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The Mac Observer

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macobserver.com > news > apple-bug-credits-openai-codex-claude-ai-tools

Apple's Bug Credits Now Name OpenAI Codex, Claude and Two More AI Tools

14+ hour, 50+ min ago   (337+ words) Apple’s own security acknowledgement lines name “OpenAI Codex Security – Amy Burnett” on at least 13 separate WebKit CVEs across two documents posted August 17, 2026. The same two documents also credit “Milad Nasr, Nicholas Carlini with Claude (Anthropic)”, “Artem Dinaburg (Trail of Bits)…...

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macobserver.com > news > apple-new-ceo-ternus-cook-executive-chairman

Apple's New Leadership Structure: John Ternus Is CEO, Tim Cook Is Executive Chairman

13+ hour, 38+ min ago   (417+ words) John Ternus became Apple’s chief executive officer on September 1, 2026. Tim Cook, who held the job for more than a decade, moved into a new role as Executive Chairman of Apple’s board. Arthur Levinson, the board’s non-executive chairman for the past…...

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macobserver.com > news > apple-card-chase-transition-confirmed-vs-reported

Apple Card Is Moving to Chase. Here Is What Apple Confirmed, and What Is Only Reported

16+ hour, 19+ min ago   (384+ words) The Mac Observer The Good Daughter Release Date: Peacock’s Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy Drama Crystal Lake Release Date: What Peacock Has Confirmed About the Friday the 13th Prequel The Traitors: New Blood Release Date and NBC Premiere Schedule Chad Powers…...

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macobserver.com > news > vision-pro-two-newsroom-items-2026

Apple Has Published Just Two Vision Pro Newsroom Stories All Year

15+ hour, 42+ min ago   (341+ words) Apple’s own newsroom archive shows exactly two Vision Pro stories published in all of 2026: a January update about a sports partnership, and a May accessibility release in which Vision Pro was only part of the news. That is down from…...

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macobserver.com > news > apple-water-stewardship-three-different-scopes

Apple's Water Numbers: 17 Billion Gallons Saved, and Three Different Scopes Behind It

13+ hour, 38+ min ago   (370+ words) Apple’s Water Numbers: 17 Billion Gallons Saved, and Three Different Scopes Behind It The Mac Observer The Good Daughter Release Date: Peacock’s Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy Drama Crystal Lake Release Date: What Peacock Has Confirmed About the Friday the 13th Prequel…...

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macobserver.com > news > mac-ipad-trade-in-credit-rose-september-9

Trade In an Old Mac or iPad Now, and the Credit Is Higher Than It Was a Week Ago

14+ hour, 28+ min ago   (342+ words) On September 9, Apple moved its trade-in credit in two directions at once. Every iPhone value fell, some by as much as $120. Almost everything in the Mac and iPad line moved the other way. If an older MacBook, Mac mini, iMac…...

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macobserver.com > news > apple-defines-vintage-no-equivalent-software-definition

Apple Defines Vintage in Writing. It Has No Equivalent Definition for Software

12+ hour, 36+ min ago   (272+ words) The Mac Observer Apple’s Current iPadOS Branch Is Defined by Five Separate Device Cutoffs What an Older, Security-Only Software Branch Still Gets From Apple Apple Is Patching Three Different Versions of macOS at the Same Time Still Current, Still Patched…...

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macobserver.com > news > eu-app-marketplace-letter-of-credit-requirement

Apple's EU Marketplace Rules: The $1,000,000 Letter of Credit Requirement Explained

18+ hour, 21+ min ago   (236+ words) The rule sits inside the same August 18, 2026 update that replaced the Core Technology Fee with a 5 percent Core Technology Commission. Apple frames both changes as part of a single set of business terms for apps in the EU, agreed with…...

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macobserver.com > news > apple-tariff-refunds-q3-margin-eps-impact

Apple Says Tariff Refunds Added 2 Points of Margin and 11 Cents of EPS in Q3

13+ hour, 54+ min ago   (362+ words) The Mac Observer Apple’s Q3 FY2026 Results: A Record June Quarter at $109.4 Billion Johny Srouji Becomes Apple’s First Chief Hardware Officer Apple’s New Leadership Structure: John Ternus Is CEO, Tim Cook Is Executive Chairman Apple Promised Saudi Arabia Stores Starting in 2026. None…...

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macobserver.com > news > app-store-age-rating-age-assurance-compliance-calendar

App Store Age Ratings: Every Deadline on Apple's 2026 Compliance Calendar

17+ hour, 28+ min ago   (280+ words) App Store Age Ratings: Every Deadline on Apple’s 2026 Compliance Calendar The Mac Observer Apple Changed iOS in Japan Under a New Smartphone Law: The March 17 Deadline Brazil and the App Store: Apple’s iOS Change and Its Betting License Rule Apple’s…...