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# Evening Scan
- URL: https://adjacent.media/scan/2026-08-25-pm/
- Published: 2026-08-25T23:07:25.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-25T23:07:26.000Z
- Description: Apple’s September event is confirming itself piece by piece — invites, Mac mini, AirPods, iPad mini all leaking within hours of each other. Unitree’s post-IPO drop is giving the robotics hype cycle its first real stress test.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #scan-pm, #scan

Apple's September event is confirming itself piece by piece — invites, Mac mini, AirPods, iPad mini all leaking within hours of each other. Unitree's post-IPO drop is giving the robotics hype cycle its first real stress test.

> **45%** — Unitree shares dropped post-IPO, cutting its valuation from $66B to $36B and reviving bubble talk across China's robotics sector. *(Reuters)*

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#### [Apple Reportedly Will Announce iPhone 18 Pro Event Date This Week](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/24/apple-invites-iphone-18-pro-event-soon/?ref=adjacent.media)

Invites landing this week means the full product slate — Mac mini, AirPods 5, OLED iPad mini — gets an official date. *(MacRumors)*

#### [Sources: Apple plans to launch a new Mac mini, its first refresh in two years](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-25/apple-to-launch-new-mac-mini-airpods-5-and-oled-ipad-mini-timing-details?ref=adjacent.media) (paywall)

Two years is a long wait for a $600 box. M5 and M6 variants are reportedly both ready. *(Bloomberg)*

#### [Amazon hikes hardware prices by 60%, blaming memory shortage](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/24/amazon-hikes-hardware-prices-by-60-percent-blaming-memory-shortage/?ref=adjacent.media)

The memory crunch has moved from spec sheets to sticker prices. Other device makers are likely to follow. *(TechCrunch)*

#### [Raspberry Pi shares its official tutorial for making a cyberdeck](https://www.theverge.com/tech/983786/raspberry-pi-cyberdeck-tutorial-price-increases?ref=adjacent.media)

A reminder that not everything in tech this week is about AI valuations or memory shortages. *(The Verge)*