WordPress just released a brand-new Apple TV app with thousands of free videos

It’s not every day that a new Apple TV app arrives for tvOS. WordPress just released WordPress TV, bringing video content to the big screen.


Apple lawsuit reveals how many of its former employees now work at OpenAI

Apple filed a blockbuster lawsuit against OpenAI on Friday, accusing the company of trade secret theft. There are a lot of interesting tidbits throughout the initial filing, but one stat in particular stood out to me: the number of former Apple employees now working at OpenAI.


Deals: AirPods Pro 3 $50 off, Apple Watch Series 11 up to $130 off, chargers, new Bose Lifestyle speakers, more

Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by Amazon dropping the price on AirPods Pro 3 down to the lowest we have seen since Prime Day at $50 off, which joins the ongoing deals on AirPods 4. Amazon is also now offering $100 off most affordable 42mm and 46mm Apple Watch Series 11 models and $130 off this GPS + Cell model, all of which sit alongside the ongoing Anker charging gear summer sale with 25W MagSafe options


Report: Apple hits record 20% global smartphone shipment share as market plunges

According to a new Counterpoint Research report , Apple grew iPhone shipments by 3% year over year and captured a record 20% share of global smartphone shipments despite an industry-wide downturn. Here are the details.


OpenAI hardware timeline reportedly unchanged after Apple trade secret theft lawsuit

Despite facing its second trade secret theft lawsuit in a little more than a year over its hardware ambitions, OpenAI still plans to unveil its first product this year and release it in 2027, Bloomberg reports. Here are the details.


Apple acquires observability startup SigScalr

Apple has acquired certain assets and hired employees from SigScalr, the company behind the observability app SigLens. Here are the details.


Epic Games fights Apple’s request to pause App Store commission proceedings

Epic has submitted its opposition to Apple’s latest request to pause lower-court App Store commission proceedings while the Supreme Court reviews part of the case. Here are the details.


AAPL stock rallies 15% as investors favor AI caution and welcome price increases

Apple stock slid significantly downwards in the wake of the WWDC keynote , with some attributing that to disappointment in the company’s AI announcements.

While we disagreed with that analysis, investors do now seem to be welcoming the company’s caution when it comes to AI spending, with the stock rallying 15% since that June low …


Should Apple get out of the ad business altogether? [Poll]

An open letter written by Tim Cook back in 2014 contrasted Apple with ad-funded services where customers are the product. That letter has been removed from the company’s website ahead of ads coming to Apple Maps for the first time.

Apple commenter John Gruber has suggested that incoming CEO John Ternus should pull the plug on this and the rest of the company’s ad business …


EU plans to ban under-13s from social media, with ‘phased access’ afterwards

The European Union is proposing to ban under 13 year olds from using social media apps , with a plan for “phased and gradual access” for teenagers.

While most social media apps claim to have a minimum age of 13, this is extremely poorly enforced. The EU proposal would give this the force of law, as well as applying restrictions for older teens …