Strong demand for the iPhone 17 lineup, especially in China, could help Apple ship 247 million iPhones this year. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)

The Peanuts gang discover the true spirit of the season in the timeless classic "A Charlie Brown Christmas" — and for a limited time, you can stream it for free on Apple TV.Image Credit: AppleCharlie Brown and his friends close out the 2025 holiday season with "A Charlie Brown Christmas". This beloved movie will be free to stream for everyone from December 13 to December 14.You can watch the Peanuts specials and other Apple TV shows in several ways. This includes Apple's official apps, such as those on the iPhone. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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OpenAI is deprioritizing work on advertising as it focuses on improving the quality of ChatGPT, reports The Information. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declared a "code red" on Monday, and told employees that the company needs to improve ChatGPT so it doesn't fall behind competitors like Google and Anthropic. Altman said that OpenAI needs to work on personalization for each user, image generation, and model behavior like speed and reliability. Google debuted Gemini 3 Pro in November, and it outperforms ChatGPT on several benchmarking tests. Google has been luring users with its Nano Banana AI image generator and Anthropic's Claude is popular with business customers. OpenAI's plan to start showing customers ads leaked earlier this week, but Altman told employees that…

Germany is evaluating Apple's proposed changes to address antitrust concerns over App Tracking Transparency (ATT), reports Reuters. Apple plans to tweak the text and formatting of the ATT consent prompt, while aiming to preserve the main privacy benefits of the feature. Apple will add neutral consent prompts for its own services and for third-party apps, aligning the wording, content, and visual design of the messages. Apple also plans to simplify the consent process to make it easier for developers to get user permission for ad-related data processing. Germany is asking for feedback from publishers, media groups, and regulators to determine if Apple's changes will address complaints about the limited amount of user data available to app publishers. Earlier this year,…

Macworld The latest version of the ChatGPT iPhone app contains within its code an unused (as of yet) image that seems to indicate upcoming Apple Health integration. The image shows the main Health icons, surrounded by several health category images: steps, activity, respiratory, hearing, sleep…and a carrot, for some reason (there is no carrot icon in the Health app). It’s possible ChatGPT generated the image and embellished it. There is no information yet on when this feature might be enabled or what it will be used for, but ChatGPT already connects and integrates with many other apps, such as Box, GitHub, Gmail, Slack, and others, to help give you personalized answers to questions and data insights. ChatGPT may soon have…