The Guardian Europe
AI datacentres have eaten all the memory chips, so Apple is charging you £100 more for an iPhone and calling it a folding-phone launch. The era of cheap gadgets is over.
TechCrunch
India's quick-commerce apps now deliver the iPhone 18 Pro in 10 minutes, because apparently even instant gratification needed to be faster.
ZDNet
A tech writer bravely discovers that the smaller iPhone 18 Pro is basically the same as the Pro Max, except you can hold it without a forklift.
TechCrunch
OpenAI drops $300M on a camera startup founded by ex-Apple engineers, because apparently AI can't fix your blurry photos without buying the people who made Portrait Mode.
The Verge
Samsung's new ad features a Tim Cook lookalike from Palmerston North buying a Galaxy Z Fold 8, because why innovate when you can just imitate?
The Verge
Apple's first foldable iPhone arrives seven years late, but hey, better late than never - and rivals already copied the rumored design.
TechCrunch
Apple finally jumps on the foldable bandwagon, five years late and $2,000 short, with cameras in AirPods for good measure.
The Verge
Apple says OpenAI is destroying evidence in a trade secrets lawsuit; OpenAI responds that Apple's exit process is a mess.
The Verge
Tim Cook's CEO legacy is less about iPhones and more about a masterclass in geopolitical tightrope walking between Xi and Trump - with a few gold statues thrown in.
ZDNet
A nostalgic trip down memory lane reveals that your old iPhone 4 is now a paperweight with a 15-minute battery life, but hey, it's cute.
TechCrunch
Apple listens to users, keeps Hide My Email addresses on @icloud.com, and privacy survives another day.
ZDNet
Apple's iOS adds a pop-up menu when you tap + in iMessage, but a long-press skips it - because the intuitive way is apparently too easy.
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Wired
The Dell XPS 13 clones the MacBook Neo's homework, but adds enough flair to make it a compelling $700 Windows alternative - just don't look too closely at the base model.
The Verge
Apple proposes to charge developers for external purchases, despite admitting the costs are zero; Epic calls it 'far outside' court guidance.
TechCrunch
OpenAI tells Apple: 'You can't claim trade secrets when your security is a sieve and your managers are still logged into ex-employees' iCloud accounts.'
The Verge
Samsung's Z Fold 8 Ultra is a slightly better foldable with a bigger battery, but 'Ultra' is a stretch - no S Pen, no Privacy Display, and a $100 premium.
The Verge
Apple's second-gen AirTags hit their lowest price ever at Amazon and Target, with Costco throwing in a free fifth tag - because losing four things just isn't enough.
TechCrunch
Apple's services hit 1.5B subscribers but missed revenue targets, blaming gaming slowdown and forced App Store changes, while hardware sales saved the day.
TechCrunch
Apple hoards $11.1 billion in inventory, double its usual stash, as 'RAMageddon' memory shortages and rising costs force it to raise prices and scramble for supply - Tim Cook's final act as CEO.
The Atlantic
Apple introduces a lease program that turns your beloved iPhone into a rental, because nothing says 'premium experience' like never actually owning the thing you're paying for.
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