ZDNet
Apple is finally putting a touchscreen on a MacBook, because the iPad was apparently too easy to use. Also, everything is getting more expensive.
The Verge
Apple's first smart display, the HomeView, isn't even out until November 13th, but Amazon is already knocking $10 off - because nothing says 'revolutionary' like a pre-launch discount.
The Guardian Europe
A humorist discovers that smart glasses are the perfect tool for monetizing every second of life - and everyone else's, too.
TechCrunch
Apple scoops up Huxe's team and tech in a reverse acqui-hire, because nothing says innovation like hiring people whose app just shut down.
ZDNet
Apple will replace your iPhone 18 Pro Max for free if AT&T service dies - because no software update can fix a phone that can't call 911.
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?
MIT Technology Review
A pastor's divine crypto venture loses $3 million of other people's money; plus solar geoengineering gets a road map, and the rest of the day's tech news.
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
iPhone users finally get message backgrounds, but your choices are visible to everyone in the chat - so choose wisely unless you want your ex to see that Demogorgon.
ZDNet
Apple's new leasing program lets you rent an iPhone for less than financing, but you'll never own it - unless you pay extra, making it a deal for serial upgraders, not savers.
The Verge
Apple's price hikes meet their match: The iPad Air M4 is $100 off, and other tech deals abound, because who doesn't love a good bargain?
The Good Times
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