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Apple product debuts under Ternus:

AirPods 5
HomeView
iPhone Duo
Apple TV 4K
iPhone 18 Pro
HomePod Mini 2
iPhone 18 Pro Max
Apple Watch Ultra 4
Apple Watch Series 12

Coming next week:

New iMac
New iPad Mini
Touchscreen MacBook
MacBook Pro w/M6 chip

Not a bad start.

[Tech Brew ☕ @techbrewmb]

First foldable iPhone ✅
First touchscreen MacBook ✅

The John Ternus era is up and running

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"Apple will also introduce a new low-end MacBook Pro with an M6 chip, a refreshed iMac and a revamped iPad mini with a sharper screen."

More here, via Bloomberg: https://t.co/FJ2yHdHfLI

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First foldable iPhone ✅
First touchscreen MacBook ✅

The John Ternus era is up and running

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"Muse’s app on mobile devices has been downloaded more times during its first 12 days on the market than ChatGPT was in the 12 days after its debut. (US and Canada only.)"

More here, via TechCrunch: https://t.co/AuM1K8Na7g

[Tech Brew ☕ @techbrewmb]

Meta's Muse since launching September 8th—

#1 in Apple App Store

Downloads:
• Global - 2.8 million
• US/Canada - 1.8 million

Daily Active Users:
• iOS - 359,000
• Total - 642,000

Cross-App Users:
• 95% Facebook
• 63% Instagram

E-Commerce Deals:
• Shopify & PayPal

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The new iPhone Duo in action #AppleEvent

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New Apple products and pricing:

• iPhone Duo - $1,999

• AirPods 5 - $129 / $149

• Apple Watch Ultra 4 - $799
• Apple Watch Series 12 - $399

• iPhone 18 Pro - $1,119 (256 GB)
• iPhone 18 Pro Max - $1,299 (256 GB)

#AppleEvent

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iPhone Duo starting price: $1,999

Available October 23rd #appleevent

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The iPhone Duo is officially here #appleevent

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The iPhone Duo is officially here #appleevent

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Expected pricing for Apple's new iPhones

• 18 Pro: $1,249 - $1,299
• 18 Pro Max: $1,349 - $1,399
• Duo (foldable): $2,199

[Tech Brew ☕ @techbrewmb]

It's John's Tern.

Apple's highly anticipated fall event will kick off at 1:00 pm ET (10am PT)

The company is expected to debut its first folding iPhone

[Tech Brew ☕ @techbrewmb]

It's John's Tern.

Apple's highly anticipated fall event will kick off at 1:00 pm ET (10am PT)

The company is expected to debut its first folding iPhone

[Tech Brew ☕ @techbrewmb]

Notable Apple moments and products from Tim Cook's tenure:

2011 • iCloud

2012 • Apple Maps

2013 • iTunes Radio

2014 • Apple Pay

2015
• Apple Music
• Apple Watch / Cook's first major hardware release

2016
• Airpods
• Apple sells its billionth iPhone

2017 • Apple Park opens

2018 • Becomes 1st company to hit $1T market cap

2019 • Apple TV

2020
• First Macs with Apple Silicon (M1 Chip)
• 1st US company to hit $2 trillion market cap

2021 • AirTag

2022 • Apple Watch Ultra

2023
• Global active devices top 2 billion
• 1st US company to hit $3 trillion market cap

2024
• Apple Vision Pro
• Apple Intelligence

2025
• Liquid Glass
• Market cap crosses $4 trillion

2026
• Siri AI update
• Global active devices top 2.5 billion

A lot can happen in 15 years...

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Coming soon to a town near you:

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Amazon's drone delivery is getting a major expansion

It plans to roll out the service to ~500 cities and towns by the end of 2026

New metros:
• Boise, Idaho
• Chicago, Illinois
• Cleveland, Ohio
• Atlanta, Georgia
• Syracuse, New York

Is Prime Air finally taking off?

[Tech Brew ☕ @techbrewmb]

"Prime Air drone delivery currently serves customers in cities across seven states, including Arizona, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, and Texas, with plans to launch in Georgia, Ohio, Illinois, Idaho, and New York soon."

Official release: https://t.co/ztBP4O38ve

[Tech Brew ☕ @techbrewmb]

Amazon's drone delivery is getting a major expansion

It plans to roll out the service to ~500 cities and towns by the end of 2026

New metros:
• Boise, Idaho
• Chicago, Illinois
• Cleveland, Ohio
• Atlanta, Georgia
• Syracuse, New York

Is Prime Air finally taking off?

[Tech Brew ☕ @techbrewmb]

Notable OpenAI departures, since April:

• Brad Lightcap, COO
• Denise Dresser, CRO
• Kevin Weil, CPO Science
• Bill Peebels, Head of Sora
• Fidji Simo, CEO of Applications
• Srinivas Narayanan, CTO B2B Apps

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"Apple’s largest hardware event of the year (and John Ternus' introduction to the world as the replacement for Tim Cook) is nearly upon us."

More here, via Bloomberg: https://t.co/WjsQhknsMy

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Apple's rumored September product lineup

Headliners:
• The first foldable iPhone
• Apple's first smart home hub

The regulars:
• HomePod Mini
• Apple Watch Ultra 4
• Apple Watch Series 12
• New Apple TV set-top box
• iPhone 18, 18 Pro, 18 Pro Max

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"Excuse me sir, do you have a moment to talk about our dark lord Satan?"

[Drone Wars @Drone_Wars_]

U.S. company Satyress is developing threehalves, a centaur-style robot designed for dangerous environments such as wildfires, rubble searches, toxic areas and confined spaces. The system combines a humanoid upper body with a quadruped mobility platform. #USA #Robotics #UGV #AI

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Here we go again

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

Netflix has discussed adding live channels and streaming bundles to their home page.

• Streaming bundles would include sell subscriptions to other services through the Netflix app

• Live channels would include ones that constantly stream movies & TV shows from the same genre

(Source: https://t.co/6mYPrbx9iR)