MBW 900: Will Work For Eggnog - US Apple Watches Ban, CarPlay, Family Sharing

iOS 17.2.1 has been released, fixing some bugs. Apple will be halting the sale of its Series 9 & Ultra 2 watches in the US starting on December 21st. And Apple is looking to attract developers to its App Store platform as it announces contingent pricing.

Weird instance of iPhones shutting down randomly at Chicago holiday party.

Apple releases iOS 17.2.1 with bug fixes.

Apple to halt Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 sales in the US this week.

Apple races to tweak software ahead of looming US watch ban.

The case for clipboard managers.

Ford CEO pokes fun at GM for CarPlay excuses, reiterates ongoing commitment.

GM's latest excuse for dropping CarPlay is its dumbest yet.

'Privacy Nightmare on Wheels': every car brand reviewed by Mozilla.

Tesla adds Apple Podcasts.

Apple now requires a judge's consent to hand over push notification data.

The Athletic joins Apple News+.

Adobe gives up on $20 billion acquisition of Figma.

With third-party app stores on the horizon, Apple is working on keeping developers loyal.

Apple agrees to pay out $25M to settle lawsuit over Family Sharing.

Apple loses one of the last remaining designers from Jony Ive era.

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