iPhone 18 Pro Pre-Orders Highlight Color Delays and Carrier Aggression Alongside NVIDIA-Anthropic Negotiations
Forty hours post-launch, iPhone 18 Pro pre-order tracking reveals shipping delays specifically for the new Burgundy finish, while T-Mobile escalates carrier competition with an any-condition trade-in promotion. Meanwhile, NVIDIA is negotiating up to a $10 billion anchor stake in Anthropic.
Key points
- MacRumors tracking shows the Burgundy iPhone 18 Pro is slipping to Sept 24–29 while Black, Silver, and Glacier 256GB models maintain Sept 18 launch delivery.
- T-Mobile matches AT&T's any-condition trade-in policy, offering $1,199 towards an iPhone 18 Pro on its $100/mo Experience Beyond plan over 36 months.
- NVIDIA is reportedly negotiating up to a $10 billion cornerstone stake in Anthropic's IPO, securing Rubin GPU cluster commitments.
- U.S. higher education institutions warn that the migration of top AI faculty to industry labs creates national security risks for domestic talent pipelines.