This week on AI: New MacBook Pros, iOS 11.4.1, AirPlay 2, Apple's 2018 roadmap & more

By Roger Fingas

New 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pros stole the show this week, but we also picked up rumors about Apple's product slate for the rest of the year, including future iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches.

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2018 Back to School Buyers Guide: Which Apple iMac is best for education?Apple's iOS 11.4.1 update makes USB Restricted Mode activeUS lawmakers query Apple, Alphabet CEOs over smartphone personal data policiesApple brings AirPlay 2 to Mac with the release of macOS High Sierra 10.13.6Review: Belkin's trio of new wireless chargers target iPhone usersResearchers find loophole that extends USB Restricted Mode's hour-long timerApple's Siri, Machine Learning teams now under control of new hire John GiannandreaFormer Apple employee charged with stealing autonomous car trade secretsApple escapes punishment from Japanese regulator over iPhone carrier agreementsSonos first third party to deliver promised AirPlay 2 supportReview: AmpliFi Mesh Wi-Fi System and AmpliFi Teleport KitApple & Blackmagic launch new eGPU to match updated MacBook ProsApple launches Back to School promotion with free Beats headphones offerApple warns last Photo Print Products orders must go out before Sept. 30What is Apple's True Tone technology on the 2018 MacBook Pro, and why does it matter?T2 chip in iMac Pro & 2018 MacBook Pro controls boot, security functions previously managed by CPUJustice Department appeals AT&T merger with Time WarnerApple launches $300M fund to power Chinese supply chain with clean energyAdobe eyeing iPad release of full Photoshop suite in 2019Two more iPad model numbers surface in Eurasian regulatory filingsEditorial: The 2018 MacBook Pro keyboard doesn't seem to improve reliability, and that's not greatVideo: Siri gets supercharged with watchOS 5 on Apple Watch