Swift Server Security Reminders Flag Four Dependency Fixes
Four October 12 Swift security reminders point to fixes released in June and July. Here are the affected versions, the exposure limits and what developers should check.
Apple’s ‘Welcome home’ Preview: Three Questions for Buyers
Apple’s October 13 experience raises three questions for buyers: compatibility, household privacy, and which features will actually be available at launch.
Apple Is Turning Hardware Into a Subscription Business
Apple is preparing a new leasing program that could change how customers buy iPhone, Mac, iPad and Apple Watch. Apple is preparing a new device leasing program called Apple Upgrade, allowing customers to pay monthly for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch devices instead of paying the full price upfront. The program is expected to…
What’s New in AppleOS 27 Beta 4
Apple has released the fourth developer beta of AppleOS 27, bringing another round of updates across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, visionOS and tvOS. Compared with earlier betas, this release introduces few major features. Instead, Apple continues refining Apple Intelligence, Liquid Glass and several core system apps while improving performance, consistency and stability throughout the operating…
Apple Is in Early Settlement Talks With the US Justice Department
Apple is in early talks with the US Department of Justice over a possible settlement of the government’s iPhone antitrust case. Apple has submitted several proposals, but no agreement has been reached and the discussions may still fail. Apple and the Justice Department have not commented publicly. The case challenges Apple’s control of the iPhone…
Apple Briefly Overtakes Nvidia as the World’s Most Valuable Company
Apple overtook Nvidia on Friday to become the world’s most valuable publicly traded company for the first time since April 2025. The change followed a sharp fall in Nvidia shares during a broader semiconductor selloff, while Apple remained comparatively stable. The lead lasted only briefly, with Nvidia recovering later in the session and moving back…
Apple Wins Dismissal of $32.8 Billion iCloud Lawsuit
A US federal judge has dismissed a proposed class action accusing Apple of failing to stop child sexual abuse material from being stored and shared through iCloud. The plaintiffs sought as much as $32.8 billion in damages on behalf of about 2,680 people and asked the court to force Apple to change how the service…
Apple Intelligence Completes China’s Regulatory Filing
China’s telecommunications authorities have published a filing confirming that Apple Intelligence has completed the country’s required generative AI regulatory process under Apple Technology Development (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. The filing allows Apple to provide the feature in mainland China and removes one of the main regulatory barriers that has delayed its local launch. Apple Intelligence has…
Apple Skipped the AI Spending War. It Is Now Big Tech’s Best-Performing Stock
Apple spent the first years of the generative AI boom looking late. Microsoft tied itself to OpenAI, Google rebuilt its products around Gemini, and Amazon and Meta committed enormous sums to chips and data centers. Apple introduced Apple Intelligence slowly, delayed major Siri features and relied on outside models where its own software fell short….
The story of a Swift Student Challenge Distinguished Winner
Today, we are excited to share the story of Xingyu Lu (陆星宇), an Apple developer and a Swift Student Challenge Distinguished Winner. Xingyu’s journey began with a simple question that came to him during a class: Why can’t Apple Pencil be used for gaming? What started as a moment of curiosity turned into a deep exploration of human–computer…
