Not long after Tim Cook's interview with The Wall Street Journal about price increases for Apple products, Apple raised prices on products such as the MacBook Air, Mac Studio, and iPad! Leaks are coming out about the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro. And could the rumored touch MacBook use M5 chips, with M7 models to follow?

Apple raises prices due to memory chip shortage
Micron executive Sumit Sadana tells Tim Cook to stop hitting himself.
Apple suppliers Samsung, SK hynix & Micron hit by RAM price fixing suit.
Apple faced bipartisan opposition when it last lobbied to buy Chinese RAM in 2022.
FT reports that Apple is lobbying to buy memory chips from blacklisted Chinese company CXMT.
Apple releases macOS, Tahoe iOS, and iPadOS updates focuses on dozens of security fixes.
Apple's legal team is striking social media sharing stolen iPhone 18 Pro data.
UK ponders copying more EU App Store rules.
Half of social media child safety features don't work, report claims.
Apple's touch MacBook to Use M5 Pro and Max Chips, with M7 models to follow.
Siri AI app on iOS 27 lets users easily switch between Siri and ChatGPT.
Apple seemingly killed Siri AI waitlist workaround in macOS 27 beta 2.
Apple Music's billions of streams, billions of dollars in fines, and one failure.
Three AirDrop vulnerabilities discovered, with Apple working on a full fix.
Google pulls the plug on Tenor API, killing GIF pickers around the web.
Apple's first cinematic event in 2026 is Everest ascent saga 'Tenzing'.
Apple executive in charge of Vision Pro is reportedly leaving for OpenAI.
The wedding-conspiracy mill that Taylor Swift built.

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