressed by CNBC on making a public statement about events like what has unfolded in Minneapolis. See below for what he had to say . (You can read that memo Cook is referencing here .) The lack of an official public response so far is a noted contrast to a public statement on racism Cook shared in 2020. J External Link Jay Peters Jan 30 Link Apple’s fall iPhone lineup might only feature a foldable iPhone and the iPhone 18 Pro. The standard iPhone 18 is set for a spring 2027 launch, and a “revamped” iPhone Air is in the works but isn’t expected for this year, according to Nikkei Asia . The Information similarly reported last May that Apple might shuffle its fall iPhone release plans. Apple to prioritize premium iPhone launches in 2026 amid memory crunch [ Nikkei Asia ] Apple’s sci-fi detective show Sugar is coming back in June Andrew Webster Jan 30 Apple just had a record-breaking iPhone quarter Emma Roth Jan 29 Apple’s second biggest acquisition ever is an AI company that listens to ‘silent speech’ Richard Lawler Jan 29 Apple says Patreon creators must switch to subscription billing by November Jess Weatherbed Jan 29 Most Popular Most Popular Why are Epstein’s emails full of equals signs? OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger is joining OpenAI Apple’s doing something on March 4th The Pocket Taco is the best way to turn your phone into a Game Boy Anker’s USB-C cable that lets you charge two gadgets at once is 20 percent off Advertiser Content From This is the title for the native ad