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Apple is facing a new legal challenge in the UK targeting its App Tracking Transparency feature, marking the third such lawsuit in the country. The suit reportedly introduces a new angle compared to prior cases, though it continues to center on claims that Apple's privacy rules unfairly disadvantage third-party developers while exempting its own apps.
A Chinese Weibo leaker known as Fried White Rice shared circuit board diagrams believed to relate to Apple's next A20 Pro chip, expected in iPhone 18 Pro models. Based on solder-ball placement, the leaker infers the chip keeps a 2+4 CPU core setup but increases small-core L2 cache to 8MB, and likely moves from six to seven GPU cores.
The September 3, 2026 episode of 9to5Mac Daily covers recent reports on changes among Apple's executive ranks along with developments in Apple Maps. The episode is delivered as a short daily audio recap available through Apple Podcasts and other platforms.
TrendForce reports that Apple's memory component costs for the 256GB iPhone 18 Pro will be almost four times higher in Q3 2026 than a year earlier. The firm expects Apple to absorb much of that increase rather than fully pass it to consumers, projecting only around a $100 price hike over the iPhone 17 Pro, while leaning more on Services revenue to cushion margins.
Directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein have offered early details on their upcoming Star Trek movie, revealing that the story will center on 'bad apples' operating within Starfleet. The filmmakers discussed the project's thematic direction without disclosing plot specifics or a release timeline.
A beta build of iOS 27 reveals a feature called iPhone Handoff, spotted by a MacRumors forum member, that lets a primary iPhone and a secondary companion iPhone share a single cellular plan and phone number using dual eSIMs. Unlike existing Continuity tools that rely on Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, this setup appears to work at the network level, so the companion device stays connected even if the main iPhone is off. The option is expected to appear under Settings > Cellular once it launches.
Notion has opened a new headquarters on Market Street in San Francisco that deliberately avoids typical tech-office styling, favoring mood lighting, classic furniture pieces, and extensive use of wood. The design breaks from the industry norm of futuristic, statement architecture seen at companies like Apple and Amazon.
At IFA in Berlin, Xiaomi unveiled a new passport-shaped foldable phone positioned as a rival to Apple's rumored folding iPhone, alongside three Mijia-branded home appliances: a Cryo Fresh refrigerator with air circulation and nano blue light sterilization, a Tri-Drum Washer Dryer Pro claiming 35% better energy efficiency, and a high-power Conditioner Turbo Pro. The launch marks Xiaomi's push to bring its broader Mijia ecosystem brand into European markets, building on smart home products already sold there.
Apple emailed Mac App Store developers saying universal apps requiring macOS 13 or later can now remove Intel-based Mac support entirely and build for arm64 only. This follows Apple's completed six-year transition to its own silicon and its earlier statement that macOS 26 Tahoe would be the last major release supporting Intel Macs. Rosetta, the tool letting Apple-silicon Macs run older Intel apps, will lose general-purpose support after macOS 27.
Anker used IFA 2026 to reveal its first over-the-counter hearing aids, a receiver-in-canal design built on the company's Thus audio chip previously used in its Soundcore earbuds. The devices use four beam-forming microphones to isolate speech from a person facing the wearer, offer up to 12 hours of battery life (36 with the charging case), and can gain two hours of use from a five-minute fast charge. Anker has not yet disclosed specific models, US pricing, or availability, saying more details will come later this year.
Broadcom topped Wall Street expectations for its latest quarter, with adjusted earnings of $3.32 per share and revenue of $29.59 billion, both above estimates, while net income more than tripled year-over-year to $13.09 billion. However, the company's fourth-quarter revenue forecast of $34.8 billion came in slightly below the $35.03 billion analysts anticipated, sending shares down 5% in after-hours trading.
MapQuest climbed from No. 8 to the top spot on the U.S. App Store this week after declining to comply with an executive order renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America,' a change Google Maps and Apple Maps both adopted. Sensor Tower estimates 632,000 U.S. downloads since the order, while MapQuest claims over 1.5 million installs across the U.S. and Canada combined.