Apple should just give the Neo treatment to its upcoming iPhone 18e and I’ll bite

Apple should transform the iPhone 18e into a colorful, compact, personality-driven “Neo” device instead of another stripped-down version of its flagship lineup.

Intel has already started making chips for Apple, it seems, but not the most advanced kind

Intel is quietly manufacturing chips for Apple’s iPhones, iPads, and Macs — but only legacy and mid-range processors, not the advanced silicon TSMC still dominates.

OpenAI is preparing to sue Apple over a partnership that was supposed to be the next Google search deal
OpenAI is preparing to sue Apple over a partnership that was supposed to be the next Google search deal

  OpenAI’s partnership with Apple, announced to considerable fanfare in June 2024, is fracturing. The AI company’s lawyers are actively working with an outside legal firm on options that could include sending Apple a formal notice alleging breach of co…

Spotify to adopt Apple’s new video podcast tech, offering creators easier cross-platform distribution

Spotify will let creators distribute and monetize video podcasts on Apple Podcasts using Apple’s HLS streaming technology, without changing their existing workflows.

After flubbing with Siri, Apple plans to host AI agents on the App Store

Developers don’t trust Apple’s Siri commission promise. Apple doesn’t know how to approve AI agents safely. WWDC is three weeks away. Something has to give.

Apple’s 2028 iPhone display sounds impossible, but Samsung and LG are scrambling to build it

Apple’s 2028 iPhone will reportedly bend on all four display edges using new IZO cathode technology, reducing optical distortion at curves that existing cathode materials can’t handle cleanly.

Ransomware hackers claim breach at Foxconn, a major electronics manufacturer for Apple, Google, and Nvidia

A ransomware group has claimed responsibility for hacking the electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn, and is attempting to extort the company.

The Apple Studio Display could have been so much more
The Apple Studio Display could have been so much more

For the better part of 12 years, Apple owned the 5K monitor world – primarily because it made basically the only options. LG’s 5K UltraFine was a solid, if bland choice, but many people bought a 27-inch iMac from 2014 for its 5K screen alone. Then in 2022, Apple finally gave the people what they […]

iOS 27 will put Siri in the Dynamic Island, but it’s the feature upgrades that excite me more

Apple plans to redesign Siri in iOS 27, and the most talked-about change is its new home in the Dynamic Island. The visual refresh is notable, but the feature upgrades underneath it are what will actually move the needly.

Patch Tuesday, May 2026 Edition

Artificial intelligence platforms may be just as susceptible to social engineering as human beings, but they are proving remarkably good at finding security vulnerabilities in human-made computer code. That reality is on full display this month with some of the more widely-used software makers — including Apple, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla and Oracle — fixing near record volumes of security bugs, and/or quickening the tempo of their patch releases.