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Today, Apple’s Instagram account published a carousel featuring photos commissioned from photographers Jake Michaels and Jason Nocito to highlight the new iPhone Duo’s cameras. Here are the details.

A new analysis by The Financial Times shows that Apple has met with EU policymakers 257 times since June 2024 and has spent between €8 million and €9 million per year on lobbying. Here are the details.

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As reported by 404 Media, Magnet Forensics says it has found a way to bypass the iPhone security feature that automatically reboots devices if they haven’t been unlocked for 72 hours. Here are the details.

Apple Arcade subscribers got access to five new games today, as Apple had promised in early September. Here are the details.

Audible today announced three features coming to “deepen customers’ connections to their favorite stories.” Here are the details.

Benjamin and Chance discuss the final Apple smart display rumors with a release for the ‘HomePad’ rumored for October 13, although the small square screen form factor remains puzzling. Also, leaked photos of the iPad mini and HomePod mini suggest those long-awaited updates are also imminent, John Ternus apparently wants to make Apple more nimble, and Chance has thoughts on the new Apple Watch Readiness feature.

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Foldable displays tend to show a more visible crease over time, but Apple‘s Kate Bergeron says iPhone Duo has a replaceable cover layer on its folding screen to help mitigate that issue.

Twelve South, the company behind a range of premium Apple accessories, has launched a notable expansion of its Airfly brand. The company today unveiled Airfly Drive, a dongle that turns wired CarPlay into wireless CarPlay. It’s available to order starting today for $39.99. Here’s how it works.

Fall is a big season for sports fans, and ESPN recently launched a big upgrade for users of its tvOS and iOS apps: 4K HDR streaming.

Apple TV keeps adding new batches of classic movies to kick off each month, with 13 fresh films available free for subscribers today. Here’s everything new.

Apple reportedly plans to launch new Home products on October 13. And according to Mark Gurman, it sounds like the rumored MacBook Pro redesign will arrive shortly after.

iPadOS 27.2 is coming later this month as a new iPad software update, here are two new features it will bring.

Apple’s new smart home hub, commonly called ‘HomePad,’ is reportedly launching October 13. And a new leak reveals the colors it might launch in.

Apple TV has a strong current lineup headlined by hits like Slow Horses, Ted Lasso, Dark Matter, and new Matthew McConaughey comedy Brothers. But there’s a lot more coming soon. Here’s everything new Apple TV has premiering in October.

A new market intelligence report says that the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max are selling well in China, making Apple the best-selling brand in the country during the launch week.

Counterpoint Research has said there are three reasons for the popularity of Apple’s latest iPhone …

Cybersecurity company Jamf has discovered a fake Mac installer for the videoconferencing app Zoom that uses a sneaky way to bypass Apple’s Gatekeeper protection against malware.

The malware does actually install Zoom, but also an infostealer that captures data and sends it to the attacker’s server …

Reddit has announced two upcoming changes which are likely to prove unpopular with some long-time users.

The company has already placed one restriction on Old Reddit, and it has now announced a second one. Additionally, RSS support is being discontinued …

A leaker who previously found iPhone Duo features in Apple code has now done the same for the HomePad. The setup process for the upcoming device shares a feature with Apple’s foldable iPhone.

The leaker suggests that the setup process will be carried out in the Home app, and they shared three screen grabs from the process …

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This week, I sat down with Ananay Arora, founder and CEO of OpenHack, a Y Combinator startup building an “always-on AI security engineer” for finding vulnerabilities on Mac (and everywhere else). We get into how it works, what’s going on with Apple’s Security Bounty Program, and how to land your first CVE. I hope you enjoy!

After introducing parent-managed accounts for pre-teens earlier this year, WhatsApp today expanded its parental controls to teen accounts, adding group activity alerts and additional restrictions for Meta AI. Here are the details.