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Apple has released the third public betas of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, tvOS 27, watchOS 27, and HomePod Software 27.

Jennifer Bailey, Apple's vice president of Apple Pay, is retiring in October after more than 25 years. Eddy Cue announced the departure in a staff memo.

Apple has extended its OLED display panel inventory from four weeks to six weeks starting in Q2 2026 as memory-driven cost pressures mount.

iOS 27 beta 5 references six upcoming iPhones by internal codename, indicating Apple is preparing support for devices expected to launch across fall 2026 and spring 2027.

The 46mm Apple Watch Series 11 with cellular and a slate titanium case has dropped to $639 at Amazon, $160 off Apple's $799 price.

Apple Arcade is adding Block Blast!+ and Art of Fauna: Cozy Puzzles+ on September 3, alongside NFL Retro Bowl '27 and two other games.

Apple TV has released the official trailer for 'Last Seen,' an Australian thriller starring Patrick Brammall as a dispatcher who believes he has found his missing daughter. Premieres September 9.

Apple reportedly remains on track to deliver a glass-centric iPhone Pro overhaul for the device's 20th anniversary in 2027.

BOE is developing OLED panels for Apple's 2027 iPad Air as it seeks a secondary supplier role alongside Samsung Display. A qualification decision is expected by year's end.

iOS 27 beta 5 adds refreshed Liquid Glass app icons, expanded Siri voice customization, new Search controls, and several smaller interface refinements.

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple has scaled back 2026 hardware shipment plans due to DRAM shortages, while disputing claims that TSMC is holding $1 billion in unfinished 2nm chips.

Apple has released the fifth beta of macOS 27 Golden Gate to developers for testing.

Apple has released the fifth betas of watchOS 27, tvOS 27, and visionOS 27 to developers for testing.

Apple has released the fifth betas of iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 to developers for testing.

Apple is testing CXMT memory chips in iPhones and MacBooks while seeking White House approval to use them in devices sold in China amid a global memory shortage.

Apple has unveiled its first live Apple Immersive Friday Night Baseball broadcasts for Vision Pro, beginning August 28, alongside the September schedule.

LG Display is reportedly developing a five-layer OLED panel for Apple's future OLED iMac, adding a third blue emitting layer to boost brightness and reduce the risk of screen burn-in.

Today's best tech deals: AirPods Pro 3 at $189.99, Sony's WH-CH720N at $86.95, Blink's Outdoor 2K+ at $48.99, and LG's 27-inch 4K monitor at $199.99.

The iPhone 18 Pro's bill of materials will reportedly rise about 38% year over year, driven by soaring memory prices, with Apple potentially sacrificing margins to limit price hikes.

Apple considered preloading iCloud data on new iPhones for its Apple Upgrade program, but the white-glove concept never made it into the final service after raising privacy questions.

Apple is exploring a sweeping redesign of the Apple Watch that could include round displays, screenless fitness bands, and new premium and budget models.

xAI has launched Imagine Image 2.0 for Grok, bringing precise image editing, smart resizing, and improved typography rendering to the web and iOS app.

Today's best monitor deals: LG's 32-inch UltraFine 6K at $1,099.99, Samsung's 49-inch Odyssey G9 at $699.99, and a 27-inch 5K for $589.99.

OpenAI has paused some internal Astra development activities after evaluations found the company cannot rule out that the model has reached its Critical cybersecurity capability threshold.

Dopamine 3.0 adds Titan and momentarius bypasses, bringing iOS 17.3.1 support across supported devices and iOS 26.0.1 support to A12/A13.

Cloudflare has introduced Kitesurf, a cloud-hosted browser designed specifically for AI agents. The lightweight browser uses less CPU and memory than Chromium for agentic tasks like screenshots and HTML extraction.

EA SPORTS Madden NFL 27 Arcade Edition arrives on Apple Arcade, the first full Madden title on the service, offering ad-free football across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Vision Pro.

Today's best Apple Watch deals: the 42mm Series 11 with cellular at $327, its lowest in 90 days, GPS models from $299, and the Ultra 3 from $669.97.

Apple shipped 13.5 million iPads in Q2 2026, retaining a 38% share of the global tablet market as shipments fell 10% amid component supply constraints and rising prices, according to Omdia.

Apple captured 65% of the premium smartphone market in H1 2026 as the $600+ segment hit a record 29% of global sales.

OpenAI's first hardware device is a doughnut-shaped smart speaker with moving parts, priced between $300 and $400 and designed in collaboration with Jony Ive's LoveFrom studio.

Apple has released macOS Tahoe 26.6.1, along with macOS Sequoia 15.7.9 and Sonoma 14.8.9, fixing a Screen Sharing authentication vulnerability.

OpenAI is improving GPT-5.6 Sol in ChatGPT while expanding Free and Go access with unlimited text chats and a new Think button for harder questions.

Apple has increased U.S. trade-in values for most iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch models, while adding several newer Android phones to its trade-in list.

Apple's AirPods Pro 3 have dropped to $189.99 at Amazon, $59.01 off the $249 list price and the lowest they have been in a month.

Meta launches Muse Code, a terminal-based AI coding agent for macOS and Linux powered by Muse Spark 1.2, with pay-as-you-go pricing and an optional low-cost Contributor tier.

Researchers say three WebKit flaws can bypass iCloud Private Relay, exposing a user's IP address or DNS traffic through passkey requests, DNS prefetching, and WebTransport.

Global DRAM and HBM production for 2027 has already sold out, with NAND capacity close behind as AI demand continues to tighten memory supply across the electronics industry.

MacPaw and Liquid AI are partnering to build an on-device AI stack for macOS, starting with Eney and eventually expanding to MacPaw apps and Setapp developers with private, offline AI capabilities.

Apple has released AirPods Firmware 9 beta 4 for developers, bringing support for the redesigned AirPods settings interface, Adaptive mode slider, custom EQ, and Siri AI features in iOS 27.

The best headphone deals now: Beats Studio Pro at $169.95, Sennheiser HD 620S at $189.94, AirPods 4 for $99, and the Sony WH-1000XM5 at $248.

Apple is opening a lottery for U.S. retail employees to help staff its September product unveiling, where the company is expected to introduce new iPhones, Apple Watches, and more.

A new leak claims Apple's 20th anniversary iPhone Pro models could feature 6.4-inch and 7-inch displays with a nearly bezel-free four-curved design.

Apple is seeking a preliminary injunction and expedited discovery after its investigation raised concerns about additional former employees now working at OpenAI.

OpenAI has published emails and iMessages challenging Apple's trade secrets lawsuit, accusing the company of pursuing a 'careless, aggressive and oddly personal' case.

Incoming Apple CEO John Ternus has rehired former hardware engineering VP Laura Legros, bringing a trusted deputy out of retirement to join his leadership team ahead of his September 1 transition.

India has proposed extending tax exemptions for contract manufacturing machinery through 2041, offering long-term certainty for Apple as it builds more iPhones in the country.

Apple has filed a new legal challenge at the UK's Investigatory Powers Tribunal against a government demand for access to encrypted iCloud backups belonging to British users.