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Many of Apple's announcements during its WWDC 2025 keynote this week were leaked ahead of time, but there were also a few rumors that proved to be inaccurate.
In this WWDC 2025 edition of our Rumor Report Card, we have reflected on some of the bigger hits and misses leading into Apple's annual developer conference.
The grades that we have assigned to each rumor below are just for fun.
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We give full marks to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, who accurately leaked a wide range of software details ahead.
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This is the Infinix Hot 60 Pro, and it's the more conventional phone in the new series. While its sibling, the 60 Pro+, is a bit thinner and curvier, the Hot 60 Pro is nearly as thin and light, but has a flat design that some will like better. The regular Hot 60 Pro also has a few hardware advantages over its Pro+ counterpart - you get a dedicated AI... Read more ›
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With clean energy more cost-competitive than it once was, the White House’s oil-first strategy is faltering. Read more ›
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UK-based cyber security group steps up investment plans following takeover by US private equity firm Thoma Bravo Read more ›
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Elon Musk posted on X that Grok Imagine, his AI-powered video-to-text generator, "is AI Vine," adding that he was working to restore the defunct app. Read more ›
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GOG has launched an all-new project to raise awareness of censorship in gaming: FreedomToBuy.Games. Read more Read more ›
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Battlefield 6 is taking advantage of EA's Javelin anti-cheat system, which enforced Secure Boot and is classified as a kernel-level AC, potentially killing Linux and Steam Deck support before the game launches. Read more ›
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Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Aug. 3, #784. Read more ›
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Established in 1943 to coordinate America's building of the first atomic bomb, the Los Alamos National Lab in New Mexico is still "one of the world's largest and most advanced scientific institutions" notes Wikipedia. And it now has a "National Security AI Office," where senior director Jason Pruet is working to help "prepare for a future in which AI will reshape the landscape of science and security," according to the... Read more ›
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When my young daughter told her dolls she was too busy with a work call to talk, I knew I had to shift my priorities. Read more ›
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Parrie Hartley, 30, didn't want the cookie-cutter life, so she left her tech job in Austin, Texas, and moved to Barcelona. She's happier. Read more ›
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![iPhone 17 Pro's Metal Battery With Lower Capacity Allegedly Revealed [Updated]](https://times42.com/media/9/5/2/10930952_640x200.jpg "iPhone 17 Pro's Metal Battery With Lower Capacity Allegedly Revealed [Updated]")
Update — August 2: Majin Bu now says that this battery is actually for the iPhone 17 Pro, and there will apparently be two variants for models with and without a physical SIM card tray. "Due to a miscommunication with my source, the information I reported yesterday is incorrect," said Majin Bu. Original story follows. A leaker known as Majin Bu today shared images of an alleged battery pack for... Read more ›
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In a federal court in Massachusetts on Friday, Apple sued a small movie theater chain named Apple Cinemas over alleged trademark infringement. "Apple Cinemas is knowingly and intentionally using the name Apple to sow confusion for its own benefit," alleged attorneys for Apple, in a complaint filed against all Apple Cinemas locations, and a Sand Media Corp Inc. company connected to the chain. Established in 2013, Apple Cinemas maintained a... Read more ›
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A call for a community benchmark for Cyberpunk 2077 running on macOS revealed a wide range of results. Read more ›
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2025's re-release wave continues with the return of 'Batman,' 'Batman Returns,' and 'Casper' to the silver screen. Read more ›
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The women-only app Tea now "faces two class action lawsuits filed in California" in response to a recent breach," reports NPR — even as the company is now boasting it has more than 6.2 million users. A spokesperson for Tea told the CBC it's "working to identify any users whose personal information was involved" in a breach of 72,000 images (including 13,000 verification photos and images of government IDs) and... Read more ›
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Trump's 39% tariff on Switzerland could spike luxury watch prices for both new and pre-owned pieces, impacting brands like Rolex and Cartier. Read more ›
