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Apple releases second betas of iOS 26.5 and macOS Tahoe 26.5
Apple has rolled out the second developer betas for iOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, and the full suite of companion operating systems on April 13, 2026. The updates follow the initial betas released about two weeks earlier and continue the refinement phase for what appears to be a primarily maintenance-focused update.
Developers can download the new betas through the Apple Developer portal or over-the-air via Settings > General > Software Update on enrolled devices.
Public beta testers should see iOS 26.5 Public Beta 2 and macOS Tahoe 26.5 Public Beta 2 arrive in the coming days through the Apple Beta Software Program.
Build numbers include:
• iOS 26.5 beta 2: 23F5054d (IPSW) / 23F5054h (OTA)
• Corresponding builds for iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, visionOS, and macOS Tahoe 26.5
As with Beta 1, testers are reporting that Beta 2 remains relatively light on visible new features. The focus seems to be on:
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
• Performance optimizations
• Under-the-hood refinements to Apple Intelligence and other system services
• Minor UI polishing (some users have noted subtle changes to Control Center blur effects and other interface elements on iPadOS)
No major new user-facing capabilities have been widely documented yet in Beta 2, which aligns with the pattern for .5-point releases that typically emphasize reliability ahead of the next major OS cycle.
These updates sit within the broader iOS 26 and macOS Tahoe 26 releases, which introduced a refreshed design language (including “Liquid Glass” elements), enhanced Apple Intelligence capabilities, new Messages features like polls and backgrounds, and various productivity improvements.The 26.5 cycle is expected to deliver further refinements and security enhancements rather than headline-grabbing additions.
Who Should Install the Beta?
• Developers and testers: Ideal for those who want to validate apps against the latest changes and provide feedback to Apple.
• Everyday users: Best to wait for the final release unless you’re comfortable with potential bugs. Beta software can include unfinished features, battery drain, or app incompatibilities.
Apple typically iterates quickly through betas in the lead-up to a final release. With Beta 2 now available, we may see additional builds over the next few weeks as the company addresses reported issues. A release candidate could follow in the coming month, depending on testing feedback.
MacDailyNews Note: If you’re running the beta, be sure to report any issues through Apple’s Feedback Assistant app (or via the Feedback Assistant website) to help Apple deliver the smoothest possible final version.
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Mac user base could double over the next decade – Horace Dediu
Horace Dediu argues that Apple’s rumored low-cost MacBook Neo could be the catalyst that finally expands the Mac platform beyond its traditional base. With the current installed base hovering around 260 million users — built on decades of sales and exceptional device longevity — a well-targeted entry-level Mac has a realistic shot at bringing in millions of first-time switchers from Windows. Doubling the user base over the next decade isn’t guaranteed, but it’s now an achievable and worthwhile goal.
[Via MarketWatch:]
It’s a massive untapped opportunity for Apple, whose Mac installed base of 260 million units lags far behind the iPhone installed base of 1.5 billion units. Mohan believes the total addressable market for the Neo could be $32 billion for 2026. If Apple can capture just 10% of that market for budget laptops, and do so with a 19% operating margin, the company can boost earnings per share by an incremental 3 cents, according to Mohan.
“We see Neo driving meaningful adoption for first-time Mac owners with a distinct customer base relative to the Air and Pro models,” Mohan wrote.
The Neo will dramatically disrupt competitors in the market for budget personal computers, Seaport analyst Jay Goldberg wrote in a Monday note, as the $500 to $700 price tier is one of the most profitable segments for PC makers. Both Mohan and Goldberg have a buy rating and $320 price target on Apple’s stock, implying over 20% of upside from current levels.
Read: Apple turns 50. Here’s how it can shake its midlife crisis.
As Apple expands into the budget computer market, the company is also looking to seize share from its smartphone competitors during a period of memory crunch. Artificial-intelligence infrastructure is gobbling up so much memory that many suppliers have sold out their capacity through at least next year. That has an impact on makers of consumer hardware that also count memory as a key component.
Apple has been paying a premium to buy up memory chips in what Goldberg believes is a “is part of a deliberate strategy for the company to tighten conditions for its competitors.”
This strategy forces competitors to either raise prices for customers or reduce the memory content in their products, according to Goldberg. Meanwhile, he believes Apple intends to maintain both the memory content and pricing of its phones, allowing the iPhone maker to gain share even as the overall phone market shrinks by roughly 10%.
This strategy “will not come cheap for Apple,” Goldberg warned, noting that Apple’s product gross margin could sink to the low-30% range from the high-30% range seen a year ago.
“That said, we think the company can make up for some of this lost ground through its share gains,” he wrote, as new Apple users are likely to subscribe to Apple’s higher-margin subscription services to offset the hardware costs.
Mohan expressed similar sentiments, arguing that the Neo could lead to a stickier overall installed base for Apple and “increased services use over time.”
The Neo will move the needle and the supply crunch will hamper competition…
It’s a long way to go to 1 billion Mac users and I don’t know if it will ever happen given that most will have to switch from Windows and the lock-in is strong regardless of a better and cheaper alternative being available.
Nevertheless, a doubling of the Mac user base is certainly a worthy and achievable goal over the next decade.
MacDailyNews Take: Mac works better with iPhone. With 1.5 billion iPhone users — and growing — Apple has significant headroom for Mac to expand, especially now that it’s targeting budget-conscious buyers with the MacBook Neo. One billion Mac users is certainly achievable, even if it takes a while.
Apple should really focus on getting the word out to the average Joe about how much better it is for iPhone users to have a Mac than to handicap themselves with some crappy Windows PC or Chromebook.
Even a simple series of videos and ads with regular people explaining that “with a MacBook Neo and an iPhone I can do this, but before, with just a PC, I couldn’t” would go a long way.
