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This week: This quarter. It could be Tim Cook’s last! We could have CEO John Ternus by January. Also: iOS 26.2 lets you replace Siri (in Japan), the Mac Pro canceled again, iPhone Pocket sells out instantly, thieves are giving Android phones back to their victims, and the most expensive Mac setup money can buy!

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This week’s stories:

Griffin’s M5 Vision Pro on eBay

Apple preps for a post–Tim Cook era

• Apple may be nearing a CEO transition, with a report claiming the board is stepping up its search for a Tim Cook replacement.

iPhone side button will soon get a quiet upgrade

• With iOS 26.2, Apple will allow iPhone users to launch third-party voice assistants using the side key (but only in Japan so far).
• Automate your iPhone by voice alone via Vocal Shortcuts

Apple throws Mac Pro under the bus … again

• Apple's ill-fated Mac Pro might not get an M5 Ultra upgrade in 2026, with the company pushing the Mac Studio instead.

Apple’s most controversial product in years is a huge hit

• If you didn't move quickly, you missed your chance to get an iPhone Pocket on launch day. The accessory divides Apple fans, though.

London’s iPhone-loving thieves ‘don’t want no Samsung’ for a reason

• In a surprising twist in the smartphone wars, iPhone-craving thieves reject low-value Androids like Samung on the mean streets of London.

Top 10 high-end Apple setups you wish you could afford

• Sure, maybe you can't afford thousands of dollars for a desk setup worth drooling over, but it's still fun to look, right?
• In our dreams: Studio Displays flank Pro Display XDR in M2 Ultra Mac Pro rig