Bloomberg reporting, via MacRumors and AppleInsider, says Apple executive chairman Tim Cook is expected to attend a September 24 White House state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping alongside AI leaders including Sam Altman and Jensen Huang.
A person close to Foxconn’s supply chain told China’s Jiemian News that iPhone Duo final-assembly yields were only slightly above 60% as of mid-September — and mature yield may take 6–12 months under current quality standards. Pre-orders still Oct 16; availability Oct 23.
Judge Edward J. Davila granted in part Apple’s expedited-discovery motion in its trade-secrets suit vs. Liu, Tan, OpenAI, and io Products, ordering early production of hiring records, forensic images, and LINE chats, and vacating the Oct 14 discovery hearing.
Apple published a Get ready for iPhone Duo developer page with Group Labs on Sep 16–17, Photos/Camera/SwiftUI/UIKit Q&As on Sep 23, workshops later this month, upcoming Xcode 27.1 beta and design docs, plus five WWDC-style videos.