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Darksiders 4 is officially coming. During the THQ Nordic Digital Showcase on Friday, we got a glimpse at the next game in the hack and slash action-adventure franchise, alongside trailers for roughly a dozen other games that are in the works, including Reanimal and The Eternal Life of Goldman. It's been a while since we've seen a new mainline Darksiders title from developer Gunfire Games, and while the fourth entry... Read more ›
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Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Aug. 2, #783. Read more ›
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MacRumors
Tim Cook has now served as Apple's chief executive officer (CEO) for longer Steve Jobs' entire tenure, including the latter's time as interim CEO. Steve Jobs served as Apple's CEO across two distinct stretches: first as interim CEO from September 16, 1997 to January 5, 2000, a period lasting 841 days, and then as official CEO from January 5, 2000 until his resignation on August 24, 2011, a span of... Read more ›
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Apple's upcoming iPhone 17 Pro models will have several new camera-related features, according to an anonymous tipster who contacted MacRumors today. The tipster claimed to be familiar with an iPhone 17 Pro commercial that is allegedly being produced by Slovenian company Division Film. Apple is listed as one of Division Film's clients on its website, but MacRumors has not independently confirmed any of the information shared by the tipster, so... Read more ›
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Walmart still does not accept contactless payment options like Apple Pay and Google Pay at its more than 4,500 stores across the United States. It is not the first time that we have reported on this topic, but Walmart has still not changed course, despite endless customer complaints. Earlier this year, a Walmart spokesperson told MacRumors that the retailer remained focused on its own payment technologies in the Walmart app,... Read more ›
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The iOS 18.6, iPadOS 18.6, and macOS Sequoia 15.6 updates that Apple released today address dozens of vulnerabilities, according to Apple's security support documents. None of the vulnerabilities are known to have been actively exploited in the wild, but it's still a good idea to install the new updates right away. There are over 20 vulnerability fixes in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6. An issue with Accessibility could let a... Read more ›
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Apple has a new 'Shot on iPhone' billboard design that combines ‌iPhone‌ photography with iPad sketches, but as one Reddit user noticed, the result is decidedly phallic. The billboard was shared on the Miami subreddit earlier this month, and highlighted by the Miami New Times earlier today. The design features a photo of a shark along with a cartoon scuba diver that has an oversized finger because of the perspective,... Read more ›
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Another image of the iPhone 17 Pro's rumored new MagSafe design has surfaced. A user known as "UnclePan" on Chinese social media platform Weibo this week shared an image of third-party MagSafe cases that are apparently for the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max. On the iPhone 17 Pro cases, the MagSafe layout has changed slightly, with the magnets no longer forming a... Read more ›
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Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke to employees at an all-hands meeting today, providing some insight into Apple's work on AI. According to Bloomberg, Cook said that AI is going to be bigger than smartphones and the internet, and that it's a priority for the company. "Apple must do this. Apple will do this. This is sort of ours to grab. We will make the investment to do it," Cook told... Read more ›
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Apple's highest-end iPhone 17 Pro Max model may have three key advantages over the smaller iPhone 17 Pro model, according to rumors. Specifically, the iPhone 17 Pro Max is expected to have…A larger 6.9-inch display (vs. 6.3-inch display on the iPhone 17 Pro) Even longer battery life (an approximately 5% thicker design may allow for a 5,000 mAh or higher battery capacity) A smaller Dynamic Island compared to the Pro... Read more ›
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A few months ago, we reported that select scenes in the post-apocalyptic film "28 Years Later" were shot with a rig of up to 20 iPhones. Now, the film's director Danny Boyle has discussed this feat in a YouTube video uploaded to the Apple TV channel today. "Director Danny Boyle pushed the power of iPhone to new cinematic heights in select scenes of 28 Years Later," says Apple. "In fact,... Read more ›
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A few days ago, it was rumored that the iPhone 17 Pro models will offer up to 8× optical zoom, and this could explain why the devices are expected to have significantly larger rear camera bumps compared to previous models. Specifically, it was rumored that the Telephoto lens in the iPhone 17 Pro models will be able to move, allowing for multiple focal lengths. As a result, the tipster claimed... Read more ›
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