Apple packed a lot into the week of January 19 to 25. From sweeping iPhone 18 leaks to big shifts in Siri and Apple TV, nearly every corner of the company moved at once.
Rumors, lawsuits, AI plans, and streaming wins all collided in the same week. Here is a clean look at what mattered and how Apple’s roadmap is starting to take shape.
1) iPhone 18 and the next iPhone roadmap
- iPhone 18 Pro to Use LTPO+ Displays to Enable Under-Screen Face ID
- Apple iPhone 18 Pro Leak Shows a ’35 Percent’ Smaller Dynamic Island
- Display Analyst Ross Young Says iPhone 18 Pro Will Keep the Dynamic Island
- iPhone 18 Pro Will Not Get a Left-Side Punch-Hole Camera, Leak Says
- According to Jon Prosser, iPhone 18 Pro Gets a Corner Dynamic Island
- iPhone 18 May Deliver Apple’s Brightest Display Yet
- iPhone 18 Prices May Rise With Higher Storage, Base Models Expected to Stay the Same
- When Will the iPhone 18 Pro Launch? All Rumors and New Split Launch Plan
- When Will Apple Release the iPhone 18 Base Model? What You Need to Know
- iPhone Air 2 Said to Be a Minor Upgrade, Still Coming This Year
- iPhone 20th Anniversary Model May Not Be the All Glass iPhone
- iPhone XX: Everything We Know About the 20th Anniversary iPhone
- These Macs and iPads Are Getting OLED Displays Over the Next Three Years
- BOE’s OLED Issues Force Apple to Shift iPhone Display Orders to Samsung
2) Apple Intelligence, Siri, and the AI power struggle
- Apple Is Turning Siri Into a Real AI Chatbot in iOS 27
- Apple Plans an AirTag-Like AI Pin With Cameras and a Speaker
- Apple Uses Chatbots Inside the Company While Users Get Nothing
- Apple Engineers Pitched an AI Home Screen and Federighi Shut It Down
- Apple May Run Next-Gen Siri Chatbot on Google’s Cloud
- OpenAI Adds Age Prediction to ChatGPT to Protect Teens
- OpenAI’s First Device Could Debut in 2026 as Apple Veteran Joins Ive Team
- Judge Blocks xAI Effort to Obtain OpenAI Source Code in Apple AI Lawsuit
- Anthropic’s Claude Gets Apple Health Support in New iOS Update
3) Apple TV+, streaming wins, and what’s coming next
- Apple TV Gets ‘Best Picture’ Nomination for F1: The Movie at the Oscars
- Apple TV Confirms For All Mankind Season 5 Release Date With First Teaser
- For All Mankind Season 5: What We Know About the Release Date
- Drops of God Season 2 Starts Today on Apple TV With 8 New Episodes
- Apple TV Drops Official Trailer for The Last Thing He Told Me Season 2
- Apple TV February 2026: All New and Returning Shows and Movies
- Pluribus Becomes Apple TV’s Only Top 10 Original After Finale Week
- Apple Vision Pro to Stream Crufts in New Immersive Video Series “Top Dogs”
4) App Store, Apple Pay, and platform business friction
- Apple Pay Is Everywhere Except at Walmart in the US, Here’s Why
- Apple Pay Could Arrive in India by the End of This Year
- Apple Is Testing Less Obvious App Store Search Ads on iPhone
- Apple App Store Search Will Soon Include More Sponsored Apps
- UK Class Action Claims Apple Pay Blocked Competition on iPhone
- Apple asks Indian Court to Block CCI from Seeking Global Revenue Data
- Apple Wins a Partial Victory in iPhone Privacy Lawsuit Over Analytics Data
- French Court Allows Apple’s App Tracking Transparency to Stay in Place
- Apple Says EU Used “Political Delay Tactics” as Setapp Shuts Down in Europe
5) Mac, iPad, accessories, and the wider Apple ecosystem
- Apple Releases New Firmware Updates for Magic Keyboard on iPad
- Apple support couldn’t revive a 2018 MacBook Pro… so they replaced it with an M4 model
- Apple May Bring Intel Back as a Chipmaker for Future iPhones and Macs
- Apple Invites Creators to “Apple Experience” Event, Fueling MacBook Pro M5 Rumors
- A touchscreen MacBook Pro is coming, and I might finally ditch my Windows 11 laptop
- macOS now has a real Xbox 360 emulator port, and it can run Red Dead Redemption and GTA IV
- Xbox Controller Features Break Over USB on macOS
6) Markets, outages, policy, and offbeat headlines
- Apple App Store, iTunes Store, and Apple TV Face Ongoing Outage
- Apple Leads China Smartphone Shipments in Q4 Thanks to iPhone 17
- Apple Kicks off Four Day Lunar New Year Sale in China With Big Discounts
- Apple Stays on Top as the World’s Most Valuable Brand in 2026
- Apple Tops Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies List for the 19th Year
- Apple Spent More Than Ever on US Politics in 2025
- Confidential Apple Product Files Reportedly Taken in China Factory Hack
- Apple Weather snow forecast wrong or showing huge totals? Why it happens and how to fix it
- Denmark’s App Store Fills With Apps to Block US Products After Greenland Dispute
- Apple Honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. With Homepage Tribute
- Verizon Customers Report $50 to $200 Credits, But Only Under This Condition
- Mobile Users Are Spending More Time on Threads Than X
- WhatsApp Web Is Finally Getting Group Voice and Video Calls
- WhatsApp Tests Chat History Sharing for New Group Members
- Spotify Starts Rolling Out Prompted Playlist in the US and Canada
- Apple Cash Users Will Pay More for Instant Transfers Next Month
- Apple Fitness+ Now Available in Japan With One Month Free Trial
- Apple Watch and Rivals Hit With New ITC Case Over Fall Detection
- Tests Suggest iPhone 17 Pro Won’t Turn Pink From Everyday Cleaners
- Apple iPhone 17e: All the Rumors and Everything We Know So Far
- Apple’s ‘HomePad’ Reappears Again With Another Possible Release Window
- Everything We Know About the Smart Touch Display ‘HomePad’
- Airbnb Accidentally Confirms Apple’s Long-Rumored Self-Driving Car Project
- John Ternus Moves Closer to the CEO Role With New Design Authority
- Chrome on iPhone adds guided Safari import
That is where Apple stands as January comes to a close. With iPhone 18 leaks stacking up, Siri heading toward a real AI reboot, and Apple TV scoring rare industry wins, the pace is only going to pick up from here.
