Apple’s report Thursday afternoon is the latest in a busy week for earnings and will provide a test for the iPhone maker’s DeepSeek inspired rally this week.

The best time for Apple to truly embrace smart-home tech was five or 10 years ago. The second best time, of course, is now. The good news is that, according to reports from reliable sources, Apple seems to have finally embraced the home as an area of growth, and a bunch of new Apple-designed home products are on the way.

Now, Apple is going in another new direction with Apple Miami Worldcenter, a brand-new “naturally inspiring” store that focuses on blending in with the environment. While the new store opened today in downtown Miami, Apple gave us a teaser of it earlier this week, describing it as one of the most environmentally friendly stores it’s ever opened:

Apple recently shared its first iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 usage figures, revealing how many iPhones and iPads are running those software versions.

The Miami Worldcenter store is built using regionally sourced timber and other low-carbon materials. The store uses 100 percent renewable energy and is carbon neutral. Mother Nature would approve. The video below shows an aerial view of the store grounds and its roof garden.

After a series of 13 robberies at different Apple Stores in the London area, police made several arrests. Meanwhile, a Pennsylvania man has been jailed for an Apple gift card "draining scam."

Wall Street is mainly focused on Apple's iPhone sales in China and any guidance related to its March quarter, which could include iPhone SE4 sales.

A new Apple store will be downtown Miami’s first. Here’s where and when it opens. When does Apple open to the public? Apple opens

Juan Sosa fixes retouches the front and banner sign of the new Apple Store set to open on Jan. 24, 2025, at Miami Worldcenter in downtown Miami. Apple unveiled the sign and date of opening on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. Alexia Foderé For the Miami Herald

As for Apple’s unprecedented action, this was spotted by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in a post on X, who pointed out that Apple issued a support document about TikTok, titled “About availability of TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. Apps in the United States.”

Tech company Nothing has big plans for 2025, as a leaked email already revealed. But though we knew a new phone announcement was imminent, today’s model is a surprise. Instead of the expected Phone (3), it’s the Phone (3a) series. Here’s why this makes sense.