9to5Mac Daily: November 2, 2026 – What’s next for the Mac and iPad

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Stories discussed in this episode:

- Three new iPad models are reportedly launching early next year, here’s what’s coming

- Here’s what’s coming for the MacBook Pro next year, per report

- Apple confirms iOS 27.3 beta is coming next week with Apple Intelligence in China

- Apple acquires Ascend․io, an agentic AI engineering startup

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