Meta’s hiring spree in Cupertino continues, as Bloomberg reports that the company has just hired away yet another researcher from Apple’s AI team. Here are the details.

Following months of anticipation and a great David Bowie-powered teaser, Invasion is back on Apple TV+, a few hours ahead of its official August 22 premiere. Here’s what to expect from this season.

Heads up if you tend to dodge, ignore, or genuinely miss calls on WhatsApp: the app is working on a voicemail-like feature. Here’s how it will work.

It’s been a busy news day for the Epic Games vs. Apple case. Startup accelerator (and Epic Games’ biggest investor) Y Combinator filed an amicus brief today siding with Epic in the long-running antitrust case against Apple. Here are the details.

Earlier today, the Russian government announced a new rule requiring all phones and tablets to ship with MAX, its state-backed messenger app, preinstalled. Here are the details.

Leaker Majin Bu has been saying that Apple will ditch its failed FineWoven cases for TechWoven, “a new synthetic fabric with a more technical, less ‘luxury’ vibe.” Now, Bu has shared a few images that supposedly show the color lineup. Find them below.

Apple is contacting developers about upcoming tax and price updates for a few countries, including Canada, Romania, and Brazil. Here are the details.

Two organizations filed a joint amicus brief, siding with Apple over a U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruling on attorney–client privilege limits in the Epic Games lawsuit. Here are the details.

On the same day that Apple TV+ announced a 30% price rise, news has broken that one of its key TV execs is leaving the company. Creative executive Chris Parnell is leaving Apple and is joining Paramount+, per Deadline.

Parnell joined Apple back in 2020 and spearheaded development of many high-profile TV+ originals, including Dark Matter, Bad Monkey, and the upcoming Vince Gilligan series Pluribus.

Apple last updated its Apple TV 4K set-top box in late 2022. So when is the next model coming? The wait won’t be long. Here’s when to expect the new Apple TV 4K to launch.

This is Rumor Replay, a weekly column at 9to5Mac offering a quick rundown of the most recent Apple product rumors, with analysis and commentary. Today: iPhone 17 Pro Max’s exclusive feature, Apple Watch Series 12 with Touch ID, TechWoven cases by Apple, and more. Here are this week’s Apple rumors.

Bundling is fast becoming one of the big success stories for streaming services, and Apple seems to know that, making Apple One even harder to resist with its new Apple TV+ price increase and the forthcoming iOS 26 update to Apple Music.

If you’re running the AirPods firmware public beta, Apple has a new update rolling out now for AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4. Here’s what you should know.

If the wait for Severance season 3 is wearing on you, Apple just released the perfect way to ease your pain. A new video episode of the Severance podcast is available now, featuring the cast competing against each other in a trivia game show “Tournament of Fripperies.”

Benjamin and Chance discuss the supposed new ‘TechWoven’ cases coming from Apple for the iPhone 17 lineup, Apple reportedly exits the MLB streaming partnership, and iOS 26 beta 7 shows we are close to launch on Apple’s next bumper product cycle. Also, they tackle some listener questions in another installment of Ask9to5Mac.

And in Happy Hour Plus, after Chance already beat Benjamin on the annual predictions made in January, the pair craft up another three picks for the rest of 2025. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join.

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iOS 26 gives the FaceTime app a whole new design and layout, plus new tools for filtering calls, the powerful Live Translation feature, and more. Here’s everything new.

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FOX One is one of two major new streaming services launching today. And it looks like Apple has gone two-for-two with support for its Apple TV app.

Spotify is expanding how users can share their music on Instagram with two new features rolling out globally today. 

The 9to5Toys Lunch Break is now ready to roll starting off with a rare deal on a M4 Mac mini configuration carrying 32GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD at $100 off the list price – you’ll also still find the base model down at $499 shipped as well. We have the return of Amazon’s renewed premium offer on the 32GB M2 Max Mac Studio at $900 off the original list price alongside some iPhone offers – iPhone 16 Pro is up to $470 off and iPhone 15 Pro is up to $674 off at Amazon – and much more waiting below. 

Today’s big Made by Google event for the Pixel 10 was… something, but if nothing else, it showed a Google that was confident in the product it was bringing to the table. That included Google making a lot of jokes directed straight at Apple while talking about the Pixel 10’s various updates and features.

AirPods aren’t just the best headphones. AirPods can also act like an AirTag, which happened to a North Carolina family traveling internationally when a pickpocketer stole the bag containing their passport and ID.

Making payments on your iPhone is easy with Apple Pay. But what about those occasions when you need to input credit card details on a website or in a form? Not so easy. Fortunately, iOS 26 has the fix I’ve always wanted thanks to new AutoFill support for credit cards.

HBO Max has been a strong supporter of Apple Vision Pro from the start, offering a robust native app for visionOS with a Game of Thrones immersive environment.

Today, HBO has announced an update to the visionOS app with an all-new environment: Hogwarts Great Hall.