On Monday, January 26th, Apple announced a new version of the AirTag, which is the first update that the tracker has received since its launch in 2021.

According to a press release on the Apple Newsroom website, the new AirTag features Apple’s second-generation Ultra Wideband chip, which is the same chip that is included in Apple’s latest iPhones, including the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max, and the iPhone Air, as well as the Apple Watch Ultra 3 and Apple Watch Series 11. The AirTag also includes an updated Bluetooth chip.

As a result, users will now be able to locate their AirTags using Precision Finding on their iPhones and Apple Watches (so long as you have an Apple Watch Ultra 2 or newer or an Apple Watch Series 9 or newer) from distances up to 50% farther away than with the first-generation AirTag.

The updated AirTag retains the same look and feel as the first-generation model, though it now features a 50% louder speaker which, according to Apple, will enable users to hear it from twice as far away.

The AirTag works with Apple’s “Find My” network, including the “Share Item Location” feature, which is “an iOS feature designed to help users recover a misplaced item by temporarily and securely sharing its location with trusted third parties, such as airlines, so they can assist in recovering delayed luggage or other lost items.” Apple states that they have partnered with more than 50 airlines on this feature, enabling them to “privately and securely accept Share Item Location links”.

Pricing for the updated AirTag remains the same as it was for the first-generation – $29 for a single AirTag or $99 for a four-pack.

In a post on the Apple Newsroom website last week, Apple announced that Chase has been selected as the new issuer of Apple Card, which is currently issued through a partnership with Goldman Sachs.

Today, Apple and Chase announced that Chase will become the new issuer of Apple Card, with an expected transition in approximately 24 months.

Apple Card users can continue to enjoy the award-winning experience of Apple Card, which includes up to 3 percent unlimited Daily Cash back on every purchase, easy-to-navigate spending tools, Apple Card Family,1 access to a high-yield Savings account,2 and more. Mastercard will remain the payment network for Apple Card, and Apple Card users can continue to access Mastercard’s global acceptance and benefits.

This change doesn’t come as a surprise, as it has been reported for a while now that Goldman Sachs has been looking to divest itself from the Apple Card and possibly the consumer credit card industry as a whole. However, at the time of these reports, it wasn’t certain who would take over as the issuer for the Apple Card.

For those customers who currently have an Apple Card, Apple said that they can continue to it as they normally would, with more information about the transition being available on an FAQ page on the Apple Card website.

During this transition, Apple Card users can continue to use their card as they normally do. More information, including FAQs, is available at learn.applecard.apple/transition. Additional details will be shared with users as the transition date approaches.

It will be intersting to see what, if any, changes the transition from Goldman Sachs to Chase will bring to the Apple Card, especially given that Chase is in the consumer-facing finance business, with the bank already offering several credit cards of their own.