Could Tim Cook retire soon? California has signed a new age verification law that requires parents to enter their kids' ages when setting up a smartphone. Could a new MacBook Pro be coming soon, say this week? And Apple has increased its bug bounty award payout for big exploits to $2 million!

• Apple CEO Tim Cook visits China: receives custom LABUBU doll and hosts first livestream sales event.


• Tim Cook took over Apple's operations and started to change the world 20 years ago.


• Apple renames 'Apple TV+' to 'Apple TV'.


• Everything new in iOS 26.1 beta 3.


• macOS 26.1 beta 3 changes polarizing Macintosh HD icon.


• Newsom signs age verification law, siding with tech giants over Hollywood.


• California enacts age-gate law for app stores.


• Apple teases new MacBook Pro: 'Something powerful is coming'.


• Apple to move Health, fitness divisions to services in reorganization.


• Here's the latest on Apple suing Jon Prosser over iOS 26 leaks.


• It's not too late for Apple to get AI right.


• Apple beats Musk, buys Prompt AI startup.


• Apple ups the reward for finding major exploits to $2 million.


• Explainer: How is XProtect's data updated?


• Apple sued over use of copyrighted books to train Apple Intelligence.


• Apple says goodbye to the Clips app.


• Elon Musk tries to make Apple and mobile carriers regret choosing Starlink rivals.


• A 15-year mystery solved: The 20 bytes of code that fixed Antennagate.


• The great software quality collapse: how we normalized catastrophe.

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