Apple released a new “Invites” app for iPhone, Sonos rumored to release a streaming box amidst layoffs, and we discuss the controversial 'Hot Tub' explicit app making waves on AltStore in the E.U.

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Links from the show

• NEW Apple Invites App - Everything You Need to Know - YouTube
• Introducing Apple Invites, a new app that brings people together - Apple
• After a bruising year, Sonos readies its next big thing: a streaming box | The Verge
• Sonos Lays Off 200 Employees After App Failure - MacRumors
• Google Is About to Cut Employees Again, and It Just Did the 1 Thing Every Company Should Do
• ChatGPT drops its sign-in requirement for search | The Verge
• AltStore X Post about Hot Tub
• Apple responds after being forced to approve porn app on EU iPhones due to DMA [U] - 9to5Mac
• Daring Fireball: ‘Hot Tub’, a Hardcore Porn App for iOS, Hits AltStore in the E.U.
• Apple Now Has More Than 2.35 Billion Active Devices Worldwide - MacRumors
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