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Apple Creator Studio suite is launching to take on Adobe

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Apple has announced Apple Creator Studio, a new software suite for Apple products that bundles popular creative apps into an all-in-one subscription service. Apple Creator Studio will be available on the App Store on January 28th and includes access to Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Pixelmator Pro, Motion, Compressor, and MainStage — providing a rival editing and design subscription to Adobe’s Creative Cloud platform.

https://www.theverge.com/news/861279/apple-creator-studio-apps-subscription-price-availability

Apple fined $116 million over app privacy prompts

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Apple has been fined more than €98 million (about $116 million) by Italy’s antitrust regulator over the “excessively burdensome” privacy rules it imposes on third-party apps. The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) says that Apple abused its dominant app store market position by burdening developers with “disproportionate” terms around data collection that exceed privacy law requirements, compared to rules for native iOS apps.

https://www.theverge.com/news/849528/apple-italy-antitrust-fine-att-app-privacy

AI finds its way into Apple’s top apps of the year

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Apple’s app of the year, Tiimo, for instance, is described as a visual AI planner that turns to-dos into plans with visual timelines. The app uses AI to break down your tasks into a realistic schedule by estimating how long each step of a task could take and helping you to create a plan.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/04/ai-finds-its-way-into-apples-top-apps-of-the-year/

The annual app recaps for 2025: all Wrapped up

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Spotify may have popularized the Wrapped user recap trend, but more companies are jumping on that bandwagon every year. From rival music streaming providers like Apple, Amazon, YouTube, and Deezer, to completely unrelated services across tech, gaming, and other industries, a huge range of companies are using fun visuals, stats, and personalization features to show how you’ve been using their platforms over the last 12 months.

https://www.theverge.com/news/837280/spotify-wrapped-2025-recap-annual-best-of-data

Apple’s new Font Book icon is upsetting designers

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Font Book, macOS's built-in font manager, has seen its icon hugely simplified. Gone are the various typefaces depicting the letter, 'A', replaced with a single clean sans-serif character. Many have complained that it's no longer clear what the app does. "I get the modern take, but this is disappointing, I'd rather have it say 'Aa' than just 'a'," one Redditor comments. Another adds, "hmmm yeah this is upsetting."

https://www.creativebloq.com/design/logos-icons/apples-new-font-book-icon-is-upsetting-designers

Apple’s New iPhone Accessory Is Part Sock, Part Crossbody Strap

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Apple’s latest limited-edition accessory is a crossbody cloth strap designed to fit every iPhone. Apple calls this pleated, cloth accessory a "singular 3D-knitted construction." The sock element where you place your phone can be stretched, allowing you to put in other small everyday items.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/apples-new-iphone-accessory-is-part-sock-part-crossbody-strap