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John Ternus, Apple’s future CEO, is overhauling Apple’s internal operations using AI, according to a Bloomberg report by Mark Gurman. “Earlier this month, Ternus overhauled the hardware engineering organization around what he calls a new AI platform designed to speed...

Apple has released the third public betas of macOS 26.5, iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5, and tvOS 26.5. Public betas are available on Apple’s Beta Software Program website. Just remember that beta software is unfinished software, so proceed with care. Apple does...

Apple is losing another key figure. Amazon has hired Oliver Jones, who has spent the last six years at Apple, as senior commissioner for UK Scripted, reports Deadline. He’ll start at Amazon next month and will relocate from LA back to London, the article adds. Jones...

Yesterday Apple announced that Tim Cook is stepping down as the CEO with John Ternus, senior vice president of Hardware Engineering, set to take the helm as of September 1.  In a new Bloomberg report, Mark Gurman says the choice of Ternus may be due to his more...

Yesterday Apple announced that Johny Srouji, previously senior vice president of Hardware Technologies, has been given an expanded role and named chief hardware officer. And he’s moving fast. According to an internal memo obtained by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Srouji...

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a response criticizing Apple’s recent request to obtain evidence from Samsung in South Korea in the ongoing antitrust case.  Apparently, the DoJ isn’t buying Apple’s arguments. According to 9to5Mac, the agency says in a...

The latest Omdia research shows that India’s smartphone shipments fell by 5% year on year to 30.9 million units in the first quarter of 2026. And it was (kinda) news for Apple. vivo retained its leadership position in the quarter, shipping 6.3 million smartphones to...

David Lyons (“The Beast in Me”) and Tobias Menzies (“F1 The Movie”) are set to star alongside Jennifer Connelly and Ana de Armas in “Safe Houses,” Apple TV’s upcoming eight-episode thriller from Gideon Raff, reports Deadline. The series follows Sofia Jiménez, a...

Apple Sports — the free app for iPhone that gives fans access to real-time scores, stats, and more — has been updated to version 4.0. The update adds weather conditions for F1 Grand Prix races and smaller widget options for both the iPhone’s Home Screen and CarPlay....

Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From 9to5Mac: Developers are arguing that Apple’s App Store ratings are fundamentally broken in at least a couple of different ways – including the fact that your 4-star rating...

When Tim Cook steps down as Apple CEO in September, he’ll have set a Tim Cook has been the company’s longest-serving head honcho, having served as CEO for nearly 15 years from August 2011 to September 2026. He even beat out Steve Jobs’ longevity. Steve Jobs The late...

Wow. It’s been expected, but no one was expecting it this soon: Tim Cook has stepped down as Apple CEO with John Ternus, senior vice president of Hardware Engineering, assuming the role on September 1. Cook will become executive chairman of Apple’s Board of...

Apple has announced that, effective immediately, Apple executive Johny Srouji will become chief hardware officer. Srouji, who most recently served as senior vice president of Hardware Technologies, will assume an expanded role leading Hardware Engineering, which...

Apple has released the third developer betas of macOS 26.5,  iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, tvOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5, and visionOS 26.5 Registered developers can download the betas via Apple’s developer portal. Or they can be downloaded over-the-air once the proper...

India’s government has decided not to go ahead with a proposal to require Apple and others to pre-install the country’s biometric identification app Aadhaar on ‌smartphone phones, reports Reuters. Aadhaar is a 12-digit unique identification number issued by UIDAI to...

This is great news at a time when the right of free speech is under attack in this country: a court has stopped the U.S. government from forcing Apple to take down ICE reporting apps from the App Store, due to it being a violation of the First Amendment, reports...

Smartphone sales in the US increased 24% week-over-week (WoW) and 3% year-over-year (YoY) in the week of March 8-14, driven by new model launches, according to Counterpoint Research’s US Weekly Smartphone Sell-through Tracker.  Launches of the Samsung Galaxy S26...

Apple hasn’t ’submitted data sought by India’s antitrust body after an investigation found ‌the U.S. firm abused its dominant position in the iPhone apps market, reports Reuters. As a result, the country’s antitrust watchdog will fast-track a decision on penalties to...

The U.S. Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit (USITC) nixed Masimo’s request to reinstate a ban on the Apple Watch. In a statement received by AppleInsider, an Apple spokesperson said: “We thank the ITC for its decision, which ensures we can continue to offer this...

Actress Jessica Chastain confirmed to Variety that the long-delayed Apple TV series, “The Savant,” will finally be released this summer. (A subscription is required to read the article). In September Apple TV quietly canceled the release of “The Savant,” days before...

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Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From AppleInsider: Apple is shooting itself in the foot with how often it lets flagrant scam apps into the App Store. It’s doing so at precisely the time is needs to do...

Here are the top Apple-related articles at Apple World Today for the week of April 13-17. ° The foldable iPhone is rumored to have better screen quality and durability than current foldable smart phones.  ° Apple may be testing four or more types of...

Global personal computer (PC) shipments grew 3.2% year-over-year (YoY) in quarter one (Q1) of 2026 to reach 63.3 million units, according to Counterpoint Research’s...

India’s smartphone shipments declined 3% year-over-year (YoY) in quarter one (Q1) of 2026, marking their weakest quarter in the last six years, according to Counterpoint Research’s Monthly India Smartphone Tracker. But it was pretty good news for Apple. The iPhone...

China’s smartphone shipments fell 4% year-over-year (YoY) in quarter one (Q1) of 2026, according to preliminary data from Counterpoint Research’s Market Monitor Tracker. Apple delivered the strongest growth among the top six brands.  China-based Huawei led the...

Stan Ng, Apple’s vice president of product marketing for Apple Watch, AirPods, Health, and Home, has retired after 31 years at the company, reports Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Ng publicly announced his departure on LinkedIn with this message: After 31 years at Apple,...

Here are some of the latest hardware and accessory announcements: ° Plugable Technologies has announced the USBC-10IN1E, a 10-in-1 USB-C hub. It combines 140W pass-through charging with native 8K HDMI output and 2.5Gbps Ethernet, the USBC-10IN1E bridges the gap...

Here are some of the latest software announcements: ° For Earth Day 2026, the folks at iScanner have launched a new Eco Tips feature to their app that helps declutter the office and home. The new feature helps users understand how long to keep hard copies of...

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