The Core: Apple TLDR (July 6)

Apple speculation is emerging sleepily and extremely slowly from its post-Independence Day fugue, perhaps the whole world was watching the England v. Mexico match? Big news? Apple’s working with Broadcom to improve its own server silicon.

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Apple and Broadcom extend chip partnership to 2031

Interesting new focus on ASIC for AI.

Yanko Design profile of Apple hardware chief, Johny Srouji

“The last time one Apple executive held this much hardware authority, Steve Jobs was still alive and Bob Mansfield was running the show.”

Forget the hype — iPhone Ultra scarcity will tell the story

Low production numbers mean gray-market sales, more than launch-day hype, will tell us if it’s really a hit.

Chinese regulator reveals iPhone 18 Pro battery details

Phone 18 Pro Max to have a 5,567mAh battery in the US, while iPhone 18 Pro to carry 4,288mAh battery.

Apple’s M6 chip could skip many products

Reprising Bloomberg’s June 25 story

Apple TV is upgrading old TV shows to 4K

The first 49 TV shows have been upgraded to 4K SDR in the Apple TV app

Could Chinese memory partnerships drive AAPL growth?

Momentum leads to $340, analysis claims.

Apple restarts App Store, iCloud card payments in India

Apple is testing credit and debit card options to re-enable the capability.

I think this is good, even better if they nationalise rail

THIS GUY GOT SICK OF UK TRAIN STATIONS HIDING THE PLATFORM NUMBER UNTIL THE LAST SECOND, SO HE VIBE CODED AN APP THAT PREDICTS IT BEFORE THEY REVEAL IT

if youve ever stood in a crowded station like london euston, you know the pain

the platform stays hidden until 15 minutes… pic.twitter.com/km5USuU6SF

— Om Patel (@om_patel5) July 6, 2026

Apple Watch Ultra 3 is now $699

Amazon just cut $100 off the cost of last year’s high end watch.

What happened over the weekend?

• Everything that took place on July 3.
• The complete weekend coverage.

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