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Apple TV added 9 wins at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, following 20 wins at last week's Creative Arts ceremony, for a company-record 29 Emmys overall. Widow's Bay led the haul with 14 awards in its debut season, including Outstanding Comedy Series, topping The Studio's 13 wins from last year. Other winners included Rhea Seehorn and Vince Gilligan for Pluribus and Saul Metzstein for Slow Horses.
The September 14, 2026 episode of 9to5Mac Daily covers recent changes to Apple's retail operations along with details on iPhone 18 Pro pre-orders. The podcast, hosted by Chance, summarizes these top Apple stories for listeners across platforms like Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, and Google Play.
John Ternus, who took over as Apple CEO two weeks ago, appeared at the Emmy Awards and was seen showing off Apple's unreleased foldable iPhone Duo to press and attendees. The device, pulled from his tuxedo jacket pocket, is set to launch next month starting at $1999.
Apple confirmed that its foldable iPhone Duo won't support the Apple Pencil at launch with iOS 27.1, with compatibility instead arriving via a software update expected around November. Only the Apple Pencil USB-C model will work with the device, meaning owners of the Apple Pencil 2 or Pencil Pro will need to buy a new $79 stylus. Unlike iPads, the iPhone Duo lacks magnets for wireless charging, so the Pencil must be paired and charged via a USB-C cable.
Analyst Mark Gurman says Apple's newly unveiled iPhone Duo, its first foldable phone, could spawn variants like a Duo Max, Duo mini, or Duo SE in coming years. He argues Apple deliberately picked a short name to leave room for such suffixes, mirroring its Air and Pro naming conventions.
Elon Musk's xAI has withdrawn the antitrust allegations it previously filed against Apple, which had accused the iPhone maker of favoring OpenAI's products within its ecosystem. The company is continuing to pursue its separate antitrust lawsuit against OpenAI.
Ahead of Friday's iPhone 18 Pro delivery day, 9to5Mac editors shared personal accessory picks including Apple's 40W Dynamic Power Adapter, the TechWoven case, Apple's FineWoven Wallet with MagSafe, a MagSafe car mount, and Anker's Prime 25W foldable 3-in-1 MagSafe charger currently discounted on Amazon. The recommendations span fast charging, wireless charging setups, cases, and wallets designed specifically for the new iPhone 18 Pro lineup.
Apple has released iOS 27 with an overhauled AI-powered Siri as one of its headline features, but access isn't immediate. Users must meet certain requirements, including a compatible iPhone and English language settings, then join a waitlist through the Siri menu in Settings before the feature activates.
Apple released iOS 27 on Monday, giving users an opt-in beta of its overhauled Siri AI assistant just before the new iPhone 18 lineup arrives in stores. Access requires enabling the feature in settings, and some users may be placed on a waitlist before it activates. CEO John Ternus, in his first product event since replacing Tim Cook, touted the iPhone as central to Apple's AI ecosystem.
Apple released iOS 26.7 as a smaller companion update on the same day it launched iOS 27, giving iPhone owners who aren't ready to upgrade a way to stay current on security. The update carries no new features, only security fixes, and full patch details are expected to be published by Apple shortly.
Apple's iOS 27 update rebuilds the Search system it first previewed at WWDC in June, prompting an 'Optimizing Search and Siri' banner in Settings after installation. This reindexing process scans and reorganizes metadata across the device so Spotlight and Siri can return faster, more accurate results, and it can take anywhere from a few hours to several days to complete.
Apple has released iOS 27, extending general software updates to devices as old as the iPhone 11. However, the headline feature—an AI-enhanced version of Siri—is restricted to the iPhone 15 Pro and newer models, likely due to processing demands of on-device AI.