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Top Apple-related stories for the week of July 13-17

Here are the top Apple-related articles at Apple World Today for the week of July 13-17.

Here are the top Apple-related articles at Apple World Today for the week of July 13-17.

° Apple sues OpenAI for a scheme to “steal confidential information.”

° The Trump administration may have pushed Apple to make a chip-making deal with Intel.

° Apple purportedly has no plans for M6 Pro, M6 Pro Max, or M6 Pro Ultra processors.

° Apple’s global smartphone shipments grew to a record 20% in the second quarter.

° Apple has acquired SigLens, a platform for monitoring and debugging the processes of interrelated apps.

° Australia’s online safety regulator wants tech companies like Apple to do better at stopping online sexual extortion.

° Apple has 18.1% of China’s smartphone market as of the second quarter of 2026.

° A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Apple regarding child sexual abuse material on iCloud.

° Apple Intelligence has been registered for use in China.

° The European Commission has adopted new exemptions to its Batteries Regulation that free the Apple Watch and AirPods from having to offer user-removable and replaceable batteries.

° Apple has offered a list of products eligible for a “sales tax holiday”  in certain states.

° Apple has won a discovery fight in their ongoing 2024 DOJ antitrust lawsuit, successfully blocking subpoenas they issued to 14 federal agencies.

° An Apple user has filed a proposed class action accusing the company of misleading customers about Hide My Email’s privacy protections.

° Apple TV comedy “Acapulco” is nominated for 13 Imagen Awards.

Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.

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