After a federal judge on Tuesday blocked Texas from implementing a new age-verification law for app stores, Apple announced it will pause previously announced plans for the state as it continues to monitor the “ongoing legal process.”

Apple said its previously announced developer tools for age assurance would remain available for testing and use.

The law, SB 2420, or the App Store Accountability Act, would have required app stores, like those run by Apple and Google, to verify user ages and require parental consent for those under 18 to download apps or make purchases. In addition, it would have required the age data be shared with developers.

Apple TV has published an interesting behind-the-scenes look at the making of Pluribus season one, including short roundtable discussions about the show’s concept. Watch it below.

’Pluribus means, I believe, of many’

Just as Pluribus wrapped up its first season, Apple TV released an interesting video on its YouTube channel featuring interviews with the cast and crew of the show.

The video features behind-the-scenes footage from multiple scenes in season one, along with production tidbits such as the construction of Carol’s neighborhood and Air Force One. It also shows how locations were chosen to stand in for the many countries portrayed across the episodes, and the choreography involved in striking the right tone with the “Others,” among other details.

Apple CEO Tim Cook, who’s been on Nike’s board for 20 years, just doubled his stake in the company. The news helped ease a 13% drop after the company’s disappointing quarterly results last week.

Tim Cook signals confidence in Nike CEO Eliott Hill

If you’re into sneakers, you’ve probably noticed how Tim Cook tends to wear flashy Nikes during some of his public appearances.

Apple’s next-generation iPhone Air could still launch in the fall of 2026, according to the Weibo leaker known as ”Fixed Focus Digital”. The leaker claims to have been told by sources that the second-generation iPhone Air will launch in the fall. Meanwhile, the iPhone 17e is said to already be in mass production ahead of unveiling at a spring product launch event.

At least some of the camera sensors for the iPhone 18 Pro look set to be made in the USA, at a Samsung plant in Austin, Texas.

Production of advanced image sensors for Apple is expected to begin sometime around March, suggesting that they will be destined for the iPhone 18 Pro …

The Samsung plant in Austin is not new, but it has not previously made camera sensors. A new report in The Elec says that the company is preparing to install production equipment for iPhone image sensors.

2025 has been a whirlwind year … for corporate rebranding shenanigans.

From cable channels and streaming services to shows and some of America’s finest cultural institutions, there have never been more entertainment-adjacent rebrands in the history of Hollywood. Some make sense, some came out of nowhere, and some don’t really matter, but they did happen!

Below, The Hollywood Reporter ranks the best, the worst, and the mid rebrands of the year.