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Welcome to 9to5Mac’s top stories of the week, where we recap the biggest news in the Apple world every Saturday. This week, we have rumors on Apple’s upcoming AI chatbot, an AirTag-shaped AI pin, and Apple executive shakeups. Plus, our usual slate of new podcast episodes, opinion pieces, and much more. Read on for all of this week’s top stories.
Apple will launch 20+ new products this year, here’s what’s coming
Apple tops Fortune’s 2026 list of the World’s Most Admired Companies
Apple turning to Intel for future iPhone chips, analyst reaffirms
Apple invites creators to multi-day ‘Apple Experience’ next week
Judge denies Musk’s bid to force OpenAI to hand over source code in Apple AI lawsuit
As Europe looks into Setapp Mobile shutdown, Apple goes on the offensive
Apple spent $10 million on U.S. lobbying in 2025, up nearly 30% from 2024
Shareholder group doubles down after Apple urges investors to reject China audit
Tim Cook quietly taps John Ternus to oversee Apple’s design teams: report
Craig Federighi rejected feature that would use AI to design your iPhone’s home screen: report
Apple announces Lunar New Year promotion with discounts of up to 1,000 yuan in China
Apple world’s most valuable brand, per Brand Finance’s Global 500 2026 list
Apple is working on an AI-powered wearable pin: report
Report details the AI chatbots Apple uses to boost employee productivity
Key Apple supplier suffers data breach that could expose confidential product files
California court rules that Apple didn’t invade the privacy of iPhone users
Apple scores legal win in France over App Tracking Transparency
Apple TV, iTunes Store, App Store, Xcode Cloud, App Store Connect down for some users [U: Fixed]
ITC opens patent investigation over Apple Watch fall detection
With Apple Creator Studio, are Mac icons getting worse? [Poll]
Apple celebrates Martin Luther King Jr Day in annual homepage homage
New Jersey AG hits Apple with record penalty over retail store pricing violations
iOS 27 sounds like exactly what the iPhone needs right now
Apple reportedly replacing Siri interface with actual chatbot experience for iOS 27
Switching from Safari to Chrome on iPhone is about to get easier than ever
iOS 26 added four new features I’ve been using almost every day
iOS 26’s Photos app has a helpful new feature for events: Here’s how it works
Siri’s iOS 27 upgrade sounds exactly right. Apple’s AI pin sounds exactly wrong
With Apple Creator Studio, are Mac icons getting worse? [Poll]
Nomad launches Icy Blue Stratos Band for Apple Watch
Apple Watch Ultra: The best Apple Watch I do not need [Video]
Apple turning to Intel for future iPhone chips, analyst reaffirms
Here’s the new size of iPhone 18 Pro’s Dynamic Island, per leaker
Apple Weather is probably wrong about how much snow you’re going to get
Craig Federighi rejected feature that would use AI to design your iPhone’s home screen: report
Silent iPhone alarms: check your alarm sound settings have not been changed
iPhone driver’s licenses: Here are all the states working on support
Apple counters China market slump as iPhone shipments jump in Q4 2025: report
AirTags are helping airlines dramatically cut down on lost luggage, here’s how
Hands-on: This Qi2 MagSafe power bank has active cooling, but is it useful? Sharge IceMag 3 [Video]
8+ new iPhone features coming soon, thanks to Google Gemini
5 takeaways after upgrading from iPhone 13 Pro Max to iPhone 17 Pro Max
Here’s why Walmart still doesn’t support Apple Pay
Tests show your Cosmic Orange iPhone 17 Pro probably won’t turn pink
Will an iPhone Air 2 launch this year? Here’s the likely reality
This iPhone 18 Pro rumor has me questioning a key feature
iPhone 18 Pro Dynamic Island confusion now appears to be resolved
iPhone 18 Pro selfie camera and Dynamic Island may be positioned on the left
Apple invites creators to multi-day ‘Apple Experience’ next week
With Apple Creator Studio, are Mac icons getting worse? [Poll]
When is Apple releasing the more powerful M5 MacBook Pro models?
These are the best new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro deals in January so far
M5 Max MacBook Pro predicted to deliver ‘astounding’ Geekbench scores
Apple updates firmware for multiple iPad Magic Keyboard models
ITC opens patent investigation over Apple Watch fall detection
Nomad launches Icy Blue Stratos Band for Apple Watch
Apple Watch Ultra: The best Apple Watch I do not need [Video]
Here’s everything new Apple TV has coming in February
Pluribus season finale helped it reach a record high in key Nielsen viewership chart
Newsletter platform Substack now has an Apple TV app
Apple TV earns Best Picture nomination for ‘F1: The Movie’ in 2026 Oscars
Apple TV drops For All Mankind season 5 teaser and premiere date
Drops of God season 2 premieres on Apple TV
Apple TV debuts The Last Thing He Told Me season 2 official trailer
Apple Weather is probably wrong about how much snow you’re going to get
Meta announces ads are coming to Threads next week
Cover your eyes: Netflix vertical video is coming this year
Spotify’s Page Match may sync audiobooks with paper versions
Indie App Spotlight: ‘Radiance’ is a fantastic, free wallpaper app for iPhone users
Replit now lets you vibe code iOS apps, but don’t get carried away
9to5Mac Daily: January 23, 2026 – Apple’s AI team, creator event
iOS 27 chatbot, Apple AI pin, iPhone 18 Dynamic Island rumors
9to5Mac Daily: January 22, 2026 – Siri AI chatbot, Apple AI pin
9to5Mac Daily: January 21, 2026 – Apple Watch patent drama, more
9to5Mac Daily: January 20, 2026 – Mac shipments and rumors
9to5Mac Daily: January 19, 2026 – App Store ads, OLED MacBook Pro
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