Follow Up

Try Affinity Designer, Photo and Publisher free for six months

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Vision Pro

Tim Cook explains what he thinks Vision Pro is good for

https://9to5mac.com/2024/07/11/tim-cook-explains-what-he-thinks-vision-pro-is-good-for/

New app releases for Apple Vision Pro have fallen dramatically since launch

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/07/new-app-releases-for-apple-vision-pro-have-fallen-dramatically-since-launch/

Commission accepts commitments by Apple opening access to 'tap and go' technology on iPhones

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_24_3706

Microsoft avoids formal antitrust EC probe over abusive licensing claims by settling case with CISPE

https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/10/microsoft_avoids_antitrust_probe/

Microsoft and Apple ditch OpenAI board seats amid regulatory scrutiny

https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/10/24195528/microsoft-apple-openai-board-observer-seat-drop-regulator-scrutiny

THINK : BBC iPlayer on tvOS is now in 4K

News

Complaints about crashing 13th, 14th Gen Intel CPUs now have data to back them up

https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/14/24198299/intel-13th-14th-gen-i9-cpu-crashes-telemetry-alderon-games-warframe

https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/13/game_raptor_intel/

OpenAI reportedly nears breakthrough with “reasoning” AI, reveals progress framework

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/07/openai-reportedly-nears-breakthrough-with-reasoning-ai-reveals-progress-framework/

White House urged to double check Microsoft isn't funneling AI to China via G42 deal

https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/12/g42_uae_us_house/

PySkyWiFi: completely free, unbelievably stupid wi-fi on long-haul flights

https://robertheaton.com/pyskywifi/

Apple warns iPhone users in 98 countries about ‘mercenary spyware attacks’

https://9to5mac.com/2024/07/11/iphone-mercenary-spyware-attacks/

Apple now makes it easier to switch from Google Photos to iCloud Photos

https://9to5mac.com/2024/07/10/transfer-from-google-photos-to-icloud-photos/

TUAW makes a sad return as an AI-powered stolen content farm

https://9to5mac.com/2024/07/10/tuaw-ai-farm/

The Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6 come with minor updates and higher prices

https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/10/24195165/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-flip-6-screen-battery-price

Samsung’s Galaxy Ring could be the one ring to rule an ecosystem

https://www.theverge.com/24194938/samsung-galaxy-ring-hands-on-price-unpacked-2024

Is Teams connector retirement a tweak to fit EU laws, or a sign of price rises to come?

https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/15/teams_connector_requirement/

Apple releases new midnight colour for HomePod mini, replacing space gray

https://9to5mac.com/2024/07/15/apple-launches-homepod-mini-midnight-color/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Media

Gladiator 2 Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqD0D6CkwzA

Games

Mario v Donkey Kong on the Nintendo Switch

Apple Arcade additions show Apple is looking backward, not forward

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/07/indie-hit-vampire-survivors-lands-on-apple-arcade-with-the-ads-stripped-out/

Main Show

Apple Is Not the Reason I’m Buying Apple Products - These People Are

https://havn.blog/2024/03/07/no-apple-youre.html

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