Follow Up

Bluetooth and Sonoma

[Christian Selig (@[email protected])](https://mastodon.social/@christianselig/111897239945063925)

[Craig Hockenberry (@[email protected])](https://mastodon.social/@chockenberry/111880346565030607)

[Apple Vision Pro is creating a new generation of glassholes](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2024/02/06/apple_vision_pro_glassholes/)

https://www.youtube.com/c/MaxTechOfficial

[Plex says it's not currently developing a dedicated Vision Pro app](https://9to5mac.com/2024/02/07/plex-apple-vision-pro-app/)

[Cabel Sasser (@[email protected])](https://social.panic.com/@cabel/111898202647427662)

Review feedback up

News

[Apple made an AI image tool that lets you make edits by describing them](https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/7/24065125/apple-generative-ai-image-editing-mgie-open-source-model)

[Apple overhauls its entire Windows app suite, including iCloud and Apple Music](https://arstechnica.com/?p=2001967)

[Michael Tsai - Blog - Apple Lobbying Against Right to Repair](https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/02/09/apple-lobbying-against-right-to-repair/)

[Here’s how WhatsApp plans to interoperate with other messaging apps](https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/6/24063705/whatsapp-interoperability-plans-eu-dma)

[TikTok Is Destroying Itself From the Inside Out](https://gizmodo.com/tiktok-is-destroying-itself-from-the-inside-out-1851227491)

[Apple is still working on foldable iPhones and iPads](https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/7/24064617/apple-foldable-iphone-ipad-rumor-z-flip-5)

iOS 17.4

[iOS 17.4 could fix Apple’s awkward video reactions feature](https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/8/24065865/ios-17-4-facetime-video-emoji-reaction-api-disable-default)

[iOS 17.4 seems to remove web app support in the EU](https://9to5mac.com/2024/02/08/ios-17-4-web-app-eu/)

[Michael Tsai - Blog - iOS 17.4 Changes PWAs to Shortcuts in EU](https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/02/09/ios-17-4-changes-pwas-to-shortcuts-in-eu/)

[Those free USB sticks in your drawer are somehow crappier than you thought](https://arstechnica.com/?p=2001639)

[Mozilla’s new service tries to wipe your data off the web](https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/6/24062765/mozilla-monitor-plus-firefox-paid-subscription-privacy-data-broker-removal-requests)

[Apple says iOS 17 adoption has been slower than iOS 16 so far](https://9to5mac.com/2024/02/05/apple-says-ios-17-adoption-has-been-slower-than-ios-16-so-far/)

[Raspberry Pi Pico cracks BitLocker in under a minute](https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/07/breaking_bitlocker_pi_pico/)

[Google and Mozilla don’t like Apple’s new iOS browser rules](https://arstechnica.com/?p=2001030)

[YouTube planning Apple Vision Pro app, points users to Safari until then](https://9to5google.com/2024/02/05/youtube-vision-pro-app/)

Wire Cutter now in Apple News

https://9to5mac.com/2024/02/10/wirecutter-content-now-available-in-apple-news-for-free/

Will iOS 18 be visionOS inspired?

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/02/09/ios-18-visionos-design-elements-rumor/

Media

[Disney invests $1.5B in Epic Games, plans new “games and entertainment universe”](https://arstechnica.com/?p=2001877)

Noooooo!

https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/10/24068931/star-wars-phantom-menace-theater-showings-25th-anniversary-may

https://www.myinstants.com/en/search/?name=NOOOO

Games

[Microsoft to share details on bringing Xbox games to PlayStation next week](https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/5/24062058/microsoft-xbox-playstation-games-announcement)

Threes on Steam

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1818570/Threes/

Main Show

1Password Issues

https://mastodon.macstories.net/@viticci/111907796127693249

Bitwarden

Keepass

Nordpass

App of the Week

Floorp

https://floorp.app/en/

Thing of the Week

Race Capture App (iOS and iPadOS)

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/race-capture/id6447809940

Contact

@[email protected]

@[email protected] 

YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjIs2IgH7xUErI7tyT1eeHg

email  : [email protected]

Follow Up

Vision Pro

MKBHD

https://youtu.be/86Gy035z_KA?si=Dcj_HwTBpDEiYerW

The Verge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdwaWxY11jQ

Daring Fireball

https://daringfireball.net/2024/01/the_vision_pro

Joanna Stern

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xI10SFgzQ8

[Apple Vision Pro reviews roundup: stunning potential with big trade-offs](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/jan/30/apple-vision-pro-reviews-roundup-stunning-potential-with-big-trade-offs?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other)

[The Vision Pro is a computer for the age of walled gardens](https://www.theverge.com/24055677/apple-vision-pro-epic-netflix-app-ecosystem-monopoly)

[Apple’s Vision Pro battery pack is hiding the final boss of Lightning cables](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/31/24057392/apple-vision-pro-battery-lightning-cable)

People wearing them in the real world

[the thing no one will say about Apple Vision Pro](https://youtu.be/UvkgmyfMPks?si=iHQuj5QUwPUlaiU_)

https://9to5mac.com/2024/02/05/casey-neistat-vision-pro/#more-932264

They drop well

[Apple Vision Pro drop test: Vision Pro durability is actually pretty good](https://9to5mac.com/2024/02/02/apple-vision-pro-drop-test/)

