Here’s how people are using Apple Intelligence, according to Tim Cook

Tim Cook’s opening remarks on Apple’s fiscal Q1 2026 earnings call touched on how customers are using Apple Intelligence. Here’s what he said.

If you’ve ever listened to one of Apple’s quarterly earnings calls, you know Tim Cook opens with a high-level overview of how each part of the business is performing.

That includes iPhone, iPad, and Mac, Apple Watch, AirPods, retail, services, and beyond.

Over the past few quarters, that


AirPods Pro 3 supply constraints may have cost Apple at least $230 million last quarter

A comment made by Apple CFO Kevan Parekh underscored just how important the AirPods line is to Apple’s bottom line. Here’s what he said.

Today, during Tim Cook’s opening statements for the fiscal Q1 2026 conference call, he said:

The response to AirPods Pro 3 has been amazing. Customers are raving about the rich, immersive sound quality, the unmatched level of active noise cancellation, and the noticeably improved comfort that makes them effortless to wear. Features like live translation are

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Rivian CEO touts ‘great working relationship with Apple’ despite lack of CarPlay support

Rivian’s opposition to CarPlay is well-documented , with CEO RJ Scaringe emphasizing the automaker’s focus on creating a native and integrated infotainment experience.

In a with Kara Swisher this week, Scaringe once again reiterated those thoughts, while simultaneously touting a “great working relationship with Apple.”

Scaringe appeared on the podcast today to talk in-depth about the R1S, R1T, and impending launch of the R2. Towards the end of the interview, a listener asked Scaringe about why he


Apple confirms Gemini-powered Siri will use Private Cloud Compute

During today’s fiscal Q1 2026 earnings call, Apple CEO Tim Cook and CFO Kevan Parekh fielded, albeit vaguely, questions regarding the recent deal to have Gemini power the next-gen Siri. Here’s what they said.

Today’s fiscal Q1 2026 conference call had two main themes: memory constraints , and AI.

And while some questions focused on how Apple plans to monetize Apple Intelligence, others pressed executives on the technical and business aspects of the ‘collaboration,


Apple ‘looking at a range of options’ to make up for skyrocketing memory prices

While the current worldwide memory constraints had minimal impact on Apple’s Q1 2026, the company expects Q2 to be a very different story. Here are the details.

One of the most discussed issues in today’s fiscal Q1 2026 earnings call was how much the current memory shortage impacted Apple’s quarter, and how it will affect the business going forward.

While Apple CEO Tim Cook and CFO Kevan Parekh steered clear of giving away any specifics, they did confirm that


Apple reveals it has 2.5 billion active devices around the world

Apple just reported its best quarterly earnings ever, beating Wall Street expectations in large part due to “staggering” iPhone demand. Alongside its earnings report, the company has revealed it now has 2.5 billion active devices in use around the world.

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Cook said Apple now has an active base of 2.5 billion iPhones, Macs and other Apple devices in use, up from 2.35 billion announced in January last year. That number is closely watched because it signals how big the addressable market is for


Creator Studio bundle, AirTag 2, new Siri features coming soon

Benjamin and Chance review the proposition of the Creator Studio bundle now it is finally available, as well as some weirdness in the choices made of the apps in it. Also, Benjamin has been using his new AirTags for the past couple days, and Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman suggests that the new Gemini Siri features may be announced in February, sooner than we previously expected.

And in Happy Hour Plus , there’s more talk about Creator Studio, specifically regarding which other kinds of creative apps we could see get added


Apple reports record-breaking Q1 2026 earnings: $143.7 billion in revenue, up 16%

Apple just had its biggest fiscal quarter ever, delivering on the promise it made last October during the Q4 2025 earnings call.

In the quarter ended December 27, 2025, the company reported $143.7 billion in revenue, $42.09 in net profit, and $2.84 in earnings per share. Here’s the full breakdown.

Apple posts best fiscal quarter ever

Last October, during Apple’s Q4 202

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AltStore announces CSAM Store Checker app, pledges donations to anti-trafficking nonprofit

AltStore developers Riley Testut and Shane Gill today announced CSAM Store Checker, an app that tracks app marketplaces where child sexual abuse material is available. Here are the details.

New app tracks app marketplaces where CSAM remains accessible

As Testut and Shane explain:

As you may have heard, over the last few weeks X and Grok have made it possible for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to be generated and widely distributed on their apps. Both apps are in clear violation of Apple’s App Store guidelines and should have been

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