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Zac Hall is 9to5Mac Editor-at-Large with a focus on technology news, product reviews, and analysis. Zac previously served as 9to5Mac Editor-in-Chief, hosted over 400 weekly episodes of the 9to5Mac Happy Hour podcast, and has been a member of the 9to5Mac family since 2013. Zac has over a decade of experience in technology journalism, including as a tech columnist for the Clarion-Ledger newspaper, part of the USA Today network.

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iPhone 15 production cut by 11 million units over supply snags – analyst

iPhone 15 USB-C port Thunderbolt

There’s a ritual around every new iPhone release, and we’re crossing one of the final steps before launch.

First, analysts predict how many tens of millions of new models will be produced. Some time passes, then last minute reports of production issues arise. Finally, just before the new iPhones are announced, analysts cut their iPhone production predictions due to supply constraints.

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Apple releases iOS 17 beta 7, macOS 14 Sonoma beta 6 for developers [U: Public Beta]

iOS 17 Beta 7

It’s new beta day for iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma. Apple has released iOS 17 beta 7 alongside macOS 14 Sonoma beta 6. For macOS, the release comes a couple weeks after the prior build. iOS, on the other hand, is seeing more frequent releases ahead of its September debut.

Update: Apple is now rolling out the same updates to public beta testers. You can read the original article below.

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Using Apple Pay benefits national parks, but probably don’t buy an iPhone 14 Pro Max

Apple national parks donations Apple Pay

Apple is holding its annual Apple Pay promotion to benefit national parks this week. From now through August 27, the company is donating $10 to the National Parks Foundation for every transaction using Apple Pay on Apple.com, through the Apple Store app, or at an Apple Store. Apple caps its donation to the NPF from the promotion at $1 million.

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