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• Bad Bunny dances his way to the Super Bowl halftime show

  16-01-2026 23:01 via appleinsider.com
  Apple Music has released the official trailer for Bad Bunny's halftime show, ahead of Super Bowl LX.
  Apple Music teases Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show | Image credit: Apple Music
  "On February 8, the world will dance," the caption says. The video, which is just over a minute long, shows Bad Bunny dancing with a diverse range of partners.Bad Bunny was first announced as the 2026 Super Bowl halftime artist in September 2025. He also was named Apple Music's Artist of the Year in 2022.
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• Red Bull's 2026 Formula 1 launch puts Apple hardware front and center

  16-01-2026 19:28 via appleinsider.com
  Red Bull's 2026 Formula 1 launch made Apple's expanding role around the sport hard to ignore, from iPhone-shot footage embedded in the broadcast to Apple Vision Pro wearers taking the stage.
  Apple hardware appears at Red Bull event
  Oracle Red Bull Racing and Visa Cash App Racing Bulls launched their 2026 cars together. The event was streamed live on Red Bull's platforms, marking the start of the Red Bull Ford Powertrains era.It wasn't a race broadcast, but a polished Formula 1 media moment for a
  
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• Apple's workhorse MacBook Air is 18 years old

  16-01-2026 19:01 via appleinsider.com
  The current Apple Silicon MacBook Air is barely recognizable from the original in all but name, but it's still the same superb line that was unveiled this week in 2008 in a memorable Steve Jobs presentation.
  Apple advertised the original MacBook Air as "thinpossible" — image credit: Apple
  Cast your mind back to the last year of the George W. Bush Administration. Back then, the phone you really wanted was the iPhone 3G, and the MacBook you were considering was a whole 1.08 inches thick.At t
  
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• In case you ever doubted it, Apple Car was real -- reveals Airbnb

  16-01-2026 18:12 via appleinsider.com
  You could have studied literally thousands of Apple patents, you could have counted the permits it's had to be granted, or could just have waited for Airbnb to show us that Apple really, truly, was working on an Apple Car.
  Apple Car Ultra is here, but you know this is how an actual Apple Car would have worked — image credit: Apple
  Maybe today "Apple Car" keeps getting autocompleted to "Apple Card," but you know the car was a real thing. Apple still refuses to say a word, yet there's never
  
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• Apple's 1TB M5 MacBook Pro hits $1,599 with new B&H Photo deal

  16-01-2026 17:56 via appleinsider.com
  B&H Photo has kicked off the weekend with a standout MacBook Pro deal, dropping the M5 14-inch model with a 1TB SSD to $1,599, the lowest price available for this configuration.
  Save $200 on Apple's 1TB M5 MacBook Pro at B&H.
  January MacBook Pro discounts are in full swing, with B&H Photo dropping the M5 14-inch MacBook Pro with 16GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD to $1,599 when ordered in silver, the most aggressive price we've tracked for this config in 2026.Buy 1TB M5 MacBook Pro for $1,599
  
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• Apple hit with $150K fine after breaking decade-old agreement in NJ

  16-01-2026 17:28 via appleinsider.com
  Apple must change how it displays prices in New Jersey stores after regulators said the company repeatedly failed to comply with pricing requirements it agreed to follow in 2017.New Jersey fined Apple over repeat retail pricing violations
  Back in 2017, Apple made a deal with New Jersey, and agreed to follow the state's visible pricing laws. Eight years later, in 2025, inspectors found widespread violations at Apple retail locations in the state, prompting Apple to revise its in-store pricing pra
  
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• Apple’s Thinnest iPhone Could Be Yours for Free With These Carrier Deals

  16-01-2026 16:06 via cnet.com
  Several major carriers are offering generous deals and discounts that’ll put the slim new iPhone Air in your pocket for less.
  
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• Apple's Thinnest iPhone Could Be Yours for Free With These Carrier Deals

  16-01-2026 16:00 via cnet.com
  Several major carriers are offering generous deals and discounts that put the slim new iPhone Air in your pocket for less.
  
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• Gemini, privacy, and the new Apple Creator Studio on the AppleInsider Podcast

  16-01-2026 15:51 via appleinsider.com
  They weren't unexpected, but they were still surprises — and they both leave us with so many questions: Google Gemini is coming to Apple Intelligence, and Apple Creator Studio is bring brilliant apps at a price.
  Google Gemini is coming to Apple Intelligence
  There's actually been two different Google Gemini announcements this week, and it's almost as if Google is trying to piggyback on the one about Apple. For where the Apple and Google deal ensures user privacy, the separate Gemini announc
  
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• MacBook Pro OLED screens may have already started production

  16-01-2026 15:03 via appleinsider.com
  A new rumor claims that mass production has begun early for an OLED display that could be intended for a future MacBook Pro.
  A MacBook Pro without an OLED display.Apple has been expected to add a OLED screen to the MacBook Pro, with the most recent rumors predicting a late 2026 release. A new report raises the possibility that Apple may release its OLED MacBook Pro early.According to leaker yeux1122, Samsung Display has begun mass production of what's described as the 8.6 generation OLED screens
  
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• nVidia is squeezing out Apple for TSMC foundry capacity

  16-01-2026 14:12 via appleinsider.com
  Apple will still benefit as TMSC confirms large-volume production has started for its newest 2nm processor, but as nVidia ascendds, Apple's days of being able to command the firm's entire output are over — for now.
  Dies on wafers - Image Credit: TSMC
  Back in 2020, Apple was able to buy TSMC's entire 3-nanometer production capacity and use it in the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Not only did that mean Apple had the then fastest processors, but no one else could buy them.According to semiconductor
  
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• From charming to consumer corporation -- how Apple has branded itself over the years.

  16-01-2026 14:09 via appleinsider.com
  Apple began with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak marketing primarily at trade shows, and now the iPhone has made it $4 trillion firm with ubiquitous advertising. But throughout, Apple has used sometimes terrible branding to sell us all on its products.
  Iconic Apple marketing, L-R: original logo, "I'm a PC" campaign, and the famous six-colors logotype — images credit: Apple
  Today you know that every smart strapline like "thinpossible" or "Awe Dropping" has been user-tested, surgically examined
  
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• Analyst claims to know full Apple's iPhone 18 Pro & iPhone Fold specs

  16-01-2026 13:20 via appleinsider.com
  Analyst Jeff Pu has provided a short spec sheet for the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and iPhone Fold due in September, which corroborates several previous rumors.
  iPhone Fold rumors are solidifying
  Rumors are beginning to solidify around Apple's fall iPhone launch, which may only feature three premium models. While Jeff Pu's data can sometimes be accurate, his assumptions and timelines tend to be too aggressive.The analyst has released a new note, which was detailed by 9to5Mac. The report i
  
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• Stop Overpaying for the Apple Watch Ultra 3. Right Now, You Can Save Big on New & Refurbished Models

  16-01-2026 10:50 via cnet.com
  The deal applies to every color and size, so you can pick your favorite and save before the sale ends.
  
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• Apple's iPhone 18 Pro & iPhone Fold specs detailed in report

  16-01-2026 04:27 via appleinsider.com
  Analyst Jeff Pu has provided a short spec sheet for the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and iPhone Fold due in September, which corroborates several previous rumors.
  iPhone Fold rumors are solidifying
  Rumors are beginning to solidify around Apple's fall iPhone launch, which may only feature three premium models. While Jeff Pu's data can sometimes be accurate, his assumptions and timelines tend to be too aggressive.The analyst has released a new note, which was detailed by 9to5Mac. The report i
  
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