Zac Hall, writing for 9to5mac:

Apple appears to be taking its new Apple News app to the place that news often breaks (then spreads), Twitter. The Twitter handle @applenews has been dressed for the job for several months now although it’s been inactive before today and it isn’t yet marked “verified” by Twitter; Apple execs Eddy Cue and Roger Rosner are among those that follow the account, however, which suggests it’s an official Apple property.

The @AppleNews account now has its official Twitter checkmark and has started posting actual news stories (as opposed to its original “Follow us” tweet, the only thing there when Zac posted his article).