If it's bad for Apple, it's much worse for other companies. www.computerworld.com/article/4205...
Apple’s memory crisis is a big red flag for tech
If it's bad for Apple, it's much worse for other companies.
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Jonny Evans
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I write about Apple and have done for a few decades. I also chair a couple of voluntary groups in housing and environment fields. Read my stuff at www.computerworld.com, applemust.com. Open to work.
MacPaw and Liquid AI are partnering to develop an on-device AI for Macs, initially for use within MacPaw’s AI assistant, Eney, with the potential for future expansion to other products and developers. www.applemust.com/macpaw-to-sh...
Apple says OpenAI systematically mined its former staff for trade secrets. OpenAI says Apple got some facts wrong and is chasing headlines, not evidence. Both sides may have a point. www.computerworld.com/article/4204...
‘Apple is one of the greatest companies of all time,’ says OpenAI
Apple says OpenAI systematically mined its former staff for trade secrets. OpenAI says Apple got some facts wrong and is chasing headlines, not evidence. Both sides may have a point.
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Apple requests expedited discovery in OpenAI case, so AI firm defends itself in the court of public opinion. Apple resists the creeping UK police state. Get ready for a hardware release blitz. open.substack.com/pub/thecoren...
The Core: Apple; TLDR, August 4
Apple requests expedited discovery in OpenAI case, so AI firm defends itself in the court of public opinion. Apple resists the creeping UK police state. Get ready for a hardware release blitz.
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When AI is already being successfully used to identify software vulnerabilities, any state-mandated backdoor will be found and used by nation-state adjacent hackers, leaving us all less safe than before. www.applemust.com/the-uk-gover...
While thoughts turn to iPhone, Apple turns to the courts to protect UK customer privacy. open.substack.com/pub/thecoren...
The Core: Apple; TLDR, August 3
Welcome to the August silly season, which means more thoughts are turning to the upcoming iPhone launches. In other news, government, regulation, and leadership change.
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PlasmaSolve builds simulation software Apple uses to model and test plasma-based manufacturing processes, such as for iPhone cases. www.applemust.com/apple-acquir...
Apple acquires manufacturing process testing company, PlasmaSolve – Apple Must
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The company's security researcher reporting systems are being inundated with low-quality warnings created by AI tools. www.computerworld.com/article/4204...
Apple and the invisible wolf: AI slop drowns real security threats
The company's security researcher reporting systems are being inundated with low-quality warnings created by AI tools.
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Weekend Apple news at this time includes: Mac demand fulfilment challenges, AI spamming Apple’s security teams with hallucinated security reports, and future product speculation. open.substack.com/pub/thecoren...
The Core: Apple; TLDR, August 2
August begins with Mac demand fulfilment challenges, AI spamming Apple’s security teams with hallucinated vulnerability reports, and speculation at the company's future products.
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It was another record quarter for the outgoing CEO, while Apple says it didn't expect the demand it's now seeing. www.computerworld.com/article/4203...
Apple's Tim Cook era ends with a record $109B quarter
It was another record quarter for the outgoing CEO, while Apple says it didn't expect the demand it's now seeing.
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Apple hits record results but says it is selling more iPhones and Macs than predicted, creating a demand problem. Meanwhile, Apple Fellow Phil Shciller invests in oceans, and Tim Cook bids farewell to analysts. open.substack.com/pub/thecoren...
Apple; TLDR, July 31
Apple hits record results but says it is selling more iPhones and Macs than predicted, creating a demand problem.
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Apple may be moving faster than expected in its modem development work, and Qualcomm’s latest comments suggest that shift is already reshaping the iPhone supply chain. www.computerworld.com/article/4203...
Qualcomm shows Apple’s modem transition is almost complete
Apple may be moving faster than expected in its modem development work, and Qualcomm’s latest comments suggest that shift is already reshaping the iPhone supply chain.
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A lot to get through: Tim Cook’s final fiscal call, record-breaking Q2 iPhone sales, Apple's in-house modem transition, financial insights into the Apple Upgrade program, and an auction featuring rare vintage Apple hardware. open.substack.com/pub/thecoren...
The Core: Apple; TLDR, July 30
Apple CEO Tim Cook’s final fiscal call takes place at 2pm PT. It’s going to be emotional.