• Copy anything on your iPhone and paste instantly on the MacBook Neo
• Start a task on one device and instantly continue on the other (Handoff)
• Use your iPhone as a high-quality webcam or document scanner for the MacBook Neo
• AirDrop files, photos, or videos between iPhone and MacBook Neo in seconds
• Send and receive iMessages/SMS and make calls directly from the MacBook Neo
• Unlock your MacBook Neo automatically with your iPhone (or Apple Watch)
• Seamless photo/video editing flow: Snap photos or shoot video on your iPhone and they appear instantly in the Photos app on the MacBook Neo (thanks to iCloud)
• Use iPhone as a second display or sidecar-like extension (with Continuity features) for extra screen real estate on the go
• Share passwords, Wi-Fi networks, or Focus modes automatically across both devices
The MacBook Neo turns your iPhone from “just a phone” into a true extension of your laptop. Many of these Continuity features simply don’t exist in the same effortless way on Windows PCs or Chromebooks.
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Amazon to acquire Globalstar for $11.57 billion in attempt to challenge Starlink; Apple owns approximately 20% of Globalstar
Amazon.com announced on Tuesday it has agreed to acquire satellite communications company Globalstar in an $11.57 billion deal, significantly strengthening its satellite ambitions as it seeks to compete with Elon Musk’s dominant Starlink service.
The acquisition will give Amazon immediate access to Globalstar’s network of approximately two dozen low-Earth orbit satellites, while also securing continued support for key Apple safety features that rely on Globalstar’s infrastructure.
Under the terms of the deal, Globalstar shareholders will have the option to receive either $90 in cash or 0.3210 shares of Amazon common stock for each share they own.
Covington, Louisiana-based Globalstar is best known for powering Apple’s Emergency SOS via satellite feature on iPhones and Apple Watches. The company provides voice, data, and asset-tracking services to enterprise, government, and consumer customers worldwide.
Amazon has been aggressively building out its own Project Kuiper satellite broadband network. The company currently operates more than 200 satellites and plans to deploy around 3,200 satellites in low-Earth orbit by 2029, with roughly half required to be in place by a July 2026 regulatory deadline. Amazon intends to begin rolling out its satellite internet services later this year.
In contrast, Starlink — the satellite internet unit of Musk’s SpaceX — already has about 10,000 satellites in orbit and serves more than nine million users globally, making it the clear market leader in the fast-growing satellite broadband sector.
Apple owns approximately 20% of Globalstar
Apple’s stake was acquired in November 2024 as part of a broader ~$1.5 billion commitment to support the expansion of Globalstar’s satellite network for iPhone and Apple Watch satellite features (such as Emergency SOS and messaging). Specifically, Apple paid about $400 million for a 20% equity stake (400,000 Class B shares), with the remaining ~$1.1 billion provided as cash commitments for new satellites, ground infrastructure, and related debt repayment.
As part of the transaction, Amazon and Apple — which has invested approximately $1.5 billion in Globalstar — have signed a separate agreement to ensure the continued operation of satellite-based safety features, including Emergency SOS and Find My, for iPhone and Apple Watch users.
Globalstar said late last year that a new Apple-backed network currently under development would expand its constellation to 54 satellites, including backups.
Amazon’s move underscores the intensifying competition in the satellite internet space, where companies are racing to provide high-speed broadband connectivity to remote and underserved areas around the world. By acquiring Globalstar, Amazon gains established satellite assets and operational expertise as it works to close the gap with Starlink.
MacDailyNews Note: The deal is expected to close in 2027, subject to regulatory approvals and Globalstar achieving certain satellite deployment milestones.
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‘Apple’s true achievement is the culture Steve Jobs instilled’ – Gene Munster
Longtime Apple analyst Gene Munster has obsessed about all things Apple for more than 20 years. When asked for Apple’s defining achievement, he is tempted to talk about the iPhone. In reality, the answer is much deeper than a single product. Apple’s true achievement is the culture Steve Jobs instilled that made the Mac and iPhone possible and has sustained the business long after those launches, Munster writes. As Apple looks toward the decades ahead, investors can rest easy knowing that Jobs’ product discipline remains embedded in the culture, and that culture will be the foundation for future hit products.
Gene Munster via GeneMunster.com:
The clearest evidence of what Jobs and the culture he built brought to Apple is found by looking back at AAPL’s performance during the years he was gone. From 1985 to 1996, AAPL shares were up 30%, while the Nasdaq rose 310%. That underperformance reflected some product quality issues, but more importantly, it reflected a weak product vision that translated into underwhelming revenue growth. During that period, the company grew by an average of 13% a year.
Jobs’ return in late 1996 changed that trajectory. Since then, revenue growth averaged 28% from 2000–2015 and 19% from 2000–2025. Even more staggering, during that period AAPL shares have risen roughly 176,000%, versus approximately 1,700% for the Nasdaq. While the iPhone was the most visible outcome of that era, the core reason it all came together is that Jobs rebuilt Apple around a philosophy, not a product. He believed winning companies shouldn’t ask consumers what they want, but rather build something they couldn’t live without.
What makes that culture lasting is that Jobs knew it was their defining advantage, so he built a system to maintain it. Even after learning in 2003 that he had a rare form of pancreatic cancer, he remained deeply engaged when most CEOs would have stepped down. In 2008, he founded Apple University to institutionalize Apple’s way of thinking, ensuring employees understood the principles behind its best decisions.
MacDailyNews Take: As long as Apple steadfastly preserves the extraordinary culture that Steve Jobs built (the very culture that has defined the company for most of the last 50 years) the company will continue to win over consumers decade after decade. Continuing to adhere to its unique Jobsian culture, Apple’s future isn’t just bright; it’s inevitable.
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Warren Buffett reveals the real reason why Berkshire cut its Apple stake in half
Berkshire Hathaway has sold well over half of its stake in Apple in recent years, significantly reducing the tech giant’s weight in its portfolio. Once accounting for roughly half of Berkshire’s equity holdings, Apple no longer represents such a dominant position. Importantly, the massive stock sale had nothing to do with any concerns over Apple’s business performance.