Notes from the future

https://www.macworld.com/article/2226459/apple-vision-pro-notes-from-the-future.html

DMA and Apple

https://hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com/p/215-building-under-regulation

[Microsoft says Apple’s new App Store rules are ‘a step in the wrong direction’](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/29/24054943/microsoft-apple-app-store-dma-rule-change-response)

News

[Zuckerberg explains why there will be no Meta app store in the EU](https://9to5mac.com/2024/02/01/zuckerberg-meta-apple-terms-in-the-eu/)

Epic Legal Action

[Epic preps its challenge to Apple’s “bad-faith” outside payments changes](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/31/24056751/epic-notice-apple-app-store-outside-payments-link-27-percent)

[Epic Games goes to court to accuse Apple of breaching App Store ruling](https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/31/epic-games-app-store-ruling/)

[Tim Cook teases Apple AI announcements coming "later this year", amid iOS 18 rumors](https://9to5mac.com/2024/02/01/tim-cook-apple-ai-ios-18/)

[Jony Ive tried to discontinue the MacBook Air – sketchy report](https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/31/discontinue-the-macbook-air/)

[OpenAI's GPT-4 safety systems broken by Scots Gaelic](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2024/01/31/gpt4_gaelic_safety/)

[Project Tapestry](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/iconfactory/project-tapestry)

[Inside the Taylor Swift deepfake scandal: ‘It’s men telling a powerful woman to get back in her box’](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/jan/31/inside-the-taylor-swift-deepfake-scandal-its-men-telling-a-powerful-woman-to-get-back-in-her-box?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other)

[Japan government accepts it’s no longer the ’90s, stops requiring floppy disks](https://arstechnica.com/?p=1999917)

[Apple warns proposed UK law will affect software updates around the world](https://arstechnica.com/?p=1999789)

[Apple once again references 'homeOS' in latest tvOS beta](https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/29/homeos-reference-apple/)

Paris cracking down on SUVs

https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/5/24061970/suv-parking-charges-paris-air-pollution-road-safety

Media

[Universal Music Group threatens to pull song catalog from TikTok in furious open letter](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/jan/31/tiktok-universal-music-group-umg-music-catalogue-rights-negotiation?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other)

Masters of the Air

[Masters of the Air: Imagine a bunch of people throwing up, including me](https://arstechnica.com/?p=1999634)

Mr and Mrs Smith

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/mr_and_mrs_smith_2024

Amazon Ads

Games

Spec Ops: The Line permanently removed from Steam and other digital stores

https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/30/24055807/spec-ops-the-line-delisting-licensing-2k

Main Show

Apple quarterly results

[Apple reports nearly $120B quarter: Full charts](https://sixcolors.com/post/2024/02/apple-reports-nearly-120b-quarter-full-charts/)

[Apple says the EU accounts for just 7% of its global App Store revenue](https://9to5mac.com/2024/02/01/apple-says-the-eu-accounts-for-just-7-of-its-global-app-store-revenue/)

[Asymco (@[email protected])](https://mastodon.social/@asymco/111858451878729443)

[Samsung’s Galaxy S24 Ultra really is scratch resistant](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/31/24056747/samsung-s24-ultra-scratch-resistant-display-durability-test?utm_content=buffera4157&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bufferapp.com&utm_campaign=buffer)

https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/31/24056747/samsung-s24-ultra-scratch-resistant-display-durability-test

App of the Week

https://feeeed.nateparrott.com/

Not an app, but super super cool

Website:

https://tjukanovt.github.io/notable-people

Thing of the Week

New Lego McLaren F1 Car (Senna)

https://www.lego.com/en-gb/product/mclaren-mp4-4-ayrton-senna-10330

Contact

@[email protected]

@[email protected] 

YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjIs2IgH7xUErI7tyT1eeHg

email  : [email protected]

News

[Beeper disables new iMessage connections after Apple banned Macs](https://9to5google.com/2024/01/26/beeper-imessage-disabled-apple-ban/)

[Apple pays Russia $13.5M over IAP monopoly charges](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2024/01/23/apple_russia_iap_monopoly/)

[Third party ink cartridges brick HP printers after virus warning](https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/23/third-party-ink-cartridges/)

[Microsoft’s Bing, Edge to Avoid EU’s Digital Dominance Crackdown](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-23/microsoft-s-bing-edge-to-avoid-eu-s-digital-dominance-crackdown?leadSource=reddit_wall)

https://floorp.app/en/

[Mozillas Disadvantages : Platform Tilt](https://mozilla.github.io/platform-tilt/)

Media

[Apple TV+ shrinks Kids division with rare layoffs: 'a fraction of the overall staff'](https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/23/apple-tv-shrinks-kids-division-with-rare-layoffs-a-fraction-of-the-overall-staff/)

Ryan Gosling getting an Oscar nom for Barbie while Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie were snubbed… well, it looks like the plot of Barbie II is all set then. https://kottke.org/24/01/0043839-ryan-gosling-getting-an-o

