By Wesley Hilliard Apple Savings is now available for Apple Card users. Here’s how it compares to other high-yield savings accounts in April.Apple Savings requires Apple CardThe finance sector isn’t new to Apple, with Apple Wallet, Apple Pay, Apple Card, Apple Pay Later, and now Apple Savings. Customers have multiple avenues to entrust vital financial processes to Apple.Apple Savings is a high-yield savings account provided by Goldman Sachs. It requires users to have an Apple Card and be over 18 years old. Otherwise, there are no minimum balances or fees associated with the account. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Oliver Haslam Apple is reportedly working on bringing no fewer than six new product categories to market soon, in part as Tim Cook’s swansong as CEO of the company.Apple Home Hub to arrive in 2026 with Apple IntelligenceFollowing the news that Apple CEO Tim Cook will be replaced by Ternus in late 2026, a new report has detailed the products his teams are working on. Speaking during an interview with TBPN, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Apple has products in six new product categories in the works. This is alongside its usual product refreshes, like new iPhones, iPads, and more.Apple’s 2024 Apple Vision Pro release was the last time it entered a new category. The spatial computer has so far failed to capture the imagination of the larger market, but that hasn’t deterred the company from entering new markets in the future. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Andrew Orr Artificial intelligence has been widely predicted to disrupt smartphones, and hurt Apple, but Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas argues that the iPhone will become more important as AI improveApple IntelligenceIn a segment from “This Week in AI” published on April 23, Aravind Srinivas, co-founder and CEO of AI search company Perplexity, lays out an outside view of Apple’s position. Srinivas, who previously worked in AI research roles at OpenAI, Google, and DeepMind, argues that AI may reinforce Apple’s core products instead of replacing them.”The phone, the iPhone is actually not getting disrupted by AI at all,” Srinivas says, arguing that better AI pushes the device in the opposite direction, turning it into “your digital passport.” Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Andrew Orr Apple Music VP Oliver Schusser says that while AI-generated music now makes up a large share of submissions to Apple Music, it accounts for almost none of what people actually play.Oliver SchusserIn an interview published on April 22, Schusser highlighted an imbalance. He explained that more than a third of tracks delivered to the service are “100% AI,” but listening remains below 0.5%.Apple is taking proactive steps before AI-generated music distorts the platform’s integrity. “We have developed — and we’ve never talked about this — but we’ve developed technology in-house that would allow us to exactly see what music people are delivering us,” Schusser said, “what AI [model] it is and all that.”The company is asking labels and distributors to disclose AI use in songs, while also relying on internal systems to analyze incoming content and verify those disclosures. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Amber Neely Apple Card users are seeing returns shrink once more as Apple Savings lowers its APY following continued rate pressure from the Federal Reserve.Apple Savings sees yet another APY decreaseOn Thursday, Apple advised customers of a 0.15% annual percentage yield (APY) decrease on Apple Savings accounts. Before this drop, the Apple Savings APY was 3.65%, a rate set in May 2025.This decrease affects all Apple Savings customers. It comes after the Federal Reserve reduced its rates in December 2025. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Marko Zivkovic Apple goes to great lengths to ensure that its pre-release artwork doesn’t leak ahead of launch. Here’s why those efforts are usually successful.Apple goes to great lengths to protect its artwork.Box art and marketing materials for an unannounced iPhone or iPad rarely reach the general public, thanks to Apple’s strict security protocols.The company has a comprehensive set of requirements in place for its own employees, third-party personnel, and for the areas where design work is conducted. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By William Gallagher Speaking to employees, outgoing CEO Tim Cook talked about his time leading Apple, citing both the successes he is most proud of, and admitting to the one main failure.Screenshot of an unfortunately typical Apple Maps failure in its early daysAs announced, Tim Cook and incoming CEO John Ternus held an Apple Town Hall meeting for employees on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. It was specifically to answer questions about the handover to Ternus, but Cook also addressed his own time as CEO.According to Bloomberg, Cook described the 2012 launch of Apple Maps as his “first big mistake” after taking over from Steve Jobs. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Wesley Hilliard People being investigated by the FBI deleted Signal, but some messages were still retrievable from the iPhone’s notification database. The latest iOS update patches this vulnerability.iPhones may be secure, but they aren’t invulnerable to bugsUsers should reasonably expect that deleting an app from their iPhone will remove all associated data. However, a recent case involving the FBI showed that some notification data was being retained by mistake.The iOS 26.4.2, iPadOS 26.4.2, iOS 18.7.8, and iPadOS 18.7.8 updates released on Wednesday address the notification database issue directly. The notes simply say that “a logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.” Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Malcolm Owen Search giant Google has publicly confirmed that Apple’s updated Siri, complete with its long-promised personalized responses, will finally be coming out at some point in 2026.Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian talking about Apple at Google Cloud Next 26 – Image Credit: Google/YouTubeIn January, Apple confirmed that it had entered into a multi-year deal with Google to use the Gemini model to create Apple’s Foundation Models. Google now says that the fruits of Apple’s AI labor will be on display before the end of 2026.Speaking at the Google Cloud Next 26 opening keynote, Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian talked about Apple as a key customer of the company. Standing in front of the Apple Logo in the auditorium, he enthused about how Apple was using its technology. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Malcolm Owen Apple has released updates for iOS 26.4.2 and iPadOS 26.4.2, as well as version 18.7.8 for older devices, providing bug fixes and security updates to all users.Apple’s new update can be applied to all current-gen iPhones. Incremental updates for Apple’s operating systems provide some much-needed bug fixes, security updates, and performance improvements between major updates. On Wednesday, Apple issued the second incremental update of version 26.4, bringing iOS and iPadOS up to 26.4.2.The previous incremental update, for iOS 26.4.1 and iPadOS 16.4.2, landed on April 8. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
