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• Apple September Event

• <u>Everything Apple revealed at the iPhone 17 launch event: iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro, AirPods Pro 3 and more</u>

• <u>Apple Reintroduces MagSafe Battery - MacRumors</u>

• <u>Apple’s AirPods 4 with ANC and AirPods Pro 2 will also support Live Translation</u>

• <u>Hypertension alerts are coming to these existing Apple Watch models</u>

• <u>Get R...

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• Microsoft fires two more employees for participating in Palestine protests on campus | The Verge

• Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters

• Shein Used Luigi Mangione’s AI-Generated Face to Sell a Shirt

• Hackers Threaten to Submit Artists' Data to AI Models If Art Site Doesn't Pay Up

• Amazon ends shared Prime shipping

• Instagram Finally Comes to iPad

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• Everything announced at the Made by Google Pixel event, including the Pixel 10 lineup

• Volkswagen is making UK owners pay extra to unlock ID.3 EV's full potential

• Plex urges users to update Media Server after fixing a 'potential security issue'

• Update Now: iOS 18.6.2 and macOS Sequoia 15.6.1 Fix Actively Exploited Vulnerability

• Meta allegedly bypassed Apple privacy measure, and fired em...

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• Verizon is increasing prices while removing its Google Play Pass perk
• Verizon Ending Free Apple Arcade Access and Loyalty Discounts - MacRumors
• AT&T to pay $177 million in data breach settlement. Here’s how to claim up to $5,000
• Microsoft's Satya Nadella says job cuts have been 'weighing heavily' on him
• Israel is reportedly storing millions of Palestinian phone calls on Microsoft servers
• Amazon splits up the Wond...

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• Apple announces AppleCare One multi-device bundle with simplified pricing

• Report: Apple alerted Iranians to spyware attacks in lead-up to war with Israel

• Grindr Won’t Let Users Say 'No Zionists'

• A power utility is reporting suspected pot growers to cops. EFF says that’s illegal.

• OpenAI partners with Oracle to built out 4.5 gigawatts in data center capacity

• Trump's AI Action Plan targets ...

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• Grok 4 'Truth-Seeking' AI Consults Musk's Stance on Sensitive Topics

• Grok team apologizes for the chatbot's 'horrific behavior' and blames 'MechaHitler' on a bad update

• Grok's AI chatbot now includes companions for you to 'romance'

• The Real Future of AI Is Ordering Mid Chicken at Bojangles

• Immigration Raid Tracking App ‘ICE Block’ Keeps Your Data Private, Resea...

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• US government seeks tool to find ‘hidden language’ in messages on your phone

• 5th Avenue Apple Store spray-painted by climate protesters calling for boycott

• Unless users take action, Android will let Gemini access third-party apps

• Grok sure seems antisemitic after its recent update

◦ Grok chatbot silenced as even Musk saw how awful it was

◦ Elon Musk is trying to blame Grok's Nazi rants on ro...

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• Trump’s sanctions on ICC prosecutor have halted tribunal’s work

• Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is now open source

• “Microsoft has simply given us no other option,” Signal says as it blocks Windows Recall

• Microsoft acknowledges it supplied AI technology to Israel's Ministry of Defense, but claims "no evidence" it's been used to "target or harm people in the conflict in Gaza"

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• You can now claim your piece of Apple's $95 million Siri privacy settlement

• Panasonic will slash its global workforce by 10,000

• Google settles lawsuit that accused it of fostering systemic bias against Black employees

• Mexico is suing Google over 'Gulf of America' name change for US users

• “Google wanted that”: Nextcloud decries Android permissions as “gatekeeping”

• Google introduces Advanc...

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• Patreon Planning iOS App Update to Skirt In-App Purchases

• Refurbished iPhone 15 Models Now Available From Apple's Online Store in U.S. and Canada - MacRumors

• Microsoft’s new “passwordless by default” is great but comes at a cost - Ars Technica

• TeleMessage, a Signal clone the Trump administration uses, has been hacked

• Jury orders NSO to pay $167 million for hacking WhatsApp users - Ars Technica

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• Google layoffs impact hundreds in Pixel, Android division

• Android phones will soon reboot themselves after sitting unused for 3 days - Ars Technica

• Samsung Receives Government Approval To Increase The Work Hours To 64 Per Week For Its R&D and Semiconductor Divisions To Boost Competitiveness Against Rivals

• Microsoft is rolling out its controversial Recall feature to Windows Insiders

• Adobe Deletes Blue...

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• Most Americans think AI won’t improve their lives, survey says - Ars Technica

• TikTok Gets Another 75-Day Reprieve From Ban - MacRumors

• DOGE is reportedly using AI to monitor government comms for anti-Musk and anti-Trump chatter

• Microsoft reportedly fires staff whose protest interrupted its Copilot event

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• Palestinian-led BDS movement adds Microsoft’s Xbox as priority boycott target | Polygon

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• End-to-end encrypted RCS messaging on iPhone coming in future software update - 9to5Mac
• YouTube investigating widespread low quality video playback issues on iOS
• This is one of the most sophisticated phishing attacks ever made against Mac users
• Microsoft's latest Windows update accidentally uninstalled Copilot
• Tesla recalls more than 46,000 Cybertrucks over a faulty exterior panel
• Amazon is getting rid of the option for Echo...

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• Western Digital Has Reportedly Bid Farewell To The SSD Market; SanDisk Will Now Be Responsible For Existing & Future Products
• Apple must allow app sideloading in Brazil within 90 days, judge orders
• Elon Musk says a 'massive cyberattack' is to blame for X being down
• Reddit Is Restricting Luigi Mangione Discourse—but It's Even Weirder Than That
• Telecom tells employees they won’t get bonuses if they don’t follow RT...

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• Apple Provides Reason for iPhone 16e's Lack of MagSafe Charging - MacRumors
• Apple is now fighting the UK over its demand for backdoor access to iCloud accounts
• Everything Apple announced since its last event
• Samsung will finally release Android 15 for Galaxy devices in April, nearly 6 months late
• Skype is shutting down soon, Microsoft pushing users to Teams - 9to5Mac
• Digg is returning thanks to Digg and Reddit co-founders Ke...

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• Apple Announces iPhone 16e With A18 Chip and Apple Intelligence, Pricing Starts at $599 - MacRumors

• Apple Unveils 'C1' as First Custom Cellular Modem - MacRumors
• iPhone 16e Doesn't Have MagSafe - MacRumors
• Apple officially bids farewell to the Lightning port after 13 years
• Apple Discontinues iPhone SE - MacRumors

• Apple Discontinues iPhone 14 and 14 Plus - MacRumors

• Apple currently only...

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• US senator wants to fine and jail those who use DeepSeek and other Chinese AIs
• TikTok advises Android users in the US to sideload the app

• Android users who want TikTok would be best advised to copy iPhone users

• Workday lays off 1,750 employees, citing demand for AI
• Amazon faces new union test in North Carolina | CNN Business
• Feds putting the kibosh on national EV charging program - Ars Techni...

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