The Core: Apple; TLDR (June 28)
So much about Apple’s news in recent years can easily be seen as a microcosmic reflection of the wider geopolitical realities. Managing these opposing forces has become a major task for the company.Â
Supply and demand needs balance
FT reports Apple seeks approval to buy memory from blacklisted Chinese company, ChangXin Memory Technologies. Online speculation says Apple may use this memory only in China.
Mark Gurman AI flation warning
New Apple pricing is the new normal
iPhone 18 and 18e to get 9GB RAM
Pro, Pro Max, and Ultra will get 12GB, says analyst Ming-Chi Kuo
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Apple’s skips M6 Pro and Max to focus on M7
Means M7 Macs will likely appear early next year, with M5 Ultra systems still set to appear this year.
Apple patent case heads to UK court
Case concerns mobile patent licensing and could shape global rates for other technologies.
Apple’s Vision Pro VP makes move to OpenAI
Vision Pro and smart glasses hardware chief, Paul Meade moves on.
iPad owners upset at lost support
iPadOS 27 drops support for all Apple tablets running A12 or A12X chips.
Will Apple become its own memory fab?
Speculative fiction by yours truly.
Apple’s former retail chief tells us about Steve Jobs
Ron Johnson built Apple retail, now he’s written a book about the experience, “Shop Different”.
Russia tells citizens to switch to Android
Follows Apple decision to remove VK Group apps from App Store.
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