This Month
Apple execs held internal talks about buying AI start-up Perplexity
Following an underwhelming AI offering at their Worldwide Developer’s Conference, Apple is making moves to strengthen their AI capabilities.
Monash shares dive; Marines in LA; iPhone’s big update
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Meet the iPhone’s biggest update in a decade
Except for the “squircles”, almost all of Apple’s smartphone overhaul was leaked ahead of time.
May
What’s in a name? A lot, according to Apple, as it rebrands iOS
The next operating systems for the iPhone maker will be identified by year, rather than with a version number, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
OpenAI taking on Apple is the beginning of the end of the iPhone
Sam Altman’s acquisition of a storied design firm positions him as a contender to the legacy of Steve Jobs: not just reshaping software, but also reimagining devices.
Inside the ‘stolen iPhone’ building
The Financial Times tracked the roaring trade of mobiles grabbed in London, New York and elsewhere, then sold in one district in southern China’s Shenzhen.
This phone’s stats don’t capture how different it feels from others
Samsung had to make sacrifices to come up with its slimmest, lightest Galaxy handset. The question is, are you willing to make those compromises too?
Trump has a ‘little problem with Tim Cook’
The US president said he spoke to the Apple boss about moving the assembly of devices to the US, rather than accelerating a shift from China to India.
Apple and Amazon have no idea what’s coming
Big tech earnings are holding up well for now, but it’s clear Amazon, Apple and other tech giants have little idea of how a protracted trade war might hurt them.
April
Your iPhone is a target for thieves. Do this to help protect your data
Taking a few precautions, you can dramatically reduce the fallout that comes with a lost or stolen handset.
How do I make those Trumpet of Patriots spam texts stop?
Everybody’s doing it, and everyone hates them. So why are political parties allowed to send you so many texts?
What’s wrong with Apple?
Even before the threat of Donald Trump’s tariffs, there were questions about the company’s inability to make good on new ideas.
Why is Google’s Pixel 9a so cheap? It just doesn’t add up
Head-to-head with Google’s premium phone, the Pixel 9 Pro, the new mid-tier model is a lot closer than the price difference might suggest.
March
Apple just pulled an iPhone ad. The move shows it’s now in crisis
An AI update to bring Siri into the agentic era has been delayed, placing the tech giant in a bind as it races to make other big changes to its devices.
Apple prepares dramatic software overhaul for iPhone, iPad and Mac
The revamp – due this year – will fundamentally change the look of the operating systems, updating the style of icons, menus, apps, windows and system buttons.
Apple’s quiet pivot to India
The iPhone maker wants to diversify its supply chain beyond China. Can the world’s largest democracy deliver?
The new iPhone raises some questions. The trickiest one is in the name
We put Apple’s entry-level iPhone 16e through its paces, and found it compares pretty well to our iPhone 16 Pro. Here is a kind of alphabetical guide to the device.
February
Apple launches low-cost AI phone for the cost-of-living crunch
The new model will have enough computing power to run Apple Intelligence, and will bring communications in-house for the first time.
Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Ultra is a perfect phone, with four slip-ups
Did the company fail to add magnets to its new handset just to be annoying? Maybe not. It could signal a broader trend we like to call “peak phone”.
January
Should you track your kids through their phones?
The combination of new technology and the age-old devotion to keep your children safe is taking “helicopter parenting” to a whole new level.