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According to a new report from Sensor Tower, not only did Meta’s Muse become the 12th app ever to reach 10 million US downloads in 40 days, but it is also outpacing its peers in user retention. Here are the details.

Apple, in collaboration with Design Miami, is highlighting four creative projects from emerging designers in this year’s ‘Designers of Tomorrow’ exhibition, which opens today at Hôtel de Maisons in Paris. Here are the details.

Last week TIME shared select quotes from a new interview with Apple CEO John Ternus, but today the full video has been published, including a discussion on Ternus’s involvement with Apple’s design teams.

iOS 27 introduces a new security feature called ‘Impersonation Risk Detection’ that helps protect you against scams, but it’s off by default. Here’s what the feature does, and how to enable it.

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Apple acquires a variety of companies every year, and recently many of its acquisitions—including the latest, Samplab—have revolved around one clear goal: improving and expanding Apple Creator Studio.

iOS 27.2 launches next week with new features for iPhone users, including improvements across six Apple apps. Here’s what’s coming.

Perplexity is adding a new local-first mode to its Mac app that lets Computer work entirely on the device. This includes running tasks without an internet connection.

Apple’s new HomeView was reportedly mostly finished for years, but kept getting delayed. Here’s why HomeView couldn’t launch until now, per quotes from key Apple execs.

tvOS 27.2 is coming next week, bringing several new features to Apple TV 4K users—including some screen saver upgrades. Here’s what’s new.

Apple today began selling repair parts for the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, as well as the M5 Max and M5 Ultra Mac Studio and the M6 or M5 Pro Mac mini models. Here are the details.

Apple says that American companies are supplying “critical materials and components” for both the iPhone 18 Pro and the iPhone Duo. In all, it says that nearly 100 components across the two phones are produced by American companies in more than a dozen states.

The company has named two of its US supply chain partners, stating that one of them will be making tech used in the variable aperture camera in the iPhone 18 Pro …

Apple still makes it too hard for third-party developers to launch alternatives to Apple Pay, despite loosening its grip on access to the NFC chip embedded in iPhones. That’s the claim made by the UK’s antitrust watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

The CMA says developers have reported that the compromise terms offered by Apple still don’t make it practical to develop competitors to Apple Pay …

Apple is limiting iPhone Duo orders to a maximum of two per customer in the US, UK, and elsewhere after shipping dates slipped into January of next year within minutes of pre-orders opening.

The move appears to be an attempt to tackle the problem of scalping, where people buy large volumes of supply-constrained devices in order to resell them on eBay for well above the retail price …

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In this episode of Apple @ Work, Adam Boynton from Jamf joins the show to talk about Apple’s recent security updates and the importance of patching older devices.

After introducing limited in-app browser support for certain business links last year, WhatsApp is now working on expanding the feature to all links shared in chats. Here are the details.

In an interview with Polygon, Apple’s new head of App Store Worldwide, Carson Oliver, discussed the company’s broader gaming ambitions, the growing number of premium iPhone games, and where Apple Arcade fits into its strategy. Here’s what he said.

Following a historic $5.7 billion patent infringement verdict against Apple, Taction Technology is now seeking additional damages, interest, and ongoing royalties on future iPhone and Apple Watch sales. Here are the details.

The iPhone 18 Pro has arrived and the Duo will very soon as well, so let’s scope out some notable accessory pickups to elevate the experience. From safety and reliability-focused Qi2 Solid-State Power Banks and our favorite Find My add-ons, to the best 3-in-1 MagSafe charging stations, CarPlay accessories, and wall adapters to max your charging speeds, all of that and more awaits below with more on the way soon, as well as our top picks for the new foldable.

The EU’s List of Acquisitions website was updated today with details of a deal struck in June between Apple and Samplab, a Swiss startup that described itself as offering “music production for the age of AI.” Here are the details.

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Apple is rolling out a new feature for HomePod mini and the second-gen big HomePod called Sound Glow. This lights up the touch surface of your speaker with colors that reference the album artwork of the currently playing song, perhaps adding some additional ambience to a party vibe.

Here’s how to enable the new Sound Glow feature …