Main Show

iOS 17.4

[iOS 17.4: Apple continues work on AI-powered Siri and Messages features, with help from ChatGPT](https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/26/apple-siri-chatgpt-ios-18-development/)

[Full, automatic podcast transcripts coming to iOS 17.4](https://sixcolors.com/post/2024/01/full-automatic-podcast-transcripts-coming-to-ios-17-4/)

[Stolen Device Protection updated in iOS 17.4 with new option](https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/25/apple-updates-stolen-device-protection-in-ios-17-4-beta-with-option-to-always-require-a-security-delay/)

App Store Changes: Sideloading and the EU

Apple's Press Release

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/01/apple-announces-changes-to-ios-safari-and-the-app-store-in-the-european-union/

[iOS 17.4 Beta: All the New Changes](https://www.macrumors.com/2024/01/25/ios-17-4-beta-1-changes/)

[Apple opens up NFC chip to allow alternatives to Apple Pay in Europe](https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/25/apple-pay-nfc-europe-alternative/)

MacStores overview

https://www.macstories.net/stories/understanding-apples-response-to-the-dma/

[Apple announces sweeping EU App Store policy changes—including sideloading](https://arstechnica.com/?p=1999064)

Estimation Fees for 3rd party stores

https://developer.apple.com/support/fee-calculator-for-apps-in-the-eu/

[Apple says third-party app marketplace creators must have €1,000,000 'letter of credit'](https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/25/apple-says-third-party-app-marketplace-creators-must-have-e1000000-letter-of-credit/)

Apple's scary warnings about the risks created by the adoption of these new EU measures are frankly hilarious, given that basically this exact same system—notarization, "sideloading,” alternative app stores—has been in place on the Mac for *years*.

[Dan Moren (@[email protected])](https://zeppelin.flights/@dmoren/111818214480945116)

Quite simply, I don't think any app developer with Free or Freemium apps in their portfolio can accept Apple's new business terms without the risk of being bankrupted. And as a result, that makes this specific implementation of the Core Technology Fee unworkable. I fully expect changes to be required before the E.U. can approve a solution here

[Steve Troughton-Smith (@[email protected])](https://mastodon.social/@stroughtonsmith/111818417133071456)

[Dirty tricks or small wins: developers are skeptical of Apple’s App Store rules](https://www.theverge.com/24051818/apple-app-store-dma-eu-developer-response?utm_content=bufferaa17b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bufferapp.com&utm_campaign=buffer)

[Spotify CEO slams Apple's App Store changes; Apple fires back [U]](https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/26/spotify-ceo-responds-to-apples-app-store-changes-extortion-plain-and-simple/)

Additionally, in my read, the way this new fee structure breakdown would affect an app like Spotify:

• External purchase link clicks capture 17% of transactions for 7 days, payable to Apple

• Spotify would also have to pay 50c per first instance of a download, reinstall, or update per user per year, which could be a hundred million dollars in extra fees

I don't think this is workable here either, and as Spotify is a big driver behind the E.U. legislation, some changes are gonna be needed

[Steve Troughton-Smith (@[email protected])](https://mastodon.social/@stroughtonsmith/111818449962202255)

The irony is that Apple's sulky language about complying with the DMA is *exactly* the same as Facebook's sulky language about complying with ATT. It's almost as if massive companies really hate it when they can't abuse users

[Ian Betteridge (@[email protected])](https://writing.exchange/@ianbetteridge/111817980881884702)

[Mozilla says Apple’s new browser rules are “as painful as possible” for Firefox](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/26/24052067/mozilla-apple-ios-browser-rules-firefox)

Devs React

Were there not other ways to distribute software?

[Kyle Howells (@[email protected])](https://mastodon.social/@iKyle/111822810486715181)

Eugen Rochko @[email protected]

If #Apple continues on this path I’m going to have to switch back to Android. The idea that they deserve a fee from developers for people simply running programs on their operating system is unhinged. The App Store fee is justified because it’s a distribution channel. But whatever this is, is nonsense. https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/111824854511299605

Hockenberry predicts the future

[Craig Hockenberry (@[email protected])](https://mastodon.social/@chockenberry/111837524779967848)

[Apple changes game streaming rules on iOS](https://sixcolors.com/link/2024/01/apple-changes-game-streaming-rules-on-ios/)

[Apple (sort of) removes its requirement that apps offer 'Sign in with Apple' support](https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/27/sign-in-with-apple-rules-app-store/)

[iPad users will miss out on third-party app stores, browser engines, and more](https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/26/ios-17-app-stores-and-more-ipad-changes/)

EU Responds…kinda

[Exclusive: Apple faces 'strong action' if App Store changes fall short, EU's Breton says](https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-faces-strong-action-if-app-store-changes-fall-short-eus-breton-says-2024-01-26/)

40 years of the Mac

First Mac you owned

iBook G3(Rod)

https://everymac.com/systems/apple/ibook/specs/ibook_se.html

iBook G3 (Chris) - 12 inch

https://everymac.com/systems/apple/ibook/specs/ibook_800_2.html

Favourite Mac you owned

Powerbook G4 (Rod)

https://everymac.com/systems/apple/powerbook_g4/specs/powerbook_g4_1.25_15.html

iMac G4 - anglepoise (Chris)

https://everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac_1.25_20_fp.html

