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AINov 5, 2026

Apple Lowers Daily AI Spending Cap for Engineers to $200

Apple AI budget cuts began in October, when the daily spending cap for some engineers dropped to $200 from $300, according to people familiar with the change. Apple is now planning further cuts for some engineering teams that could bring…

MacNov 4, 2026

macOS Golden Gate 27.3 Beta Adds Live Activities to Mac Menu Bar

by Imran Hussain

The macOS Golden Gate 27.3 beta turns on Live Activities in the menu bar for Apple Music, Clock and Voice Memos, so Macs without a Dynamic Island get the feature too. Third-party Mac apps can add their own Live Activities…

MacNov 4, 2026

Apple Plans for 16 Million MacBook Neo Shipments in 2027

by Imran Hussain

Apple has told its suppliers to plan for 16 million MacBook Neo shipments in 2027, according to supply-chain sources. That is about double the nearly 8 million expected this year, and it lands in the year the MacBook Neo 2…

iOSNov 4, 2026

iCloud Public Links Get a Harmful Content Check in iOS 27.3

by Imran Hussain

Apple will start checking iCloud public links for harmful content with iOS 27.3, as per the latest update from Apple. Flagged content can be removed, and the Apple Account behind it can be blocked or disabled. The check covers items…

MacNov 4, 2026

macOS Golden Gate 27.3 Beta Removes Compromised eMudhra Certificates

by Usman Hussain

The first macOS Golden Gate 27.3 beta stops curl, git and other Terminal tools from trusting the compromised eMudhra certificates. Safari and Mail have blocked them since October, so the change only matters if you run command-line tools on your…

iPad MacNov 4, 2026Nov 4, 2026

macOS Golden Gate Touch Controls Reach Monitors and iPads

by Usman Hussain

macOS Golden Gate’s new touch controls are not limited to Apple’s touchscreen MacBook Pro. The same interface changes also work with third-party touchscreen displays and an iPad connected to a Mac through Sidecar. AppleInsider tested the feature on two third-party…

iPhoneNov 4, 2026

Apple Supplier Samsung Display Slows Plans as Capex Falls 49%

by Imran Hussain

Samsung Display, an Apple supplier, is slowing plans for new smartphone display technology, as per the latest update from Counterpoint Research. DRAM prices rose roughly 3.5 times year over year in the third quarter of 2026, and display equipment capex…

iPhoneNov 4, 2026

iPhone 18 Pro Storage Upgrades Cost Triple What Apple Pays

by Imran Hussain

The iPhone 18 Pro storage upgrade still sells for about three times what it costs Apple, according to a new analysis of chip prices. Apple charges $600 to go from 256GB to 1TB on both the iPhone 18 Pro and…

Apple Music iOS iPhoneNov 4, 2026

iOS 27.3 Beta Lets You Film Yourself Singing with Apple Music Selfie Sing

by Imran Hussain

Apple Music Selfie Sing is a new feature in the iOS 27.3 beta that records a video of you singing along to a song. It builds on Apple Music Sing, the karaoke mode Apple announced in December 2022, and adds…

MacNov 4, 2026

macOS Golden Gate 27.3 Beta Adds Pro Light Screensaver

by Imran Hussain

macOS Golden Gate 27.3 beta 1 adds a Pro Light screensaver that animates the wallpaper of the MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display. In the screensaver, light travels slowly along the PRO lettering and lights up different sections while the…