Apple has refreshed the Mac mini after two years with the M6 chip, its first product to use the new 2nm silicon, promising faster performance, graphics and on-device AI
Apple has launched the new Mac Studio with M5 Max and the new M5 Ultra, bringing higher CPU and graphics performance, faster storage and up to 512GB of unified memory
Apple is reportedly testing its first foldable iPhone ahead of its expected September launch, while a new Mac mini is also in the works as the company prepares a wider product refresh
The upgrade follows a surge in demand for the current Mac mini, which has become a popular tool for running artificial intelligence applications locally
Apple is also laying off employees in its Intelligent Systems Experience, a team within its software engineering organisation responsible for some of the AI features on its devices
ChatGPT's Apple Messages plugin can read, search, analyse and send iMessage, SMS and RCS conversations on Apple Silicon Macs
The new feature, available for ChatGPT on the Mac, allows the OpenAI system to take actions such as reading, writing and sending text messages
Apple could face nearly $300 higher BoM costs on the top iPhone 18 Pro Max, but tiered pricing, financing, services and its premium positioning could let it limit the price increase on entry-level
The company last year changed App Store rules and fees in the EU after the bloc's antitrust regulators ordered it to remove commercial barriers
Since closing at a record high on July 28, Apple shares have fallen 10% following the iPhone maker's disappointing earnings.
A Maryland state tax court has struck down the state's first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising and ordered state officials to repay the tax money already collected from big tech firms. The Maryland Tax Court said the tax violates the federal Internet Tax Freedom Act as well as the First Amendment and the commerce and due process clauses of the US Constitution. The legal fight has been watched by other states that are considering taxes for online advertisements. Maryland estimated the tax, approved in 2021, could raise about USD 250 million a year to help pay for a sweeping K-12 education measure. In Friday's decision, the tax court ordered the state to repay the tax money already collected by Apple, Google and Peacock TV. The law taxed revenue that large companies make on digital advertisements shown in Maryland. Companies making more than USD 100 million in global annual gross revenues were taxed at a 2.5 per cent rate. The rate increased for companies with larger revenues,
The AI model was developed in partnership with Alibaba Group and trained with the Chinese tech giant's support
Gatten will become Apple's vice president of government affairs as the iPhone maker navigates tariffs and a closer relationship with the Trump administration
Bailey, who has been vice president of Apple Pay since its launch in 2014, is exiting in October
The company expects to launch iPhone Pro models next year that will make use of a new glassy look
Apple is weighing round displays, screenless wearables and new price points as it rethinks the Apple Watch lineup amid growing competition, Bloomberg reports
The integration gives Mac users in mainland China access to Qwen-powered AI features for analysing documents and images and generating content
Apple held early talks with CXMT, which is China's largest chipmaker by market value, about supplying components with the goal of using them in some devices sold in China
India trails key emerging markets in Apple's Pro iPhone sales, with premium models accounting for just 18% of shipments in 2025, signalling room for further premiumisation
Apple and OpenAI went from AI partners to legal rivals. Here is what Apple alleges, why OpenAI published internal messages, and what could happen next in the trade secret case