Apple News, February 2026

February was all about Brussels, American factories, and a prominent investor’s farewell: Apple Maps and Apple Ads escape the DMA’s toughest rules, Mac mini production is getting a US address, and Warren Buffett trimmed his Apple stake right before retiring. Here’s the roundup.

Apple Maps and Apple Ads not “gatekeepers” according to Brussels

On February 5, the European Commission ruled that Apple Maps and Apple Ads will not be designated as “gatekeepers” under the Digital Markets Act. Apple Maps has relatively low usage in the EU, and Apple Ads has too limited a market share in online advertising to fall under the strictest rules. This doesn’t change the earlier designations for the App Store and iOS.

Mac mini production partly moves to the United States

In mid February, Apple announced it would bring Mac mini production to the US for the first time, via a significantly expanded Foxconn factory in Houston. Tim Cook called it part of Apple’s previously announced pledge to invest 600 billion dollars in the US economy. The same factory already builds AI servers and is getting its own training center.

Berkshire Hathaway sells Apple shares right before Buffett’s departure

Documents filed with the US securities regulator in mid February showed that Berkshire Hathaway trimmed its Apple stake by about 4% in the last quarter of 2025, one of Warren Buffett’s final decisions before he officially stepped down as CEO on January 1. At its peak, Berkshire owned more than 915 million Apple shares; since then, more than 687 million shares have already been sold.

Doubts about the new Siri

In early February, media reported renewed delays for the long awaited Siri overhaul, with rumors that features would slip to later this year. Apple told outlets including CNBC that the revamped Siri is still on schedule for a 2026 release.

That was the Apple news for February 2026. See you next month for another roundup.