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🚨 Apple's foldable iPhone – September 9 📆 Apple has confirmed its fall event: Wednesday, September 9, 10 AM PT. Theme: "Surprise and Shine." This will be the first major keynote under new CEO John Ternus. Expect: • iPhone 18 Pro & Pro Max • Apple's first foldable iPhone (rumored: iPhone Ultra), starting around $2,000 • Apple Watch Series 12 @iPhone

🆕 Apple unveils new Mac mini and Mac Studio 🙂 Mac mini gets the M6 chip: Apple's first 2nm silicon, packing 12 cores and graphics with memory bandwidth up to 160 GB/s. The base model with 16GB RAM and M6 starts at $899, while M5 Pro configurations start at $1,699. 🙂 Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra chips offers up to 36 CPU cores, 80 GPU cores, and up to 512GB of unified memory with bandwidth up to 1.2 TB/s. Pricing starts at $2,499 for the M5 Max version and $5,499 for M5 Ultra. 🔎 Both machines feature the new Apple N1 chip with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 support, plus storage speeds up to 15 GB/s (twice as fast as before). Mac mini comes standard with 2.5 Gbit Ethernet, upgradeable to 10 Gbit. 📅 Both devices launch September 22, running macOS 27 Golden Gate. @iPhone

🆕 Foldable iPhone: first impressions 📰 According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, testers who've gotten hands-on time with Apple's upcoming foldable iPhone say it feels comfortable to hold and slips easily into a pocket. The hinge is reportedly quiet and barely noticeable when open, and the inner display runs an iPad-style app layout. 😐 But the premium price tag comes with trade-offs. The device is expected to ship with Touch ID instead of Face ID, and the camera setup won't include a telephoto lens. 💵 On pricing, there's actually some good news: Gurman now expects the foldable to launch around $2,000 which is lower than the $2,400 figure floated in earlier rumors. @iPhone

💭 ChatGPT can now text people for you 📰 OpenAI gave ChatGPT the ability to read, write, and send iMessages on your behalf. You can ask it to dig through your chat with your boss to find a deadline, or — per OpenAI's own demo — have it "write a poem about soup and send it to a friend." Yeah, that's apparently the bar for useful use cases right now.

ℹ️ To do any of this, it needs to hoover up your entire message history first. That means your bank's SMS notifications, financial details, inside jokes, personal stuff with friends and family, all of it gets fed in, presumably so that when you ask "what should I get my friend for their birthday," it can hallucinate something halfway decent. 🤖 OpenAI says the bot won't just start firing off messages to random people without your permission. Whether that holds up in practice is something users get to find out themselves.

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🎧 AirPods with built-in cameras spotted in macOS 26.7 RC beta 🔎 A short clip found in the pre-release build of macOS 26.7 shows someone holding a book close to their face at just the right angle for the cameras built into the upcoming AirPods. 🤪 Siri's voiceover explains that all you need to do is ask her to remember something you've seen, and she'll save it. The assistant will also be able to read the surrounding environment through the cameras — for instance, giving an accurate weather forecast based on what it sees. And if your hair covers the earbuds, Siri will politely ask you to move it. 📷 The firmware also contains references to a codename, B790 which is reportedly the internal name for the upcoming camera-equipped AirPods. 🔜 The announcement is expected as early as September, alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Ultra. @iPhone

📍Apple's next Mac mini will be built in Texas

🤝 Less than a year after Tim Cook's meeting with Trump at the White House, Apple has already opened a factory in Houston, set up production lines, and started assembling Apple Intelligence servers there. 🙂 Next up: production of the new Mac mini, kicking off before the end of 2026.

📰 Cook shared these plans while opening Apple's Advanced Manufacturing Center in Houston — an education hub attached to the factory that will train the next generation of American engineers. Right now it's mainly for Apple employees learning new processes, but the company plans to open it to local college students too, with lectures on PCB design and hands-on access to real equipment. 🇺🇸 Overall, Apple aims to invest up to $600B in the US economy and support 450,000 jobs nationwide. This is the pledge Cook made to Trump last year. @iPhone

😐 Leaked screen protectors for the foldable iPhone's outer display just surfaced online 📸 The photos reportedly match the device's real shape: asymmetric bezels (square on the left, rounded on the right) and a front camera tucked into the right corner, not centered or left-aligned as earlier rumors suggested. By the way, Mark Gurman recently pushed back on doubts about the "iPhone Ultra" name, saying that's simply what Apple calls it internally.

