My last app was a fairly significant update, and took about 80 hours. In the past, this would normally take less than 12.

But I remember when the app would wait over a week for review, so it's still better than Ye Days of Yore.

I'm almost positive that the reason is a tsunami of slopplets. I know a couple people, just in my orbit, that vibe-coded their first iOS apps. One is a seasoned engineer, and his app is pretty good. The other...not so much, but it did get approved (faster than my update).