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Apple De-Glasses ‘Liquid Glass’ Design in New Beta

One month after its big WWDC event, Apple appears to be waffling about how glass-like its new “Liquid Glass” software aesthetic should be.Apple’s newest beta of its iOS 26 iPhone software frosts over much of the transparent design. In the test version of its forthcoming software, Apple increased the contrast…

Trump Advisor Bashes Apple for Tech’s ‘Longest-Running Soap Opera’

White House trade advisor Peter Navarro gave Apple CEO Tim Cook a new, somewhat unexpected title in a recent interview: soap opera star.Navarro, who has advised President Donald Trump since his first term is a staunch tariff advocate, said on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” that Apple CEO Tim Cook…

Apple CEO Tim Cook Shares 6 Books That Shaped Him

If you’re looking to beef up your summer reading, Apple CEO Tim Cook has a list of books that he said left a mark on him.Many major executives are big readers. Warren Buffett would sometimes read 1,000 pages a day when he started his investing career, and he is still…

Why Does Apple Keep Making Movies, Like ‘F1’ Starring Brad Pitt?

Question: Will you go to the theaters to see “F1,” the new Brad Pitt racing movie from Apple, this weekend?I might. Partly because I’m a big fan of air conditioning right now. And partly because the movie, directed by the same guy who made the “Top Gun” sequel, looks like…

Apple Kills Another Ad Campaign. Why?

Apple is justifiably famous for its marketing.You could even argue that the company’s ad campaigns are as well-known as its products: Think Different. Dancers with iPods. And, of course, the 1984 Super Bowl ad for the Mac.But now, for some reason, Apple is developing a different reputation in adland: the…

Apple Snubbed This Big-Name Blogger After He Criticized Its AI Rollout

Just how big a deal is John Gruber, the blogger whose Daring Fireball site is a must-read for anyone who cares about Apple?Here’s one way to measure Gruber’s big-dealness: Every year for the last decade, following Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference, top Apple executives have appeared onstage with Gruber for…

Google Took 25 Years to Be Ready for Gen AI. Apple Is Just Starting.

Artificial intelligence is a bit like constructing office buildings.For months or years, the ground has been a big hole, and it looks like nothing’s happening. Then, suddenly, the steel framework goes up, followed by the walls and windows. The bit we all see often takes a lot less time. The…