David Jagielski for The Motley Fool:
Apple has been a staple in Berkshire’s portfolio, but in recent years, Berkshire has not only been trimming its position in the tech company, but it’s been drastically unloading it. From its peak, Berkshire has reduced its stake in Apple by more than 75%. While it’s still the top holding and the position is worth close to $60 billion today, it no longer accounts for more than half of the portfolio, as it did in the past.
And that, it seems, was the big problem for Buffett. “I wasn’t happy for it to be larger than everything else combined.” Today, Apple’s stock accounts for just under 19% of Berkshire’s portfolio, with American Express not being far behind at 15%. A few years ago, the delta was much more significant between the first and second holdings.
Another factor that may have played a big role in Buffett’s decision to sell Apple stock was likely the significant profit the company was sitting on from the position. Berkshire has made over $100 billion in profit on the sale of Apple stock. And with uncertainty around taxes and how capital gains might be treated in the future, securing those profits may have motivated Buffett to sell sooner rather than later.
Over the past five years, both Berkshire and Apple have been solid investments, with the former generating returns of 79% and the latter nearly doubling in value. Going forward, they still look like terrific investments to buy and hold.
MacDailyNews Take: So, if he were following his own advice, Buffett’s real reason for selling Apple shares was a bad reason. Having a single stock holding that exceeds everything else in your portfolio combined isn’t necessarily a problem — especially in light of Buffett’s well-known views on the subject. As he has famously said, “Diversification is protection against ignorance. It makes little sense if you know what you are doing” and “invest in what you know.”
There’s no two ways about it: Leaving over $35 billion on the table in a single year on a single stock is simply legendarily bad investing.
If Buffett’s calling these nonsensical, losing shots, maybe it’s time he wasn’t. If Buffett’s no longer making the calls, that doesn’t bode well for Berkshire Hathaway’s future. – MacDailyNews, December 18, 2024
See also:
• Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett on Apple sale: ‘I sold it too soon’ – March 31, 2026
• By selling the wrong stock, Apple, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has left over $35 billion on the table this year – December 18, 2024
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Apple TV flick ‘Outcome,’ starring Keanu Reeves, is ‘awkward, clumsily maudlin, and shot like a fever dream’ – NYT
Apple TV’s “Outcome” is a dark comedy that centers on Reef Hawk (Keanu Reeves), a beloved Hollywood star who must dive into the depths of his hidden demons after he is extorted with a mysterious video that’s sure to shatter his image and end his career. With the support of his lifelong besties Kyle (Cameron Diaz) and Xander (Matt Bomer), along with his crisis lawyer Ira (Jonah Hill), Reef embarks on a soul-searching journey to make amends with anyone he could have possibly wronged in hopes of identifying the blackmailer. Co-writer and director Hill looks to bring a unique lens to Reef’s wild but spiritually cleansing, nostalgic, and eye-opening trip down memory lane, where confronting his past might be the only way to rescue his future.
Brandon Yu for The New York Times:
In “Outcome,” Keanu Reeves plays a washed-up movie star who has been a noxious narcissist and addict — in private. For years, his team has been protecting his public persona as the nicest guy in Hollywood.
But the second part mostly feels like a limply added asterisk, as if the film, directed by Jonah Hill, realized halfway through that it had to explain its miscast of Reeves as a notorious jerk. That’s a big enough misfire, but it’s just the first in “Outcome,” a film that is shot like a fever dream and written like a puckish remake of “Jay Kelly.”
Reeves isn’t able to rise above the material, but he’s not really given much to begin with; most of the film consists of its eclectic cast (Cameron Diaz as the best friend; Martin Scorsese as the former manager) talking at Reeves while he sits in dejected silence until he finally lashes out in a stilted, histrionic fit. The most extreme case is Hill, who plays Reef’s crisis lawyer, and seems to be doing a misguided twist on Tom Cruise’s demented executive in “Tropic Thunder.”
“Outcome” is an altogether bizarre turn from Hill as a director: His previous films (“Mid90s,” “Stutz”) were, even amid some stylistic cribbing, clearly borne out of a personal, considered worldview. Here he’s made a slapdash satire of modern celebrity culture that is awkward where it wants to be acerbic and clumsily maudlin where it wants to be meaningful.
MacDailyNews Take: The outcome was poor. The film currently has a 2.2 out of 5 audience rating (32% Popcornmeter) and a weak 27% Tomatometer rating (critics) on Rotten Tomatoes.
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No, Apple is not erasing Lebanese towns from Apple Maps
Claims spread rapidly over the weekend on X alleging that Apple had deliberately removed the names of numerous towns and villages in southern Lebanon from its Maps app. Critics, including journalists and influencers, shared screenshots showing large areas of southern Lebanon appearing sparsely labeled or unlabeled, while nearby locations in Israel and Syria displayed town names more prominently. Some posts accused Apple of “erasing Lebanon’s history” and suggested the changes were timed to coincide with Israel’s ongoing military operations in the region.
Users pointed out that at certain zoom levels, southern Lebanese villages that exist on other mapping services (like Google Maps) seemed absent or harder to find on Apple Maps. Posts claimed Apple could easily add verified town names “in five minutes” if it wanted to, implying political motivation amid the Israel-Lebanon conflict.
Apple’s Response and the Facts
Apple has firmly denied the accusations. In statements provided to media outlets, the company clarified that the villages and towns highlighted in the viral posts were never featured on Apple Maps in the first place.
According to Apple, its most detailed Maps experience has not yet launched in Lebanon. As a result, labeling in the region has historically been sparser compared to Google Maps, which draws from different data sources and often displays more local names even at broader zoom levels. Smaller villages on Apple Maps typically only appear when users zoom in very closely or search for them directly.
Importantly, there is no evidence of recent deletions. No before-and-after comparisons have surfaced proving that these specific labels were visible on Apple Maps previously and then removed. Archived user complaints about limited mapping detail in Lebanon date back several years, indicating this is a longstanding data coverage gap rather than a sudden, targeted change.
