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The Financial Times reports that Apple is seeking clearance from the Trump administration to purchase memory chips from a blacklisted Chinese company. The move would help it meet demand for product manufacturing during the ongoing global memory supply shortage.

In a video published on YouTube Shorts today, Joanna Stern called out Apple over AI-generated knockoffs of her book that continue to appear on Apple Books. Here are the details.

Following last month’s wider rollout of the Liquid Glass redesign on iPhone, WhatsApp is now testing the updated look on iPad, while a separate version remains in development for Mac. Here are the details.

A new report from Reuters details how Apple and its Indian supplier, Tata Electronics, are responding to a massive data breach that exposed sensitive files earlier this month. Here are the details.

According to Bloomberg, OpenAI has hired Paul Meade, who had been in charge of Apple Vision Pro and Apple’s smart glasses initiative. Here are the details.

Apple has a packed lineup of product launches coming this fall, including new iPhones, Macs, iPads, and more. Here’s every new Apple product rumored to arrive later this year.

Apple’s plans for new high-end MacBooks are coming into focus after recent Bloomberg reports, with a MacBook Ultra and new M6 MacBook Pro both now expected to launch this fall.

To me, e-ink is one of the most underappreciated technologies in the world today. I love my Kindle Paperwhite. I really wish Apple made e-ink devices. However, SwitchBot has officially entered this market with the new SwitchBot Weather Station. It combines an E-ink screen, iCloud calendar syncing, and Matter-compatible environmental sensors into a single device.

OpenAI is introducing GPT-5.6, its next-generation model, two months after the release of GPT-5.5. However, the rollout to customers won’t be as straightforward as previous model updates to ChatGPT and Codex.

Apple had a major theatrical hit last year with F1. But so far in 2026, all of Apple’s new movies have skipped theaters. Now, the company has announced that the forthcoming Tenzing will get a limited theatrical debut.

Apple’s base model iPhone 18 was previously rumored to get 12GB of RAM, but a new report claims it’s only getting 9GB instead—raising questions about support for iOS 27’s most demanding features.

I recently explored and tested over 200 new features in the iOS 27 beta, but in this post, I’ve distilled that list down to 10 of my favorite new features for iPhone. From Journal app writing prompts and section links in Notes, to much-improved 3D buildings in Apple Maps, iOS 27 is packed with awesome new enhancements.

Apple’s price increases were both swift and dramatic. As some of us suspected, there was just over a week between CEO Tim Cook warning that the move would be unavoidable and the new pricing taking effect.

The increases were substantial in both percentage and absolute terms. The highest percentage increase was the Apple TV 4K, with a 55% increase …

iOS 27 adds a variety of new features to the Photos app on iPhone, some of which appear very much intended for the forthcoming ‘HomePad’ product.

Apple’s upcoming touchscreen MacBook lineup will be powered by the existing M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, according to a new report from Bloomberg.

The countdown is on as we enter the final stretch of the 2026 Prime Day sale with ongoing discounts on AirPods Pro 3 and a whole lot more, but some things are starting to sell out completely. Apple has just raised the price on MacBook and iPad dramatically so today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by Prime Day pricing on MacBook Neo at $110 off before the price hike hits Amazon, as well as M5 Pro/Max MacBook Pro models at up to $850 off the new list prices, and, if you’re fast, M5 MacBook Air models at up to $450 off the new MSRPs. Those deals join the most affordable Apple Watch Series 11 and Ultra 3 at up to $150 off for the final 24 hours of Prime Day, a super rare price drop on Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID, all-time lows on Magic Mouse. Head below for a closer look while you still can.

Apple’s highly anticipated foldable iPhone is launching this fall, but a new report today claims you might have to wait a little longer (and save up a ton of money) to actually buy it.

iOS 27 is packed with new features across Messages, Notes, Apple Wallet, CarPlay, and more. Here are three of my favorite new iOS 27 features so far.

Is Siri really good this time? Fernando and Jeff talk about some of their favorite iOS 27 beta features, along with a deep dive into the key new Siri AI features, changes, updates, and optimizations.

9to5Mac Overtime is a weekly video-first podcast exploring fun and interesting observations in the Apple ecosystem, featuring 9to5Mac’s Fernando Silva & Jeff Benjamin. Subscribe to Overtime via Apple Podcasts and our YouTube channel for more.

The final 24 hours of Prime Day 2026 are now underway, folks. Some of the rarest discounts we are tracking for Prime Day this year are actually official Apple accessories with new all-time lows on AirTag 2 and some extremely hard to come by price drops on Magic Mouse, Magic Keyboard, and more.

We also have a collection of deep discounts on charging accessories from Anker and others, joined by a suite of 25W MagSafe charging stands to scope out before Amazon’s biggest sale event of the year shuts down for good. 

Apple announced sweeping price increases across its product lineup yesterday, including raising the base price of the MacBook Neo from $599 to $699.

As something of a consolation, Apple today added the MacBook Neo to its Certified Refurbished store. This gives shoppers a way to save, while still buying directly from Apple.

You can, however, get a brand new MacBook Neo for even less on Amazon …

The 2026 Amazon Prime Day sale is now live with millions of price drops and some seriously notable all-time lows on Apple gear. Alongside a notable deal on AirPods Pro 3, the best prices ever on the most affordable Apple Watch Series 11 models, $150 off Apple Watch Ultra 3, and the first discounts on AirTag 2, just to name a few. Those deals also join loads of discounts on tech accessories and charging gear, e-bikes, power stations, home goods, and more. All of the best are waiting for you below.