The iPhone 18e will stick with a 60Hz display in 2026, while competitors offer 120Hz at similar prices. Apple won’t upgrade the e-series to 120Hz until 2028, when new LTPO+ technology becomes available for lower-end models.
Apple’s next Mac Studio redesigns its thermal system to handle sustained AI workloads, not just burst performance. The rumored M5 Ultra will offer up to 36 CPU cores, 80 GPU cores, and 768GB of unified memory—a leap for developers running large local models.
Apple has raised prices on Macs and iPads due to a memory shortage driven by AI data center construction, with costs jumping dramatically across the industry. Relief won’t arrive until 2030 when new fabrication plants become operational, leaving consumers facing years of elevated pricing.
Instagram is testing new gesture-based controls to make algorithm customization easier—letting users pull down on feeds or swipe up on Reels to adjust what content they see. However, these tools still keep Instagram’s recommendation system intact rather than offering users a simple chronological feed of accounts they follow.
Colin Farrell’s detective series “Sugar” returns for season two on Apple TV+, earning a rare 96% critics score and 94% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The noir-tinged show about a private investigator in Los Angeles has become one of the platform’s strongest recent debuts, ranking second on its US viewership chart.
Apple removed several apps from its U.S. App Store made by Russian state-controlled company VK without advance notice, citing sanctions compliance. The move has sparked Kremlin demands for explanation and raised questions about Apple’s transparency in enforcing sanctions against executives rather than companies themselves.
Apple’s new Mac Studio with M5 Ultra chip will support up to 768GB of unified memory—the highest ever in a consumer desktop. The massive upgrade positions it as a powerful AI inference machine, though a global memory shortage means the maxed-out configuration will carry a premium price.
Assa Abloy has folded Level Lock into its Kwikset division, laying off most of the workforce including co-founders. While basic locking still works locally, cloud-dependent features like auto-unlock and the mobile app face an uncertain future.
The Trump administration has lifted its ban on Anthropic’s Mythos 5 AI model, allowing over 100 trusted agencies and infrastructure companies to access the tool after safety concerns prompted the original restriction. The public version remains frozen, leaving a significant gap between what vetted partners can now use and what general consumers can access.
Joanna Stern’s new AI book was immediately flooded with fake copies on Apple Books, using misspelled names and copycat covers. When Apple removed them, more appeared—exposing how AI-generated knockoffs can be regenerated faster than any manual review process can stop them.