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Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
Apple’s own website could be teasing a new iPad mini.

An unreleased iPad mini Smart Folio is listed on Apple’s French regulatory site, and its A3632 model number doesn’t match any known ‌iPad mini‌ cases. It adds weight to existing rumors that Apple will refresh the iPad mini alongside the expected touchscreen MacBook Pro launch later this month.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
John Ternus on Apple’s “contribution” to AI:

“How do we build deeply personal experiences leveraging AI that help us all be more creative, be more productive, do whatever it is that we want to do,” Ternus says in an interview with TIME.

And his coffee order? “Americano, black.”

Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
A rare working Apple-1 signed by Wozniak just sold at auction for $1,148,200.

Thirteen years after selling at auction for $686,000 in 2013, a working Apple-1 computer, originally owned by Fred Hatfield, just sold at auction again through Bonhams for nearly twice that amount. The machine is especially rare because it’s signed by Steve Wozniak who hand built its motherboard and includes a letter signed by Steve Jobs offering Hatfield a hardware upgrade.

The Hatfield Apple-1 computer laid out with its manuals and a small display.
Image: Bonhams
Jacob Kastrenakes
Jacob Kastrenakes
Someone got iPhone OS 1.0 running in a browser tab.

It’s a little broken as a result of being a nearly 20 year old operating system, but it’s a joy to play around with. Kelindi says in a follow up post that the OS is “running on an emulated ARM11 CPU and S5L8900 chipset, compiled to WebAssembly.”

Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
Time’s profile of John Ternus is mostly about the iPhone Duo.

There’s not a ton of new info to glean from the profile, but it’s one of the most thorough looks at the rise of Ternus and how the iPhone Duo came to be a defining moment for the company and an early triumph for the new CEO.

Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
OpenAI agrees not to use trade secrets it allegedly took from Apple.

Shortly after US District Judge Edward Davila said he was “highly likely” to grant Apple’s injunction, OpenAI voluntarily conceded instead. It agreed not to use Apple’s proprietary information for product development while the rest of the lawsuit plays out, and will hand over forensic images of the drives of 14 employees who defected from Apple.

The best feature of Apple’s HomeView might be its simplicity

If Apple’s first smart display finally gets my family to actually use my smart home, I’ll consider it a win.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Apple is now a $5 trillion company.

The company closed the day above a $5 trillion valuation, though it has surpassed the milestone six times in intraday trading, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Nvidia also has a market cap exceeding $5 trillion, reaching that valuation for the first time last year.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Apple Intelligence is reportedly launching in China with iOS 27.3.

The launch will include some of Apple’s earlier Apple Intelligence features, but not the just-launched Siri AI, according to Bloomberg. The update is set to release in December.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
The judge might be on Apple’s side in its trade secrets battle against OpenAI.

US District Judge Edward Davila said during a hearing on Wednesday that he’s “highly likely” to grant Apple an injunction preventing OpenAI from using proprietary information allegedly shared by the iPhonemaker’s former employees, according to a report from Bloomberg.

At the same time, OpenAI is accusing an ex-employee of taking confidential product plans and presenting them to Apple execs.