MBW 987: As Gruber as It Gets - Save the Date: September 9th!

Apple's "Awe dropping" event is set for September 9th. Developer beta 8 of iOS 216, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe 26 has been released. Apple TV+ is hiking its monthly user price. And Masimo sues US Customs over Apple's Apple Watch blood oxygen workaround.

• Apple September Event invites have officially gone out.
• iPhone 17 countdown begins as Foxconn ramps up factory hiring in China.
• Apple seeds developer beta 8 of iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26.
• MacOS 26 Tahoe's dead canary utility app Icons.
• Apple may back out of MLB entirely as NBC closes in on 'Sunday Night Baseball' rights.
• Apple TV+ hiking price, will now cost $13 per month in U.S.
• Masimo was last to learn about blood oxygen sensing returning to Apple Watch.
• FTC draws hard line on foreign-driven censorship & data demands for Big Tech.
• Apple Wallet in iOS 26 adds a toggle to disable controversial feature.
• HBO Max launches new Harry Potter immersive environment on Apple Vision Pro.
• 'F1' & 'Superman' top $600M global; 'Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle' killing it overseas.
• Elon Musk's xAI sues Apple over claims it favors OpenAI.
• Apple patches CVE-2025-43300 zero-day in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS exploited in targeted attacks.

Picks of the Week

• Jason's Pick: Nic's Fix
• Andy's Pick: Studs Terkel
• Alex's Pick: Bitrig

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