This week on AI: What's new in Apple's iOS 12 & macOS Mojave betas, iPhones as passports & more

Apple's latest iOS and macOS betas were the centerpiece of the week, but travel, CarPlay, and the performance of 2018 MacBook Pros were also on your minds.

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Here are the most popular news items and features:

• Video: Everything new in iOS 12 beta 6 > >
• Opinion: Apple's Mac Pro 'cheese grater' is 12 years old, and is the best Mac ever made > >
• Video: Comparing the Core i9 and graphical performance of the 2018 15-inch MacBook Pro with Dell's XPS 15 > >
• Video: What's new in macOS Mojave beta 6 > >
• Apple wants iPhone to be proof of identity and replace passports > >
• Here are the vehicles and receivers with Apple CarPlay announced in 2018 > >
• How to set up Backblaze to back up your Mac, and why you should do it now > >
• Top five best iPhone apps for travelers > >
• After being killed by Apple, Palm-branded devices coming back from the dead > >

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A roundup of other top stories this week:

Review: Awair and your iPhone help you understand what's in the air you breathe

Apple drops Alex Jones podcasts from iTunes, Apple Podcasts

Apple's new India chief pursues aggressive strategy to revive cold iPhone sales

TSMC recovers 80 percent of virus-hit production line, warns of production delays

Apple at head of massive mid-Atlantic solar power initiative

Apple distributes sixth developer betas for iOS 12, macOS 10.14 Mojave, tvOS 12, watchOS 5

Apple joins smart home mesh networking standards group Thread

Berkshire Hathaway's Apple stake now worth over $50 billion

Tim Cook, Eddy Cue made conscious decision to drop Alex Jones podcasts but leave app alone

Video: Everything you need to know about Apple's T2 chip in the 2018 MacBook Pro

Review: Lenovo's Smart Display can sell iPhone owners on Google Assistant

Apple explains decision to keep 'Infowars' app on App Store

Apple, Verizon partnership gives unlimited data plan subscribers six months of free Apple Music

Apple likely headed to court over potential iPhone ban in India

Denon and Marantz roll out AirPlay 2 support for select AV receivers

Doug Field returns to Apple's 'Project Titan' after stint at Tesla

Qualcomm, Taiwan reach settlement on $773M antitrust fine

All the changes to Notifications on your iPhone in iOS 12