📆 On the release side, Australian outlet ChannelNews claims Apple will unveil the foldable iPhone at its September 8 event but hold off on selling it alongside the iPhone 18 Pro. Citing supply chain sources, they say production hiccups mean the U.S. will get it first, with China and Australia following later, echoing the staggered rollouts of the original iPhone and Vision Pro.

⬆️ Worth treating with some skepticism though, since the carriers and retailers may just be echoing other analysts' guesses rather than confirmed plans. @iPhone

🤪 Apple turned Siri into a sphere 🆕 After a three-week wait, Apple just dropped beta 5 and it brings fresh app icons for:

• Siri – now a sphere • Safari • Preview • Settings • Remote Plus some subtle tweaks to other system apps. Apple’s still refining the Liquid Glass look ahead of the public launch next month.

📆 iOS 27's public release is expected next month, rolling out to every model starting from the iPhone 11! @iPhone

🤔 Apple rethinking the entire Watch lineup 📰 Mark Gurman writes, Apple's industrial design team has been quietly exploring a much bigger overhaul of the Apple Watch than usual and it could end up being as dramatic as the iPhone's jump to a foldable form factor.

Reported directions: 🩺 A more AI-driven wearable strategy overall, including a revamped Health app reportedly overseen by Eddy Cue, backed by new sensors — among them a long-rumored blood glucose monitor for future generations. ⌚️ Watches with different screen types and sizes are being considered. A round display has apparently been discussed too, though Gurman says it's unlikely to actually ship anytime soon. 📿 A screen-free wearable is also said to be under exploration — possibly something closer to a smart pendant. 💎 On top of that, Apple has reportedly weighed adding a premium tier above the Ultra and Hermès models, plus a cheaper option below the current SE.

ℹ️ None of 2026's models are expected to bring a design change – that's said to be saved for this year or next, possibly with a return of the ceramic case option. Expect new colors and bands instead, while the real focus this cycle is on health features, fitness tracking, and faster chips. @iPhone

🌈 Techblogger showed what Apple Park actually looks like inside 🔑 He got access to the campus and walked through pretty much every key spot:

📍 175 acres in Cupertino, home to 12,000+ Apple employees 🌀 The Ring – that spaceship-looking building everyone recognizes from aerial shots 🌳 More trees here than desks, honestly. Feels like a park that happens to have an office in it, not the other way around 🎤 The Rainbow stage – where Apple's biggest product reveals and internal events go down 🎭 Steve Jobs Theater sits almost entirely underground, topped by a glass cylinder and a massive carbon-fiber roof 🛗 A rotating glass elevator takes you down into the theater – no regular staircases here 🏛️ The Observatory – the newest space on campus, a private event venue barely anyone's seen 🏋️ Full fitness center, soccer field, basketball courts, and endless walking trails ☕ Even the coffee machines have the Apple logo on them. Water dispensers are controlled via iPad 🦆 Wildlife roams free – ducks, squirrels, birds, the whole ecosystem 🪞 The Mirage building blends into its surroundings so well it practically disappears 🛍️ The Visitor Center is the only part open to the public – Apple Store, café, and a full AR model of the campus 💭 The whole idea: the workspace shapes the product 👇 Which detail surprised you the most? 📝 Note: the buggies in the footage are used to transport guests and media during Apple events, not a permanent employee transport system. The food shown is part of that event's catering, not everyday cafeteria food.

😁 Worth becoming a programmer just for this 👨‍💻 @iPhone

📰 HUAWEI vs Apple 🆕 HUAWEI unveiled the MateBook Pro S — just 798 g (almost twice as light as the MacBook Air).

14.2″ OLED, 120 Hz, 3120×2080, touchscreen. Magnesium-lithium alloy, up to 18 hours of video, 16–32 GB RAM + 512/1024 GB storage. Downside: custom Kirin XE90 + HarmonyOS 6.1 (software mostly geared toward China). Colors: black, gray, lilac, gold, sandy. In China from 8,000 yuan (≈$1,100).

