What's new:
🤪 Active Siri voice settings — adjust speed & expressiveness
🔎 Live Recognition — identify objects in real time through the camera
🎧 Simplified Adaptive Audio setup for AirPods
🌼 Star ratings in the Photos app
📶 Mobile network type (LTE/5G) displayed in Control Center even while on Wi-Fi

Also updated:
• Shortcuts (Editor's Choice pick)
• Safari — new features on launch
• Reminders app icon
• Control Center visuals
• Smarter suggestions in Maps & Home

Other platforms:
🖥️ macOS 27 "Golden Gate" beta 3 adds new wallpapers & screensavers themed around the Golden Gate name
⌚ watchOS 27 beta 3 debuts the new Siri AI with its own dedicated Apple Watch app, synced across devices

🏭 The agreement also includes a $1.5B investment to expand and modernize Broadcom's manufacturing facility in Fort Collins, Colorado, which will produce advanced RF components (including FBAR filters) and wireless connectivity technology.

ℹ️ This is Apple's largest commitment yet under its American Manufacturing Program (AMP) – and part of the company's broader pledge to invest $600B in the US economy over the next four years.

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What came out:
• One former iPhone engineer refused to hand back his work laptop when he left – and kept using it to pull data from Apple's internal databases while already working at OpenAI.
• He reportedly told former colleagues things like "lol, I still have access, this'll be fun," and even wrote guides on how to quietly copy work files without tripping security.
• Tang Tan, who spent nearly 25 years working on the iPhone before becoming OpenAI's head of hardware, allegedly poached people from Apple and asked them to bring mockups and schematics to interviews.

 M6 launches this year, but only as a base chip – for the entry-level 14" MacBook Pro. Apple is reportedly skipping M6 Pro, Max, and Ultra – a first for the M-series.
 Why: it's betting on M7, which promises a major leap in on-device AI. Base M7 arrives in H1 2027, M7 Pro/Max by late 2027, and the flagship M7 Ultra in 2028 (possibly powering Apple Intelligence servers from 2029).
 As a result, the long-rumored touchscreen MacBook Pro will ship on the older M5 Pro/Max chips (expected late 2026/early 2027), with an M7 Pro/Max version not before late 2027.
 An updated M5 Ultra for the Mac Studio is also expected this year.

• iOS 27 Public Beta (24A5380h)
• iPadOS 27 Public Beta (24A5380l)
• watchOS 27 Public Beta (24R5315i)
• macOS Golden Gate 27 Public Beta (26A5378n)
• tvOS 27 Public Beta (24J5315i)
• HomePod Software 27 Public Beta (24J5315i)

For comparison:
📱 Pixel 10 Pro Fold – 5,015 mAh
📱 Galaxy Z Fold 7 – 4,400 mAh
This is lower than earlier rumors of 5,400–5,800 mAh, though those reportedly described just an engineering sample. Ming-Chi Kuo says the device will use high-density cells.

• iPad mini (J510) – the biggest overhaul of the mini line in half a decade, finally getting an OLED display for the first time. Expected to be announced this fall, with sales starting no later than October.

• Base iPad (J581) – due as early as Q1 next calendar year. The main change will be a faster processor rather than a design overhaul.

• iPad Air (J807 / J837) – will stick with 11" and 13" screen sizes, expected to launch this spring.
iPad Pro – new models are also in the works, expected around the same timeframe as the Air.

• Apple Pencil (USB-C) and Pencil Pro are also getting refreshed, reportedly with a new battery design that's easier to replace yourself — likely to comply with new EU rules taking effect in February 2027, which require portable batteries in devices to be user-removable and replaceable throughout the product's lifespan.

🆙 TSMC's price hike lands right in the middle of a global RAM shortage. With NAND and DRAM prices up 4x, the production cost of the future iPhone 18 Pro Max could approach $1,000 per unit – roughly $300 more than the current model. TSMC frames the increase as a strategic move to fund new fabs and pricey next-gen equipment.

• 2026-2027: The most anticipated releases – redesigned 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros featuring OLED touchscreens.

• 2027: A refreshed MacBook Air plus a new budget option, the MacBook Neo, running on the A19 Pro chip.

• 2028+: OLED versions of the MacBook Air and iMac aren't expected before this.

• Also in the pipeline: macOS 27.1 is currently in testing, targeting an October release.

• Notably, Apple has reportedly scrapped plans for the ultra-powerful M2 Extreme and M3 Extreme chips originally meant for the Mac Pro.