Apple Daily Digest — 2026-07-21#

Highlights#

Today’s news is dominated by major shifts in how Apple customers will purchase their devices, led by a new “Apple Upgrade” leasing program and looming TSMC chip price hikes. Hardware rumors are also swirling, with reports that Apple is testing its largest-ever 7-inch display for the 20th-anniversary iPhone. On the legal and software fronts, Apple patched a long-standing vulnerability in its Hide My Email service and suffered a setback in its ongoing patent dispute with Masimo.