9to5Mac Happy Hour

Benjamin and Chance talk about all the latest Apple news from this week, including some new iPhone 16 rumors on tech specs and capabilities of the new Capture Button, incentives for artists to produce Spatial Audio music, and the latest installment in the Apple Watch ban saga. Plus, Ford has some CarPlay announcements in the same week that Apple’s ambitions for Project Titan have been scaled back significantly, as the company now looks to launch its own electric vehicle in 2028.

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• Report: iPhone 16 camera button will let users zoom in and out by swiping, adjust focus
• Report: iPhone 16 to feature more RAM and faster Wi-Fi; upgraded 5G coming to iPhone 16 Pro
• Hands-on: Ford debuts new in-car digital platform with dual-screen Apple Maps via CarPlay
• Bloomberg: Apple targets 2028 release date for its own electric vehicle
• Rivian taps ex-Porsche and Apple vet to lead R2, R3 EVs  
• Apple Music will now pay 10% higher royalties to artists for Spatial Audio music
• Apple readies Apple Watch Series 9 ban workaround by disabling blood oxygen functionality [U]
• Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 sales ban resumes tomorrow, appeals court rules
• How Apple is informing customers about the modified Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2
• Apple begins selling Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 without the blood oxygen feature
• Apple revises US App Store rules to let developers link to outside payment methods, but it will still charge a commission
• Spotify calls Apple's 27% cut of purchases outside the App Store 'outrageous'; urges EU to 'act switftly'
• Supreme Court upholds Apple vs. Epic ruling, Apple must allow app developers to link to other payment systems
• Apple demands $73M in Epic legal expenses
• Epic to contest Supreme Court ruling on App Store in-app sales