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Apple's Spring Event Teases New iPhones, Macs, and Podcast Revolution


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Apple has been buzzing with activity as we hit mid-February 2026. On February 16, Apples own newsroom announced a game-changing update to Apple Podcasts, rolling out advanced video podcast support this spring via HTTP Live Streaming tech, letting creators seamlessly mix video and audio while pocketing dynamic ad revenue through partners like Acast and SiriusXM, with beta testing live now in iOS 26.4. Eddy Cue called it a defining milestone for the platform that Apple pioneered two decades ago.

Hot Hardware and Tidsbits confirm Apple sent invites for a mysterious special Apple Experience event on March 4 in New York, London, and Shanghai at 9 a.m. ET, sparking whispers of an iPhone 17e debut with A19 chip and MagSafe, a budget A18 Pro MacBook at $599, M5-powered MacBook refreshes, and new iPads, though thats all rumor fodder from Toms Guide with no official word yet.

Business-wise, Apples investor site set the 2026 Annual Meeting for February 24 virtually at 8 a.m. PT, a key date for shareholders. MarketBeat reports the company paid its quarterly $0.26 per share dividend on February 12 to holders of record on the 9th, yielding 0.4 percent annually, while institutional players like Joel Isaacson & Co boosted holdings to $110 million worth, amid analyst chatter with Scotiabank eyeing $330 targets and a Moderate Buy consensus at $292.

Quiver Quantitative disclosed Apples hefty $2.84 million lobbying spend in Q4 2025 on everything from open banking and AI regs to patents, privacy, and semiconductor manufacturing. Stock dipped 2.3 percent to open at $255.78 Tuesday, post strong January 29 earnings of $2.84 EPS and $143.76 billion revenue beating estimates. No Tim Cook sightings or X drama, but this March tease could reshape Apples hardware lineup long-term. Stay tuned, darlings.

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