Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max have been runaway hits in China, but it has nothing to do with new AI or camera features – it’s largely down to the color. The Cosmic Orange finish made available exclusively on Apple’s high-end Pro models has been widely dubbed ”Hermès orange” by Chinese consumers who associate the vivid hue with the French luxury brand’s signature color.

A criminal network involved in cocaine trafficking from South America to Europe has been dismantled following a coordinated investigation by authorities in Iceland, Lithuania and Spain, with the support of Europol and Eurojust. The group is believed to have generated EUR 4 million in criminal profits through the large-scale trafficking of illicit substances.

When Apple previewed “next-generation CarPlay” in 2022, it felt like Apple froze development of the CarPlay version actually used by drivers. Eventually, next-gen CarPlay became CarPlay Ultra, and CarPlay for non-Aston Martin drivers rapidly started to see new improvements again. Now it sounds like that trend will continue either before or as part of iOS 27.

Apple TV has a deep bench of acclaimed sci-fi series, and two of its best are coming back soon: the Godzilla-starring Monarch: Legacy of Monsters and space race drama For All Mankind.

Apple TV series are typically entirely original or adapted from novels. Very few are based on already-popular IP. But Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is a big exception.

Monarch is set in the Legendary ‘Monsterverse’ and features Godzilla, Kong, and more. The first season was praised by critics, however, for not just being a cheap IP play.

Apple’s longest running sci-fi series is For All Mankind, the alternate history space-race drama from creator Ronald D. Moore.

Time marches on in For All Mankind, as what used to be a period show has now progressed into the not-too-distant past of the 2010s.

Over the course of four seasons, the series has a strong 92% Rotten Tomatoes score. The first season is commonly seen as the weakest, plagued by slow pacing but still showing potential and hitting its stride in subsequent years.

Nika King‘s landlord has nothing to worry about.

The actress and comedian was confirmed for Euphoriaseason three following some viral jokes she made during a stand-up routine about struggling to pay her rent due to the long hiatus between seasons of the HBO hit.

Now, the network has released a first-look photo (below) of King, who plays Rue’s (Zendaya) mother, in season three, along with the message, “We’ve come a long way.”

Two senior European political figures were the latest to fall over links to the disgraced US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s influential chief of staff resigned in the wake of revelations about a former British ambassador to Washington’s ties to Epstein, followed closely by Starmer’s director of communications, who resigned on Monday, adding to pressure on the British leader.

In Paris, the veteran politician Jack Lang quit as the head of the prestigious Arab World Institute. Lang was under investigation for financial crimes, focused on an offshore fund held by Epstein and Lang’s daughter.