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Benjamin and Chance talk about this week’s Apple news, ahead of a bevy of product announcements coming later this month. Apple is reportedly partnering with LG on a range of smart home accessories, and changes are coming to Full Disk Access permissions. Note: This episode was recorded before Apple officially announced its ‘Welcome home’ event.

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In a joint status report made public earlier today, Apple said it is still waiting on additional documents from Jon Prosser and wants to depose Michael Ramacciotti again, while both defendants pushed back on the company’s handling of the case. Here are the details.

Apple just announced a “Welcome home” special event for next week, but the fun doesn’t stop there. Bloomberg now reports that Apple is set to launch its first touchscreen MacBook Pros, a new iPad mini, and more “on or around Tuesday, October 27.”

The report says the launch will include “an online video presentation and in-person component for the press.”

Despite seeing an 11% drop in Mac shipments during Q3 2026, Apple’s market share rose from 8.5% to 9.5%, as the broader market saw shipments plunge 20.1%, according to a new report from IDC. Here are the details.

Apple is launching several new Home products next week, so it’s no surprise that iOS 27 includes big upgrades in the Home app. Here are two powerful new Home features in iOS 27.

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Tim Cook visited Apple’s Battersea campus in London this week, mingling with King Charles as part of the company’s new partnership with The King’s Trust.

At Apple’s Battersea headquarters, Cook also sat down with The Independent for an in-depth interview on the partnership and his first month as Apple’s executive chairman.

Apple is making more leadership changes as the John Ternus era gets underway. A new Bloomberg report today says Apple has named a new mergers and acquisitions chief and a new vice president of the App Store.

One of Apple TV’s hit comedy series from last year, Stick, is coming back for season 2 soon. Here’s the new trailer for Stick’s highly anticipated return.

Today Apple announced a special event happening next Tuesday, October 13 with the tagline ‘Welcome home.”

Apple Wallet driver’s licenses keeps expanding to more US states, but two states recently indicated they won’t launch support anytime soon—if at all.

Apple TV just acquired the global streaming rights to Dustfall, a crime series from Australia and the second recent deviation from the streamer’s originals-only strategy.

Apple’s redesigned MacBook Pro is coming soon, and the latest leak offers potentially great news for truly ‘pro’ users worried about the rumored thinner design.

Apple released iOS 27 to everyone a few weeks ago, and it includes several CarPlay changes worth checking out. Here are a few changes I’ve been loving so far.

Apple is widely expected to introduce a new OLED iPad mini as soon as later this month. A sketchy new rumor today once again claims the new iPad mini will switch to OLED but still have a 60Hz refresh rate and lack ProMotion support.

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Last week Apple told developers it’s adding new controls to Full Disk Access on the Mac, the permission that lets an app read nearly everything on the user’s drive. Speculation on what exactly these changes will be have gone parabolic. So, in this solo episode I walk through what exactly Full Disk Access is, what Apple said is changing, what prompted it, and what we still don’t know.

Let me know your thoughts in the comments.

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The 2026 fall Prime Day sale is now soaring with millions of price drops, from one of the lowest price ever on AirPods Pro 3 and $120 off AirPods Max 2, right through to all-time lows on the brand new M6 Mac mini lineup at up to $150 off. Those offers also join the new Mac Studio at nearly $200 off and the M5 MacBook Air lineup at the lowest prices in months with $200 off just about every config. 

The new Apple Watch Series 12 lineup has landed at the lowest prices to date alongside nearly $100 off Ultra 4, as well the first deal on Apple’s brand new Magic Keyboard and its 2026 iPhone 18 Pro case collection as  well. Head below for a closer look alongside deals on chargers, accessories, power stations, e-bikes, apparel, and more for fall Prime Day. 

WhatsApp’s rollout of Liquid Glass across its interface continues, with the app now bringing the new look to its video player. Here are the details.

iPhone bumper cases have been a fan-favorite since the iPhone 4 bumpers, but options these days are few and far between. Rhinoshield offers a decent option for those wanting a minimal case.

Apple and The King’s Trust announced today an expansion of their partnership with a new education program that offers workshops to help young people build creative and digital skills. Here are the details.