Apple’s macOS Tahoe 26.7 release candidate exposes a surprisingly broad set of unreleased product identifiers, including camera-equipped AirPods, the foldable iPhone Ultra, new Home Hub hardware, and M6 MacBook Pro models. The code also references Apple’s “Pebble” homeOS project and suggests some products could arrive as soon as September.

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Apple’s camera-equipped AirPods have moved beyond rumor status after a hidden demo in the macOS Tahoe 26.7 release candidate showed them recognizing a book and saving visual information for later. The earbuds, internally identified as B790, could arrive as soon as September 2026, although Apple has not announced them.

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Apple has released the fourth public betas of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27 “Golden Gate,” and tvOS 27, bringing the upcoming platform updates into the final stretch of testing. The builds arrived only hours after Apple’s developer beta 6 releases and focus more on polish than major new features.

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Google DeepMind is bringing SL2T, a sign-language-to-text AI model, to the Pixel 11 through new Gboard and Live Transcribe features. The initial release translates American Sign Language into English and processes a signer’s movements without uploading camera video.

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Apple captured 65% of the global premium smartphone market in the first half of 2026, while premium devices reached a record 29% of all smartphone sales. Counterpoint Research says iPhone 17 demand, especially for the base model, helped Apple reverse last year’s decline even as competition from Chinese brands continues to erode its lead.

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Apple’s incoming CEO John Ternus is beginning to reshape the company’s leadership team ahead of his September 1 succession of Tim Cook. His first reported moves include bringing retired hardware executive Laura Legros back to Apple, promoting chip chief Johny Srouji to lead hardware engineering, and taking a more active role in the company’s design organization.

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