The Core: Apple; TLDR (June 16)
Apple ships 26.6 beta 2 versions
Most notable for the new anti-theft tools for iPhone
No, the iPhone Ultra won’t be delayed
Leaker denies leaked delay rumors, but Apple is splitting the new product release cycle into spring and fall. Twentieth anniversary iPhone in 2027 ships in two sizes.
Yes, the iPhone 18 gets more memory
Apple will put 12GB RAM in iPhone 18 to enable most powerful Siri AI models.
Hey, EU, get off of my iCloud
Italy’s competition regulator is investigating whether Apple illegally preferences iCloud over third-party services in a case it says it may escalate to the EU Commission.
Musk calls UK a ‘police state’
I find it hard to disagree.
Jamf makes AI governance possible
Apple IT gains powerful tools to manage AI.
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Is that a camera in your ear?
Camera-equipped AirPods are expected to launch in late 2027. These will be about contextual AI, allegedly.
Apple’s smart home camera service gets good
Just the fact you can search through your CCTV video using natural language sets a high bar others fail to reach.
Analysts say Apple’s up and away on AI
Citi has hit with a $315 Apple price target, predicting tiered Apple Intelligence subscription models – but warn iPhone Ultra may be supply-limited.
Apple to combine ‘Hide my email’ and ‘Sign in with Apple’ under a single domain
Apple will unify the email domains used by Sign in with Apple and iCloud+ Hide My Email under a single, shared domain: private.icloud.com.
Apple’s $60m loot box
Brazilian court imposes huge damages fine.
How to build Siri shortcuts just by describing in iOS 27
A look at this impressive seeming system.
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