IDC estimates that Apple shipped just 45,000 Vision Pro units in Q4 2025; Sensor Tower says Apple reduced its digital ad spend for the headset by 95%+ in 2025
here's what we know Wesley Hilliard / AppleInsider : Analysts need Apple Vision Pro to be a flop, whether Apple considers it one or not Paul Lilly / HotHardware : Apple Vision Pro's Future Could Be In...
A US federal judge grants a temporary injunction blocking a Texas law requiring mobile app stores to verify users' ages from taking effect on January 1
Document #65 Ryan Mac / New York Times : Judge Blocks Texas Age-Verification Law for App Stores Anthony Kimery / Biometric Update : Judge blocks Texas app store age verification law as unconstitutiona...
Apple says it will roll out more App Store ads in 2026 “to increase opportunity in search results”; Apple's website says 800M+ users visit the App Store weekly
Reach users the moment they're searching for apps — to download Paul Hill / Neowin : New iPhone App Store ad slots could push organic search results down Rajat Saini / The Mac Observer : Apple Plans...
Memo: the TikTok US deal is set to close on Jan. 22; terms include retraining the recommendation algorithm on US user data and Oracle overseeing data protection
Revamped ‘TikTok USA’ Expected Next Month Wesley Hilliard / AppleInsider : US investors to close deal on 50% ownership of TikTok January 22 Sports Business Journal : TikTok sale becomes official, with...
Apple details how it is 3D printing Watch Series 11 and Ultra 3 cases using titanium powder, helping the company save 400 metric tons of raw titanium in 2025
additive manufacturing cuts raw material usage in half Vincent Nguyen / The Gadgeteer : Lasers, Layers, and Wrist Wonders: Why Apple's New Watches Are 3D-Printed Legends David Snow / Cult of Mac : App...
Sources: Apple delays the next iPhone Air, originally set for fall 2026, after the first model sold below expectations and a portion of inventory remains unsold
So It Can Get Better Juli Clover / MacRumors : iPhone Air Sales Are So Bad That Apple's Delaying the Next-Generation Version Ronil Thakkar / KnowTechie : Apple's iPhone Air might already be out of bre...
Apple doesn't include a charger in the box with the 14-inch M5 MacBook Pro in European countries, making users pay extra; the company cites an upcoming EU law
Here's Why Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge : Apple announces new MacBook Pro with M5 chip Spencer Hart / Stuff : Apple won't include a charger with the new MacBook Pro M5, I think that's a big mis...
Apple announces a “major evolution” of the Apple Security Bounty program, doubling its top award to $2M for exploit chains that could be abused for spyware
$2M Top Payout Usman Qureshi / iPhone in Canada : Apple Doubles Security Bounty Rewards to $2 Million Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer : Apple now offers $2 million for zero-click RCE vulnerabilities Ti...
Apple removes ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE officer sightings, from the App Store; AG Pam Bondi directed the DOJ to ask Apple to remove the app
Here's What We Know ABC Columbia : Apple removes ICE tracking apps Joe Sommerlad / The Independent : Apple pulls ICE tracking apps after pressure from the White House thesun.my : Apple pulls immigrati...
Sources: Apple has developed an internal ChatGPT-like iPhone app, code-named Veritas, to help test and prepare for a major Siri overhaul next year
Likely—Never Get to Use José Adorno / BGR : Apple Built A ChatGPT-Style App To Test The New Siri, But We'll Probably Never See It Amber Neely / AppleInsider : Apple's secret Veritas chatbot could be t...