Major League Soccer resumes play on Apple TV after FIFA World Cup break

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Major League Soccer returns to action tomorrow, July 16, resuming its regular season on Apple TV after a monthlong hiatus for the FIFA World Cup. All 30 clubs will take the pitch across a packed slate on July 16 and 17, featuring marquee rivalries including the Cascadia Cup clash between Seattle and Portland, a Southern showdown between Nashville SC and Atlanta United, and the El Tráfico derby between the LA Galaxy and Los Angeles Football Club.

Global Apple TV subscribers in over 100 countries will have blackout-free access to all remaining regular-season matches, as well as upcoming postseason events like the Leagues Cup and the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs.

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Apple TV announces August doubleheader schedule for 'Friday Night Baseball'

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Apple and Major League Baseball officially unveiled the August lineup for "Friday Night Baseball," weekly doubleheaders streaming exclusively on Apple TV. Available to subscribers across 60 countries and regions with zero local broadcast restrictions, August’s schedule leans heavily into historic rivalries and postseason rematches.

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Apple and Microsoft hike device prices as AI infrastructure monopolizes chip supply

Apple and Microsoft have raised prices across their hardware lineups, citing an unprecedented global shortage of memory and storage chips driven by the artificial intelligence boom. On Thursday, Apple increased the price of its entry-level MacBook Neo by $150, bringing the starting price to $949 in Canada, while also raising prices for iPads, HomePods, and Apple TV devices.

In a statement to CBC, Apple warned that the consumer electronics industry is facing an "unprecedented challenge," noting the company has never seen component costs rise this quickly. The price surge stems from major chipmakers like Samsung and Micron shifting production capacity away from consumer electronics to prioritize high-margin AI orders for companies like Nvidia.

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Apple TV+ gets rebranded to Apple TV

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In what might be considered a somewhat confusing move, Apple has opted to rebrand its in-house streaming platform, Apple TV+. It will now just be called Apple TV. The change was spotted in a press release for the streaming launch of the F1: The Movie.

However, now Apple TV refers to three different things. One is the streaming service, the other is the app you stream from, and the set-top box. As GSMArena pointed out, the name change hasn't appeared on the Apple TV+—or should we say, Apple TV—landing page, yet.

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