Apple's "Awe dropping" event is set for September 9th. Developer beta 8 of iOS 216, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe 26 has been released. Apple TV+ is hiking its monthly user price. And Masimo sues US Customs over Apple's Apple Watch blood oxygen workaround.

• Apple September Event invites have officially gone out.


• iPhone 17 countdown begins as Foxconn ramps up factory hiring in China.


• Apple seeds developer beta 8 of iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26.


• MacOS 26 Tahoe's dead canary utility app Icons.


• Apple may back out of MLB entirely as NBC closes in on 'Sunday Night Baseball' rights.


• Apple TV+ hiking price, will now cost $13 per month in U.S.


• Masimo was last to learn about blood oxygen sensing returning to Apple Watch.


• FTC draws hard line on foreign-driven censorship & data demands for Big Tech.


• Apple Wallet in iOS 26 adds a toggle to disable controversial feature.


• HBO Max launches new Harry Potter immersive environment on Apple Vision Pro.


• 'F1' & 'Superman' top $600M global; 'Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle' killing it overseas.


• Elon Musk's xAI sues Apple over claims it favors OpenAI.


• Apple patches CVE-2025-43300 zero-day in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS exploited in targeted attacks.

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• Andy's Pick: Studs Terkel


• Alex's Pick: Bitrig

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