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A new Reuters piece describes new threats to Apple’s chipmaker TSMC as a result of further reported actions by the Chinese government.

Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly told officials that he slept “with one eye open” after attending a classified CIA briefing on Taiwan, and there is no sign that he will be sleeping better anytime soon …

A new report provides an insider’s view of the Vision Pro launch at Apple stores, describing it as “a fiasco” in many of them.

It also claims that while the Vision Pro launch was particularly problematic, it also pointed to broader issues with changes made to retail staffing over the years …

Reported problems with the engineering test phase for the iPhone Fold could delay the launch of Apple’s most expensive phone by months. This could potentially mean that it doesn’t go on sale until next year.

Multiple sources are cited, with suppliers warned that they may need to delay production of components for the new device …

Reliable leaker Sonny Dickson today posted a photo of dummy units showing the final size of the iPhone Fold next to iPhone 18 Pro Max and iPhone 18 Pro Max.

You can see the foldable iPhone has a passport-esque form factor, wider and shorter than the other pro iPhones when closed. When unfolded, the large display will measure about 7.8-inches diagonally. In terms of screen surface area, the Fold will be closer to an iPad mini than the Pro Max.

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During the Artemis II spacecraft’s final approach for its historic lunar flyby, Commander Reid Wiseman showed off a fantastic photo of the lunar surface he took on his iPhone 17 Pro Max. Here are the details.

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Lawsuit says Apple used a dataset comprising millions of YouTube videos to train an AI model, as described in a study published in late 2024. Here are the details.

Apple has removed Bitchat from the Chinese App Store, following a request from the country’s Cyberspace Administration. Here are the details.

Update, 8:21 p.m. ET: After the court granted Apple’s motion to stay the decision, Epic filed a motion asking the Ninth Circuit to reconsider that order, and another asking it to deny Apple’s request for a stay altogether. Find the new details below.

As expected, Apple has filed a motion signaling that it plans to ask the Supreme Court to review its latest setback in the Epic Games case. Here are the details.

iOS 26.4 recently launched, and it’s a big update for new iPhone features. Here are my four favorite new iOS 26.4 features.

Thanks to the new possibilities afforded by AI coding tools, the App Store is seeing a resurgence in new app submissions, even as Apple continues to take issue with some of the ways these apps are built and behave. Here are the details.

If you like to read on the go, but prefer an E Ink display rather than using your iPhone, then a company called Xteink might have the solution you’ve been wanting: a slim, MagSafe-compatible e-reader called the X4.

The UGREEN 2-in-1 Qi2 Foldable Charging Station is a highly compact and use iPhone and AirPods charging solution that combines a slim design with strong functionality. The charging pad is built to charge both your iPhone and AirPods, featuring Qi2 technology for fast 15-watt charging on the iPhone side. It provides 5 watts of power to your AirPods, making it a nice add-on for people who do not need to charge an Apple Watch at their desk, but do want to keep everything else topped off.

iOS 26 brought a major new Liquid Glass design that, in some cases, led to user reports of slower iPhone performance. But Daring Fireball’s John Gruber recently went back to iOS 18 after a long time on iOS 26, and had a surprisingly different experience.

Apple released iOS 26.4 for iPhone last month with new emoji, updates to Apple Music, and more. Now, the company is prepping a bug fix update, and it looks like iOS 26.4.1 is coming soon.

Netflix has released a new iPhone and iPad app called Netflix Playground. Similar to Apple Arcade, the new Netflix Playground app includes ad-free games with no in-app purchase content.

Apple has updated its developer website this week to spotlight third-party apps using Liquid Glass to “create natural, responsive experiences across Apple platforms.”

It’s no surprise that the iPhone is behind the iconic shot of Earth from NASA’s Artemis II lunar flyby mission. It turns out the iPhone isn’t the only Apple product being used by astronauts in space.

I have avoided the AirPods Max since their original release in 2020. I could never justify the $550 price tag, especially when the AirPods Pro line was much cheaper, offered more features, and had a more convenient form factor. I knew there was a target customer for these high-end headphones, but at the time, it wasn’t me. Then Apple dropped the true successor to the Gen 1 AirPods Max and added a lot of the features and internal hardware that the AirPods Pro 3 received earlier in 2025. So I decided to pick up a pair, and while the AirPods Max 2 are objectively great headphones, what it truly did was show me just how incredible the AirPods Pro 3 are. Let me explain.

Apple TV just released the trailer for Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, a new dark comedy coming next month with thriller flair.

Does your Mac automatically open a bunch of apps each time you reboot? A lot of apps want to auto-launch when you start up your computer.

The problem is it can make your Mac feel slower, especially if you’re not using these apps. Fortunately, Apple makes it easy to disable auto-launch apps in macOS 26 Tahoe.