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32,533 stories · 472 in 30 days · Updated Sep 28, 2026

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01 / EXPLORE THROUGH TIME

Timeline

Start with the latest. Scroll back through time, or zoom in for more.

Year by yearUp to 5 stories per year
20263,437 stories
iPhone Duo↗ apple.com · HN · 2545 comments · 1485 points · Sep 09, 2026
Framework Laptop 13 Pro↗ frame.work · HN · 769 comments · 1479 points · Apr 21, 2026
John Ternus to become Apple CEO↗ apple.com · HN · 1331 comments · 2177 points · Apr 20, 2026
MacBook Neo↗ apple.com · HN · 2320 comments · 1974 points · Mar 04, 2026
The struggle of resizing windows on macOS Tahoe↗ noheger.at · HN · 1207 comments · 2752 points · Jan 11, 2026
20253,827 stories
Apple has locked my Apple ID, and I have no recourse. A plea for help↗ hey.paris · HN · 1049 comments · 1750 points · Dec 13, 2025
AirPods libreated from Apple's ecosystem↗ github.com · HN · 462 comments · 1424 points · Nov 16, 2025
Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones↗ ericmigi.com · HN · 1106 comments · 1678 points · Mar 18, 2025
Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row↗ bbc.com · HN · 1068 comments · 1770 points · Feb 21, 2025
“A calculator app? Anyone could make that”↗ chadnauseam.com · HN · 430 comments · 1821 points · Feb 16, 2025
20244,652 stories
Apple Photos phones home on iOS 18 and macOS 15↗ lapcatsoftware.com · HN · 984 comments · 1330 points · Dec 28, 2024
I designed a Dieter Rams-inspired iPhone dock↗ arslan.io · HN · 356 comments · 1509 points · Sep 23, 2024
Apple introduces M4 chip↗ apple.com · HN · 2061 comments · 1588 points · May 07, 2024
U.S. sues Apple, accusing it of maintaining an iPhone monopoly↗ nytimes.com · HN · 2569 comments · 2546 points · Mar 21, 2024
Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store in the European Union↗ apple.com · HN · 2485 comments · 2108 points · Jan 25, 2024
20234,471 stories
Tracking developer build times to decide if the M3 MacBook is worth upgrading↗ incident.io · HN · 408 comments · 653 points · Dec 28, 2023
Apollo 11 vs. USB-C Chargers (2020)↗ forrestheller.com · HN · 202 comments · 502 points · Dec 27, 2023
Japan to crack down on Apple and Google app store monopolies↗ asia.nikkei.com · HN · 320 comments · 580 points · Dec 26, 2023
Costs of running a macOS app studio business↗ notes.alinpanaitiu.com · HN · 210 comments · 677 points · Dec 24, 2023
Apple allows some iOS apps to track user locations via lists of nearby SSIDs↗ wingu.se · HN · 300 comments · 776 points · Dec 21, 2023
20224,790 stories
Run Stable Diffusion on Your M1 Mac’s GPU↗ replicate.com · HN · 401 comments · 1007 points · Sep 01, 2022
Design the next iPhone↗ neal.fun · HN · 352 comments · 1463 points · Aug 23, 2022
Apple previews Lockdown Mode↗ apple.com · HN · 742 comments · 1577 points · Jul 06, 2022
Infinite Mac↗ macos8.app · HN · 323 comments · 1038 points · Apr 26, 2022
Apple M1 Ultra↗ apple.com · HN · 828 comments · 1168 points · Mar 08, 2022
20215,555 stories
MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch↗ apple.com · HN · 2059 comments · 1657 points · Oct 18, 2021
Apple's child protection features spark concern within its own ranks: sources↗ reuters.com · HN · 813 comments · 1778 points · Aug 12, 2021
One Bad Apple↗ hackerfactor.com · HN · 524 comments · 1484 points · Aug 08, 2021
Apple's plan to “think different” about encryption opens a backdoor to your life↗ eff.org · HN · 824 comments · 2260 points · Aug 05, 2021
My Experience at Apple↗ ex-apple-engineer.medium.com · HN · 778 comments · 1602 points · Jan 01, 2021
20205,801 stories
macOS unable to open any non-Apple application↗ twitter.com · HN · 1278 comments · 2603 points · Nov 12, 2020
Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for future Macs↗ theverge.com · HN · 1435 comments · 1869 points · Jun 22, 2020
The Day AppGet Died↗ keivan.io · HN · 535 comments · 1930 points · May 27, 2020
MacOS Catalina: Slow by Design?↗ sigpipe.macromates.com · HN · 998 comments · 2031 points · May 22, 2020
Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI complained↗ reuters.com · HN · 696 comments · 2272 points · Jan 21, 2020
Scroll through time ↕

02 / CATCH UP

The conversation now

Popular stories, with attention fading over roughly two weeks.

I said no and Apple said yes↗ dbushell.com · HN · 696 comments · 882 points · Sep 22, 2026
Apple has added persistent 'ads' to iOS, and it's driving users crazy↗ techradar.com · HN · 599 comments · 817 points · Sep 22, 2026
iPhone Duo↗ apple.com · HN · 2545 comments · 1485 points · Sep 09, 2026
Fifteen years later, the Apple Cards origin story↗ lexontech.org · HN · 114 comments · 434 points · Sep 26, 2026
iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27↗ apple.com · HN · 856 comments · 718 points · Sep 14, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

Follow your curiosity

Find a particular story, revisit a year, or see what resonated.

Highest rated · the last 30 days

iPhone Duo↗ apple.com · HN · 2545 comments · 1485 points · Sep 09, 2026
AnkiDroid: Google Play no longer allowing Open Collective donation link↗ github.com · HN · 281 comments · 924 points · Sep 01, 2026
I said no and Apple said yes↗ dbushell.com · HN · 696 comments · 882 points · Sep 22, 2026
Apple has added persistent 'ads' to iOS, and it's driving users crazy↗ techradar.com · HN · 599 comments · 817 points · Sep 22, 2026
iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27↗ apple.com · HN · 856 comments · 718 points · Sep 14, 2026
Play Store blocks AuroraStore, hurting GrapheneOS users↗ gitlab.com · HN · 282 comments · 562 points · Sep 01, 2026
AirPods 5↗ apple.com · HN · 453 comments · 510 points · Sep 09, 2026
Apple caught off guard by AI demand for Mac Mini and Mac Studio↗ macrumors.com · HN · 594 comments · 501 points · Aug 31, 2026
Fifteen years later, the Apple Cards origin story↗ lexontech.org · HN · 114 comments · 434 points · Sep 26, 2026
Apple's Dimensional Drawings↗ developer.apple.com · HN · 134 comments · 421 points · Sep 14, 2026

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