Another day, another lawsuit. Apple is facing a class action lawsuit for “fraud” over its iCloud Private Relay glitch, reports 9to5Mac.

macOS has security measures to prevent malware getting installed on Macs, but last month it was reported that researchers say they have found a way around this.

Researchers Talal Haj Bakry and Tommy Mysk said in a blog post that they reported their findings, but Apple is unconcerned. Apple has good reason, but it is still a potential weakness that the researchers believe could and should be fixed.

“A vulnerability in macOS allows an attacker to silently replace the main executable of any application downloaded from the web without requiring elevated privileges,” Bakry and Myst said. “As a result, trusted applications can be made to execute attacker-controlled code without triggering security warnings when relaunched.”

The class action lawsuit accusing Apple of false advertising, misrepresentation, and fraud has now been filed by Clarkson Law Firm, the same lawyers who previously obtained a $250M settlement over the delayed launch of Siri AI, notes 9to5Mac.

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As noted by Macworld, the iOS 27 beta confirms Apple’s full iPhone 18 roadmap with six new models.

The report says the beta contains hidden code revealing six unreleased iPhone models, including the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone Air 2, and a foldable iPhone Ultra. The leaked details suggest Apple may prioritize premium devices this fall, while standard iPhone 18 models and the budget iPhone 18e could be delayed until 2027, according to Macworld.

The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max are expected to debut in September, followed by the first foldable iPhone in October. The first half of 2027 is anticipated to see the arrival of the non-Pro iPhone 18, an iPhone 18e, and a second generation iPad Air.

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Eagle Freedom Alliance, an investor-led coalition advancing corporate accountability through the public markets, has released a shareholder letter recognizing Apple Inc. for “its leadership in advancing responsible mineral sourcing and greater supply chain transparency in East Africa.”

Signed by investors and advisors connected to Apple shareholdings, the letter recognizes Apple’s support for responsible mineral sourcing and highlights Power Resources International as an example of an emerging traceable tantalum supply chain in East Africa. The letter also recognizes Apple’s leadership within the Responsible Minerals Initiative and its broader commitment to responsible sourcing.

“Responsible supply chains do not become industry standards simply because a better model exists,” said Wes Lyons, founder of Eagle Freedom Alliance and general partner at Eagle Venture Fund. “They become standards when market leaders choose to reward transparency, traceability and human dignity. Apple demonstrated how responsible procurement can strengthen supply-chain resilience and long-term shareholder value at the same time.”

Tantalum is a critical mineral used in smartphones, medical devices, aerospace systems, and other advanced technologies. “Supply chains throughout the African Great Lakes region have long faced concerns involving forced labor, conflict financing, and limited traceability,” said Samuel Logan, Founder of Evidencity. Project Tantalus, a research initiative by Eagle Freedom Alliance and Evidencity, has further illustrated how these risks can extend throughout global supply chains, reinforcing the need for transparent, traceable sourcing models that reduce the risk of exploitation.

The shareholder letter highlights the role that market leadership can play in creating commercial demand for responsibly sourced minerals and identifies Apple as an example of how purchasing decisions can encourage greater transparency and accountability throughout global supply chains.

Apple is a member of the Responsible Minerals Initiative, a cross-industry organization that provides standards, assessment processes and reporting tools to support informed mineral-sourcing decisions.

The shareholder letter expresses support for Apple’s continued investment in responsible sourcing and encourages the company to advance scalable solutions that protect workers, strengthen material security and improve accountability across its global supply chain.

“Every purchasing decision sends a market signal,” Lyons said. “Apple demonstrated how a buyer of consequence can help turn a responsible alternative into a model others can follow. That is precisely the kind of measurable corporate leadership Eagle Freedom Alliance exists to elevate.”

This recognition continues Eagle Freedom Alliance’s broader corporate recognition effort, which uses the voice of investors to acknowledge companies taking measurable action to reduce human trafficking, exploitation and related human rights risks. By elevating proven models and constructive corporate leadership, the Alliance seeks to encourage broader adoption of practices that strengthen accountability across industries.

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Apple has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) last year, reports 9to5Mac.

The EEOC’s suit said a 16-year employee at the Reston, Virginia Apple Store, who worked as an Apple Genius consistently received positive performance reviews. However, beginning in August 2023, shortly after he converted to Judaism, he requested an accommodation for observing his Sabbath by not working Fridays and Saturdays. 