There is no evidence that Apple erased or removed Lebanese towns from its Maps app. The controversy appears to stem from longstanding differences in how mapping services handle data in the area, not any new action linked to the current conflict.
Digital maps rely on vast, constantly updated datasets from multiple providers. Variations in coverage are common, especially in regions affected by conflict or with less commercial priority for certain services. While accurate mapping is important for navigation, humanitarian efforts, and preserving geographic knowledge, accusations of intentional “erasure” require clear proof of removal — which has not materialized here.
MacDailyNews Take: Lebanon has faced decades of political instability, economic crises, and conflict, which likely makes it a lower priority for detailed mapping coverage by Apple Maps.
Apple Maps continues to show major cities in Lebanon (such as Beirut, Tyre, and Sidon), and users can still search for and navigate to specific villages when the data exists.
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Apple TV’s ‘The Husbands’: Joe Alwyn, Richard Gadd, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Joel Kinnaman, Daniel Ings, Bob Morley, and Fehinti Balogun to star with Juno Temple in A24 series
Last April, Apple TV announced the new eight-episode comedic drama “The Husbands,” starring SAG and BAFTA Award winner Juno Temple (“Ted Lasso,” “Fargo,” “Atonement”), from A24, and adapted from award-winning author and games designer Holly Gramazio’s New York Times bestselling book of the same name.
When Lauren (Temple) returns home to her flat in London late one night, she is greeted at the door by her husband, Michael. There’s only one problem — she’s never seen this man before in her life. As Lauren tries to puzzle out how she could be married to someone she can’t remember meeting, Michael goes to the attic to change a lightbulb and abruptly disappears. In his place, a new husband emerges. Realizing that her attic is creating an infinite supply of husbands, Lauren confronts the question: If swapping lives is as easy as changing a lightbulb, how do you know you’ve taken the right path? When do you stop trying to do better and start actually living?
Stewart Clarke for Deadline:
With an attic of husbands to cast over eight episodes, Apple and A24 have put together an impressive lineup, which leans heavily on British talent. Alwyn recently starred in Hamnet, and is joined in the cast by Gadd, who is also about to appear in Half Man, his next show after Netflix smash hit Baby Reindeer.
Ben-Adir’s credits include Bob Marley: One Love and Barbie, while U.S.-Swedish star Kinnaman is currently in multiple streaming shows including Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole and For All Mankind. Ings, meanwhile, is recently off A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Balogun starred in Down Cemetery Road and Australian actor Morley was in The 100.
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Apple’s failed AI Chief John Giannandrea to finally exit this week
Apple’s failed AI chief, John Giannandrea, will finally exit the company after several years at the helm, after the company announced in a December 2025 press release that the executive would “retire” this spring.
Mark Gurman for Bloomberg News:
It’s been a long goodbye for John Giannandrea, the former artificial intelligence boss known as JG. His days were numbered ever since March 2025, when Cook and other Apple executives made the decision to dramatically reduce his role overseeing AI. The move stemmed from the disappointing launch of Apple Intelligence and ongoing delays to the upgrade of the Siri assistant — as well as the broader sense that the company got ambushed by generative AI. At the time, his oversight of Siri, robotics and other AI teams was yanked.
At the end of last year, Apple made the exit official, saying that Giannandrea would be retiring in 2026. His remaining responsibilities — Apple’s foundation models, AI testing and various other functions — were split up across software chief Craig Federighi, services head Eddy Cue and operating chief Sabih Khan. Since then, JG has been “advising,” or what is better known as “resting and vesting.” That means hanging out on the payroll until his stock vests.
The next Apple vesting date is April 15, and I am told JG’s final days at Apple are indeed this coming week…
Giannandrea came to Apple from Google, and he will likely be remembered as another of Cook’s outside hires that failed to click. But here’s the reality: I don’t think the issue is that Cook doesn’t know how to hire from the outside. The truth is that the top of Apple is run like a small family business with few decision-makers. And if you’re not in the inner circle — which is nearly impossible to crack — you’re simply not empowered enough to drive real change at the company.
MacDailyNews Take: Cook doesn’t know how to hire from the outside precisely because, for some fifteen years now, he has failed to create the proper onboarding and integration conditions necessary for outside hires to succeed.
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Apple’s iOS 26.4 lets users tone down Liquid Glass effect
iOS 26.4 introduces a new “Reduce Bright Effects” setting that lets you disable various flashing elements common in Liquid Glass.
“Reduce Bright Effects” controls the bright flashing response that appears when interacting with certain UI elements.
Ryan Christoffel for 9to5Mac:
iOS 26’s Liquid Glass design has seen several refinements over time, but also new settings for dialing it back.
Most prominently, iOS 26.1 added an option in the Display & Brightness settings to switch from the default ‘Clear’ design to a more iOS 18-like ‘Tinted’ look.
That one setting alone goes a long way toward making the new design feel more like the previous iPhone look.
But in iOS 26.4, there’s another new setting that lets you disable a different aspect of Liquid Glass.
It’s called ‘Reduce Bright Effects,’ and it controls the bright flashing response that shows up when interacting with certain UI elements.
You can see a comparison in the X post below via 9to5Mac’s own Dylan McDonald.
Finally, we have the best of both worlds! You can now disable the Liquid Glass highlights on iOS 26.4 Beta. Definitely turning them off. https://t.co/Aj56BE1uck pic.twitter.com/ozQ6OyZaaY
— Dylan (@DylanMcD8) March 9, 2026
MacDailyNews Take: For those who call it “Liquid Ass,” this one’s for you!
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Apple’s acclaimed titles land nominations for the 86th Annual Peabody Awards
On Thursday, Apple TV was recognized with five nominations for the 86th Annual Peabody Awards, with category nods for “Pluribus,” “Come See Me in the Good Light,” “Mr. Scorsese,” “Vietnam: The War That Changed America” and “Shape Island.” The Peabody Awards honor excellence in storytelling that reflects the social issues and the emerging voices of our day, and this year’s winners will be announced on April 23, and celebrated on Sunday, May 31, at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills.
