Apple trained its own AI model for China, and handed the brain to Alibaba
Apple trained its own AI model for China, and handed the brain to Alibaba

Apple has trained its own large language model for the Chinese market with Alibaba’s support, a striking break from the company’s usual habit of leaning on other people’s models. According to a Reuters report, Apple is the first foreign firm Beijing ha…

Apple and Epic argue over how much Apple should get from purchases made outside the App Store
Apple and Epic argue over how much Apple should get from purchases made outside the App Store

In a new filing in its long-running legal dispute with Epic Games, Apple has proposed a structure that would allow it to collect fees on digital purchases made via external links that don’t use the company’s in-app purchase system. Epic has already responded, saying that Apple’s request is “far outside of the bounds” of the […]

Apple in talks to pay publishers to provide Siri with current news: report

The tech giant has considered a nine-figure budget for the payments, according to the WSJ.

It looks like Apple’s iPhone 18 really will skip the fall launch this year
It looks like Apple’s iPhone 18 really will skip the fall launch this year

According to an Economic Daily News report spotted by MacRumors, executives for Apple supplier Pegatron confirmed during an earnings call that the iPhone 18 Pro series phones will launch this fall, but the base iPhone 18 won’t arrive until the first quarter of next year. The more affordable iPhone 18e and a new iPhone Air […]

Apple Executive Who Launched Apple Pay Is Retiring After 25 Years
Apple Executive Who Launched Apple Pay Is Retiring After 25 Years

Jennifer Bailey, head of Apple Pay and Wallet since the service launched in 2014, is retiring in October after more than 25 years at Apple. Her exit is one of several senior departures ahead of Tim Cook handing the chief executive job to John Ternus on…

Apple could help you prove your iPhone photos aren’t deepfakes
Apple could help you prove your iPhone photos aren’t deepfakes

Apple is seemingly developing an iOS feature that can verify when a photograph was taken using an iPhone camera. 9to5Mac reports that the iOS 27 beta 5 includes code references for an “Apple Reference Image” system that can embed provenance metadata into iPhone photographs at the point of capture – enabling users to prove where […]

2025’s most downloaded game, Block Blast!, is going ad-free on Apple Arcade

Block Blast!, the most downloaded mobile game of 2025, is coming to Apple Arcade in September where it will be ad-free.

Apple has run out of iPhone shapes, and Jefferies just cut it to sell
Apple has run out of iPhone shapes, and Jefferies just cut it to sell

Jefferies cut Apple from hold to underperform on Monday. That is the bank’s equivalent of a sell rating. It also cut its price target from $285.56 to $263.66. Fortune’s Sebastian Herrera reported the call. The bank’s supply-chain checks produced three …

Apple will stream Friday Night Baseball live in Vision Pro
Apple will stream Friday Night Baseball live in Vision Pro

Starting on Friday, August 28th, Apple will begin streaming Friday Night Baseball in immersive video on Apple Vision Pro. The stream will feature commentary from various analysts and reporters, and live graphics will be anchored around the viewers space during the game. After the games conclude, replays will be made available in the Apple TV […]

Apple’s Watch shake-up is a subtraction. There is no cheap one this year.
Apple’s Watch shake-up is a subtraction. There is no cheap one this year.

Apple is in late-stage testing on three Apple Watch models for this autumn, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported: the Series 12 in Wi-Fi and cellular versions, plus the Ultra 4. He has not heard of a new Apple Watch SE planned for 2026. That absence is the…