💵 Meanwhile, Apple raised the price of the new MacBook Air by $200 due to chip shortages Tim Cook called the situation “the flood of the century” – semiconductor makers are prioritizing richer AI clients. Apple is even asking US regulators for permission to buy chips from Chinese manufacturer CXMT. Ads now include footnotes about possible availability limits, and the focus has shifted to the base MacBook Pro. @iPhone

🙂 Apple turns everyday mishaps into ads in new iPhone campaign 📸 Apple has brought its long-running "Relax, it's iPhone" platform to out-of-home advertising for the first time, replacing its signature pristine product shots with iPhones covered in dirt, scratches, water, and everyday wear.

📰 By the way: an iPhone 17 Pro fell out of a Cessna during a flight, dropped 1km+, and survived US artist Heather Kline was shooting aerial photos when the wind ripped the phone from her hands over a rapeseed field. She'd just bought it days earlier — so she immediately used Find My iPhone on her Apple Watch to grab GPS coords, then drove out with her husband to find it. Result: zero damage, fully working, cameras intact — and the flight plan was still on screen. The soft field landing probably saved it.

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🤪 Paid Siri AI is coming Also: Apple's Q3 FY2026 earnings and it's Tim Cook's last call as CEO 🧲 Apple has officially confirmed that expanded access to the new AI-powered Siri features will require a paid iCloud+ upgrade. Tim Cook shared the news during the company's fiscal Q3 2026 earnings call.

• No detailed monetization plan yet – Apple wants to gauge demand first, but higher-tier iCloud+ plans are the likely path • Free usage limits for Siri AI haven't been disclosed, and beta versions currently have no restrictions in place • This follows an existing pattern: premium iCloud+ tiers already unlock perks like extra Image Playground generations, advanced Photos features, smart Home search, and Cloud Pro storage in Notes

👋 The bigger story: this was Tim Cook's final earnings call as CEO. On September 1, he'll hand the role to John Ternus and move into the role of Executive Chairman – ending a run that began in 2011 after Steve Jobs. @iPhone

👨‍🏫 Apple held its first-ever official local AI event which is quietly confirmed its memory roadmap. 📰 According to Alex Cheema, Apple hosted a private local AI event at Apple Park on June 23rd — Apple's first event of its kind, with Tim Cook, John Ternus and other execs speaking about on-device AI. 😐 Cheema says several slides referenced 512GB and 2TB memory configurations – a strong signal Apple isn't planning to abandon high-memory options despite the ongoing DRAM shortage. He expects the M5 Ultra to ship with 512GB unified memory, with the rumored M7 Ultra reaching up to 1.5TB.

🧠 He wasn't able to share the original slides, but recreated one from memory –"Enabling a full range of local AI inference": - iPhone and iPad. Up to 16GB unified memory. Up to 14 billion active parameters. - MacBook Air. Up to 32GB unified memory. Up to 35 billion active parameters. - Mac mini. Up to 64GB unified memory. Up to 70 billion active parameters. - MacBook Pro. Up to 128GB unified memory. Up to 120 billion active parameters. - Mac Studio. Up to 512GB unified memory. Up to 480 billion active parameters. - Mac Studio Cluster. Up to 2TB unified memory. 1.6 trillion+ active parameters.

🤔 This lines up with Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, who separately reported Apple is preparing an AI server based on the M5 Ultra (codename J246), a second-gen server chip based on the M7 Ultra for ~2029, and – further out – an M8 chip (codename "Soko") plus a high-end Mac chip ("Cardinal"), both on a 1.4nm process by 2028. P.S. None of this is officially confirmed by Apple. @Apples

🏆 Apple crosses $5 trillion market cap for the first time in history 📰 Apple shares touched an intraday high of $342.89 on Tuesday, pushing the company's market capitalization above $5 trillion – a first for the tech giant. 🥈 Apple becomes only the second public company ever to reach this milestone, after Nvidia first crossed $5 trillion back in October 2025.

📊 Important caveat: this was an intraday peak only. Shares closed the session at $340.08, putting market cap at roughly $4.99 trillion — just shy of the threshold. Apple needed to close above $340.43 to officially finish the day above $5 trillion. Apple is up about 25% year-to-date, compared to Nvidia's +6% over the same period. The company also overtook Nvidia the day before to reclaim its spot as the world's most valuable public company.

