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Apple is converting its €0.50 charge for alternative distribution in the EU into a 5% commission on eligible digital sales. Effective October 1, the change also revises terms for using both payment options within the App Store and conditions for entering alternative stores.
The A20 Pro's "18% faster" claim originated from a TSMC 2nm supply chain post that named no product. We cross-reference the official N2/N2P specifications to examine why this cannot be conflated with real-world device performance.
Bloomberg reports that Apple is considering an Apple Watch redesign that could include round displays and a screenless device. This fall's update will be iterative, with a future focus on rebuilding the health data experience.
Apple has built up component inventory to $7.645 billion, while TSMC's days of inventory rose to 87 amid its N2 ramp-up. We separate the reported $1 billion figure for stranded Apple-bound chips from what both companies have officially disclosed.
Three WebKit features bypassed proxy settings to expose the real IP addresses that iCloud Private Relay is supposed to hide. The leak via WebAuthn went unaddressed for roughly two years, meaning any passkey-enabled site could obtain users' real IPs.
Chinese DRAM maker CXMT refused Apple's request for a price cut, instead quoting prices on par with or above Samsung's. AI-driven supply shortages and the lock-in of domestic Chinese customers are overturning a 30-year-old memory procurement structure that had long favored buyers.
Following a request from Microsoft, Apple is planning a mechanism to share the clipboard between iPhone and Windows PCs. Development is expected to be completed by fall 2027, but the public release date and any expansion outside the EU have not been announced.
OpenAI responded to Apple's trade secrets lawsuit not in court but in a blog post. It published attorney-to-attorney emails verbatim, working to dismantle Apple's narrative of a "misaddressed email" and "broken-off contact." Ahead of a ruling on the injunction, the aim is to buy time in the court of public opinion.
Global memory shortages are causing significant delays in MacBook Air delivery times, and even after June's price increase, balancing supply and demand remains difficult. Expanding AI-related demand is squeezing the supply of DRAM for PCs, and while Apple is exploring stockpiling and diversifying its sourcing, the shortage has yet to be resolved.
Samsung held onto the world's top spot in shipment share in Q2 2026, but in that same quarter its DX division—covering mobile, TVs, and home appliances—posted its first loss since 2011. This piece reads the internal story of how a memory price surge led by Samsung's own semiconductor division squeezed the company's own consumer business, drawing on earnings figures and shipment data.
