Apple wants to build iPhones in America, according to U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. They’re just “waiting for the robotic arms” to arrive.

The Trump official made the comment during an interview on CNBC today. When asked when Apple will assemble the iPhone in California, not just design it, Lutnick pointed to Apple’s recent $500 billion U.S. investment pledge that covers AI servers and a new factory in Texas.

Then the Commerce Secretary said that he talked to

Apple Wallet launched support for digital state IDs, including driver’s licenses, all the way back in 2022. Currently only 10 locations support the feature, but we may have just learned what the next three states will be.

Apple Wallet and Google Wallet both support digital state IDs, and their lists of supported states are nearly identical.

Google Wallet only supports IDs from , but all six are also part of Apple’s supported list. Apple Wallet simply has a few additions not yet supported by

Ted Lasso season 4 is currently in active development , with scripts being written and shooting commencing this summer. While most of the creative team from past seasons is returning, Apple has made a key change that should help solve season 3’s biggest problem.

When Apple Ted Lasso’s return, the press release had minimal new details—aside from this significant nugget:

“Ted Lasso” season four adds Emmy Award winner Jack Burditt…as executive producer under a new overall deal with Apple TV+.

Jack Burditt has

Apple has just launched a called ‘Snapshot.’ It’s a discovery tool for following the work of artists, actors, and athletes across three of Apple’s media platforms: Apple Music, Apple TV, and Apple Podcasts.

Apple’s latest website addition, Snapshot, can be .

The page shows a horizontally scrolling carousel of popular musical artists, actors, and athletes.

Snapshot’s header tagline reads:

Your favorites, at a glance. Discover more about the artists, actors, and athletes you

The all-time pricing on the 13-inch M3 MacBook Air lineup is now joined by the same across just about . Now sitting alongside the ongoing deals on the and , we are also tracking up to to deliver the best prices of all-time low as well as some notable iPad offers – all and you can score this wild Space Black . Head below for a closer look at even more including the best price to date on the new .

Meta has released its first standalone AI app on the iPhone and iPad. Meta AI is built on Meta’s Llama 4 model and provides a dedicated interface for text and voice chat. There’s also a social feed for discovering new ways to use AI.

Meta AI replaces the Meta View app that was previously only used for managing Meta smart glasses. Meta already integrated its AI chatbot across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp. Meta AI also has a standalone experience on the web at . Launching a dedicated

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If you like turning your iPhone into a digital clock while charging but find the options too limiting, there’s an app that can help. Clocks is a new iOS app that works a lot like StandBy mode on the iPhone, but with even more customization and device support.

Apple’s StandBy feature includes a few clock options and only works on the iPhone in landscape orientation. Clocks runs on both the iPhone and the iPad (and the iPad version runs on the Mac) and works in both landscape and portrait

A new version of Parallels Desktop is rolling out now, and it comes with some key enhancements for Mac users. There are improvements to USB device connectivity, support for OBS virtual cameras, and more.

The Parallels team in a blog post today. Perhaps the most exciting change for Mac users emulating Windows is support for macOS OBS virtual cameras:

Most of you are familiar with OBS ( ), the popular open-source broadcasting software. Many users have expressed that they’d like to use an OBS virtual camera setup