A 9to5Mac reader, Mike Taylor, recently shared a powerful account of how his Apple Watch may have saved his life—echoing a similar story we reported earlier this week.

What started as mild shortness of breath turned into a life-threatening emergency. After leaving work one evening, Taylor collapsed in a nearly empty parking lot on the way to his car. He blacked out from what he later learned were multiple large blood clots in his lungs—one of which was blocking oxygen to his heart.

In a Reddit post, Taylor recalled what happened: “I thought I just had a lingering cold or maybe some weird COVID symptoms, mostly shortness of breath. Nothing crazy… until one evening after work. I was walking through an almost-empty parking lot on my way to my Jeep when things suddenly got worse. I felt lightheaded, dizzy, and seriously winded. I barely made it to the back of my vehicle before I blacked out.

Apple’s C1 modem launched this year in the iPhone 16e, but without much company fanfare. But Tim Cook just expressed C1’s strengths in a way that Apple—for good reason—shied away from previously.

C1’s strengths intentionally under-marketed by Apple

When Apple launched C1, it was the culmination of many years of effort. But unlike lots of the company’s other innovations, Apple had to be careful not to tout C1’s benefits too highly.

Why? Because Qualcomm’s competing modem is still in its most popular and expensive iPhones.

Apple currently sells four iPhone models that are more ‘premium’ than the 16e, and they all have Qualcomm modems.

Apple has shared a new ’Hands on with Apple Intelligence’ video touting the artificial intelligence features now available on select devices.

Get to know Apple Intelligence, a powerful set of features built into your iPhone, iPad, and Mac, to help you write, express yourself, and get things done effortlessly.

Available on:
– iPhone 16 models
– iPhone 15 Pro
– iPhone 15 Pro Max
– iPad mini (A17 Pro)
– iPad and Mac models with M1 and later

Starting in 2026, Apple plans to change the release cycle for its flagship iPhone lineup, according to The Information. Apple will release the more expensive ‌iPhone‌ 18 Pro models in the fall, delaying the release of the standard ‌iPhone‌ 18 until the spring.

The shift may be because Apple plans to debut a foldable ‌iPhone‌ in 2026, which will join the existing ‌iPhone‌ lineup. The fall release will include the ‌iPhone‌ 18 Pro, the ‌iPhone‌ 18 Pro Max, an ‌iPhone‌ 18 Air, and the new foldable ‌iPhone‌.

Apple’s two-generations-away iPhone 18 Pro models will likely feature under-screen Face ID, according to The Information.

The paywalled report today cited a source who said the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max will have only a small hole in top-left corner of the screen, to accommodate the front-facing camera, with all Face ID hardware moved under the screen.

With under-screen Face ID, the report said the iPhone 18 Pro models would no longer have a pill-shaped cutout at the top of the screen. However, it is unclear if that means the Dynamic Island feature would be discontinued.