Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met Apple Executive Chairman Tim Cook at Apple Park in Cupertino to discuss online safety and AI regulation. Albanese witnessed Apple’s new parental‑control tools and emphasized Australia’s social‑media age ban, digital duty of care, and upcoming AI standards. He highlighted the government’s aim to enforce minimum safety standards and protect children from harmful content. The meeting underscored Australia’s leadership in digital safety, with Cook affirming Apple’s commitment to robust safety features. Albanese [...]

iFixit released a detailed teardown of the iPhone 18 Pro, revealing the new variable‑aperture camera system, a larger vapor‑chamber cooling architecture, and an under‑display Face ID infrared camera. The review noted a fragile aperture blade that can detach, indicating that a stuck aperture would require replacing the entire camera module. It also documented damage to the plastic frame surrounding the display on three of four units, raising concerns about water resistance and repairability. The device earned a provisional 7‑out‑of‑10 repair [...]

Apple launched the iPhone Duo, its first folding smartphone, priced at $1,999 for the base model. Analysts predict 10 million units sold in the first year, generating roughly $27 billion in revenue and accounting for about 6 % of Apple’s 2026 earnings. The Duo is expected to capture close to half of the foldable market by 2027, shifting a niche dominated by Android devices toward Apple. The device targets high‑end consumers, leveraging trade‑ins and installment plans to boost adoption.

Satechi has launched a Thunderbolt 5 CubeDock to pair with Apple’s new Mac mini featuring M6 and M5 Pro chips. Shaped like the Mac mini, the dock adds eight ports, a 2.5 G Ethernet jack, SD and microSD UHS‑II readers, a 3.5 mm audio combo, and two 10 Gbps USB‑C and two 10 Gbps USB‑A connectors. Thunderbolt 5 provides up to 120 Gbps, enabling three 6K @ 60 Hz or four 4K @ 144 Hz displays on M5 Pro, and two displays on other chips via a single cable. It includes an internal M.2 [...]

Apple’s flagship London store opened in the redeveloped Battersea Power Station in 2023 and now showcases a wood‑clad interior that departs from the brand’s typical mall aesthetic. The store occupies a ground‑floor space opposite Ralph Lauren and Nike, featuring glass façades, a stripped‑down video wall, and a dedicated Apple Vision Pro demo alcove. Its Genius Bar uses dual‑height wooden counters and storage‑rich back‑of‑house areas, mirroring design changes Apple announced for its global refurbishment program, which emphasizes all‑wood elements and reduced [...]

Apple announced its forthcoming Home Hub, a smart display positioned as the household’s AI center, during a keynote by new CEO John Ternus. The device, dubbed J490, will run a Siri‑focused OS and feature facial recognition to personalize content, integrating device controls, video calls, and media playback. Mark Gurman reports the hub is in employee testing, with a square design resembling a HomePod mini and a magnetic wall‑mount option. No release date is confirmed, though speculation points [...]

A Bloomberg report suggested Apple is cutting “handful” of jobs at its Fitness+ service and inferred that the streaming workout platform is facing major trouble, possibly to be merged into Apple Health. The article disputes those claims, noting there is no evidence of substantial layoffs and that Apple currently lists 73 fitness‑related positions in Cupertino. It argues that Fitness+’s overhead is low because Apple owns its studios and equipment, making staff reductions financially insignificant. The piece also points [...]