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This week we grapple with rumors of colorful new Macs and additional ports on MacBook Pro models, note the arrival of Paramount+ to the Streaming Wars, debate the merits of Twitter's attempt to actually do something resembling anything, and wonder if Apple's content to run the only music service without a high-quality tier.

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  • Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Connected #334: A Wave of Nostalgia Hit Me in the Face - Relay FM What Apple Music can do to catch up with Spotify | Macworld Amazon Music HD with Dolby Atmos - Dolby Golden Globes 2021 winners: Netflix owns the night - The Verge Patriot (TV series) - Wikipedia Everything to know about Paramount Plus, the new version of CBS All Access - The Verge Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Loki, Monsters At Work get Disney Plus release dates - Polygon Kuo: New form factor MacBook Pro to feature HDMI port and SD card slot - 9to5Mac Prosser: 2021 iMac to Come in Five Colors, Apple Silicon Mac Pro to Resemble 'Stacked' Mac Minis - MacRumors The iMac G3 Project – 512 Pixels Twitter announces paid Super Follows to let you charge for tweets - The Verge Stratechery by Ben Thompson – On the business, strategy, and impact of technology.
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