A Commotion of Links (Apple): April 8, 2015
The big news this week was Trump's tariffs and I'm already sick of even thinking about it. Apple also won a major battle in the war against the UK's order to add a backdoor to iCloud encryption.
The Future, Soon | |
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| [via Gurman newsletter] Apple smart home hub launch might be delayed until 2026: report | https://9to5mac.com/2025/04/06/apple-smart-home-hub-delay-2026/ |
| [via leaker “Magin Bu”] iPhone 17 Pro: New 48MP Telephoto Lens May Change How Zoom Works | https://www.macrumors.com/2025/04/03/iphone-17-pro-48mp-telephoto-zoom-change/ |
| [via Magin Bu] This iPhone 17 Air dummy shows off Apple’s impossibly thin new design | https://bgr.com/tech/iphone-17-air-dummy-mono-color-design/ |
| [via Gurman newsletter] Report: Apple planning ‘bold’ new 20th anniversary design for iPhone 19 Pro | https://9to5mac.com/2025/04/06/iphone-20th-anniversary-bold-new-design-jony-ive/ |
| [via Gurman] Apple Prepares to Launch Apple Intelligence in China with iOS 18.5 | https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-prepares-to-launch-apple-intelligence-in-china-with-ios-18-5/ |
Company | |
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| Home Office loses bid to keep Apple legal challenge [to Investigatory Powers Act demand to add backdoor to iCloud encryption - AI] private | https://www.the-independent.com/tech/apple-home-office-government-lawyers-justice-b2728742.html |
| Visa Offers Apple Roughly $100 Million to Take Over Credit Card From Mastercard [other takers in the running - AI] | https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/apple-card-visa-mastercard-deal-3ce762da?reflink=mobilewebshare_permalink |
| [FT] US labour watchdog halts Apple cases after Donald Trump picks group’s lawyer for top job | https://www.ft.com/content/ad7fcc22-343e-47e3-a6f3-58bfd4294c9d |
| BBC cries foul over lack of branding for its Apple News stories | https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/04/05/bbc-cries-foul-over-lack-of-branding-for-its-apple-news-stories |
| Apple Hit With $5 Billion Class Action Lawsuit Over eBooks Availability | https://www.macrumors.com/2025/04/02/apple-books-licensing-lawsuit/ |
| Top EU official downplays expectations over Apple, Meta digital fines | https://www.politico.eu/article/apple-meta-top-eu-official-downplays-expectations-over-apple-meta-digital-fines/ |
Vision Pro | |
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| Apple launches new Mac and Vision Pro app for managing Immersive content | https://9to5mac.com/2025/04/07/apple-launches-new-mac-and-vision-pro-app-for-managing-immersive-content/ |
| Apple's canceled Federation Square store lives on in Apple Vision Pro [AUS flagship store canceled in 2018 after controversy; design fan recreates it based on Apple’s preso materials - AI] | https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/04/04/apples-canceled-federation-square-store-lives-on-in-apple-vision-pro |
Showbiz | |
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| [AppleTV+ Newsroom] Apple TV+ brings Lumon Industries to life, surprising thousands of “Severance” fans with a star-studded Outdoor Retreat Team-Building Occurrence (ORTBO) in celebration of the global hit series [with Q&A hosted by Stephen Colbert - AI] | https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2025/04/apple-tv-brings-lumon-industries-to-life-surprising-thousands-of-severance-fans/ |
| [Apple TV YouTube channel] Severance — Inside the Lumon Event at Bell Works | Apple TV+ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YASWTW-amW0 |
| Even Severance isn’t enough to give Apple TV+ a big boost in subscribers [Up 1%, has surpassed Paramount+ - AI] | https://www.cultofmac.com/news/apple-tv-subscribers-q1-2025 |
Misc | |
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| [via The Guardian] White House figures out how it texted secret bombing plans to a reporter [They’re blaming the iPhone for auto-suggesting (via Data Detectors) updating the phone number of an existing contact with the Atlantic editor’s, by mistake - AI] | https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/04/06/security-advisor-blames-iphone-for-revealing-war-plans |
| Apple given permission to keep TikTok in App Store until US deal is finalized | https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/04/06/apple-given-permission-to-keep-tiktok-in-app-store-until-us-deal-is-finalized |
| This is Apple’s unreleased 10th anniversary Apple Watch band [Gallery] | https://9to5mac.com/2025/04/04/apple-watch-10th-anniversary-band/ |
| [via The Information] Jony Ive’s new AI product is ‘not a phone,’ but might work like one [co-developed with Sam Altman’s AI startup; rumor: OpenAI contemplating acquiring it for $500M - AI] | https://9to5mac.com/2025/04/07/jony-ives-new-ai-product-is-not-a-phone-but-might-work-like-one/ |
| Apple Music for Windows now supports Dolby Atmos audio | https://9to5mac.com/2025/04/04/apple-music-windows-dolby-atmos/ |
| Authors can no longer publish to Apple Books directly from Pages | https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/04/04/authors-can-no-longer-publish-to-apple-books-directly-from-pages |
| Apple & Michigan State University partner to boost US manufacturing skills | https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/04/03/apple-michigan-state-university-partner-to-boost-us-manufacturing-skills |
| Apple integrates Apple Intelligence-powered Writing Tools into new iWork updates | https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/04/03/apple-integrates-apple-intelligence-powered-writing-tools-into-new-iwork-updates |
| iOS 18.5 makes it easier to get the old Apple Mail design back | https://9to5mac.com/2025/04/02/ios-18-5-makes-it-easier-to-get-the-old-apple-mail-design-back/ |
| The FDA Clears Apple Watch-Powered Platform for Seizure Monitoring | https://www.aha.org/aha-center-health-innovation-market-scan/2025-04-08-fda-clears-apple-watch-powered-platform-seizure-monitoring |