Overview

• Apple released iOS 18.6 today, introducing new features and addressing vulnerabilities across its mobile platform.
• Microsoft disclosed a macOS flaw called SploitLight that could expose Apple Intelligence metadata, and Apple plans to deploy a fix.
• Reports suggest Apple is closing in on a partnership with JPMorgan Chase to expand its Apple Card offerings.
• In public statements, Apple denounced the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit as a threat to its ecosystem’s core principles.
• The company lost another AI researcher as it reevaluates reliance on in-house models versus third-party artificial intelligence solutions.