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Apple’s “F1” has generated US$293 million at the global box office after 10 days of release. It’s overtaken the entire theatrical runs of Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” ($158 million worldwide) and Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” ($221 million) to stand as...

A West Valley, California, interstate project was about to be abandoned, then a tech giant stepped in with millions of dollars, reports San José Spotlight. The City of Cupertino, in collaboration with VTA and Caltrans, can move forward with the Interstate 280 and...

Apple’s UK corporation tax bill rose by nearly 62% from £188 million to £304 million for the fiscal year that ended September 28, 2024.  The tech giant’s operating profits rose from £822 million to £1.2 billion. Revenues at the technology company were up 35% to...

Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From AppleInsider: Tim Cook has constantly been criticized, most recently over Apple Intelligence, but always for just not being Steve Jobs — yet the fact that he isn’t Jobs...

Here are the top Apple-related articles at Apple World Today for the week of June 30-July 4. ° Apple sill has some impressive iOS 26 features it could unveil in coming months, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. ° Apple Original Films‘ “F1” is roaring to a...

Here are some of the latest software announcements of the week:  ° There’s a new free app available for iOS and Android named Immersity for Mobile. With just a few taps, it transforms everyday photos into attention-grabbing, depth-filled video clips. It...

Here are some of the latest accessory and hardware announcements of the week: ° Plugable, which specializes in connectivity solutions, has introduced the USBC-E1000-2M, one of the only USB-C to Gigabit Ethernet adapters on the market with a fully integrated...

Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From AppleInsider: Apple is developing many new M5 and M6 Mac configurations, and we now have exclusive details on exactly what the company is developing. ° From 9to5Mac:...

Apple says it will report its quarterly results for April, May, and June on Thursday, July 31. Apple CEO Tim Cook and Chief Financial Kevan Parekh will discuss the results on a live-streamed conference call at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern). The call is for  Apple...

Global smartwatch shipments declined by 2% year-over-year (YoY) in the first quarter of 2025, marking their fifth consecutive quarter of YoY decline, according to Counterpoint Research’s Global Smartwatch Shipments Tracker, Q1 2025. The research group says the...

Apple has added four new games to Apple Arcade: Angry Birds Bounce, Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD+, Suika Game +, and Crayola Scribbe Scrubbie Pets+. Here’s how the games are described:  ° Angry Birds Bounce by Rovio. Join Red, Chuck, Bomb, and the rest of the...

China’s second quarter smartphone sell-through is likely to go up slightly year-over-year (YoY), with Huawei and Apple leading the growth, according to preliminary figures from Counterpoint Research’s latest China Smartphone Weekly Sales Tracker. China-based Huawei is...

Apple has announced that a new retail store, Apple Umeda, will open on July 26, at the Grand Front shopping complex in Osaka, Japan. To celebrate the occasion, Apple has shared a wallpaper (pictured) for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. This is Apple’s first store in Umeda,...

As noted by MacRumors, Apple appears to have joined the Meta-owned social media site Threads. Apple has a verified Threads profile and the @apple handle, but has yet to make any posts. Apple’s account has 4.8 million followers, because of its existing followers on...

Apple TV+ has revealed the teaser and premiere date for the third season of “Invasion,” the science-fiction drama series. It comes from Academy Award-nominated and two-time Emmy Award-nominated producer Simon Kinberg (“X-Men” films, “Deadpool” films, “The Martian”)...

Apple has released Safari Technology Preview 222. The update includes fixes and updates for Accessibility, CSS, Media, Rendering, Scrolling, and Web API. Safari Technology Preview is a standalone app that works side-by-side with the current version of...

Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From YMCinema: Apple just patented an image sensor with 20 stops of dynamic range. ° From Counterpoint: During Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2025, the...

President Trump claims the U.S. has struck a trade deal with Vietnam — and it’s bad news for Apple. According to CNBC, the agreement includes a 20% U.S. tariff on Vietnamese goods, as well as a 40% “transshipping” tariff, Trump said. He announced the deal days before...

OLED technology, with its superior display performance and slimmer, lighter form factors, is expected to be introduced in MacBook Pros starting in 2026, Omedia analyst Linda Lin says. “Samsung Display is likely to join Apple’s MacBook supply chain at that time,...

The global TWS (true wireless stereo) market’s sales volume is expected to increase by 3% year-over-year (YoY) in 2025, according to Counterpoint’s latest Global TWS Market Forecast. And Apple will continue to dominate the market thanks to its AirPods line-up and...

Apple manufacturing partner Foxconn has asked hundreds of Chinese engineers and technicians to return from its iPhone factories in India, “dealing a blow to Apple Inc.’s manufacturing push in the South Asian country,” reports Bloomberg (a subscription is required to...

SentinelLabs has issued a report about a new malware that targets Mac users of blockchain technologies. The report is quite technical, but part of it notes that Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) threat actors deploy AppleScripts widely, both to gain initial...

New analysis from Omdia’s Tablet and Notebook Display and OEM Intelligence Service reveals that BOE will capture 51% share of Apple’s MacBook panel supply in 2025.  The tech giant’s MacBook panel purchase volume is forecast to reach 22.5 million units in 2025,...

Apple TV+ has announced an upcoming dramedy starring and executive produced by Emmy, SAG and Golden Globe Award winner Jennifer Aniston (“The Morning Show”). It’s inspired by “I’m Glad My Mom Died,” Jennette McCurdy’s No. 1 New York Times bestselling memoir of the...

Priya Kansara (“Polite Society,” “Bridgerton”) has joined the cast of the “For All Mankind” spinoff “Star City” from Apple TV+ and Sony Pictures Television, reports Deadline.  She will play Lakshmi, a gifted scientist, in a series regular role. Kansara joins the...

Apple has released the second public betas of iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6. 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 public betas in order to increase the...

Madeline Delp (“Ballroom”), Rob Delaney (“Dying for Sex”), and Ray Fisher (“The Piano Lesson”) are new additions to “Being Heumann,” Apple TV+‘s adaptation of the bestselling memoir from disability activist Judy Heumann, reports Deadline. The film is an adaptation of...

Addigy — which specializes in live, real-time, and continuously connected Apple device management — has announced Addigy Prebuilt App Catalog. With just a click of a button, IT admins and MSPs can deploy, update, and manage software across Apple fleets, according...

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Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From 9to5Mac: Apple reminds us it will soon end support for the old HomeKit architecture, with two options. ° From The MacObserver: Google drops Keep for Apple Watch while...