Tech Industry
Apple's $250 million Siri AI settlement opens for claims
Apple's $250 million settlement over delayed Siri AI features opened for claims on September 21, 2026, paying up to $95 per iPhone.
Apple news and analysis
Apple platform news that reaches developers: App Store policy decisions, hardware for local AI workloads, and leadership changes that affect the roadmap.
Dev Stack
iOS 27.2 gives EU apps an alternative tracking prompt
The new prompt is mandatory in 5 EU countries and optional elsewhere. It drops the word track, and developers may ask again after a year.
Dev Stack
Apple Reference Image signs photos inside the sensor
Reference Image negatives move to deleted photos after 30 days, and EU capture is off at launch. Apple's September 15 post explains the signing chain.
Coding
Swift 6.4 ships async defer and makes Swift Build default
Swift 6.4 lands async code in defer blocks, module selectors, and a 40x faster WebAssembly bridge, with Swift Build now the default in the package manager.
Dev Stack
iOS 27 ships with Xcode 27 and no dropped iPhones
Apple shipped six platform updates on September 14, 2026, claiming app launches up to 30% faster, and iPhone 11 still makes the cut.
Dev Stack
Homebrew 7.0.0 stops building bottles for Intel Macs
Homebrew 7.0.0 moves Intel Macs to Tier 3, so brew install now compiles from source there, and support ends in or after September 2027.
New & Next
iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo, Apple's first foldable
Apple announced the iPhone 18 Pro at $1,199 and its first foldable, the iPhone Duo, arriving in October. Variable aperture landed on both Pro sizes, not just the Max.
Dev Stack
Asahi Linux now officially supports M3 series Macs
Asahi Linux has merged M3, M3 Pro and M3 Max support into its installer. Wi-Fi, USB 3 and AV1 decoding work. Sleep, HDMI and fast 3D do not.
Dev Stack
New Mac mini and Mac Studio put more memory bandwidth behind local AI
Apple announced new Mac mini and Mac Studio models on August 25, 2026, shipping September 22. For local model work, the memory ceiling matters more than the AI multipliers.
Tech Industry
Tim Cook ends 15 years as Apple CEO; John Ternus takes over
August 31, 2026 is Tim Cook's last day running Apple. John Ternus, who has led hardware engineering, becomes chief executive on September 1, 2026.
New & Next
iPhone 18 Pro Max may get a camera the smaller Pro can't fit
A leaker says the iPhone 18 Pro Max alone gets a variable-aperture main camera, because the mechanism needs more room than the smaller Pro's chassis has.
New & Next
Apple splits the iPhone 18 launch: Pro this fall, the rest in 2027
Apple will reportedly split the iPhone 18 launch for the first time since iPhone 11: Pro and foldable models arrive this September, the standard 18 waits for 2027.
Tech Industry
Apple rejects astronomy app Dark Hours for 'astrology' - twice
Apple rejected Terry Godier's astronomy app Dark Hours as astrology, and its App Review Board upheld the call citing a tarot feature the app doesn't have.
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