New Macs, iPhone launch date, AI Music, & Tim Cook on the AppleInsider Podcast

Apple announced the iPhone launch date, plus the M6 processor for an updated Mac mini right alongside the M5 Ultra in a Mac Studio , plus more layoffs impact the Vision Products Group and AI teams, all on the AppleInsider Podcast. Tim Cook and the new Mac mini, one of the last Apple products to launch while he was CEO - Cook image credit: Apple. We all expected that Apple would launch the new iPhones on September 9, 2026, but it was only this week that the company confirmed it.