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A new investigation by The Washington Post reveals that Apple and Nvidia each pledged $25 million toward Trump’s new White House ballroom, making them two of the project’s largest donors. Here are the details.

Apple updated its Apple Sports app today with improvements to Live Activities and support for five additional soccer leagues. Here are the details.

In a report published today, IDC says Apple saw a 4% year-over-year decline in global iPhone shipments during Q3 2026, but its share of worldwide smartphone shipments increased 23.1% over the same period last year. Here’s why.

Apple has responded to OpenAI’s allegations that one of its former employees who departed for Apple took confidential files along with him. Here are the details.

Benjamin and Chance react to Apple’s smart home event, with first impressions on the new Apple HomeView smart display, the insanely priced Apple TV 4K (fourth-generation), and the HomePod mini refresh. It remains to be seen whether these new initiatives in the Apple Home Collection can help move the needle on smart home uptake at large, but it’s a good start.   

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Apple Photos is full of exciting updates in iOS 27, including for one of my favorite features in the app: iCloud Shared Albums.

Sonos is getting ready for Apple’s first foldable iPhone. The company has released Sonos 27.2, which brings support for the upcoming iPhone Duo ahead of its launch later this month.

Apple is widely reported to have Samsung as its key supplier in building the iPhone Duo’s folding display. As a result, some have claimed that Apple is just “using a Samsung display.” Here’s how Apple addressed that question in a new interview.

Apple’s busiest product launch month is usually September. But despite a packed event last month, many more products remain ahead this fall. Next week’s iPhone Duo launch kicks off what’s shaping up to be four straight weeks of new products.

Meta today unveiled Muse Spark Open, which it says is the “most capable US open-weight model to date.” For Apple users, Meta says Muse Spark Open is optimized to run on the Mac Studio powered by M5 Ultra.

Apple unveiled new Apple TV 4K and HomeView devices this week that won’t be available until November 13. But pre-order shipping times for these products have already started slipping into late November for new orders.

Today in a new story at TIME, the publication interviewed CEO John Ternus but also spoke to Greg “Joz” Joswiak, Apple’s SVP of Worldwide Marketing, who addressed the “lunatic fringe” of AI in Silicon Valley, hardware threats from OpenAI, and more.

As someone who loves all things Apple and Pokémon, I never thought these worlds would collide, but here we are! Beats and the Pokémon Company have officially teamed up for a special edition Beats Pill, and man, did they nail this. This new collab features both Pikachu and Mimikyu, bringing a two-tone design, unique accessories, and some awesome attention to detail in a speaker that we know and love. I have been using mine for a few days and wanted to share my thoughts as a fan of both brands in this collaboration.

TIME has just published its list of the best inventions of 2026, and iPhone Duo made the list with John Ternus featured on the magazine cover. Here’s what Ternus said in his interview with TIME.

iPhone Duo pre-orders start tomorrow, and if you want the fastest checkout possible, Apple just set the deadline for completing its ‘Get Ready’ process.

Today marks a milestone for MacPaw, as the company is releasing Eney, a proactive AI assistant that works across your apps, files, and system to help you get things done, following a development process that began back in 2019. Here are the details.

We’ve long been awaiting the launch of the first touchscreen and OLED MacBook Pro, and a new report says that the official launch will take place at an Apple event on October 28. It says that Apple has begun sending invites to selected media representatives.

The same event will include the OLED iPad mini as well as an M6 original design MacBook Pro and iMac …

The iPhone Duo starts at $1999 for the 256GB model and rises to an eye-watering $3199 for the 2TB version – but a “renewable” inner display layer may help buyers to justify spending so much money on a phone.

Apple has addressed the biggest problem experienced with folding phones to date via a surprisingly affordable option …

Bloomberg reports that during a hearing today, OpenAI voluntarily agreed not to use Apple’s alleged trade secrets while the legal battle between the two companies plays out. Here are the details.