The Apple community is getting ready to welcome the first M4-powered MacBook Pro laptops, but there's disappointment for MacBook Air

Apple plans to release MacBook Airs with M4 chips in early 2025, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports. The company just refreshed the lineup with M3 chips this spring, but the M4 update will “likely” launch between January and March 2025,

We have known that Apple is going start featuring its M4 chip into a new wave of Macs, the only real questions was when. With the iPad mini 7 launching last week via a surprise press release, there was some question about whether new MacBooks would be handled similarly.

Apple and Goldman Sachs will pay over $89 million in combined fines and refunds because of failures stemming from the companies’ Apple Card partnership, according to U.S. regulators Wednesday, which temporarily blocked Goldman from issuing new credit cards.

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered Goldman Sachs and Apple to pay $89 million, and Goldman was temporarily banned from issuing new credit cards, because of the companies’ mishandling of their Apple Card partnership.

The penalties and customer refunds stem from an investigation by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into Apple Card, which Goldman issues.

Apple's CEO Tim Cook said at a government meeting in Beijing on Wednesday the company would increase investment in China and wanted to seize opportunities to contribute to high quality development of industrial and supply chains,

Apple Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook promised to keep investing in China during a meeting with Beijing’s top technology official, underscoring the country’s vital role in the iPhone maker’s global operations.

Apple CEO Tim Cook met on Wednesday with China's Minister for Industry and Information Technology Jin Zhuanglong during a visit to Beijing this week, the ministry said in a statement. During the meeting,