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Apple has announced an expansion of its Supplier Employee Development Fund, a $50 million educational program for workers in its supply chain, in the form of a new Apple Education Center in Vietnam.

The country is becoming an increasingly important manufacturing center as Apple diversifies beyond China, and the center operates in partnership with Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) …

Meta has reached a settlement with US states in an $18B lawsuit accusing the social media giant of deliberately making Instagram addictive to teenagers. The money will be used to fund youth safety initiatives and more, though there is a catch.

More importantly, the company has agreed to introduce unprecedented protections against overuse of its social media apps by teens …

For a time, it was unclear whether the flip or fold form factor was the future of folding smartphones, but for now at least, it seems clear that the book-style fold is the winner.

It’s what we saw from Samsung’s 8th-generation folding phone, it’s what we’re expecting from the iPhone Ultra, and leaked images of Xiaomi’s 18 Fold also follow the trend …

If you are a big Apple Watch app user on the beta this summer, you may have noticed that some number of existing apps do not launch on watchOS 27. Apple has identified the issue and is automatically updating the apps on the developer’s behalf to ensure compatibility.

These updates are being sent out through the App Store with a What’s New note that reads: ‘This app has been updated by Apple to prepare for watchOS 27 compatibility. No new features are included’.

Apple has published a new support document explaining how Spotlight indexing works across its devices, including three things it says can help the process finish more quickly. Here are the details.

If you’ve just purchased a new Mac, like the recently released Mac mini or Mac Studio, you might be in the market for a new external display as well.

Here are my recommendations, covering multiple product categories, price points, and more.

LM Studio has added Z.ai’s new GLM-5.3-Flash model to Bionic, its AI agent platform, bringing multimodal input, a 1 million-token context window, and significantly lower pricing than GLM-5.2. Here are the details.

Update, 8:45 p.m. ET: Proton’s latest update says: “This outage has now been largely resolved, and services are back online. We are still clearing a few lingering issues, however, meaning some users will experience delays in email delivery and reception, and receiving notifications. No data has been lost as a result of this outage.” The original story follows below.

Proton has confirmed a major outage affecting Proton Mail, Proton VPN, Lumo, and other platforms and services. Here are the details.

As Apple reportedly gears up to announce its first foldable iPhone on September 9, Bloomberg reports that IDC has a bullish outlook on the device’s performance during its first year. Here are the details.

iOS 27 adds new features to Apple Notes, Messages, Wallet, and more, and it has a few improvements for the Reminders app too. Here’s everything new for Reminders in iOS 27.

In a report published today, Counterpoint Research says Apple once again secured five spots among the world’s 10 best-selling smartphones during the second quarter of 2026. Here are the details.

Apple’s ‘Surprise and shine’ event is set for September 9, but the company already surprised us this week by launching new products in late August. Here’s why that rare move could signal big things coming at the September event.

As is tradition, users who post on X with the #AppleEvent hashtag over the next few days will get a custom Apple logo hashmoji attached to their posts. See it in detail below.

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Leaker Evan Blass has just posted what he claims are the three colors coming to iPhone Ultra, and they include a surprising red option.

Update: Mark Gurman posted on X that there’s no red option coming for iPhone Ultra, directly disputing Blass’s claim. Original article below.

Want the nano-texture feel on your iPad display without the commitment? Astropad has an all-new version of its excellent Rock Paper Pencil product that adds a second writing feel while retaining its removable design.

The iPhone Ultra will be unveiled very soon at the just-confirmed September 9 event. Apple’s foldable will debut seven years after competing products, but three key iPhone Ultra features should make the wait worth it. Here’s what’s coming.

Apple has officially announced its next product event, where it will unveil the iPhone 18 Pro lineup and its first foldable iPhone. The event will take place on September 9 at 10 am, PT. The tagline reads “Surprise and shine,” and the invitation features a glowing Apple logo with a sun shining through.

Apple TV just announced a heist-centric thriller series, ‘12 12 12,’ that premieres this fall with stars Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan. Here are the details and first look.

Apple Wallet driver’s license support has expanded to its 15th state. Starting today, people in Virginia can add their driver’s license to the Wallet app for digital access on iPhone and Apple Watch.