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Last month Amazon announced that it was cutting off Kindle Store access to 13 older Kindle models, and now that change has officially been implemented. Here’s what that means.

iOS 27 will be unveiled in just over a week, and rumors indicate there are lots of reasons why the new software might push more people than usual to upgrade to a new iPhone.

WWDC 2026 is 10 days away. Here’s a grab-bag selection of things I hope to see from Apple’s new OS 27 updates that aren’t really rumored.

A new set of iPhone 18 Pro dummy units is giving us our best look yet at the all-new colors Apple has planned for this year. The dummy units corroborate that the iPhone 18 Pro will be available in dark cherry, black, silver, and light blue.

Apple TV subscribers can now watch Propeller One-Way Night Coach, a film that not only marks John Travolta’s directorial debut, but was adapted by the actor from a children’s novel he wrote in 1997. Watch the trailer below.

Researchers at Harvard have published the results of a study that analyzed more than 94,000 nights of Apple Watch sleep data to better understand how sleep patterns change during perimenopause. Here are the details.

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Apple has filed its annual conflict minerals disclosure with the SEC, detailing its supply chain checks across iPhone, Mac, and more. Here are the details.

The IAM Union held a protest against Apple’s decision to close its Towson store, the first unionized Apple retail location in the United States. Here are the details.

Following the announcement that Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition would soon be coming to Mac gamers for the first time, the game is now available. Here are the details.

Benjamin and Chance discuss the illustrations Bloomberg published depicting iOS 27 and the new Siri interface. Also, we talk about rumors of a revamped AirPods settings UI, phone snatching detection in iOS 26.6 code, and Digitimes says the Apple Watch Ultra 4 will feature a significant redesign. Also, has AirDrop got worse?

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Apple TV has built a strong reputation for high-quality TV shows, but only two series have won the top prizes at the Emmy Awards, the pinnacle for critical recognition. And both shows—Ted Lasso and The Studio—are back soon with new seasons.

Apple’s fall iPhone lineup this year is rumored to revolve around iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Ultra. Here are the three biggest feature differences—not counting price—that may influence your upgrade decision.

Apple has shared details of its participation in this year’s IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR). Here are the details.

Disney+ recently added several new features as part of its ongoing Hulu integration, and today a leaked internal document reveals Disney’s plans to shut down the Hulu app once the transition is complete.

Following this week’s release of macOS 26.6 beta 1 for developers, Apple is now rolling out the first public beta build of the next version of macOS. Here’s what to expect.

Earlier this week Apple launched the first betas for its forthcoming 26.6 updates, and now the company has released public beta versions too, including iPadOS 26.6, tvOS 26.6, and more.

Apple has released the first iOS 26.6 public beta. The update follows the first developer beta release on Tuesday. 

Anthropic has released its latest AI model with Claude Opus 4.8. The new version arrives less than two months after the previous model upgrade, ramping up Anthropic’s upgrade cadence.

The iPad is 16 years old, but two new products Apple is rumored to launch this year could have a major impact on reshaping the tablet’s future.

As Spotify users around the world await the return of their good old fashioned app icon, the company is rolling out four improvements to the platform’s core music experience.

Rivian’s chief software officer, Wassym Bensaid, joined Nilay Patel in the latest Decoder interview. And his comments on CarPlay show Rivian continuing to double down on its refusal to support Apple’s platform.