It’s been a wild day for the global economy. Amid US tariff turmoil and reversals, the stock market went on quite the ride. After nearly a week of big losses, Apple stock rebounded significantly with more than 15% in gains—a result not only of the current tariff pause, but likely also exemption optimism thanks to new comments from President Trump.

We’ve heard many stories about the Apple Watch alerting people to life-threatening health conditions. A new story out of New Zealand, however, truly shows the breadth of what the Apple Watch’s preventive health monitoring can do for users.

Spring has finally arrived, bringing with it the perfect opportunity to refresh your favorite tech essentials. TORRAS has unveiled the , designed specifically to blend practicality with a style you’ll love. The Ostand Fitness case is a great fit for everything from casual strolls in the park to intense workouts at the gym, all while keeping your iPhone protected and stylish.

Apple Notes has been on a tear over the last few years with big feature updates. While the app used to lag behind third-party alternatives, now it’s easily among the iPhone’s best notes options. Among the last couple years of updates, one powerful new feature that got overlooked by me is note links, but it’s recently made me rethink how I use Apple Notes.

President Trump may have announced a 90-day tariff pause on most countries earlier today, but China isn’t one of them. In fact, the China tariff increased from 104% to 125%, effective immediately.

In case you haven’t been keeping track, the China tariff started off at 20%. Then, in a matter of a week, it became 54%, then 104%, and now 125%.

As Apple continues to grow the catalog of immersive video content for Apple Vision Pro users, we’re now learning more about the production process of this content. In a new interview on the Voices of VR podcast, Kent Bye was joined by Ant Williams, a freediving athlete featured in the “Ice Dive” episode of “The Adventure Series” immersive video show.

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Today was the first day that huge tariffs went into effect for most US imports, but it seems the impact will be short-lived—at least for many. President Trump has just enacted a 90-day pause on the most severe of the tariffs, with China a major exception. As a result, risk to Apple may be lessened, but they certainly aren’t in the clear.

Meta has been working on a new privacy feature for WhatsApp, which will enable “advanced privacy” for chats. With the feature, users will have the option to further protect sensitive messages.

Meta is rolling out a new feature that will make it easier to switch from X to Threads. The new option is rolling out today in beta and allows you to “follow the same popular creators you’re following on X.”

Apple released iOS 18.4 for iPhone users last week. The update included Priority Notifications, new emoji, an Ambient Music feature, and more. Now, the company is working on iOS 18.4.1 as a bug fix update.

Following Severance’s success, Apple TV+ has been rolling out compelling new shows one after another. And coming soon is Murderbot, a new sci-fi dark comedy that could be one of the best yet based on its just-released trailer.

While Amazon is still offering some deep clearance pricing on the M3 MacBook Air with 15-inch models at up to $550 under the original prices, we also spotted some notable chances to save on the most affordable new M4 model today. Best Buy’s open-box listings with full Apple warranties are now starting at $890, or up to $110 off the going rate, much like this deal on Apple Pencil Pro down at $88 shipped. From there, we also spotted the Jet Black Apple Watch Series 10 GPS + Cell at $100 off alongside deals on Magic Mouse and the Braided Solo Loops. All of that and more awaits below in today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

A new image shared on social media today by leaker Majin Bu provides an… interesting look at iPhone 17 Pro cases. They might not all necessarily look what we initially expected.

Rumors about next year’s iPhone Fold have increased of late, but not much has been leaked about Apple’s other big foldable device in the works. Now, despite some reports stating a later timeline, a new analyst note says the 18.8-inch iPad ‘Fold’ is on track for a 2026 release.

Apple TV+ has been finding more mainstream success of late, fueled by the popularity of hits like Severance and The Studio. But there’s one demographic that, per a new survey, is not tuned in to TV+: teens.

Massive tariffs imposed by President Trump on the rest of the globe went into effect today. Amidst significant economic uncertainty, many are wondering what this means for the cost of goods in the US—including Apple’s products like the iPhone. One analyst lays out Apple’s tariff response options, and his belief that costs may not rise too badly for consumers.

A new report from Reuters today says that Apple supplier Luxshare is considering moving some production outside of China, including to the United States, in response to Trump’s tariffs.

Sonny Dickson has shared a real world photo of two clear cases purportedly for the iPhone 17 Pro series due out this fall. We’ve been expecting the rear camera bump to expand across the width of the phone, and these cases show just how mountain range-sized the camera bar will be.

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