Apple is raising its subscription prices for both Apple Music & select Apple One bundles. The OpenAI & Apple legal battle is escalating. And are Siri's AI features finally coming to China?

• Apple raises prices for Apple Music and Apple One subscriptions.
• Is Apple One worth it for you after recent price hikes?
• iCloud $32.8B CSAM lawsuit dismissed, Apple protected under Section 230 laws.
• Apple in talks to settle DOJ antitrust lawsuit, per report.
• Class action accuses Apple of misleading users about Hide My Email's privacy protections.
• OpenAI and Apple legal battle escalates, poached employees warned about data deletion.
• Apple Intelligence finally on the road to release in China.
• PrismML releases Bonsai 27B, claiming first major AI model of its size fit for iPhone.
• Apple's New Speech API vs Whisper: The First Real Benchmark.
• Apple testing 'Live Notes' AI system to record Genius Bar sessions.
• Apple's scrapped Mac Pro plans reportedly included a new Intel model.
• visionOS 27 Beta: 90-Hertz-Freeze bei 24p-Quellen und neue Controller-Plattform.
• A.I. 'Vibecoded' apps are flooding Apple's app store.
• Investigation reveals dozens of disguised gambling apps on the App Store in Brazil.
• San Francisco demands Apple and Google delete AI 'nudify' apps from App Stores.

Picks of the Week

• Jason's Pick: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker
• Christina's Pick: Nativ
• Andy's Picks: David Bowie NASA Bolt Sticker & dbrand MacBook skin

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Apple is teaming up with Klarna to launch a lease-to-own program for its devices. Apple loses a bid to overturn Masino patent verdict. Apple is facing a lawsuit by customers who lost money through a fake Bitcoin wallet app in the App Store. And Apple is gearing up for a big smart home push.

• Apple's new hardware subscription sounds great, except for one limitation
• Apple loses bid to overturn $634 million Masimo patent verdict, new trial also denied.
• Judge approves Apple's $250 million settlement offer over Siri lawsuit.
• Apple just improved TestFlight for users with a lot of beta apps.
• Apple sued by customers who lost combined $1.8 million through fake Bitcoin wallet in App Store.
• Update Now: iOS 26.6 and macOS Tahoe 26.6 patch hundreds of security flaws.
• iOS 27 public beta 2 is here with Siri AI, iPhone speed upgrades, and more.
• watchOS 27 adds new feature to improve your Apple Watch battery life.
• Here's everything new for CarPlay in iOS 27.
• Here's everything new for Messages in iOS 27.
• Gurman's Mac roadmap.
• Apple set to make big smart home push with Siri AI at center.
• A.R. Rahman brings his immersive music experiences to Apple Vision Pro.
• Always choose the good soap.
• Apple promotes 'Nido de Villanas,' a Mexican microdrama shot on iPhone 17 Pro.
• Apple TV announces streaming date for its epic Neuromancer adaptation, new Dark Matter and Matchbox trailers.

Picks of the Week

• Leo's Pick: Twelve South PowerBug
• Christina's Pick: BookPlayer
• Andy's Picks: Casio WS-1600H
• Jason's Pick: Apple II Mini Replay

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Apple's Q3 2026 results are in, with the company's total revenue up by 16% from the year-ago quarter! Apple's Rosetta software tool is further nearing its end-of-life. And OpenAI rebuts Apple's trade secrets allegations.

• Apple announces record Q3 results.
• Apple stock opens down roughly 10% following mixed Q3 2026 results.
• Siri AI could come with a paywall for power users.
• First Apple Silicon-native CrossOver build in testing as Rosetta's end nears.
• What's the catch with the Apple Upgrade program?
• OpenAI rebuts Apple trade secrets allegations in new response with receipts.
• From OpenAI: "Apple is getting this wrong"
• Apple Photos' facial features prompt a $32.5B class-action lawsuit.

Picks of the Week

• Andy's Pick: Infuse Media Player
• Jason's Pick: Overcast
• Mikah's Pick: Pelican Marine Waterproof Phone Pouch

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