Mac OS Ken

- Melius Analysts Digs Apple's Free Cash Flow - MoffettNathanson Starts Apple Coverage at $211 with "Neutral" Rating - More Talk of Made in India iPhone Pro Models - Apple Extends AppleCare+ Extension Period in Many Countries - New Developer Betas Out for This Fall's OS Updates from Apple - New Public Betas Out for This Fall's OS Updates from Apple - Latest macOS Sequoia Beta Adds Apple Park Backg...

- KeyBanc Analysts Seem to Disagree on Apple and iPhone - Apple Re-Releases iOS 17.6.1 with New Build Number, No Other Changes Noted - Apple Makes Fitness+ Fix with watchOS 10.6.1 - Apple Releases tvOS 17.6.1 for Some Reason - Apple Updates Apple Sports App for NFL and College Football - Apple Podcasts Gets Improved Web Experience - Apple TV+ Drops Trailer for True-Crime Podcast "Scamtown" - Apple...

- Epic Games Store and "Fortnite" Go Live for iOS in EU - Bookseller Personal Info Headed to Apple Books in European Union - Vestager Not Returning as EC Competition Commissioner - Apple Picks Up "Dark Matter" for Second Season - Apple TV+ Movie "The Instigators" Starts Strong on Streaming Trackers - Hear GitHub Senior Developer Advocate Christina Warren talks the Apple/Patreon commission issue on...

- Morgan Stanley: Surprise iPhone 15 Strength Bodes Well for iPhone 16 - Epic Games Covers Core Technology Fees for AltStore PAL in EU - Developer Personal Info Headed to App Store in European Union - Anonymous Government Peeps Cite Huge Growth for Apple in India - Apple Card Wins J.D. Power Award - California State IDs Officially Hitting Apple Wallet Soon - Beats X Kim Adds Beats Studio Pro with...

- Apple Opening NFC and Secure Enclave to Developers in iOS 18.1 - Spotify App in EU Tells Consumers About Lower Prices Online - English Premier League to Use 28 iPhone Per Pitch to Decide Offside Rulings - Apple TV+ Announces New Season of McGregor/Boorman "Long Way" Series - Twenty Thousand Hertz Samples "The Sound of Apple" - Hear "Home: On" host Richard Gunther talk smart devices, home automat...

- Indian Investigation Stalled Over Confidentiality Concerns from Apple - iPhone's Small Share in India Sees Significant Growth - Epic Games Submits Fortnite and Epic Games Store for Notarization in EU - Rivian Adds Native Apple Music App - Apple Adds In-Person Sessions to Entrepreneur Camp - Apple TV+ Drops Trailer for "Slow Horses" Season-Four - "Bad Monkey" Starts Its Run on Apple TV+ - Next Ap...

- Indian Investigation Stalled Over Confidentiality Concerns from Apple - iPhone's Small Share in India Sees Significant Growth - Epic Games Submits Fortnite and Epic Games Store for Notarization in EU - Rivian Adds Native Apple Music App - Apple Adds In-Person Sessions to Entrepreneur Camp - Apple TV+ Drops Trailer for "Slow Horses" Season-Four - "Bad Monkey" Starts Its Run on Apple TV+ - Next Ap...

- BofA Reacts to New EU App Store Rules from Apple - App Store Commissions Prompt Backend Billing Changes for Patreon - Canalys: Southeast Asia iPhone Shipments Up 15% - LG Looks to Apple for Money Spent on Cancelled microLED Apple Watch - Apple Seeds New Rounds of Betas to Developers - Public Testers Get Betas, Too - Developers Get Beta Firmware for AirPods Pro 2 - Code-Diver Spots Apparent Expan...

- Wedbush Sees 10% More iPhone 16 Units at Launch - Report: Foxconn Hires an Additional 50,000 Workers for Increased iPhone Production - Towson Retail Union Ratifies Agreement with Apple - Apple Maps on the Web Now on Firefox - Matter Lights to Get Apple's Adaptive Lighting in iOS 18 - Disney/Pixar Teases "Toy Story 5" with 7-Year-Old Apple Watch Video - TV Charts, "Time Bandits," and a Wish for H...

- Apple Amends DMA Compliance, Loosens Restrictions on Linking Out from App Store - Spotify and Epic Games Unimpressed with Apple's DMC Changes - Ohio Now Supports Mobile ID in Apple Wallet - California May Soon Support Mobile ID in Apple Wallet - Tokyo Gets Real-Time Transit Info in Apple Maps - Nvidia + Apple Vision Pro = Robot Training - Apple TV+ Welcomes "The Instigators" - Hear "Home: On" ho...

- Apple Seeks Dismissal of DOJ Antitrust Case - Report: Apple Leans on Tencent and ByteDance Over IAP Avoidance - Apple Actively Working to Bring Apple Intelligence to China and EU - Apple Says ChatGPT Coming to Apple Intelligence by End of 2024 - Apple Issues Minor Updates to Squish Advanced Data Protection Bugs - Apple Pulls Wide Theatrical Release for Clooney/Pitt Action-Comedy "Wolfs" - Apple...

- Despite Drop in iPhone Sales, Apple Posts June-Q Revenue Record - IDC: iPad Helps Bring Tablets Back to Growth Globally - Wedbush Ups Apple Target on June-Q Beat and iPhone 16 Anticipation - Berkshire Hathaway Sells Roughly Half of Its Apple Shares - Wedbush Sees Nothing Alarming Berkshire Sales of Apple Shares - Markets Saw Massive Monday Selloff - Google Declared Monopolist in DOJ Case - JP Mo...

Ken is on an away mission - seeking a captain's holiday... headed to the hot, hot, heat of Las Vegas for some sort of science fiction convention. See you here midweek next week.

