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… Particularly concerning to Apple, Liu allegedly downloaded a presentation on Apple’s complex circuit boards that Apple claimed would be “invaluable to anyone developing hardware.” Some files were “expressly labeled as confidential,” Apple claimed. “LOL,” Liu wrote in a message to Peng, which was am… …
… That order required Apple to allow developers to include links to make payments outside the Apple ecosystem, but Apple did so only after requiring a 27 percent commission for allowing the link-outs. In December, Apple lost an appeal after defending its commission as reasonable. …
… Even some Apple Silicon Macs will miss out on some of the new Apple Intelligence features Apple demonstrated during its Worldwide Developers Conference keynote today. …
… For “more sophisticated” questions, your device will contact cloud-based models, again co-developed by Apple and Google: a general-use model called AFM 3 Cloud, an image-generation model called ADM 3 Cloud, and an advanced model called AFM 3 Cloud Pro for “agentic tool use and complex reasoning.” T… …
… Apple once again stressed that these new Apple Intelligence features were built with “non-negotiable” privacy protections to make sure your Siri AI conversations aren’t available to Apple or anyone else. …
… For example, in March, Apple quietly removed a memory-heavy configuration of the M3 Ultra Mac which featured 512GB of memory from its store. For long-time Apple customers who remember how much Apple used to charge for RAM during the PowerPC days, these price rises might induce a little déjà vu. …
… Apple also said it has made the handoff between Wi-Fi and cellular networks more reliable. Apple will make beta versions of these OS updates available to developers today and will refine those betas over the next few months before releasing the final versions this fall. …
… Apple fans may not like the outcome, though. Apple has long crowed about the privacy value of running AI locally , but a new report suggests that despite Apple’s best efforts, the iPhone’s Gemini makeover will lean heavily on Google and Nvidia in the cloud. …
… Based on Counterpoint’s analysis, that list currently includes Samsung, Apple, Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi. While Apple and Samsung shipments have held up, Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi are all down in Q2 2026. …
… Apple joins the patch party “Impact: An attacker within Bluetooth range may be able to listen through the microphone of a device which is not yet paired and actively seeking pair requests,” Apple said in a Tuesday security advisory . …