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This week: Tim Cook’s plan to save you from tariffs on your next Apple purchase! Plus: The big upgrade the iPhone 17 Pro is sadly skipping, a weird new Apple website, major changes coming to the App Store — and more of your Speakpipe voicemails!
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This week’s stories:
Apple plans to make all US iPhones in India
- Apple reportedly wants to make all iPhones it sells in the United States in India by next year to avoid the U.S.-China tariff war.
iPhone 17 Pro might miss out on major display upgrade
- Due to scaling challenges, the iPhone 17 Pro lineup will not get an anti-reflective display coating as initially rumored.
Apple soft-launches all-in-one site to follow celebs
- The new Apple Snapshot celebrity website popped up Tuesday, showing fans celebs' work across Apple services. But it's weirdly limited so far.
Despite tariff turmoil, Wall Street expects good news from Apple
- Get ready for the Apple financial results announcement: Wall Street anticipates a revenue increase despite trade challenges.
Judge blasts Apple for willfully defying App Store’s anti-competition ruling
- Apple willfully violated a court order limiting its anti-competitive App Store practices and taking commission on external transactions.
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