- TD Cowen Ups Apple Target on Long-Tail iPhone Sales - Evercore Sees Steady Sales for iPhone 16 Driven by Gradual AI Rollout - Public Betas of iOS and iPadOS 18 Finally Make the Scene - First Apple Intelligence Features Out in New Developer Betas - Apple Issues Bug and Security Updates for Current Operating Systems - macOS 14.6 Update Brings Dual-Display Support from M3 MacBook Pro - A reach into...

- Raymond James Analyst Ups Apple Target on AI-Driven iPhone Expectations - Apple Drops Prices for iPhones in India - Reports: India May Make iPads and iPhone 16 Pro Units - Apple and Towson Retail Union Reach Tentative Contract Deal - Apple Agrees to Biden Administration AI Guidelines - Apple Re-Seeds Fourth iOS/iPadOS 18 Developer Betas - 9to5Mac: Disappearing Code May Mean Later Start for Apple...

- UBS Sees No Catalysts for Apple - Baird Analyst Ups Apple Target on AI-Driven Hardware Upgrades - Canalys: Local Brands Knocked iPhone Out of China's Top-Five in Q2 - Apple Opening Shenzhen Testing Lab - In South Korea: "Find My" Follies - Apple Services Celebrate the Leagues Cup - A Ton of Apple TV+ Announcements - Sponsored by 1Password Extended Access Management - your solution for IAM and MD...

- J.P. Morgan Ups Apple Target on iPhone Upgrade Expectations - Barclays Keeps Apple at "Underperform" with $187 Target - CIRP: How More iPhone Switchers is Bad for Apple or Something - Spain Probes App Store Over Possible Anticompetitive Behavior - Second Betas of macOS Sequoia, watchOS 11, and tvOS 18 Out to Public Testers - Apple Music Users May Get AI-Generated Art for Playlists - Apple Maps G...

- Wells Fargo Ups Apple Target on Strong iPhone 16 Expectations - Apple COO Makes "Low-Profile" Trip to China - India Says More than 1-in-10 of World's iPhones Now Made in India - India Lowers Import Tax on Finished iPhones and Some Components - Apple Seeds a Slew of Developer Betas and Release Candidates - Apple Offers New Environment to Vision Pro Owners - Apple TV+ Outs Trailer for "Yo Gabba Ga...

- UK Watchdog Says Apple Services Traffic More CSAM Than Apple Reports - Apple Updates Sports App with Added Baseball and Soccer Stuff - Apple Music Classical Adds Top 100 Chart - Rivian Explains Lack of CarPlay for Its EVs - Bloomberg Sources Say Execs Looking to "Rein in" Spending on Apple TV+ - Meta Patents Its Own Version of EyeSight for Headsets - Sponsored by 1Password Extended Access Manage...

- Despite Staggered Rollout, Evercore Sees Apple Intelligence Leading to iPhone SuperCycle - Google Maps Hazard and Delay Reporting Hits CarPlay - Apple Services Catch Olympic Fever - Apple TV+ Offers 3-Month Trial for PlayStation People - Apple Pulls Plug on "The Big Door Prize" - "Presumed Innocent" and "Sunny" Chart Well for Apple TV+ - Sponsored by 1Password Extended Access Management - your s...

- CFRA Ups Apple Target on Raft of Positives - UBS Doubts AI-Driven iPhone 16 Upgrades - Ming-Chi Kuo Doubts AI-Driven iPhone 16 Upgrades - Report: Cellebrite Can't Get Past iOS 17.4 or Later - Citing Uncertain Regulatory Environment, Meta Pulls Back on AI for EU - Apple Promos New Immersive Video for Apple Vision Pro - Report: Apple TV+ Seeks Deals for Back Catalog of Movies - First Two Episodes...

- CIRP: iPhone 15 Not as Strong in Q2CY24 as iPhone 14 in Q2CY23 - Apple: YouTube Subtitles Not Used to Train Apple Intelligence - Om Malik Drops Apple One on Taboola Ad News - Microsoft Launches "Canva" Competitor "Designer" on iOS - Apple TV+ Nabs 70+ Emmy Nominations - Hear OpenCase creator JOhn Rokos talk product development - from idea to shipping on the latest edition of "The Mac Observer Sh...

- Apple AI Trained on YouTube Transcripts Without Permission or Compensation - Report: "Chumbox" Ad-Seller Taboola to Sell for Apple News and Stocks - Apple Seeds Current OS Update Betas to Developers and Testers - Apple Updates Apple Store App - Apple Highlights Tax-Holiday Eligible Products - Toronto Area's PRESTO Card Slips Into Apple Wallet - Special Edition Beats Solo 4 Celebrate 15 Years of...

- Loop Capital Ups AAPL Rating, Sets Street-High Price Target - Morgan Stanley Ups AAPL Target on AI, Hardware Sales Expectations - Report: Apple Sales in India Jump 33% - UK Investigating Digital Wallets - Apple Seeds Revised Third Betas of iOS/iPadOS 18, macOS 15 to Developers - First Public Betas of Apple's Fall Operating Systems Make the Scene - Apple Taking Orders Now for HomePod mini in Midn...

- Tech CEO's React to Trump Shooting, Largely Denounce Political Violence - Data Breach Sees Info Accessed on ~110-Million AT&T Customers - IDC Shows 1.5% Growth for iPhone in Q2CY24 as Smartphones Grew 6.5% - Indian Regulators Reportedly Deem Apple's App Store Terms Anticompetitive - Apple Applies for New Pulse Oximeter Patent for Apple Watch - No Public Beta for visionOS 2 - Cook and Cue Head Ba...