Best Mac

2006 Intel Mac Pro (Rod)

https://everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_pro/specs/mac-pro-quad-2.66-specs.html

2021 MacBook Pro (Chris)

https://everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/specs/macbook-pro-m1-max-10-core-cpu-32-core-gpu-14-2021-specs.html

App of the Week

Wordfeud

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/wordfeud/id428312806

Thing of the Week

Kindle Case

https://www.amazon.co.uk/kindle-scribe-cover/dp/B09XQ2NKW4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=4S0IE5QBZV0P&keywords=kindle+scribe+cover&qid=1706556012&sprefix=kindle+scribe+cover%2Caps%2C74&sr=8-1

Contact

@[email protected]

@[email protected] 

email  : [email protected]

YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjIs2IgH7xUErI7tyT1eeHg

Follow Up

Apple Music Classical in the Car?

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/01/22/apple-music-classical-carplay/

News

[Apple GPU security flaw in iPhone 12 and M2 MacBook Air](https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/17/apple-gpu-security-flaw/)

[Apple reportedly ready to enable sideloading for iOS users in EU](https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/15/apple-sideloading-ios-eu-soon/)

[Apple Watches with blood oxygen tech are banned again](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/17/24041945/apple-watch-series-9-ultra-2-blood-oxygen-ban)

[Famous xkcd comic comes full circle with AI bird-identifying binoculars](https://arstechnica.com/?p=1995873)

[Music streaming platforms must pay artists more, says EU](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/17/24041343/eu-music-streaming-platform-artist-pay-europe-regulation)

OpenAI

[OpenAI must defend ChatGPT fabrications after failing to defeat libel suit](https://arstechnica.com/?p=1996758)

[Generative AI Framework for HMG (HTML)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/generative-ai-framework-for-hmg/generative-ai-framework-for-hmg-html)

[Researcher uncovers one of the biggest password dumps in recent history](https://arstechnica.com/?p=1996879)

[Bing Search shows few, if any, signs of market share increase from AI features](https://arstechnica.com/?p=1996998)

[Amazon plans to charge for Alexa in June—unless internal conflict delays revamp](https://arstechnica.com/?p=1997184)

[Apple offers to open iPhone NFC payments to third-party providers after EU investigation](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/19/24043965/apple-iphone-nfc-payments-open-up-third-party-developers-european-union-antitrust)

iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, HomePodOS and macOS 17.3/14.3 is out

https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/22/apple-releases-ios-17-3-with-stolen-device-protection-unity-wallpaper-collaborative-playlists-more/

Breaking News: https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/22/apple-music-classic-carplay/

Media

[Fujitsu halts bids for UK.gov contracts amid scandal](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2024/01/19/fujitsu_pauses_uk_public_sector_contracts/)

Upcoming

https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/22/apple-tv-constellation-first-look/

Games

[EA is finally launching Plants vs. Zombies 3](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/17/24042133/ea-plants-vs-zombies-3-soft-launch)

Teardown

https://blog.playstation.com/2023/09/28/teardown-is-coming-to-ps5-on-november-15/

Main Show

https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/17/apple-allows-devs-to-promote-subscriptions-on-the-web-with-a-27-cut/

Unhappy Devs

Brent Simmons

https://inessential.com/2024/01/17/corporations_are_not_to_be_loved

https://daringfireball.net/2024/01/coming_to_grips_with_apples_seemingly_unshakable_sense_of_app_store_entitlement

[Supreme Court rejects Epic v. Apple antitrust case](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/16/24039983/supreme-court-epic-apple-antitrust-case-rejected?utm_content=buffer4ef6f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bufferapp.com&utm_campaign=buffer)

[Apple demands $73M in Epic legal expenses](https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/17/apple-epic-legal-expenses/)

[Spotify calls Apple's 27% cut of purchases outside the App Store 'outrageous'; urges EU to 'act switftly'](https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/17/spotify-calls-apples-27-cut-outside-app-store-outrageous/)

https://www.manton.org/2024/01/18/apple-can-be.html

Apple Vision Pro

Hands on

[Apple Vision Pro hands-on, again, for the first time](https://www.theverge.com/24040075/apple-vision-pro-hands-on-virtual-reality)

[Apple Vision Pro: EyeSight, comfort, and more impressions from my latest demo](https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/17/apple-vision-pro-demo-eyesight-comfort-more/)

Apple Vision Pro - Behind the Scenes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luFGI13Mv8o

https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/22/vision-pro-sales-estimate/

[Apple Vision Pro buyers having prescriptions verified by ZEISS](https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/19/apple-vision-pro-prescriptions-zeiss/)

[Apple Vision Pro will launch with 3D movies from Disney Plus](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/16/24039960/apple-vision-pro-3d-movies-disney-plus?utm_content=bufferdc37d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bufferapp.com&utm_campaign=buffer)

[Apple TV+ unveils groundbreaking, immersive originals from today’s biggest storytellers set to debut on Apple Vision Pro](https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2024/01/apple-tv-unveils-groundbreaking-immersive-originals-from-todays-biggest-storytellers-set-to-debut-on-apple-vision-pro/)