Golden Globe Award winner “Pluribus” earns a nomination for Entertainment, while Academy Award nominee “Come See Me in the Good Light,” Critics Choice Award and DGA Award winner “Mr. Scorsese,” and BAFTA Award nominee “Vietnam: The War That Changed America” land nods for Documentary, alongside a Children’s/Youth nomination for Children’s and Family Emmy Award winner “Shape Island.”
These nominations mark the latest recognition from the Peabody Awards for Apple, following a win in 2025 for “Bread & Roses”; three wins in 2023 for “Bad Sisters,” “Severance” and “El Deafo”; and two wins in 2021 for “Ted Lasso” and “Stillwater.”
To date, Apple Original films, documentaries and series have been honored with 794 wins and 3,428 award nominations and counting, including multi-Emmy Award-winning and history-making comedies “The Studio” and “Ted Lasso,” global cultural phenomenon “Severance,” Apple’s most-viewed drama “Pluribus,” Academy Award Best Picture winner “CODA” and Academy Award winner “F1,” the highest-grossing sports feature of all time.
Apple landed five nominations for the 86th Annual Peabody Awards, including:
“Pluribus”
Entertainment
“Come See Me in the Good Light”
Documentary
“Mr. Scorsese”
Documentary
“Vietnam: The War That Changed America”
Documentary
“Shape Island”
Children’s/Youth
All titles are now streaming globally on Apple TV.
“Pluribus”
“Pluribus” is a genre-bending original in which the most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness.
“Come See Me in the Good Light”
“Come See Me in the Good Light” is a poignant and unexpectedly funny love story about poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley facing an incurable cancer diagnosis with joy, wit and an unshakable partnership. Through laughter and unwavering love, they transform pain into purpose, and mortality into a moving celebration of resilience.
“Mr. Scorsese”
“Mr. Scorsese” is a film portrait of a man through the lens of his work, exploring the many facets of a visionary who redefined filmmaking, including his extraordinary career and unique personal history. With exclusive, unrestricted access to Martin Scorsese’s private archives, the documentary series is anchored by extensive conversations with the filmmaker himself and never-before-seen interviews with friends, family and creative collaborators including Robert De Niro, Daniel Day-Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mick Jagger, Robbie Robertson, Thelma Schoonmaker, Steven Spielberg, Sharon Stone, Jodie Foster, Paul Schrader, Margot Robbie, Cate Blanchett, Jay Cocks and Rodrigo Prieto, along with his children, wife Helen Morris and close childhood friends. From acclaimed director Rebecca Miller, “Mr. Scorsese” examines how his own colorful life experiences informed his artistic vision as each film he made stunned the world with originality. Starting with his New York University student films and continuing to the present day, this documentary explores the themes that have fascinated Scorsese and informed his work, including the place of good and evil in the fundamental nature of humankind.
“Vietnam: The War That Changed America”
Ethan Hawke narrates this deeply profound look at what it was like to live through one of history’s longest wars, as told through first-person accounts and rarely seen footage.
“Shape Island”
Three best friends seek adventure and connection while learning how to navigate each other’s differences. Based on the books by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen.
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MacDailyNews Take: Congrats to all of the nominated Apple TV casts and crews!
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Apple to permanently close three U.S. retail stores in June amid declining mall conditions
Apple has announced it will permanently shutter three of its U.S. retail locations this June, citing deteriorating conditions at the malls in which they are situated. The affected stores are Apple Trumbull in Trumbull, Connecticut; Apple North County in Escondido, California; and Apple Towson Town Center in Towson, Maryland.
All three stores are currently listed as temporarily closed today on Apple’s website and are scheduled to reopen on Friday before closing for good in June. Permanent closures of Apple Stores remain relatively rare, as the company has increasingly favored standalone locations or those in healthier, outdoor shopping centers in recent years.
In a statement provided to media outlets, an Apple spokesperson explained the decision:
At Apple, we are constantly striving to deliver exceptional service and great experiences for our customers. As we continue investing to expand and enhance our retail stores and offerings worldwide, we remain deliberate about evaluating our existing locations to ensure that we can meet our customers’ needs in the best way. Following the departure of several retailers and declining conditions at Trumbull Mall, the Shops at North County, and Towson Town Center, we’ve made the difficult decision to close our stores at these locations.
Our team members at Trumbull and North County will continue their roles at nearby Apple Retail stores. Towson employees will be eligible to apply for open roles at Apple in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement. We look forward to continuing to serve customers at nearby stores and on Apple.com, the Apple Store app, and at Apple Authorized Resellers and Service Providers throughout the states.
The closures come as the three malls have each lost dozens of major retailers in recent years, contributing to broader challenges faced by traditional enclosed shopping centers.
Notably, the Apple Towson Town Center location was the first Apple Store in the United States to unionize in 2022, represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM CORE). The union has expressed strong opposition to the closure, describing it as a potential attempt to undermine organized labor and vowing to explore legal options.
For customers in the affected areas, Apple emphasized that service and support will remain available through nearby stores, the Apple Store app, Apple.com, and authorized resellers.
MacDailyNews Take: This move reflects Apple’s ongoing strategy of optimizing its retail footprint to prioritize high-performing locations while adapting to shifts in consumer shopping habits and mall viability.
Regarding the stupidly unionized store, as we wrote back in May 2022:
If talking sense doesn’t work, Apple should consider more drastic measures.
An employer is free to simply close its operations at any time, even when facing unionization efforts. Apple could then develop and open new retail stores in the same cities with new staff.
The company closed every store in an entire country (Russia) and still posted all-time quarterly results; it could easily absorb this handful of store closures with subsequent relocations/restaffing…
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More major vehicle brands deliver Car Keys in Apple Wallet
Last June, Apple announced that 13 vehicle brands had committed to supporting Car Keys in the Wallet app.
