The complete core Apple News, Nov. 1
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Apple Intelligence coming to China in December
As anticipated, Apple and Alibaba will work together to integrate Qwen AI into Apple Intelligence in China. This update does not include Siri AI and other next-generation Apple intelligence features announced by Apple at WWDC 2026.
Apple ships guidance to stores re iPhone Duo displays
Says the problem impacts a small number of devices and recommends technicians examine and replace them in accordance with usual procedure. (I believe this problem is far more widely reported than actually experienced).
“We don’t want to ship AI for AI’s sake,” says Apple CEO,
“When we’re doing it right, people won’t have to think about whether it was AI that made this happen or more traditional software,” CEO John Ternus told Wired. “What matters is, did we build something that they really love?”
Apple warns iPhone users in 99 countries they are being attacked
Company has issued yet another wave of Threat Warnings. “Today’s notification is being sent to targeted users in 99 countries, and to date we have notified users in over 150 countries in total,” the company said. If you feel you are a potential target, please use Lockdown Mode now, before you are attacked.
Gurman’s Sunday service
- Next year’s touch-screen MacBook Pros to get M7 Pro and M7 Max chips.
- New and thin 14-inch M7 MacBook Pro also for 2027.
- Non-touch MacBook Pro models to be eliminated then.
- Apple plans iPad updates in the 1H 27, including an OLED iPad Air and a faster iPad Pro with a vapor chamber.
- Apple put 80% of its initial iPhone Duo capacity up for in-store sale on launch day, rather than for presale.
Why VPNs Are Worth Defending
VPN apps are being removed from Apple’s App Store in Russia in yet another in a series of global attacks on privacy.
Don’t use old phones as crypto wallets
An offline old iPhone is not a safe substitute for a dedicated hardware wallet, warns OneKey CEO.
Apple Pay for coming to Iraq?
Baligh Abu Kallal, Iraqui Communications and Media Commission (CMC) head, suggested Apple may launch its wallet there.
BoFA on Apple’s earnings report
Warns rising memory costs may damage Apple’s gross margins, drops AAPL from ‘Top Pick’ list, but keeps the ‘Buy’ rating.
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