[The Apple Vision Pro has a “guest” mode for your friends to try it](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/16/24039995/apple-vision-pro-guest-mode-friends)

Things not working

[Netflix’s app won’t work on the Vision Pro](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/17/24042179/netflix-apple-vision-pro-app)

[You won’t be able to use the YouTube app on Vision Pro](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/18/24043540/youtube-spotify-apps-apple-vision-pro-visionos)

Steve Troughton-Smith (@[email protected])

What do you get as default:

https://duck.haus/@matt/111783238147714127

MS Apps on AVP

[Steve Troughton-Smith (@[email protected])](https://mastodon.social/@stroughtonsmith/111790406491471442)

[Steve Troughton-Smith (@[email protected])](https://mastodon.social/@stroughtonsmith/111791220943228653)

App of the Week

Screen Float 2.0

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/screenfloat-screenshot-tools/id414528154

Thing of the Week

Christopher Ward Watches

https://www.christopherward.com/

https://uk.twsteel.com/

Contact

@[email protected]

@[email protected] 

email  : [email protected]

Follow Up

[Apple readies Apple Watch Series 9 ban workaround by disabling blood oxygen functionality](https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/15/apple-watch-blood-oxygen-feature-remove-ban/)

[Vision Pro demos will include scanning your glasses to identify your prescription](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/14/24037822/apple-vision-pro-store-demos-release)

News

Bad time to be a tech worker

not sure how many people google are laying off

[Google is losing its Fitbit leaders and laying off hundreds of AR employees](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/10/24033994/google-reorganization-fitbit-park-friedman-ar-layoffs)

[Google confirms it just laid off around a thousand employees](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/11/24034124/google-layoffs-engineering-assistant-hardware)

[Humane lays off 4 percent of employees before releasing its AI Pin](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/9/24032274/humane-layoffs-ai-pin)

[Apple asks its San Diego Siri quality control team to relocate to Texas](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/14/24037904/apple-san-diego-siri-ai-team-relocating)

[OpenAI Quietly Deletes Ban on Using ChatGPT for “Military and Warfare”](https://theintercept.com/2024/01/12/open-ai-military-ban-chatgpt/)

[eBay will pay $3 million over bizarre cyberstalking campaign](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/11/24034688/ebay-cyberstalking-campaign-settlement-doj)

[AirDrop crack: Apple was made aware of the vulnerability in 2019](https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/10/airdrop-crack/)

[Not even poor Notepad is safe from Microsoft's AI obsession](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2024/01/11/microsoft_notepad_ai/)

[Samsung’s Galaxy phones will soon work as a PC webcam for Microsoft Teams](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/9/24031445/samsung-galaxy-phones-microsoft-teams-webcam-copilot-integration?utm_content=buffer9bccb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bufferapp.com&utm_campaign=buffer)

[Amazon is trying to fix content casting with an open standard](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/9/24030324/amazon-matter-casting-echo-show-fire-tv-prime-video?utm_content=buffer9a988&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bufferapp.com&utm_campaign=buffer)

Standards

https://xkcd.com/927/

[The SEC’s X account was hijacked to post a fake approval of Bitcoin ETFs](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/9/24032095/bitcoin-etf-sec-fake-tweet-x-gary-gensler)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7zazuy_UfI&t=21s&pp=ygUcam9obiBvbGl2ZXIgY3J5cHRvY3VycmVuY3kgMg%3D%3D

[OpenAI says it’s “impossible” to create useful AI models without copyrighted material](https://arstechnica.com/?p=1994591)

Cars

[Google Chrome is coming to your car](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/9/24030082/google-built-in-android-auto-ev-chrome-ford-polestar)

[Hertz is selling 20,000 used EVs due to high repair costs](https://arstechnica.com/?p=1995291)

[The Rabbit R1 is an AI-powered gadget that can use your apps for you](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/9/24030667/rabbit-r1-ai-action-model-price-release-date)

CES

[Satechi’s new Qi2 charging stands are stylish and storable](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/9/24022384/satechi-wireless-charging-stand-qi2-15w-price-ces-2024)

[Anker’s flagship power station can charge an EV and make homes energy independent](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/8/24026404/anker-solix-emergency-home-backup-power-price-specs)

Games

[MSI reveal the Claw, the first Intel-powered Steam Deck rival](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/msi-reveal-the-claw-the-first-intel-powered-steam-deck-rival)

[0 A.D.: Empires Ascendant](https://play0ad.com/)

Main Show

Horizon IT

[How the legal system made it so easy for the Post Office to destroy the lives of the sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses - and how the legal system then made it so hard for them to obtain justice](https://emptycity.substack.com/p/how-the-legal-system-made-it-so-easy?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2)

BBC Overview

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56718036

[Why do govt IT projects, like UK's Horizon, end in disaster?](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2024/01/13/kettle_post_office_horizon/)

ITV TV Series

https://www.itv.com/watch/mr-bates-vs-the-post-office/10a0469

[Wi-Fi 7 quietly took off while everyone was looking at AI](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/11/24033022/wi-fi-7-laptops-gaming-ces-2024-lenovo-alienware-razer-msi-asus)