The EEOC claims his new store manager rejected the request, claiming Apple’s scheduling policy now prohibited him from having both Friday and Saturday off. Fearing he would lose his job if he did not comply, he worked on the Sabbath, against his religious beliefs.

The EEOC also charged that around this same time, and after requesting his religious reasonable accommodation, Apple began disciplining him for allegedly violating its grooming policies, and shortly after he reminded his supervisor of an upcoming day off for religious reasons, Apple terminated him in January 2024, falsely claiming another violation of its grooming policy.

Such alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employers from failing to accommodate religious practices, absent an undue hardship, and from discriminating against employees based on their religion. Title VII also prohibits retaliation against an employee for complaining about or opposing discrimination. The EEOC filed suit (EEOC v. Apple, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:25-cv-1637) in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process.

From the settlement consent decree (via Law360):

Within thirty (30) days from the date of entry of the Decree, Defendant shall pay Tyler Steele a total of $150,000 in the amounts and forms specified below:

• a. One payment will be $80,000, which constitutes back pay. This payment will be classified as wages and will be subject to withholdings and payroll taxes. l Defendant’s employer-side taxes and required employer contributions, including those under FICA, are separate from, and shall not be deducted from the back pay payment. Defendant shall report the back pay payment to Mr. Steele and the IRS via an IRS Form W-2, less all legal taxes and withholdings, as issued by Defendant to Mr. Steele.
• b. The second payment will be $70,000, which constitutes compensatory damages and interest. Mr. Steele must provide to Defendant a W9 for Defendant to have an obligation to process this payment. This payment will be classified as non-wage damages, will not be subject to withholdings, and will be paid in one lump sum. Defendant shall report this non-wage payment to Mr. Steele and the IRS via an IRS Form 1099- MISC.

Under the terms of the settlement, per 9to5Mac, Apple has agreed to, among other things, provide training on religious discrimination and accommodation requirements to certain employees in the relevant Northern Virginia retail market, and report denials of religious accommodation requests and complaints of religious discrimination to the EEOC for the two-year duration of the consent decree.

Finally, the consent decree notes that the settlement does not constitute an admission of wrongdoing by Apple, and explicitly mentions that “Apple denied these allegations but agreed to resolve the lawsuit.”

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SimpleFeed, Inc., an Apple News Preferred Partner, and ad verification platform FouAnalytics have entered a strategic partnership bringing independent verification to ad campaigns on Apple News. 

Advertisers buying direct inventory through SimpleFeed can now elect to include FouAnalytics to measure and verify delivery. They can request campaign details and publisher availability at https://www.simplefeed.com/about/contact/.

“Advertisers demand transparency to ensure their investments are delivering as promised,” says Mark Carlson, CEO of SimpleFeed. “By integrating FouAnalytics into our direct sold Apple News campaigns, we are giving buyers independent verification that confirms delivery across our premium publisher network, while abiding by the privacy protections Apple News users love.”

Apple News is a news aggregator app developed by Apple for its macOS, iOS, iPadOs, and watchOS operating systems. A subscription costs $12.99 per month in the US. New subscribers get a 1-month free trial. Buying a new Apple device can extend this trial to three months. A single subscription can be shared with up to six family members at no extra cost.

Also, you can get Apple News+ bundled inside the Apple One Premier plan for $39.95 per month. This tier also bundles Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple Fitness+, and 2TB of iCloud+ storage. However, note thatApple News+ is not included in the cheaper Individual or Family Apple One tiers)

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Apple has released the fifth developer betas of macOS 27, iOS 27,  iPadOS 27, watchOS 27, visionOS 27, and tvOS 27.

Registered developers can download the betas via Apple’s developer portal. Or they can be downloaded over-the-air once the proper configuration profile has been installed from the Developer Center. 

Versions of macOS Golden Gate 27, iOS 27, and iPadOS 27, along with watchOS 27, visionOS 27, and tvOS 27, should arrive for end users in September. 

Apple has also released new betas of macOS 26.2, iOS 26.6.1,  iPadOS 26.6.1, watchOS 27, visionOS 27, and tvOS 27. They’r available for developers and public beta testers.