After a longer-than-expected wait, two makers on that list have now launched support:
• Toyota began offering Apple Wallet car keys in February with the 2026 RAV4.
• Rivian introduced Car Key support in late December for its second-generation R1S and R1T.
Several other major automakers now appear to be close behind.
Ryan Christoffel for 9to5Mac:
Now, several more major automakers appear to be next:
• Porsche
• General Motors, including Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC
With plenty of additional brands on Apple’s list of upcoming partners, here’s hoping we see more launches happen before hitting the 1-year mark of Apple’s announcement at WWDC this June.
MacDailyNews Take: Welcome, Toyota and Rivian!
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Apple TV debuts trailer for ‘My Brother the Minotaur,’ premiering April 24th
Apple TV on Thursday debuted the trailer for “My Brother the Minotaur,” an all-new animated kids and family adventure series set to premiere globally on Friday, April 24. From Academy Award-nominated animation studio Cartoon Saloon and the award-winning children’s media company Dog Ears, the series centers on universal themes of growing up, feeling different, discovering where you belong and celebrating the people who truly see you and the places that feel like home.
“My Brother the Minotaur” is a thrilling mix of folklore, mystery and adventure about a young minotaur – half boy, half bull – found and raised in the human world. With the help of his fiercely loyal human brother, he recruits a bold group of friends to uncover the mystery of his minotaur past and fulfill his destiny, all while battling dark forces determined to see him fail.
The animated series features voice performances from rising stars Ely Solan, Billy Jenkins, Luciana Akpobaro and Billie Boullet, alongside Michael Sheen, Brian Cox, Paul Kaye and T’Nia Miller.
“My Brother the Minotaur” is produced for Apple by Dog Ears and Cartoon Saloon. Gerry Shirren and Fionnuala Deane serve as executive producers on the show, with producers John McDaid, Nora Twomey, Tomm Moore, Paul Young and Nuria Blanco. “My Brother the Minotaur” was created by Donal Mangan, written by Mark Hodkinson and directed by Maurice Joyce.
The exciting slate of recent offerings for kids and families on Apple TV features the latest family musical specials “Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical”; “Lulu Is a Rhinoceros” based on the beloved children’s book of the same name by father-daughter duo Jason and Allison Flom; the music-driven animated comedy series “BE@RBRICK” from DreamWorks Animation; “Goldie,” inspired by Emily Brundige’s award-winning 2019 short film of the same name; Peanuts series “Camp Snoopy”; the second season of beloved animated series “Frog and Toad,” based on the Caldecott and Newbery Honor-winning books; “Me,” an elevated cinematic coming-of-age story from Barry L. Levy; and “Wonder Pets: In the City,” from Jennifer Oxley.
Award-winning all-ages offerings now streaming globally on Apple TV also include the BAFTA Award and Emmy Award-winning live-action animated hybrid special “The Velveteen Rabbit,” BAFTA Award and Humanitas Prize-winning “El Deafo,” BAFTA Award-winning “Lovely Little Farm,” “Duck & Goose,” “Get Rolling With Otis,” Spin Master Entertainment’s “Sago Mini Friends,” Annie Award-nominated “Not a Box,” GLAAD Media Award-nominated “Pinecone & Pony,” The Jim Henson Company’s Emmy Award-winning “Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock,” “Harriet the Spy” and “Slumberkins,” Sesame Workshop’s “Helpsters,” Joseph Gordon-Levitt, HITRECORD and Bento Box Entertainment’s “Wolfboy and the Everything Factory,” Jack McBrayer and Angela C. Santomero’s Emmy Award-nominated “Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show,” Peanuts and WildBrain’s Emmy Award-nominated “Snoopy in Space,” “The Snoopy Show,” and Peabody and Emmy Award-winning series “Stillwater” from Gaumont and Scholastic Entertainment. Live-action offerings include Bonnie Hunt’s DGA and WGA Award-nominated “Amber Brown,” DGA Award-winning “Best Foot Forward,” “Surfside Girls,” WGA Award-winning “Life By Ella,” Sesame Workshop and Sinking Ship’s Emmy Award-winning “Ghostwriter,” Emmy Award and Environmental Media Association Award-winning “Jane,” and Scholastic’s “Puppy Place.”
Also featured are “Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth,” the Emmy Award-winning television event based on the New York Times bestselling book and TIME Best Book of the Year by Oliver Jeffers, and specials from Peanuts and WildBrain including Emmy Award-nominated “Snoopy Presents: It’s the Small Things, Charlie Brown,” “Snoopy Presents: Lucy’s School,” Humanitas and Emmy Award-nominated “Snoopy Presents: To Mom (and Dad), With Love,” “Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie,” “Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin,” Emmy Award-winning “Snoopy Presents: Who Are You, Charlie Brown?” and “Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne.”
Watch “My Brother the Minotaur” on Apple TV.
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Apple releases macOS 26.4.1
Apple on Thursday released macOS 26.4.1 which provides bug fixes for your Mac (including a fix for an iCloud syncing issue in some apps).
For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website: https://support.apple.com/100100
MacDailyNews Take: It’s snappy!
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Apple TV celebrates the premiere of ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles,’ starring Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Nicole Kidman
On Wednesday evening in New York City, Apple TV hosted the star-studded premiere for its upcoming comedic family drama “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” at Regal Union Square theater, followed by a reception at The Bowery Hotel. The eight-episode Apple Original series will premiere globally on Wednesday, April 15, 2026 with three episodes, followed by new episodes every Wednesday through May 20, 2026.
The red carpet event was attended by series stars and executive producers Elle Fanning and Nicole Kidman, along with stars Nick Offerman and Thaddea Graham, showrunner, writer and executive producer David E. Kelley, writer and executive producer Eva Anderson, and director and executive producer Dearbhla Walsh. Additional cast in attendance included Greg Kinnear, Michael Angarano, Rico Nasty, Sasha Diamond, Marisela Zumbado and Annalise Basso, and executive producers Matthew Tinker, Per Saari, Boo Killebrew and more.
Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning attend the global premiere of the upcoming Apple TV series “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” at the Regal Union Square. The series debuts globally on Apple TV on Wednesday April 15, 2026.
Hailing from A24 and multi-Emmy Award winner David E. Kelley, and based on Rufi Thorpe’s bestselling novel of the same name, “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” stars and is executive produced by Academy Award, Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award nominee Elle Fanning; Golden Globe Award winner and Academy Award and Emmy Award nominee Michelle Pfeiffer; and Academy Award and Emmy Award winner Nicole Kidman.
“Margo’s Got Money Troubles” is a bold, heartwarming and comedic family drama following recent college dropout and aspiring writer, Margo (Fanning), the daughter of an ex-Hooters waitress (Pfeiffer) and ex-pro wrestler (Offerman), as she’s forced to make her way with a new baby, a mounting pile of bills and a dwindling amount of ways to pay them. The ensemble cast is also led by Emmy Award winner Nick Offerman and Thaddea Graham, and stars Academy Award winner Marcia Gay Harden, Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Greg Kinnear, Michael Angarano, Rico Nasty and Lindsey Normington.
“Margo’s Got Money Troubles” is produced for Apple TV by A24. Kelley serves as showrunner, writer and executive producer alongside Elle Fanning, Dakota Fanning and Brittany Kahan Ward for Lewellen Pictures; Kidman and Per Saari of Blossom Films; and Matthew Tinker for David E. Kelley Productions. Pfeiffer, author Thorpe, Eva Anderson and Boo Killebrew also executive produce. BAFTA Award and Emmy Award winner Dearbhla Walsh directs the pilot and serves as an executive producer. Additional directors include Kate Herron and Alice Seabright.
The series marks the most recent collaboration between Kelley and Apple TV, following the Emmy Award-nominated global hit drama, “Presumed Innocent,” which is now in production on its second season.
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Europe’s largest Apple museum opens in Utrecht, showcasing 50 years of innovation
Europe’s biggest Apple museum has officially opened its doors in Utrecht, Netherlands, just in time for Apple’s 50th anniversary. Spanning over 21,000 square feet, the new museum features thousands of rare artifacts, a recreated Steve Jobs garage, a “Think Different” corridor, and exhibits covering the NeXT era. Curated by founder Ed Bindels and a team of over 50 volunteers, it offers fans a deep dive into Apple’s history with timed entry slots available.
Home to one of the largest Apple collections in the world, the museum features several themed spaces across more than 21,000 square feet, including a reproduction of the famous garage at the home of Steve Jobs’ parents.
The Apple Museum is the result of a collaboration between entrepreneur and Apple Museum Foundation founder and chairman Ed Bindels, and a group of more than 50 volunteers, including technicians, collectors, and historians, who helped assemble and curate the collection.
For those planning to visit, the Apple Museum is open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. most days except Mondays and Tuesdays, with timed entry slots every 15 minutes and last entry at 4:00 p.m. It’s located at Proostwetering 5d, 3543 AB, Utrecht, the Netherlands, with parking available at the P1 lot.
MacDailyNews Take: Find out more via the museum’s official website here.
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Apple subpoenas Samsung in South Korea in U.S. DOJ antitrust action
Apple has asked a U.S. court to formally request internal Samsung documents from South Korea as part of the discovery process in the DOJ’s ongoing antitrust lawsuit against the company.
The U.S. DOJ filed the suit against Apple in March 2024, together with several other governments. It alleges that Apple used App Store rules, developer restrictions, and its control over key iPhone features to stifle competition. After Apple’s attempt to have the case dismissed was rejected, the litigation has now moved into the discovery phase.
Hartley Charlton for MacRumors:
Samsung is central to the case. All four complaints identify Samsung as Apple’s “closest smartphone competitor,” and plaintiffs allege that Apple’s conduct caused Samsung to stop making smartwatches that connect to iPhone in 2021. Apple subpoenaed Samsung’s U.S. subsidiary, Samsung Electronics America, for documents, but the subsidiary declined to produce any records, arguing the materials are held solely by its South Korean parent. Apple says Samsung America lodged that objection 65 times across its responses.
In a memorandum filed on April 7, Apple asked the court to issue a formal letter of request under the Hague Evidence Convention, an international mechanism that allows civil proceedings to seek documents from foreign entities. The request targets market research, sales data, financial statements, and consumer switching analyses from Samsung’s smartphone and wearables divisions, as well as Galaxy Store developer agreements and documents relating to Samsung Pay, messaging apps, and super apps.
MacDailyNews Take: Apple is now turning the tables in the DOJ’s flimsy antitrust lawsuit by asking a U.S. court to formally request a trove of internal Samsung documents from South Korea via the Hague Evidence Convention.
After Samsung Electronics America stonewalled a prior subpoena (objecting a whopping 65 times and claiming the real records sit with its Korean parent) Apple wants market research, sales data, financials, consumer switching analyses, Galaxy Store agreements, details on Samsung Pay, messaging apps, super apps, and even its Smart Switch tool. All of this to demonstrate how Apple’s “anticompetitive” practices supposedly forced Samsung to abandon iPhone-compatible smartwatches years ago.
The irony is thick: the DOJ’s case leans heavily on claims about Apple crushing competition, yet here we are, with Apple forced to dig through its fiercest smartphone rival’s files just to defend basic business decisions that have delivered the world’s most successful and secure smartphone platform.
This discovery phase is shaping up to be a long, expensive slog — one that highlights just how weak the DOJ’s allegations appear when subjected to actual evidence rather than regulatory grandstanding. Apple is playing the long game, as usual, and we expect the facts to continue undermining the government’s narrative.