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With watchOS 27, Apple will soon offer the world’s most widely deployed wearable AI platform. www.computerworld.com/article/4202...
Apple preps for a wearable AI revolution
With watchOS 27, Apple will soon offer the world’s most widely deployed wearable AI platform.
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Apple's quietly winning everywhere - chips up while rivals slump, strong iPhone sales in China, Wallet swallowing driver's licenses and transit cards, Apple Watch saving lives - even as Google shows what’s coming with SiriAI and Gemini's new Mac trick. open.substack.com/pub/thecoren...
The Core: Apple; TLDR, July 29
Apple's winning everywhere, chips up as rivals slump, strong China iPhone sales, Apple Watch saving lives - even as Google Gemini's new 'talk to your Mac' trick heralds the future of SiriAI.
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The company's 26.5.2 software update includes patches for a record number of bugs. AI-assisted tools identified many of them. www.computerworld.com/article/4202...
AI has become Apple’s latest bug detective
The company's 26.5.2 software update includes patches for a record number of bugs. AI-assisted tools identified many of them.
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Now you can subscribe to Apple’s hardware, software, services, and support, the world’s latest $5 trillion company has become a service, while for light relief, Ted Lasso returns next week. open.substack.com/pub/thecoren...
The Core: Apple; TLDR (July 28)
Apple has officially become a service - you can subscribe to its hardware, software, services, and support. This seems popular as Apple enters the $5 trillion club, while for light relief, Ted Lasso r
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Apple Upgrade offers eligible customers that chance to pay a monthly upgrade fee for most Apple devices and replaces the iPhone Upgrade Program. www.applemust.com/apple-upgrad...
Amazon is an emerging Starlink competitor, China brings on new memory competition, AppleCare One expands and Ed Zitron thinks Apple could be the big winner in AI. Not bad for a Monday. open.substack.com/pub/thecoren...
The Core: Apple; TLDR (July 27)
iOS 26.6 is about to ship
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Apple wants to make sure its future smart glasses don’t undermine its reputation for privacy. www.computerworld.com/article/4201...
The best thing about Apple’s smart glasses: what Cupertino rejects
Apple wants to make sure its future smart glasses don’t undermine its reputation for privacy.
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Apple’s new service and support package covers up to three products and combines afast and unlimited repairs for accidental damage, battery replacement, 24/7 expert access and theft and loss protection. www.applemust.com/applecare-on...
Apple v. Micron, water-resistant iPad minis, and Apple's special string. All this and more in your summer slim weekend roundup. open.substack.com/pub/thecoren...
The Core: Apple; TLDR, July 26
Apple v. Micron, water-resistant iPad minis, and Apple's special string. All this in more in your summer slim weekend roundup.
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The Core: Apple; TLDR, July 23 Speculation of a stock split has quietly emerged, it doesn't mean it's true, but is the first time I've seen it for a while. open.substack.com/pub/thecoren...
The Core: Apple; TLDR, July 23
Apple's Mac plans revealed, Ford goes for Apple Maps, Apple has a dating show, and Google's grim AI business. Also deepest condolences to friends and family of John Dvorak. More below...
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As rivals raise prices to survive the global memory crunch, Apple's low-cost Mac keeps climbing the charts — and Cupertino is already teasing what comes next. www.computerworld.com/article/4200...
MacBook Neo's success wasn’t luck, it was a plan
As rivals raise prices to survive the global memory crunch, Apple's low-cost Mac keeps climbing the charts — and Cupertino is already teasing what comes next.
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“Apple Upgrade lands at precisely the moment Apple needs it,” IDC analyst Francisco Jeronimo wrote in a note seen by Computerworld. “Apple’s real risk is that rising prices even further can impact the upgrade cycle.” www.computerworld.com/article/4200...
Own nothing, upgrade everything: Apple’s new Klarna deal
Apple will launch a new deal with Klarna next week allowing customers to spread out the cost of devices like a subscription.
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Apple is firing up as it prepares to anoint John Ternus as the new company CEO in September. www.computerworld.com/article/4199...
Apple and the changing of the guard
Apple is firing up as it prepares to anoint John Ternus as the new company CEO in September.
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