I was impressed with foveated streamingon the Steam Frame, which, when you’re interacting with games streamed to the headset, renders what’s right in front of your eyes at the highest fidelity. I hope it’s just as good on the Vision Pro.

Apple announced visionOS’s foveated streaming as part of the first developer beta for visionOS 26.4.

[Apple Developer Documentation]

It’s a new feature showing up in the app as part of the first iOS 26.4 developer beta,as reported by9to5Mac.

The beta also includes anew “Playlist Playground” feature that uses Apple Intelligence to make a playlist from a text prompt.

Update: Added Playlist Playground details.

[9to5Mac]

A big inside baseball articlebyDeadline reports that a fourth season of the show, of which Apple has currently aired two seasons, is a “lock.” A fifth would be at the discretion of executive producers Dan Erickson and Ben Stiller. Apple aims to start shooting season three this summer.

[Deadline]

Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson warned Apple’s news product could violate a law against deceptive business practices if itsalleged promotion of some ideological content violates its terms of service. Ferguson doesn’t cite specific terms it might have violated, but urges a “comprehensive review” to ensure they’re consistent.

The acquisition seems to have occurred in October 2025, asAppleInsider reports. Apple’s motivation for purchasing Kuzu remains a mystery, but graph databases like Kuzu’s could be used in Apple’s FileMaker Pro, Freeform, or iWork apps, or used for social features in other apps like Apple Music or Apple Games.

[AppleInsider]

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) is suing Attorney General Pam Bondi and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for their alleged roles urging Meta and Apple to removea Facebook group andapp documenting ICE agents. FIRE claims they unconstitutionally coerced companies to censor speech. In a statement, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin accused FIRE of spinning “this correct decision for Apple to remove these apps as them caving to pressure instead of helping prevent further harm to federal officers.”

Update:Added DHS statement.

[The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression]

After adding support for using the Apple Watch as adigital key for its Gen 2 EVs in December, Rivian is launching an Apple Watch app alongside an update to its mobile app,according toRivianTrackr. The watchOS app can be used to open windows, activate the alarm, or unlock doors, including Gen 1 EVs.

But, like, in a good way.The subscription service just announced its March lineup, and the highlight isOceanhorn 3: Legend of the Shadow Sea, the latest in the veryLegend of Zelda-inspired series. Interestingly, it’ll be playable on basically every Apple platform: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and even Apple Vision Pro.

The iPhone 18 Pro Max will have a battery capacity of around 5000 mAh for the version with a SIM slot and around 5200 mAh for versions with eSIM, according to a postfrom leaker Digital Chat Station reported onby9to5Mac. I’ll always take more battery.

[9to5Mac]

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurmanreports that Apple is “scaling back” plans for the coach and will instead roll out some of what it had been working on into the Heath app over time.Maybe not the worst idea.

[Bloomberg]

Afteradding tennis last June, the freeApple Sports app is introducing golf so fans can keep tabs on “official PGA Tour and LPGA Tour events.” You’ll have access to individual players’ scorecards, hole-by-hole results, and live leaderboards starting with the PGA’s WM Phoenix Open tournament this weekend.

Prices could increase (or profits thinned) once Apple’s current stock of components like DRAM, NAND, and advanced chips runs out,according toThe Wall Street Journal:

Artificial-intelligence companies are writing huge checks for chips, memory, specialized glass fiber and more, and they have begun to outduel Apple in the race to secure components. Suppliers accustomed to catering to Apple’s every whim are gaining the leverage to demand that the iPhone maker pay more.

Mark Gurman says in the latest edition of thePower On newsletter that theslightly spec-bumped MacBook Pros (not the touchscreen OLED models) should launch as part of the macOS 26.3 release cycle. That means he expects them to hit shelves before the end of March.

All signs point to an imminent launch of next-generation MacBook Pros that retain the current form factor but deliver faster chips. I’m told the new models — code-named J714 and J716 — are slated for the macOS 26.3 software cycle, which runs from February through March. Another sign that an upgrade is coming: Supply of the current high-end MacBook Pro models has tightened significantly in Apple’s online store.

See below forwhat he had to say. (You can read thatmemo Cook is referencing here.)

The lack of an official public response so far is a noted contrast toa public statement on racism Cook shared in 2020.

The standard iPhone 18 is set for a spring 2027 launch, and a “revamped” iPhone Air is in the works but isn’t expected for this year,according toNikkei Asia.

The Informationsimilarly reported last May that Applemight shuffle its fall iPhone release plans.

[Nikkei Asia]