Tim Cook shares fun video trip back through 50 years of Apple products

Apple is today celebrating its 50th anniversary, and CEO Tim Cook has tweeted a fun video taking a trip back in time through 50 years of Apple products in a glitchy vintage TV style.

It follows a homepage animation on the company’s website entitled “50 Years of Thinking Different” and, in my view, would have made a better choice …

Cook has frequently said that Apple likes to look forward rather than back, but acknowledged that the 50th anniversary of the founding of the company


Apple drops price of Studio Display XDR without stand option by $400

The Studio Display XDR has , if you pick the option without the stand included. The Studio Display XDR launched last month with a starting price of $3299, whether you opted for the model with VESA mount or the model with Apple’s tilt-adjustable stand.

The company has quietly updated the pricing to make the VESA mount option $400 cheaper, so the entry price for the . The still starts at $3299.

Clearly, it must cost Apple significantly less to

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Apple celebrates its 50th anniversary with special animated homepage

As part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, Apple has updated its website homepage today with a special animation video that features some of the company’s most iconic creations.

The sketch art animation depicts the original Mac, the iMac, the iPod, the App Store, the Watch, iPhone 17 Pro, Vision Pro and more in a sketch art illustrative style.

Today is April 1st, which is exactly 50 years on since the partnership between Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak was founded, with all operations


Apple confirms iOS 18 update to patch DarkSword exploit for users who haven’t upgraded to iOS 26

According to , Apple will release an iOS 18 update on Wednesday morning to patch vulnerabilities exploited by the DarkSword hack. Here’s what that means.

Over the last few weeks, we’ve seen Apple issue multiple updates to older versions of iOS, addressing two exploits known as Coruna (which affects devices running iOS 13 through iOS 17.2.1) and DarkSword (which affects iPhones running iOS 18.4-18.7).

In a nutshell, both exploits chained multiple


Apple TV: Brandon Sanderson reveals Mistborn pre-production details

In a video released today to his YouTube channel, Brandon Sanderson shared an exciting update on the progress of the Mistborn adaptation for . Here are the details.

Earlier this year, exclusively revealed that Apple had acquired the coveted rights to Brandon Sanderson’s “Cosmere” books.

At the time, THR said that Sanderson had met “with most of the studio heads in town,” and that his deal with Apple gave him “rarefied control over the screen translations.”

The report added that Sanderson would “be the


Report: Apple less exposed as Iran war threatens India’s smartphone exports

reports that while Apple is less exposed to potential export disruptions out of India, shipments that rely on Middle East trade hubs could face significant declines in the coming weeks. Here are the details.

Over the past year, India has emerged as one of Apples main alternatives to China when it comes to the company’s effort to diversify its manufacturing footprint.

This timing also coincided with the Indian government’s own efforts to position the country as a global manufacturing hub, which for the smartphone market translated to a surge in


AirTag 2 gets its first firmware update since January launch

In addition to a firmware update for the , which are set to hit the shelves tomorrow (and we have already reviewed ), Apple also rolled out a firmware update to the earlier today. Here are the details.

Following the release of the earlier this year, Apple today rolled out the first firmware update for its tracker.

As spotted by , firmware version 3.0.45 is rolling out, replacing version 3.0.41, which shipped with the device. Here’s Apple’s


Ollama adopts MLX for faster AI performance on Apple silicon Macs

One of the best tools to run AI models locally on a Mac just got even better. Here’s why, and how to run it.

If you’re not familiar with , this is a Mac, Linux, and Windows app that lets users run AI models locally on their computers.

Contrary to cloud-based apps such as ChatGPT, whose models don’t run locally and require an internet connection, Ollama lets users load and run models directly on their machines.

These models can be downloaded from open

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Apple among US firms Iran labels ‘terrorist companies’ as it threatens attacks

As , Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) vowed to start attacking US-based tech and finance companies in the Mideast starting tomorrow. Here are the details.

According to , the IRGC has issued a warning against “terrorist companies” that it claims have been acting as spies for the U.S. government.

In the warning, which was published today on Telegram, the IRGC lists 18 U.S.-based tech and finance companies that operate in the region, including Apple, Boeing


Report: Apple set to outperform broader notebook market amid worsening shipment outlook

TrendForce has revised its 2026 notebook shipment forecast downward, with Apple standing out as the exception. Here are the details.

TrendForce has its outlook for the global notebook market in 2026, lowering its shipment forecast from its previous estimate:

Global notebook shipments are showing clear signs of further weakening, according to TrendForce’s latest findings on the notebook industry. Subsequently, TrendForce has revised its 2026 full-year shipment forecast downward from -9.2% to -14.

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