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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• Leo's Picks: Cursor & OpenClaw apps, and a MacBook Neo cursor fix
• Christina's Pick: MKV2MP4
• Andy's Pick: UGREEN Tablet Stand
• Jason's Picks: The Rest is History & "Historical World Cup" Soccer Jersey

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Tim Cook signals that the company will likely raise its prices down the road due to the memory chip shortage. Apple's AirPods Pro 3 heart rate sensor is almost as accurate as the one in the Apple Watch. Still waiting to gain access to Siri AI? There's a shortcut to bypass it. And Apple's App Store is logging more data from you than most initially thought, per some security researchers.

• Apple to raise prices due to memory chip crunch, Tim Cook says.
• We did the math on why the iPhone 18 Pro could cost $1,299.
• Why Apple's war chest can't win the memory war.
• Apple's WebKit performance tax leaves iOS browsers stuck in the slow lane, says Microsoft.
• Trump says Apple will build chips with Intel in the US.
• AirPods Pro 3 heart rate sensor nearly matches Apple Watch in accuracy test.
• iOS 27 Beta 2 adds inline replies to iPhone-to-Android RCS chats.
• Skip the Siri AI Waitlist on Mac with this Shortcut.
• The system prompt for "Describe a Shortcut" references a shortcuts language (in Python) – (but that's not what it is - see update).
• Android 17 can copy more data from iPhone including your iMessage history and homescreen.
• Apple's App Store search data stores every single keystroke.
• New unpatchable exploit targets Apple devices with A12 and A13 chips.
• iPhone users: Be aware of this new 'Apple High Alert' scam.
• visionOS 27 gives the M5 Vision Pro two unique new advantages.
• Snap launches $2,195 specs, declaring glasses the next computer.
• Apple's Latest Vision Pro tool contains traces of defunct game engine 'The Machinery'

Picks of the Week

• Jason's Pick: Apple's Refurb Store
• Leo's Pick: Yes We Scan
• Christina's Pick: Orb Stack
• Andy's Pick: MonoLisa Version 3

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John Gruber of Daring Fireball joins the MacBreak Weekly panel this week! A deep dive into Apple's new Siri following WWDC. Why Apple Intelligence & the new Siri are not coming to the EU initially later this year. And could the iPhone Ultra's launch be delayed this year?

• Private cloud compute severely limited for third party devs.
• The future of Siri, or: why private inference isn't private enough.
• I tried Siri AI, and so far it actually works.
• How much Gemini is really inside Siri AI?
• The EU's DMA Folly.
• Reports of iPhone Ultra launch delays are 'false,' says leaker.
• Apple Vision Pro helped Disney re-engineer a classic EPCOT ride.
• Under-16 social media ban announced by UK government.
• Fox to Buy Roku Streaming Service in $25 Billion Deal.

Picks of the Week

• Andy's Pick: Google Earth Flight Simulator for the Web
• John's Pick: Hovercraft
• Christina's Pick: Parachute Backup

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Guest: John Gruber

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