This digest compiles the latest from Apple Insider.
Today’s Apple Insider Roundup
MacBook Neo is more repairable than any Apple laptop made in the last decade
Apple’s new MacBook Neo design makes it startlingly quick and simple to repair, with Self Service Repair program instructions proving the point.
Apple first announced its Self Service Repair program back in 2021, and it was really a case of doing it before being forced to by law. It’s slowly expanded out, launching first for the iPhone in April 2022, and later expanding to Macs.
Throughout, it’s been criticized for being expensive and for making users go through hoops to get the work done. Now, though, Apple appears to be embracing the Right to Repair pressures it has faced, and do so both with the program, and with its designs.
India is considering more incentives to capture a larger share of iPhone production
India is considering new manufacturing incentives in an effort to shift production of the iPhone and other smartphones out of China, and to stall any move to move it to the US.
Officials in New Delhi are working on a new version of India’s production-linked incentive program. The subsidy program, which has been crucial in attracting smartphone manufacturing, will expire in March 2026.
The program helped attract major manufacturers, and the next phase could tie incentives more closely to export performance. The policy reflects India’s growing role in Apple’s supply chain as the company steadily increases iPhone production outside China.
Apple continues to renovate its social media presence with new @helloapple Instagram account
Apple is continuing to up its social game, with the brand launching a new Instagram handle to help highlight the creator community, and show what it’s like inside the company.
The new Instagram account, @helloapple, is where Apple will share a variety of news and information in one place that is easily accessible. This is alongside the official Apple newsroom and other accounts it operates on various social platforms.
Users can expect to see stories from creators around the world, highlighting how Apple products change their lives. It sounds like a mini, social media version of Apple’s inspiring videos that play before its major events.
Grammarly wisely killed off feature that plagiarized top writers' voices
Even the folks behind generative AI writing are embarrassed at how bad it is, but Grammarly ripping off the voices of well-known modern writers is indicative of a much larger problem.
Apparently, Grammarly had a feature that encouraged users to rip off other well-known writers’ styles. TechCrunch has a great piece on it, in which you find out that Grammarly would offer “expert review” — sans experts.
It seems that, as you wrote, the tool would pop in and suggest revisions from the perspective of experts. Of course, the experts in question, like Platformer’s Casey Newton didn’t know this was happening.
Tim Cook kicks off Apple's 50th anniversary celebration
Apple rarely looks back, but fifty years since its founding is a milestone not to be missed and CEO Tim Cook has begun by publishing a letter celebrating it.
Cook has already been speaking about Apple’s 50th, but he’s published a letter in which he directly speaks about the company’s origins and ambitions. It’s also, though, a letter replete with nods to the Apple of the 1970s and the Steve Jobs eras.
April 1st marks 50 years of Apple. Thank you to everyone who’s been a part of our journey. https://t.co/ZeB68ok859#Apple50 pic.twitter.com/7cXA0rnM9X
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) March 12, 2026
Former Windows chief applauds MacBook Neo, laments Microsoft's ARM struggles
The former president of Microsoft’s Windows division says his new MacBook Neo is so good that it will replace his MacBook Air, adding that compromises’ are totally acceptable and go unnoticed.
The MacBook Neo went on sale on March 11, 2026, and offers a new entry point for Mac laptop buyers. At just $599, the laptop is powered by the A18 Pro chip that was previously used in the iPhone 16 Pro.
The decision by Apple to use an iPhone chip, rather than an M-series Mac one, had been controversial. The inclusion of 8GB of unified memory also caused some to be concerned about the MacBook Neo’s performance.
iPhone Fold will be called iPhone Ultra, guesses new leaker
A new rumor claims that Apple’s forthcoming iPhone Fold will instead be named the iPhone Ultra, will come alongside more Ultra products, and cost from $1,500.
It’s already been rumored that Apple will introduce a new higher-priced tier of products that may be named Ultra. Now a leaker claims to know that one of these will be the iPhone Ultra — previously known as the iPhone Fold.
This leaker, “WayLabs” on Weibo, further says that this iPhone Ultra will be the most expensive iPhone ever sold. He or she claims it will start at over 10,000 yuan (around $1,500) and its top specification will exceed 20,000 yuan (approximately $3,000). That sounds about right to us, and is a rerun.
Expect to pay 16-inch MacBook Pro money for an iPhone Fold with 1TB storage
As the expected iPhone Fold should now be in production, a leaker claims to have details of its storage options — and its top price.
Despite all of the rumors, there is still doubt that there will be an iPhone Fold in September 2026 because of how few solid leaks there have been. Now, though, leaker Instant Digital claims to have both storage capacities and prices.
In a post on the Chinese social media site Weibo, Instant Digital says that the configurations will be:
Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible
Latest iOS 15 & iOS 16 updates target Coruna exploit affecting older devices
Apple has virtually eliminated the remaining addressable iPhones being targeted by the Coruna exploit being traded around the black market — that is, if you update your iPhone.
An exploit potentially developed by the US government leaked to the black market and has been used to target iPhone users globally. Bad actors that get their hands on the malicious Coruna exploit have modified it to perform other tasks, like draining crypto accounts.
Apple has shared that iOS 15.8.7 and iOS 16.7.15 updates that went out Wednesday afternoon directly target the Coruna exploit. It was previously patched via iOS 17.2 on December 11, 2023, but the latest updates mean devices back to iPhone 6s are covered.
End of today’s Apple Insider roundup.