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Apple’s MacBook Neo is the best laptop you can get for $599 – New York Magazine
Apple’s MacBook Neo is an all-new laptop that delivers the magic of the Mac at a breakthrough price, making it even more accessible to millions of people around the world. MacBook Neo starts with a beautiful Apple design, featuring a durable aluminum enclosure in an array of gorgeous colors — blush, indigo, silver, and a fresh new citrus. Its stunning 13-inch Liquid Retina display brings websites, photos, videos, and apps to life with high resolution and brightness, and support for 1 billion colors. Powered by A18 Pro, MacBook Neo can fly through everyday tasks, from browsing the web and streaming content, to editing photos, exploring creative hobbies, or using AI capabilities across apps. In fact, it’s up to 50 percent faster for everyday tasks like web browsing, and up to 3x faster when running on-device AI workloads like applying advanced effects to photos,2 compared to the bestselling PC with the latest shipping Intel Core Ultra 5.
Providing up to 16 hours of battery life, MacBook Neo allows users to go all day on a single charge. A 1080p FaceTime HD camera and dual mics make it easy to look and sound great, and the dual side-firing speakers with Spatial Audio deliver crisp, immersive sound. MacBook Neo also features Apple’s renowned Magic Keyboard for comfortable and precise typing, and a large Multi-Touch trackpad with support for intuitive gestures, enabling smooth and precise control. Completing the MacBook Neo experience is macOS Tahoe, with powerful built-in apps like Messages, Pages, Calendar, and Safari; seamless integration with iPhone; Apple Intelligence; as well as broad compatibility with third-party apps. And starting at just $599 and $499 for education, MacBook Neo is Apple’s most affordable laptop ever, providing an unprecedented combination of quality and value.
Jordan McMahon for New York Magazine:
For the last five years, Apple’s M-Series MacBook Air has been my default recommendation for anyone who needs a new laptop. No other computer has a better balance of portability and computing power at a digestible price (the entry-level Air starts at $1,099). It features a top-notch display, all-day battery life, and specs that effortlessly handle everything in a typical workflow, from browsers with dozens of tabs to batch photo editing.
That’s changed now that there’s the MacBook Neo, the cheapest laptop Apple has released to date. It starts at $599 for the 256 GB model and has enough power to handle day-to-day tasks with ease. It’s more expensive than many budget Windows laptops but feels and performs far better than its price tag suggests. Hitting that price point requires a few compromises, but for most people, they’re well worth it for the best budget-friendly laptop you can get…
More impressive than the Neo’s reasonable price is the fact that it runs on the same chip as the iPhone 16 Pro’s, the nearly two-year-old A18 Pro. Between that and its relatively low amount of RAM — 8 GB, which is the bare minimum I’d recommend anyone get — the specs don’t appear to facilitate a serious workload.
It didn’t take long for the Neo to prove me wrong. During a typical workday, I’m usually running Slack, my note-taking app, a dozen tabs in the Brave browser, an RSS reader, Qobuz for music, and maybe a YouTube video or two. Even at my busiest, the Neo didn’t slow down until I pushed it to some absurd limits by opening a large batch of photos in the app Darkroom while running Slack, playing a few YouTube videos in the background, and opening over 25 tabs in my browser. That’s more than most people will be doing at any given time, but it does mean that you’re more limited than you would be on an Air…
You won’t find a better laptop for this price
Despite its shortcomings, the MacBook Neo is the best laptop you can get for $600. It’s as well designed and crafted as its far more expensive siblings and more than capable of handling a typical workload of web browsing, Slack, media playback, and document editing. For many people, that will be more than enough to make up for a slightly less feature-packed and powerful laptop. After all, it still feels like a Mac in all the ways that matter.
MacDailyNews Take: Hopefully, Apple can figure out how to make enough Neos to satisfy demand!
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Apple TV celebrates ‘Shrinking’ season three at PaleyFest LA with Jason Segel, Harrison Ford, Michael J. Fox, and many more
On Tuesday, April 7th, PaleyFest LA hosted a screening and conversation for the season three finale of Apple’s hit comedy “Shrinking” at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Emmy Award-nominated star, co-creator and executive producer Jason Segel was joined by stars including Harrison Ford, Christa Miller, Emmy Award nominee Jessica Williams, Luke Tennie, Emmy Award nominee Michael Urie, Lukita Maxwell and Ted McGinley for a post-screening conversation, which featured a special surprise appearance by multi-award-winning season three guest star and activist Michael J. Fox. The discussion was moderated by “Shrinking” showrunner, co-creator and executive producer Bill Lawrence.
Bill Lawrence (co-creator/showrunner/executive producer), Jason Segel (co-creator/executive producer), Harrison Ford, Christa Miller, Jessica Williams, Luke Tennie, Michael Urie, Lukita Maxwell and Ted McGinley attend Apple TV’s “Shrinking” season three finale screening at PaleyFest LA at the Dolby Theatre on April 07, 2026 in Hollywood, California.
Already renewed for a fourth season, “Shrinking” has been widely praised as “one of TV’s best-written comedies,” earning multiple Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Critics Choice Award win for Michael Urie for his performance in the show’s second season.
The season three finale of “Shrinking” debuts Wednesday, April 8 on Apple TV+, with the complete first and second seasons now streaming globally on the service.
“Shrinking” follows a grieving therapist (Segel) who begins breaking the rules by telling his clients exactly what he thinks. Ignoring his training and ethics, he ends up making huge, often tumultuous changes to his patients’ lives — and his own.
In addition to the main ensemble, “Shrinking” season three welcomes back guest stars Brett Goldstein, Damon Wayans Jr., Wendie Malick and Cobie Smulders, along with new additions Jeff Daniels, Michael J. Fox, Candice Bergen, Sherry Cola and Isabella Gomez.
“Shrinking” is produced for Apple TV+ by Warner Bros. Television (where Lawrence and Goldstein are under overall deals) in association with Lawrence’s Doozer Productions. Lawrence, Segel, Goldstein, Neil Goldman, James Ponsoldt, Jeff Ingold, Liza Katzer, Randall Winston, Rachna Fruchbom, Brian Gallivan, Ashley Nicole Black and Bill Posley serve as executive producers.
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