Apple
Apple Warned 99 Countries About Spyware. It Still Won’t Say Who’s Behind It
Apple warned targets in 99 countries, including German lawmakers, about zero-click mercenary spyware. A phone number was enough, and Apple won't say who did it.
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Roman Sabadosh is the founder and editor of Evolt News. He covers gadgets, AI, Apple and electric vehicles, and every article ends with his honest take on what the news really means.
Apple
Apple’s Record Quarter Is a Price Tag, Not a Sales Record. And Now Siri Costs Extra
Apple posted record $114.5B revenue on higher prices, not unit sales. Memory costs mean more price hikes, and Siri AI gets limits and a fee. A neutral night.
Apple
A $1,000 HomeView That Turns to Watch You? A $25 Tripod Already Does That
Apple's rumored HomeView Ultra puts a 9-inch screen on a swiveling arm for about $1,000. Amazon does it for $249.99, and a camera that follows you is a spy.
Apple
I Defended the App Store for Years. 400 Hidden Deepfake Apps Just Broke That
WIRED found 400+ apps hiding sexual and violent deepfake tools, some in the App Store for a year. Apple pulled 19 only after being contacted. I defended it for years.
Tesla
Tesla Finally Speaks Up About Safety. And $539 for Pressing It for Fun Is Fair
Tesla's Emergency Drive Away lets you flee a Supercharger still plugged in. It damages the car and charger, and one owner got a $539 bill for just pressing it.
Apple
Apple’s HomeView Sells Siri AI. Siri AI Is Still in Beta
HomeView ships Nov 13 for $299 with Siri AI in beta, English only, 8 countries. Full features need an iPhone 15 Pro, then come limits and iCloud+.
Apple
OLED iPad Air in 2027: The Same Panel Apple Called Not Good Enough
Gurman: OLED iPad Air, M6 iPad Pro and iPad 12 in early 2027. One layer, likely 60Hz, a panel Apple once rejected, and a higher price. I'd buy the M4 now.
Apple
China Waited Two Years for Apple’s AI. It Gets the Crumbs of WWDC
Apple Intelligence reaches China in December on Alibaba's Qwen. No Siri AI, iPhone 15 Pro and up only, two languages. After two years, China gets crumbs.
Apple
Apple’s CEO Says His Word Is ‘Product.’ Mine Is ‘Arrogance.’
John Ternus told WIRED his word is product and laughed off the Siri question: everyone has an opinion. Two months in, I see arrogance, not a new Jobs.
Apple
“A Small Number”? Then Why Did Apple Send Every Store an iPhone Duo Memo?
Apple told its stores how to diagnose cracking iPhone Duo displays, but still says only a small number are affected. Samsung laughs, Apple stays silent.
Apple
iPhone 18 Pro Sales: China Saves Apple, the US and Japan Walk Away
iPhone 18 Pro sales rose just 3.1% in three weeks. China +29%, the US -4%, Japan -27%. A $100 higher price for a phone where even last year's case fits.
Apple
Apple Bullied Its Memory Suppliers. Now Karma Sends the Bill
Apple refused custom chips, forced suppliers to open their books and threatened Sandisk. Now AI giants buy twice as much flash, and the boomerang is coming back.
AI
Reddit Locks the Door on AI. Finally, Someone Fights Back
Reddit is going logged-in only after losing more than a million Google visits a week to AI answers. Its stock fell 25%. My take: at last someone big fights back.
Tesla
Musk, Denholm, Straubel: Three More Years for a Board That Only Knows “Yes”
Tesla's profit fell 46%, yet the board wants Musk, Denholm and Straubel for three more years. No shareholder proposals, and a voting program that only says yes.