🔜 Apple reports earnings this Thursday. @DailyApple

📰 iOS 26.6 is out and it's secretly prepping the iPhone for iOS 27 ⏳ No flashy features this time. The real story is under the hood: iOS 26.6 starts building the semantic search index iOS 27's new Siri/Spotlight will need – so instead of a week-long "optimizing" screen this fall, the upgrade will take hours.

What else is in it: 🚫 New alert when you hit your blocked contacts limit 🔒 Hidden code for an unreleased anti-theft (grab-and-lock) feature – not active yet 🏢 Fix for enterprise Wi-Fi privacy settings 🛡Security: 78 fixes covering 87 CVEs, including critical bugs in MediaRemote, AVEVideoEncoder, Game Center and libc that could've allowed root access or code execution. No known exploitation in the wild.

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💦 Apple's first water-resistant iPad is coming 📰 Apple's next iPad mini will reportedly be the company's first water-resistant iPad, arriving by October. To seal the chassis, Apple is dropping speaker holes for a vibration-based sound system – sound comes from flat panels on the body itself. 🧠 It'll also get the mini's first OLED screen, and a "major processor leap," reportedly the A19 Pro or unreleased A20 Pro. 💸 Price could climb too – the mini already starts at $599, and Gurman previously floated up to $100 more for the OLED model. @iPhone

🙂 Apple's Mac lineup overhaul: what's coming in 2026-2027 📰 According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is planning to refresh its entire Mac lineup over the next two years, with around 11 new models on the way. 🔜 This fall: Kicking off with a 14-inch MacBook Pro powered by the M6 chip, alongside a new iMac. Updated Mac mini and Mac Studio models will follow, though exact timing is still unclear.

• 2026-2027: The most anticipated releases – redesigned 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros featuring OLED touchscreens. • 2027: A refreshed MacBook Air plus a new budget option, the MacBook Neo, running on the A19 Pro chip. • 2028+: OLED versions of the MacBook Air and iMac aren't expected before this. • Also in the pipeline: macOS 27.1 is currently in testing, targeting an October release. • Notably, Apple has reportedly scrapped plans for the ultra-powerful M2 Extreme and M3 Extreme chips originally meant for the Mac Pro.

#rumors #Mac @DailyApple

📰 Apple to launch device leasing 🆕 Apple is preparing to introduce Apple Upgrade, a leasing program that will mark one of the biggest-ever changes to how the company sells devices, launching July 28 and supporting most iPhone, Mac, iPad and Apple Watch models, according to Bloomberg. Bloomberg

Here's how it'll work:  Customers will be able to pay off their device early, upgrade to a newer model before the lease ends, keep the device after the payment period, or return it at the end of the lease  iPhone and Apple Watch leases will run for 24 months, while Mac and iPad plans will last 36 months  Klarna will be the financial partner behind the program, taking on the credit risk instead of Apple

ℹ️ Not everything qualifies — the Apple Watch SE, entry-level iPad, iPhone 16, and MacBook Neo won't be part of the program, and business/education purchases are excluded. Also worth noting: unlike the existing iPhone Upgrade Program, Apple Upgrade won't include AppleCare. 💳 It requires only a simple credit check — so yes, you'll need to pass a soft credit check to lease that iPhone "by subscription." @iPhone 🇺🇸 P.S. US only

💸 Phone 18 Pro Max production cost could hit $1,000 🏭 TSMC, the world's biggest chipmaker, is raising its base chip production rates. The new pricing kicks in early 2027 and will directly hit key partners – Apple included. 🧠 Under the new terms, chip prices will climb 5–10%, depending on order volume and process complexity. The hike applies across the board — from older 12nm chips to cutting-edge sub-7nm processes.

🆙 TSMC's price hike lands right in the middle of a global RAM shortage. With NAND and DRAM prices up 4x, the production cost of the future iPhone 18 Pro Max could approach $1,000 per unit – roughly $300 more than the current model. TSMC frames the increase as a strategic move to fund new fabs and pricey next-gen equipment.

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