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Apple is scaling back its hardware shipment plans in 2026 due to DRAM shortages, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says in an X post.

The tech giant plans its processor production at TSMC, a manufacturing partner, at least three months in advance, based on the amount of memory expected to be available, rather than having TSMC build large amounts of WIP (work in progress) ahead of time. This doesn’t mean TSMC never builds WIP in advance and holds it in inventory. But if the bottleneck is not at TSMC, building ahead provides little benefit, so Apple would have little reason to pay TSMC extra for it, according to Kuo.

In other words, tight memory supply is real. But the analyst says his understanding is that there has been no dramatic scenario in which TSMC first built up US$1 billion of WIP and then had to wait for memory to arrive before packaging could proceed. From his report: TSMC and Apple are both known for world-class execution, and such a dramatic development would be unusual given how closely the two companies coordinate their supply chains.

Finally, public information alone offers a useful way to assess this claim. TSMC said on its 2Q26 earnings call that the increase in inventory days was mainly due to the 2nm production ramp. However, that inventory cannot be directly attributed to Apple processor WIP for three reasons:

1. TSMC’s inventory days typically increase when a new advanced node enters its initial production ramp, so this is not unique to this year.

2. TSMC’s definition of inventory includes not only work-in-process, but also finished goods, raw materials, supplies, and spare parts.

3. Apple is not TSMC’s only 2nm customer this year. Other chip designers, including AMD and MediaTek, are also using 2nm.

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Apple TV has greenlighted “Ascension,” a new drama from Oscar winner Alfonso Cuarón (“Disclaimer,” “Roma”), reports Deadline.

Caitríona Balfe, in her return to television after the end of “Outlander”, is starring and executive producing. “Ascension” will be co-showrun by Natalie Erika James and Christian White (“Apartment 7A,” “Relic”). It is written by James, White, Alfonso Cuarón and Carlos Cuarón, with James serving as lead director. The project hails from Apple Studios and stems from Cuarón’s overall deal with Apple, with Anonymous Content also producing.

Here’s how the series is described by Deadline: Inspired by the novel Last Days by Adam Nevill, Ascension explores evil and innocence at the highest level, while asking how far we’ll go – and what we’ll sacrifice – to protect the ones we love, even when the greatest threat to them may be ourselves.

About Apple TV

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Apple and Major League Baseball (MLB) have announced the September schedule for “Friday Night Baseball,” the weekly doubleheader streaming every Friday on Apple TV throughout the 2026 regular season. 

Apple TV subscribers across 60 countries and regions can enjoy two marquee matchups each week with enhanced production quality, expert commentary, and no local broadcast restrictions.

For the first time, baseball fans can take in all the action of “Friday Night Baseball” live in Apple Immersive on Apple Vision Pro, leveraging 3D video recorded in 8K with a 180-degree field of view. On August 28, viewers with Vision Pro will experience the iconic Red Sox vs. Yankees rivalry from, per Apple, “unique camera angles that place viewers right in the game, immersed in the drama of each at-bat, the celebrations in the dugout after a big hit, close plays at the outfield wall, and more.”

The experience features bespoke commentary from Paul Severino (play-by-play), Xavier Scruggs (analyst), and Michelle Margaux (sideline reporter); dedicated replays; and an immersive graphics package that includes team lineups and stats floating in the viewer’s space. During breaks in the action, the broadcast remains live, immersing viewers in the stadium experience from all angles as ambisonic microphones capture sounds in Spatial Audio.

Apple Vision Pro users with an Apple TV subscription in Australia, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the UK, and the U.S. can stream the games live directly through the Apple TV app. Full game replays, as well as a highlight package of the game’s key moments, will be available on demand in the Apple TV app for Vision Pro.

About Apple TV

Apple TV is available on the Apple TV app in over 100 countries and regions, on over 1 billion screens, including iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Vision Pro, Mac, popular smart TVs from Samsung, LG, Sony, VIZIO, TCL and others, Roku an Amazon Fire TV devices, with Google TV, PlayStation and Xbox gaming consoles, and at tv.apple.com, for $12.99 per month with a seven-day free trial for new subscribers. 

For a limited time, customers who purchase and activate a new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV or Mac can enjoy three months of Apple TV+ for free. For more information, visit apple.com/tvpr and see the full list of supported devices. 

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