The best time for Apple to truly embrace smart-home tech was five or 10 years ago. The second best time, of course, is now. The good news is that, according to reports from reliable sources, Apple seems to have finally embraced the home as an area of growth, and a bunch of new Apple-designed home products are on the way.

Apple recently shared its first iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 usage figures, revealing how many iPhones and iPads are running those software versions.

Now, Apple is going in another new direction with Apple Miami Worldcenter, a brand-new “naturally inspiring” store that focuses on blending in with the environment. While the new store opened today in downtown Miami, Apple gave us a teaser of it earlier this week, describing it as one of the most environmentally friendly stores it’s ever opened:

MacBook Pros are on display inside the new Apple Miami Worldcenter store during a media preview on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, in downtown Miami, Fla. Apple is set to open its newest store in downtown Miami on Friday, featuring a dedicated pickup area and a biophilic garden. Photo by Matias J. Ocner [email protected]

The Miami Worldcenter store is built using regionally sourced timber and other low-carbon materials. The store uses 100 percent renewable energy and is carbon neutral. Mother Nature would approve. The video below shows an aerial view of the store grounds and its roof garden.

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Apple is facing more controls in Germany due to its dominance in the market, as a German federal court has signaled that the country's antitrust regulator could win its legal fight.

Apple on Thursday disclosed its iPhone sales dipped slightly during the holiday-season quarter, signaling a sluggish start to the trendsetting company’s effort to catch up to the rest of Big Tech in the race to bring artificial intelligence to the masses.

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After a series of 13 robberies at different Apple Stores in the London area, police made several arrests. Meanwhile, a Pennsylvania man has been jailed for an Apple gift card "draining scam."

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