Apple puts a $30bn US-manufacturing flag on its Broadcom chip deal
Apple puts a $30bn US-manufacturing flag on its Broadcom chip deal

Apple is spending big to make chips at home. It has committed to a multi-year Broadcom deal worth more than $30 billion, Apple announced on Wednesday. That makes it Apple’s largest US manufacturing pledge to date. The scale is the story. The deal shoul…

Apple starts testing China’s state-backed memory chips, and Washington is watching
Apple starts testing China’s state-backed memory chips, and Washington is watching

Apple has begun testing memory chips from China’s state-backed CXMT for devices sold in China, the Financial Times reports. That puts it behind a supplier Washington has flagged as a security risk. Apple has turned to Chinese memory chips for its own d…

Apple loses its EU court challenge over gatekeeper status under the DMA
Apple loses its EU court challenge over gatekeeper status under the DMA

Apple has spent two years arguing that Europe’s digital rulebook should not apply to it in quite the way Brussels insists. On Wednesday, the EU’s General Court told it, in effect, that it does. The court threw out Apple’s challenge to being labelled a …

iOS 27 finally ended my accidental voice message nightmare

iOS 27 lets you remove the record audio button from Messages entirely, so you never accidentally send an awkward voice note again. Here’s how to turn it off.

Apple may be making the iPhone 18 Pro thicker for a serious camera upgrade

Apple’s next Pro iPhone could get a noticeably thicker body, likely due to a bigger battery and a rumored variable aperture camera.

The Supreme Court lets Texas turn Apple and Google into the internet’s age gate
The Supreme Court lets Texas turn Apple and Google into the internet’s age gate

Texas can now make Apple and Google check how old you are before you download an app. The Supreme Court just let the rule stand. The US Supreme Court has refused to block a Texas law aimed at app stores, the Associated Press reports. The rule forces Ap…

Apple Home AI features come with a hidden price tag

Apple’s new AI-powered Home app features sound great, but they come with a catch. You’ll need the 2TB iCloud+ plan to use them.

iOS 27 beta 3 makes it easier to adjust your AirPods’ Adaptive Audio intensity

iOS 27 beta 3 adds a quicker way to adjust AirPods Adaptive Audio intensity, moving the control into the main AirPods settings page.

Apple finally lets you make Siri sound like you want

iOS 27 beta 3 finally activates Siri’s pace and expressivity sliders, letting you fine-tune how the assistant sounds across Siri, Maps, and Safari.