Comparing 6/6E/7

https://community.fs.com/article/wifi-7-vs-wifi-6e-vs-wifi-6-what-is-the-difference.html

App of the Week

Sleeve 2

https://replay.software/

Thing of the Week

24 Bottles - water bottle

https://www.amazon.co.uk/24Bottles-Lightweight-Reusable-Stainless-Original/dp/B08P5XY13N/ref=pd_day0fbt_img_d_sccl_1/257-7886024-9503701?pd_rd_w=2769i&content-id=amzn1.sym.bfe06781-69ca-4a3a-9842-e535d2f2ae0e&pf_rd_p=bfe06781-69ca-4a3a-9842-e535d2f2ae0e&pf_rd_r=7M1N12BBNEBQJTXK1BP5&pd_rd_wg=VB0Fw&pd_rd_r=3522b05f-0f9d-4a18-b457-9cbb823181f4&pd_rd_i=B08P5XY13N&th=1

Contact

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email  : [email protected]

Follow Up

News

[Deepwater predicts Apple acquisition of Peloton](https://connectthewatts.com/2024/01/03/deepwater-predicts-apple-acquisition-of-peloton/)

Antitrust

[EU antitrust head is meeting Tim Cook and others next week](https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/05/eu-antitrust-head-tim-cook/)

[US expected to hit Apple with major antitrust lawsuit this year](https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/05/apple-antitrust-lawsuit/)

[Expert sounds alarm bells over upcoming NHS data platform](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2024/01/05/health_services_safety_fdp/)

[Apple’s rejection of Hey calendar app revives an old feud](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/5/24027283/apple-hey-rejection-calendar-app-basecamp-david-heinemeier-hansson)

[The Castro podcast app and its website are down](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/7/24028955/castro-podcast-player-shut-down-rumor-ios-app)

[Experimental antibiotic kills deadly superbug, opens whole new class of drugs](https://arstechnica.com/?p=1994119)

[Microsoft’s keyboards and mice will live on under a unique new partnership](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/5/24026323/microsoft-incase-partnership-keyboards-accessories-partnership)

[The hubless electric motorcycle with sci-fi style and a great name](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/7/24028300/verge-electric-motorcylce-ts-ultra-price-photo-ces)

BT EV Charging

https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/08/need_to_plug_in_an/

Media

Golden Globes

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67908840

Main Show

Does not appear much different to WWDC

https://www.apple.com/apple-vision-pro/

[Xreal Air 2 Ultra 'Vision Pro competitor' announced, at $699](https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/08/xreal-air-2-ultra-vision-pro-competitor/)

[Vision Pro's Persona feature will be considered a 'beta' at launch](https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/08/vision-pro-persona-feature-beta/)

https://www.theverge.com/23971966/ces-2024-news-announcements-products

New things/CES

[Dell announces 5K 40-inch UltraSharp Curved Thunderbolt Hub Monitor with 120Hz refresh](https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/03/dell-announces-5k-40-inch-ultrasharp-curved-thunderbolt-monitor/)

[Samsung announces refreshed 32-inch 4K Smart Monitor with AirPlay and USB-C](https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/07/samsung-announces-refreshed-32-inch-4k-smart-monitor/)

[Belkin Apple DockKit Auto-Tracking iPhone stand](https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/07/belkin-apple-dockkit-auto-tracking-iphone-stand/)

[Withings unveils BeamO 4-in-1 'disruptive' multiscope with Apple Health support](https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/07/withings-unveils-beamo-4-in-1-multiscope/)

[BMW get in on the action](https://www.stuff.tv/hot-stuff/bmw-software-ces-2024/)

[This Philips door lock turns your palm into a key](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/8/24025616/philips-door-lock-palm-recognition-smart-deadbolt-ces)

[Clicks is a BlackBerry-style iPhone keyboard case designed for creators](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/4/24024957/clicks-iphone-keyboard-case-iphone-14-15-lightning-usb-c)

App of the Week

Zapmap

https://www.zap-map.com/

Contact

@[email protected]

@[email protected] 

email  : [email protected]

Follow Up

17.3 Stolen Device Protection

Joanna Stern

https://www.wsj.com/video/series/joanna-stern-personal-technology/an-iphone-thief-explains-how-he-steals-your-passcode-and-bank-account/C37B4009-E548-4459-8D0A-22B7400C3FEA

Features in the beta

https://www.macworld.com/article/2169903/ios-17-3-stolen-device-protection-enable-face-id-touch-id.html

News

Triangulation Exploit

[iPhone researchers find one of the most sophisticated attacks ever — The Independent](https://apple.news/AawvUilIzTdKVpr_F64ER8w)

[Michael Tsai - Blog - Operation Triangulation Details](https://mjtsai.com/blog/2023/12/28/operation-triangulation-details/)

[US antitrust case against Apple App Store is 'firing on all cylinders'](https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/02/us-antitrust-case-against-apple/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon)

[Welcome to the public domain, Mickey Mouse](https://www.theverge.com/24006670/mickey-mouse-steamboat-willie-enters-copyright-public-domain-2024)

[UK government plans to divert broken gizmos from landfill](https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/02/uk_government_recycling/)

