Apple and Goldman Sachs hit with $90 million penalty over Apple Card
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ruled that Apple was not ready for Apple Card disputes, and tens of thousands were then not dealt with properly by Goldman Sachs.
iOS
William Gallagher
Craig Federighi says Siri won't become sentient, but it'll get better
Apple head of software Craig Federighi was asked about Siri and Apple Intelligence, and while he couldn't discuss the future, he was sure Siri was never going to become some kind of sentient pal.
Wesley Hilliard
Apple rumored to be working on new game-focused App Store & launcher
Apple is allegedly working on an entirely new App Store-type application made specifically for games, in an effort to make its products more appealing to gamers.
Marko Zivkovic
AirTag tracking busts rich kid stealing presidential campaign yard signs
If you're planning to steal 60 presidential campaign yard signs, don't just check out the potential penalty, look for an AirTag too.
iPhone 16 Pro restart bug is fixed in iOS 18.1
The upcoming update to iOS 18.1 will fix a random crashing issue for owners of the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max.
Malcolm Owen
French publishers try again to get Apple to drop Distraction Control
A consortium of publishers and ad companies in France have written to Tim Cook to ask him to ditch Distraction Control, undaunted by how he ignored them last time.
How the new AirPods Pro hearing features were developed
Apple has let cameras in to its usually secret audio testing facility, revealing a spherical 50-speaker array that was used in creating the hearing test in AirPods Pro 2.
You can no longer sign up for Disney+ and Hulu via the App Store
In an attempt to avoid paying Apple's App Store fees, Disney has removed the ability for users to pay for Disney+ or Hulu through the App Store.
New in iOS 18.1: RCS support for Business Messaging, fixes for the random restart bug on iPhone 16 Pro
The iOS 18.1 update introduces support for a new RCS messaging feature and fixes a known issue affecting devices in the iPhone 16 range. Here's what you need to know about the release.
Daniel Eran Dilger
Charles Martin
Oliver Haslam
William Gallagher and Mike Wuerthele
