An analysis of LinkedIn profiles in the tech industry reveals that the most popular destination for former Apple employees is Google.

Unsurprisingly, it also shows people making the switch in the opposite direction, though Apple employees are most likely to have come from Intel, Microsoft, or Amazon …

On the and iPhone 15 Plus, Apple finally got rid of the Lightning port and replaced it with USB-C. This opens up a whole new world of convenience of connecting accessories and peripherals. The and iPhone 15 Pro Max go one step further, as the USB-C port on the pro models supports USB-3 speeds, enabling up to 10 Gbps data transfer speeds.

USB-C makes it easy to connect displays, external storage, cameras, and charge using the same cable as all your other devices. Here’s what you can do with your new iPhone and its shiny new port …

Indie Dev Sales have become an important event in the Apple community, as many independent developers come together to promote their iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS apps by offering special discounts. The Indie App Sales usually take place in July alongside Prime Day. But if you missed it, don’t worry because it’s back for Black Friday.

Dbrand is suing Casetify for allegedly stealing the teardown designs it uses for skins and cases for Apple and other devices. Dbrand began its extensive collection of internal designs with a skin for the iPhone 13 Pro Max back in July of last year.

Update: Casetify has now removed all of the Inside Out cases from its website, redirecting to its best-sellers, as Dbrand shares close-up images of the easter eggs uses to identify the images (see bottom of piece). Casetify has also tweeted a statement, but reading the replies, that isn’t going well …

Two key Apple suppliers are reported to be in a patent battle over the iPhone 15 Pro Max tetraprism lens. The maker of the periscope lens currently exclusive to the top-end iPhone 15 is seemingly concerned about competition from another Apple lens supplier.

For once, this battle doesn’t directly involve Apple – it’s between Taiwanese lens maker Largan Precision, and Chinese lens company Yujingguang …

The mystery of what led the OpenAI board to take the precipitous step of firing CEO Sam Altman may now have been solved. A new report says a number of researchers warned them of a new breakthrough which they said could threaten humanity – after Altman seemingly failed to inform them.

In a letter to the board, the researchers suggested that the breakthrough – dubbed Q* and pronounced Q-Star – could let AI “surpass humans in most economically valuable tasks” …

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has filed a fresh complaint against Apple, accusing the company of a fourth example of illegal union-busting.

The first Apple Store workers to unionize were denied employee benefits offered to other staff in the same store, in what the NLRB alleges was a (failed) attempt to influence a unionization vote at a second store …

While it seems like all of your other subscriptions keep going up in price, pCloud is bucking the trend. pCloud offers lifetime cloud storage for just one upfront fee, with no recurring payment. And right now, save 85% on the limited edition 3-in-1 bundle, which includes 5 TB cloud storage, pCloud Pass, and pCloud Encryption — buy once and use for life.

The pCloud Black Friday sales are ending soon, so this is your last chance to get pCloud lifetime storage for the lowest price possible. Save up to 85% now on lifetime plans up to 10 TB, or get the best deal around with the limited edition 3-in-1 bundle.

It hasn’t been long since Apple first began selling refurbished AirPods, starting with the AirPods 3 – which were first released in October 2021. Now, the company is expanding its refurbished store with AirPods Pro 2, but only in a few European countries for now.

The popular photo editor app Photomator, from the same developers as Pixelmator, was updated today with some interesting new features. The new version of the app adds full HDR support so users can edit and share images in high dynamic range. It also has a new option for converting regular images into HDR.

While Apple reported record iPhone revenue for its September quarter this year, a new report today from CIRP says that the average iPhone sales price in the US is seeing a downward trend. Here’s how it’s moved over the recent months and years.

You can now save on nearly all of Apple’s official iPhone 15 cases as part of the week’s best Black Friday deals. Now starting at $35, the discounts carry over to the 13-inch M1 MacBook Air starting at just $600, as well as official Apple Watch bands from $30. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

iOS 17 was only just released in September with some major updates that we love, including customizable contact posters, additional Tapback replies, and voice note improvements. Not only that, but with the recent announcement that RCS messaging is coming to Apple later in 2024, it’s safe to say that iPhone users are going to be seeing some massive updates in iOS 18. That said, there are of course additional features I’d love Apple to implement in iOS 18 that would be huge wins for iPhone users. Head below the fold to read more.