This small French company wants to build the open alternative to Kindle and Kobo

https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/30/this-small-french-company-wants-to-build-the-open-alternative-to-kindle-and-kobo/?guccounter=1

DRM

https://nerdschalk.com/remove-drm-kindle-books-de-drm/

https://www.howtogeek.com/162994/how-to-strip-the-drm-from-your-kindle-ebooks-for-cross-device-enjoyment-and-archiving/

[Microsoft’s next Surface laptops will reportedly be its first true ‘AI PCs’](https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/28/24017890/microsoft-ai-surface-laptops-arm)

[Broadcom to end VMware’s partner program](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/12/28/broadcom_vmware_partner_transition/)

[NHS published redacted Palantir contract just before Xmas](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2024/01/02/nhs_england_published_heavily_redacted/)

Copilot on iOS

https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/03/microsoft-copilot-is-now-available-on-ios-and-android/

Games

[Popular Slay The Spire mod Downfall was hijacked to spread malware through Steam](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/popular-slay-the-spire-mod-downfall-was-hijacked-to-spread-malware-through-steam)

[Steam Dumps Official Support for Windows 7 and Windows 8](https://uk.pcmag.com/migrated-3765-windows-10/150288/steam-dumps-official-support-for-windows-7-and-windows-8)

Main Show

Apple in 2024

Vision Pro

[Vision Pro release date: Everything we know](https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/02/vision-pro-release-date/)

Vision Pro at the end of January

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/01/02/vision-pro-could-launch-in-last-week-of-january/

HomePod

[Would a HomePod with a display add to the user experience?](https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/02/comment-homepod-with-display/)

Did you know Apple still sell:

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/01/03/old-apple-products-list/

App of the Week

https://apps.apple.com/uk/app/lego-builder/id1486159728?uo=4

Thing of the Week

Drive Cloner

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08DKG4N4P?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

Contact

@[email protected]

@[email protected] 

email  : [email protected]

Follow Up

Hue

https://www.theverge.com/24009519/hue-bridge-matter-upgrade-problems

Raspberry Pi?

Sony stands back from Discovery shows going

https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/21/24011168/sony-playstation-discovery-shows-not-removed

News

The Apple Watch ban

https://www.theverge.com/24009254/apple-watch-itc-ban-patent-dispute

[Mark Gurman (@[email protected])](https://mastodon.social/@markgurman/111620103759168732)

https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/27/masimo-engineer-apple-watch-ban/

[Japan prepares regulation requiring Apple to allow sideloading](https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/26/japan-regulation-apple-sideloading-ios/)

Cars

The Swedish Tesla Strikes

https://apnews.com/article/tesla-strike-union-sweden-labor-dispute-5124a0074f6b4c5b7f503b5353afe8b3

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/23/elon-musk-decries-strikes-as-swedish-workers-take-on-tesla

[Asymco (@[email protected])](https://mastodon.social/@asymco/111635170148600083)

[Chevy stops selling Blazer EV] https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/23/24013357/2024-chevy-blazer-ev-stop-sale-software-problems

[Apple’s immersive next-gen CarPlay will start with Porsche and Aston Martin](https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/20/24009697/apple-next-generation-wireless-carplay-porsche-aston-martin)

[Humane’s AI Pin will start shipping in March](https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/22/24012429/humane-ai-pin-shipping-march)

[Philips recalls 340 MRIs over concerns they could explode](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/12/21/philips_exploding_mri/)

NYT suing OpenAI and MSFT

https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/27/24016212/new-york-times-openai-microsoft-lawsuit-copyright-infringement

Media

Amazon to show ads

https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/27/amazon-prime-video-ads-2/

The Crown

Slow Horses

(rod has started reading it)

Games

Star Trek Infinite

FC ‘24

Main Show

Apple Product of the Year

NOMS

iPhone 15 Pros

iMac M3

M3/Macbook Pros

Winner: iPhone 15 Pros

Runner Up: M3 MacBook Pro

Mac App of the Year

Game porting toolkit

Ivory for Mac

Notion

Audio HiJack

Winner: Audio HiJack

Runner Up: Ivory for Mac

iOS App of the Year

NOMS

Sequel 2.0

Flighty

CallSheet

Bridges

TooGoodToGo

Winner: Sequel 2.0

Runner Up: TooGoodToGo

tvOS App of the Year

NOMS

tvOS 17

ExpressVPN

Zoom

WINNER: tvOS 17

iPadOS app of the year

Apple Music Classical

1Password

Winner: Apple Music Classical

TV Show of the Year

NOMS

Succession

The Bear

Slow Horses

Star Trek Strange New Worlds

Foundation Season 2

For all Mankind

WINNER : The Bear

Runner Up: Star Trek Strange New Worlds

Movie of the Year

Our Noms

Barbie

Oppenheimer

The Blackberry Movie

John Wick, Chapter 4

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Wonka

WINNER: The Blackberry Movie

Runner Up: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Game of the Year

Our Noms

Baldurs Gate 3

Super Mario Bros Wonder

Spider man 2

Zelda Tears of the Kingdom

Star Field

CoD MW3 : Warzone

WINNER: Super Mario Bros Wonder

Runner Up: Baldurs Gate 3

Biggest Screw Up

X/Twitter

OpenAI

Apple Watch Ban in the holidays

Humane AI Pin

Playstation Portal

Winner: X/Twitter

Runner Up: OpenAI

Most absent

NOMS

iPad

M3 Macbook Air / Mac Studio….

