Apple Buy Guide.

News

Every News headline, newest first. Each story opens on the original publisher.

Apple Limits Bug Bounty Submissions After Flood of AI Slop

MacRumors · News

Apple Limits Bug Bounty Submissions After Flood of AI Slop

Apple limited the number of vulnerabilities security researchers can submit to its bug bounty program because of an uptick in reports about…

Aug 4, 2026

RevenueCat Shipaton mobile hackathon is back with $1 million worth of prizes

9to5Mac · News

RevenueCat Shipaton mobile hackathon is back with $1 million worth of prizes

RevenueCat’s annual Shipaton mobile hackathon is officially back, running August 1-September 30 with major prizes available for winning apps. Here are the…

Aug 4, 2026

Staff lottery reveals Apple's first-half September event plans

AppleInsider · News

Staff lottery reveals Apple's first-half September event plans

Apple is opening a lottery for U.S. retail employees to staff its next major product event, bringing store workers into preparations for…

Aug 4, 2026

Apple TV Emmy nominees spill secrets: Michelle Pfeiffer, Elle Fanning, Rhea Seehorn, and more

MacDailyNews · News

Apple TV Emmy nominees spill secrets: Michelle Pfeiffer, Elle Fanning, Rhea Seehorn, and more

Apple TV’s Emmy-nominated stars packed Spago for The Hollywood Reporter’s "Women of Apple TV" panel, where Michelle Pfeiffer… The post Apple TV…

Aug 4, 2026

Apple TV’s most popular show this year was just revealed

9to5Mac · News

Apple TV’s most popular show this year was just revealed

Ted Lasso is back tonight for season 4, and sure to be a huge hit. But new data has just revealed Apple…

Aug 4, 2026

OpenAI explains what will happen when ChatGPT Atlas shuts down this weekend

9to5Mac · News

OpenAI explains what will happen when ChatGPT Atlas shuts down this weekend

It’s the end of a very short road for ChatGPT Atlas, OpenAI’s dedicated web browser for Mac. OpenAI has shared details about…

Aug 4, 2026

Apple Card partners with Booking.com to speed up loyalty rewards

AppleInsider · News

Apple Card partners with Booking.com to speed up loyalty rewards

Apple Card users have a new way to get more value out of Booking.com without spending months climbing its loyalty ranks, though…

Aug 4, 2026

Apple seeks court order to block OpenAI from using alleged trade secrets in hardware ambitions

MacDailyNews · News

Apple seeks court order to block OpenAI from using alleged trade secrets in hardware ambitions

Apple has asked a federal judge for a preliminary injunction that would stop OpenAI and two of its former employees from accessing,…

Aug 4, 2026

WhatsApp launches three new features to upgrade group chats

9to5Mac · News

WhatsApp launches three new features to upgrade group chats

WhatsApp has three upgrades for group chats launching today, including improvements to polls, a way to create new chats from existing groups,…

Aug 4, 2026

Apple’s incoming CEO Ternus taps retired hardware executive for management team

MacDailyNews · News

Apple’s incoming CEO Ternus taps retired hardware executive for management team

Incoming Apple CEO John Ternus is bringing back a trusted lieutenant from his time running hardware engineering to join his new management……

Aug 4, 2026

Apple moves for preliminary injunction in OpenAI trade secrets lawsuit

9to5Mac · News

Apple moves for preliminary injunction in OpenAI trade secrets lawsuit

Apple has filed a request for a preliminary injunction in its ongoing trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI. Without a preliminary injunction, Apple…

Aug 4, 2026

Apple demands OpenAI injunction, discovery, testimony now to prevent more harm

AppleInsider · News

Apple demands OpenAI injunction, discovery, testimony now to prevent more harm

Apple is doubling down on its lawsuit against OpenAI over claims of intellectual property theft, and has now asked the courts for…

Aug 4, 2026

No, Apple Photos face recognition is not a privacy threat – quite the opposite

9to5Mac · News

No, Apple Photos face recognition is not a privacy threat – quite the opposite

We learned yesterday that a judge is allowing a $32B lawsuit to proceed, alleging that Apple Photos face recognition violates a state…

Aug 4, 2026

OpenAI Posts Public Rebuttal to Apple's Trade Secrets Lawsuit

MacRumors · News

OpenAI Posts Public Rebuttal to Apple's Trade Secrets Lawsuit

Apple has asked a federal judge for a preliminary injunction against OpenAI as its trade secrets lawsuit escalates, and OpenAI responded hours…

Aug 4, 2026

New OpenAI post doesn't address Apple's IP theft claims at all

AppleInsider · News

New OpenAI post doesn't address Apple's IP theft claims at all

In an attempt to refute Apple's intellectual property theft claims, Open AI doesn't address the theft, and instead leans on a racism…

Aug 4, 2026

Apple @ Work Podcast: The state of digital signage on Apple TV in 2026

9to5Mac · News

Apple @ Work Podcast: The state of digital signage on Apple TV in 2026

Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates…

Aug 4, 2026

OpenAI rebuts Apple trade secrets allegations in new response with receipts

9to5Mac · News

OpenAI rebuts Apple trade secrets allegations in new response with receipts

Apple filed a lawsuit against OpenAI last month, accusing the firm behind ChatGPT of stealing trade secrets related to hardware development. Nearly…

Aug 4, 2026

Russia escalates dispute with Apple over mandatory app preinstallation

9to5Mac · News

Russia escalates dispute with Apple over mandatory app preinstallation

Reuters reports that Russia’s antitrust regulator has opened a formal case against Apple over the company’s failure to preinstall the state-backed MAX…

Aug 4, 2026

Never miss an Apple headline.

A short weekly digest of the biggest news, rumors and deals. Coming soon.