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Apple will require 18+ age ratings for dating apps and AI companions offering sexual or romantic content, with new content descriptors mandatory from November 16.
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Tech
Apple will require 18+ age ratings for dating apps and AI companions offering sexual or romantic content, with new content descriptors mandatory from November 16.

Security
WIRED finds 400+ seemingly benign AI apps that hide features to create nonconsensual deepfakes and child sexual abuse material, slipping past Apple, Google, and Meta moderation.

Tech
An Australian federal judge has ordered Apple to open iOS to third-party stores by March 1, 2027. Epic says Fortnite returns to the Australian App Store tomorrow; Apple will appeal.

Gaming
Carson Oliver, Apple's new head of the App Store, gave his first interview since replacing Phil Schiller, outlining Apple's gaming push, Indie Games Week and tools for indie developers.

AI
OpenAI's DevDay 2026 announcements position ChatGPT as a place to discover, launch and use software, a change analysts say could unsettle the classic app store model.