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iPhone 18 secrets spill onto the dark web

A ransomware group has leaked sensitive Apple iPhone 18 Pro files on the dark web after stealing data from Tata Electronics, Apple's Indian manufacturing partner. The leaked files include component lists, supplier mappings, and drop-test photos of unreleased iPhone 18 Pro models marked 'confidential.' The breach exposes Apple's supplier relationships and bargaining vulnerabilities, coming at a sensitive time as India now accounts for 26% of global iPhone production and Apple is expected to raise iPhone prices. Tata has restricted internal system access and hired a forensic auditor in response.

UK regulator proposes letting developers steer users off Apple and Google payments

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has proposed allowing app developers to steer users toward off-platform payment options outside Apple and Google's app stores. Any steering fees platforms charge would need to be fair, reasonable, and lower than current commissions, with savings passed to consumers. The CMA is also considering forcing Apple to open NFC chip access for third-party tap-to-pay features. Google claims it has already made similar changes via new Play Store terms, while Apple has not commented. The proposals are part of the UK's new digital markets regime and run parallel to the EU's Digital Markets Act, reflecting a global regulatory trend pushing back against platform payment monopolies.

Apple says it is shipping security updates early as AI speeds up hacking

Apple is accelerating its security update cadence by decoupling fixes from the annual iOS release cycle. The company cites AI's ability to dramatically shorten the time between vulnerability disclosure and exploitation — AI tools can analyze patches and help attackers reverse-engineer exploits faster than before. Apple's response is preventive: push fixes to devices before attackers can weaponize known flaws. No evidence of active exploitation was cited; the shift is procedural, moving standalone security updates earlier rather than waiting for bundled major releases.

Supreme Court will hear Apple's appeal over App Store contempt finding in Epic case

The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear Apple's appeal of a contempt finding stemming from its legal battle with Epic Games over App Store fees. Lower courts found Apple willfully defied a 2021 order requiring it to allow developers to direct users to external payment options. Apple complied but imposed a 27% commission on external-link purchases, which courts ruled effectively nullified the order. The Ninth Circuit upheld the contempt finding but said a full ban on commissions went too far, allowing Apple to charge fees 'genuinely and reasonably necessary' for coordinating external purchases. The Supreme Court will hear the case in its October term, with a ruling expected by June 2027. The outcome could set global precedent for how Apple manages App Store fees, with regulators in the EU, Brazil, India, and the UK all watching closely.

Apple Speeds iPhone Security Patches to Counter AI-Driven Hacking Threats

Apple đẩy nhanh bản vá bảo mật iOS 26.5.2 và iPadOS 26.5.2 với gần 30 bản sửa lỗi, sớm hơn lịch trình thông thường do mối đe dọa từ các công cụ hacking sử dụng AI. Khoảng một nửa bản vá tập trung vào WebKit, trong khi ba bản vá khác bảo vệ nhân hệ điều hành iOS.

Những công cụ AI hiện nay đã khiến các nhà hacker có thể phát hiện và khai thác lỗ hổng nhanh hơn bao giờ hết, nên Apple đã phải nhanh chóng cập nhật iOS để bảo vệ trước những mối đe dọa mới.

OpenAI hires Apple’s Vision Pro chief Paul Meade

Paul Meade, Apple's VP overseeing Vision Pro and smart glasses, is leaving to join OpenAI's hardware unit. He reunites with former Apple colleagues Jony Ive, Tang Tan, and Evans Hankey, whose startup was acquired by OpenAI for $6.5bn. The move is the most senior Apple defection yet, continuing a pattern of Apple hardware talent migrating to AI companies. Meade's departure follows an internal Apple restructuring that left several VPs reporting to a new layer of management. OpenAI is effectively reassembling Apple's former hardware leadership to build a post-smartphone AI device, while Apple's Vision Pro line remains in retreat with no redesign expected before 2028-2029.

Apple’s Eddy Cue says the company wants to make ‘better’ and ‘more’ entertainment

Apple's SVP of Services Eddy Cue, named Entertainment Person of the Year at Cannes Lions, outlined Apple TV+'s content strategy: original programming only, no licensed back catalogue, and a quality-over-quantity philosophy traced back to Steve Jobs and Pixar. The service launched in 2019 with just five or six originals and has since earned an Academy Award (CODA), multiple Emmys, and a Tony, achieving EGOT status. Cue signaled more films are coming, pointing to F1: The Movie's $634M box office success as a template, while acknowledging the tension between 'better and more' and 'the best, not the most.'