Apple Wins Ability to Charge Fees on External Payment Links as Appeals Court Modifies Epic Injunction
Juli Clover / macrumors - Apple should be able to collect a reasonable commission on purchases made using external links included in iOS apps, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled today (via Reuters). The U.S. Court of Appeals partially reversed sanctions imposed on Apple after Apple w…
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Apple AirTag 2: Four New Features Found in iOS 26 Code
Juli Clover / macrumors - The AirTag 2 will include a handful of new features that will improve tracking capabilities, according to a new report from Macworld. The site says that it was able to access an internal build of iOS 26, which includes references to multiple unreleased pr…
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More leaked code suggests 120Hz ProMotion for Studio Display 2
appleinsider - The expected second-generation Apple Studio Display is once more predicted to feature an updated 120Hz ProMotion display, with new code leaks backing up previous claims.Apple Studio DisplayBack in February 2025, screen analyst Ross Young claimed that Appl…
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OpenAI, Anthropic, Others Receive Warning Letter from Dozens of State Attorneys General
Mike Pearl / gizmodo - They want the companies to "mitigate the harm caused by sycophantic and delusional outputs" from AI products.
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Apple TV and Apple Music are down for some users
Ian Carlos Campbell / engadget - Apple Music and Apple TV are experiencing an outage, according to Apple’s System Status page. The outage was logged on Apple’s own system at around 2:53PM ET, and is currently affecting both of the company’s streaming services, along with Apple TV’s Chann…
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Apple's First Foldable iPhone to Trigger 30% Market Surge in 2026 [IDC]
iclarified - Apple's first foldable iPhone is expected to spark a major jump in the foldable smartphone market, with global shipments forecast to grow 30% year over year in 2026. The projection comes from new data released by the International Data Corporation (IDC), …
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Australia's Bold Move: No Social Media Access for Those Under 16
Alex Valdes / cnet - Countries around the world will be watching to see how well the new ban works ... or doesn't.
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Google and Apple partner on better Android-iPhone switching
Anna Washenko / engadget - Google and Apple have long existed as polar opposites, each ruling over their tech kingdoms with little interest in cooperation. But the latest build of Android's Canary operating system hints at an unusual instance of collaboration between the brands, wi…
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Apple Releases iOS 26.2 RC 2 [Download]
iclarified - Apple has seeded a second Release Candidate (RC 2) for iOS 26.2 to developers, arriving less than a week after the initial RC build. The release suggests that Apple discovered a specific issue requiring a fix before the software is cleared for the general…
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Apple's chip boss squashes exit rumors, says he's not leaving the company
cnbc - Bloomberg reported on Saturday that Srouji had told CEO Tim Cook that he was considering leaving.
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Apple Fitness+ Expands to 28 New Markets, Adds Digital Dubbing and K-Pop
iclarified - Apple is bringing its Fitness+ service to 28 new markets this month, marking the platform's largest expansion since its debut five years ago. The rollout starts December 15 in regions including Chile, Hong Kong, India, the Netherlands, Singapore, Taiwan, …
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ICEBlock developer suing DOJ, ICE, & more after Apple App Store removal
appleinsider - Apple removed the ICEBlock app from the App Store after being pressured by the US government, and now the developer is suing the DOJ & others involved for a violation of his First Amendment rights.The US DOJ is being sued by ICEBlock devThe developer of I…
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Free Speech Debate: ICEBlock censorship sparks broader rights concerns
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Apple could cherish this five-year-old Android trend with its iPhone 18
digitaltrends - If the under-display solution lives up to expectations, it could reshape how iPhones look and feel, and push the smartphone world further toward full-screen design.The post Apple could cherish this five-year-old Android trend with its iPhone 18 appeared f…
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Apple Chip Chief Johny Srouji Could Be Next to Go as Exodus Continues
Hartley Charlton / macrumors - Apple's senior vice president of hardware technologies Johny Srouji could be the next leading executive to leave the company amid an alarming exodus of leading employees, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports.Srouji apparently recently told CEO Tim Cook that he…
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Apple, Google, Samsung Protest India's Mandatory Always-On Location Tracking Plan [Report]
iclarified - Apple, Google, and Samsung are pushing back against a proposal in India that would require smartphone makers to keep satellite-based location tracking enabled at all times. The plan, still under review, has raised strong objections over privacy, security,…
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Apple, Samsung Protest India’s Smartphone Surveillance Proposal
Usman Qureshi / iphoneincanada - India is planning to mandate always-on satellite location tracking on all smartphones, which Apple, Google warn would turn phones into surveillance tools.The post Apple, Samsung Protest India’s Smartphone Surveillance Proposal first appeared on iPhone in …
Back to Top / Friday, December 5, 2025, 7:21 pm / permalink 16633 / 4 stories in 3 months
Dozens of staffers quit Apple, leaving behind only 164,000
appleinsider - Inevitably, reports of key Apple executives leaving have prompted more Apple-is-doomed headlines that even absurdly claim the iPhone is at risk.Apple Park does not have a big "Exit" sign in it.Head of design Alan Dye is leaving Apple, head of environment …
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iPhone Fold Rumors Point To eSIM-Only Design
bgr - With Apple's first foray into foldables reportedly on the way, going eSIM-only for the iPhone Fold may make room for things like improved battery life.
Back to Top / Friday, December 5, 2025, 11:20 am / permalink 16611 / 8 stories in 3 months
Apple Seeds tvOS 26.2 Release Candidate 2 to Developers [Download]
iclarified - Apple has seeded a second Release Candidate (RC 2) for tvOS 26.2 to developers, arriving just days after the first RC build. The build number for today's update is 23K53, a slight bump from the previous version (23K51), suggesting a targeted fix for a bug…
Back to Top / Thursday, December 4, 2025, 6:20 pm / permalink 16586 / 5 stories in 3 months
Apple General Counsel Kate Adams and Environment Chief Lisa Jackson Retiring in 2026
Juli Clover / macrumors - Two senior Apple executives are leaving the company, Apple announced today. Apple's Senior Vice President and General Counsel Kate Adams and Lisa Jackson, Vice President of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives, are both retiring in 2026.Adams will b…
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Core leadership retirements: Major transition underway
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Back to Top / Thursday, December 4, 2025, 4:21 pm / permalink 16581 / 15 stories in 3 months