Apple Podcasts announced a trio of updates focused on serialized podcasts:

Since February 2024, creators and businesses using the Facebook and Instagram apps to boost their posts have been subject to an additional 30% Apple service fee due to updated App Store Guidelines, now expanded globally.

TikTok has launched a native app for the Apple Vision Pro, Apple's recently launched mixed-reality headset

Apple introduced new tools for podcasters.

Apple Podcasts teamed up with artists, authors, filmmakers, journalists, influencers, and other podcasters to share their favorite podcasts.

Apple Music and the National Basketball Association are teaming up for a new content partnership centered around an exclusive playlist called The BASE: LINE featuring music by independent artists via United Masters.

Pandora recently announced the launch of Pandora For Podcasts, a new self-service online hub for podcasts that lets creators to submit their shows for consideration to be included in Pandora’s rich catalog of podcasts.

Apple Music is taking a page out of Spotify’s book and rolling out algorithm-driven playlists in the For You section.

Apple’s upcoming iOS 12.1 will feature over 70 new emojis that includes characters with different types hair, new animals, new food items, new sports-related items, and much more.

Apple announced a new Apple Pay donation program and Apple Watch Activity Challenge that will help customers support America’s national parks.

A few months after introducing NikePlus Unlocks, Nike rolls out a new set of perks and benefits for NikePlus members that are focused around the company's new partnerships with Apple Music, Headspace, and ClassPass. 

Apple is rolling out a new feature called Business Chat that will allow customers to communicate with businesses through iMessage. It joins Facebook, Google, and WhatsApp in the B2C text communication space.