iPad Pro M4 review: ludicrously good hardware that’s total overkill for most

Apple sets new standard in screen and power but Pro model verges away from consumer tablet needs

OpenAI’s new GPT-4o model offers promise of improved smartphone assistants

System can operate directly in speech, speeding up responses and noticing voice quirks, but it still needs the power of Siri

‘My whole library is wiped out’: what it means to own movies and TV in the age of streaming services

Ownership rights are buried in the fine print and downloading or buying physical copies may be the only ways to keep your favourites

With its new iPad Pro ad, Apple is offering us the thin end of the wedge

Maybe it’s my age, but the company’s brash new vision of digital minimalism looks like a portal to a sad and lonely world

Apple apologises for iPad ad criticised as ‘destruction of the human experience’

Advert featuring huge hydraulic press crushing cultural objects struck wrong note with many

Apple reports slumping iPhone sales as global demand weakens

iPhone sales fell 10% compared with the same time period last year, but the company still beat Wall Street’s expectations

Apple working to fix iPhone alarm problem

Company says it is aware of issue as users complain alarms are playing too quietly or not going off

‘Games are more important to Apple than ever’: what’s next for Apple Arcade?

The head of the company’s gaming subscription service explains its priorities as it anticipates the Vision Pro revolution, and tries to bring originality to a market still dominated by free to play mobile titles

TechScape: No WhatsApp in China, no TikTok in the US, and the return of Llama

In this week’s newsletter: While Apple removed the platform from App Stores without a squeak of public protest, its battle with the EU rages on. Plus, how a ban in the US could change TikTok everywhere

The big tech firms want an AI monopoly – but the UK watchdog can bring them to heel

Microsoft, Meta and Google are snapping up small players in the burgeoning industry – but the Competition and Markets Authority is demanding fair play

Apple removes WhatsApp and Threads from Chinese App Store

Company says Chinese government ordered it to remove two Meta-owned apps for ‘national security’ reasons

UK has real concerns about AI risks, says competition regulator

Concentration of power among just six big tech companies ‘could lead to winner takes all dynamics’

Apple MacBook Air M3 review: the laptop to beat

Faster chip, tremendous battery life, premium touch points and a price cut make the best even better

Apple lays off 600 workers in California after shuttering self-driving car project

Tech company cuts employees from eight offices in Santa Clara in its first big wave of post-pandemic job cuts

Jon Stewart says Apple told him not to interview FTC chair Lina Khan

Late-night host reveals Apple advised not to invite tech regulator on his Apple TV+ show and podcast the Problem with Jon Stewart