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This is the short version of the full daily news headline summary you can so easily subscribe to at our accompanying Substack channel, The Core. It really helps us if you do subscribe there, and you get access to the whole feed every day. What happened yesterday? Click here. The rapid pace and multiple waves of leaks create a steady momentum to support any expected product release. Just as we get ready for the first folding iPhone, speculation concerning the next next big thing intensifies.

Micron stock tumbled today on a WCCTech report claiming the Trump administration has given Apple the go-ahead to break the deadlock of the big three memory vendors by purchasing memory from Chinese firms ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) and Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp (YMTC). The report takes pains to stress that the memory Apple acquires from these vendors will only be used in products sold in China.

What follows are some of the highlights of this weekend’s Apple-related news reporting, please subscribe to receive all the key headlines every day in one short email. Gurman says Apple’s product magic is coming back – and notes China already buys more folding smartphones than the rest of the world combined. Gurman thinks $100 price increases most likely. Counterpoint also predicts high-single-digit million unit sales for Apple’s first foldable device. MacBook Ultra is coming. This is what to expect.

Weighed down by war and RAM-ageddon, Counterpoint expects global smartphone shipments to fall 14.3% YoY in 2026. Market conditions are expected to remain challenging in 2027, with shipments to decline by a further 1.4% before recovery begins in 2028. The analysts expect Apple and Samsung to lead the industry, with Samsing regaining lead.

Why must all our devices be connected and have screens? What’s wrong with dumber, smaller, cheaper, gadgets that do one thing well? Like the iPod Shuffle? Small, light, affordable, iPod Shuffle was a great little music player you didn’t mind carrying anywhere with you. It carried music and podcasts, rather than personal data, which made it a great little solution for travellers passing through over-zealous border controls.

Here is the truncated form of today’s far more extensive Apple-related news summary from our daily newsletter, The Core. Subscribe to never miss a story. Bank of America’s Wamsi Mohan says Apple’s new CEO will take risks and move swiftly into new product categories, such as AI glasses, home automation, robotics, and more. Ireland’s Taoiseach redacted recent correspondence with Apple’s CEO on grounds of security, defence, and international relations.

Apple always celebrates World Photography Day, this year is no different. A unique perspective on World Photography Day, #ShotOniPhone by Wil Calabio. Thanks for sharing your fantastic work with us! pic.twitter.com/nZjbItQUMP — Tim Cook (@tim_cook) August 19, 2026 In celebration of World Photography Day, take a moment to capture the world around you. I love this shot from Ted Chin.

This is the much shorter version of the daily Apple news and related newsletter I publish every day on Substack. Please become a subscriber to support me in the transition. To settle with EU, Apple has dropped fees for developers who don’t use the App Store and introduced a 5% commission to replace the Core Technology Fee. Company says the changes it has put in place will resolve Apple’s disagreements with the Commission over business terms and alternative distribution.

Apple has changed to its business terms for apps in the European Union, following close collaboration with the European Commission. The company says the changes it has put in place will resolve Apple’s disagreements with the Commission over business terms and alternative distribution. The changes have also been designed to reduce complexity, so that every developer that distributes apps in the EU does so under the same terms.

Apple collectors have a unique opportunity to purchase a priceless Steve Jobs artifact in the form of his eighth grade science fair project, kept for decades in the family home. Dated Feb. 29, 1968, “?” includes a 32-inch plywood display with two demonstration circuits, a 10-page report and hand-drawn circuit diagrams. Another rare item is the Apple P68 ‘Stealth iPod’ Development Prototype.