AirPods Max

USBC Accessories

‘Winner’: iPad

Runner Up: AirPods Max

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@[email protected] 

email  : [email protected]

Follow Up

[Apple criticized for blocking Beeper Mini iMessage on Android app](https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/11/apple-imessage-on-android-beeper-mini-pushback/)

Vanmoof bikes

https://www.theverge.com/24009091/vanmoof-scooter-next-steps-parts-service-e-bikes

Chris’ Synology Followup

Raspberry PI Followup

https://shop.zimaboard.com/products/zimaboard-single-board-server

Beelink SER5

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beelink-Threads-Desktop-PC-Display/dp/B0CBJRZ1WY/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2ZEMQXDO85H23&keywords=beelink+SER5&qid=1703089435&sprefix=beelink+ser5%2Caps%2C98&sr=8-4&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.cc223b57-2b86-485c-a85e-6431c1f06c86

News

[Google’s Android app store monopoly violates antitrust law, jury finds](https://arstechnica.com/?p=1990262)

Dropbox scares people WITH AI

[Dropbox reassures customers AI isn't pilfering their data](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/12/15/dropbox_ai_training/)

[Dropbox spooks users with new AI features that send data to OpenAI when used](https://arstechnica.com/?p=1990819)

[Apple News+ now includes sports coverage from The Athletic, Wirecutter coming soon](https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/19/apple-news-sports-coverage-from-the-athletic-wirecutter/)

In app promotion

VMWare and Broadcom going well

[Who will buy VMware's end-user compute products?](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/12/19/vmware_euc_sale_speculation/)

[Broadcom ends VMware perpetual license sales, testing customers and partners](https://arstechnica.com/?p=1990440)

[Adobe abandons $20 billion acquisition of Figma](https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/18/24005996/adobe-figma-acquisition-abandoned-termination-fee)

£1billion exit fee

The EU Looms Large

[EU opens formal DSA investigation into X in wake of Israel-Hamas war](https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/18/24005947/eu-x-twitter-dsa-formal-investigation-hamas-israel-terrorist-attacks)

[EU to ban anti-steering App Store rules for Apple Music competitors after Spotify complaint](https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/13/app-store-rules-ban-spotify-european-union/)

[Report: Apple offers to open up Apple Pay NFC system on iPhone to appease EU regulators](https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/12/apple-pay-nfc-iphone-eu-antitrust/)

[Philips Hue reorganizes, plans job cuts to save $218 million annually](https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/15/24003478/philips-hue-signify-restructuring-cut-218-million-annually?utm_content=buffere1f68&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bufferapp.com&utm_campaign=buffer)

[Researchers say Bing made up facts about European elections](https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/15/24003248/microsoft-ai-copilot-algorithm-watch-bing-election-misinformation)

[Threads starts testing ActivityPub support for integration with Mastodon and more](https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/13/threads-activitypub-mastodon-support/)

[GM's latest excuse for dropping CarPlay is its dumbest yet](https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/12/gm-carplay-support-safety-excuse/)

USBC AirPods Case

Buy MagSafe Charging Case (USB‑C) for AirPods Pro (2nd generation)

Media

[What is Freely? The British on demand service, explained](https://www.stuff.tv/features/what-is-freely-the-british-on-demand-service-explained/)

Family Plan on Apple TV Plus

https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-family-plan/umc.cmc.6o6y3wel2lez2tkdu2cv8dzd1

Games

[PlayStation keeps reminding us why digital ownership sucks](https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/5/23989290/playstation-digital-ownership-sucks)

Main Show

[Apple hates free speech (2022), Iger should be fired (2023) – Musk](https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/12/musk-calls-for-iger-to-be-fired/)

[On macOS, it’s best to start with the default](https://sixcolors.com/post/2023/12/on-macos-its-best-to-start-with-the-default/)

App of the Week

BalenaEtcher

https://etcher.balena.io/

Thing of the Week

https://Freetrade.io

Contact

@[email protected]

@[email protected] 

email  : [email protected]

Follow Up

[Mac keyboard shortcuts](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236)

News

[The cops think iOS 17’s NameDrop is dangerous](https://sixcolors.com/link/2023/11/the-cops-think-ios-17s-namedrop-is-dangerous/)

[iOS 17.2 Adds NameDrop-Like Feature for Sharing Boarding Passes, Movie Tickets, and More](https://www.macrumors.com/2023/12/07/ios-17-namedrop-like-wallet-passes-sharing/)

iOS 17.2 / macOS 14.2 are out

https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/11/ios-17-2-journal-spatial-video/

https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/11/macos-sonoma-14-2-with-enhanced-autofill-pdf-features-now-available/

https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/11/apple-releases-watchos-10-2-for-apple-watch-heres-everything-new/

[23andMe admits hackers accessed 6.9 million users’ DNA Relatives data](https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/4/23988050/23andme-hackers-accessed-user-data-confirmed)

[Pornography websites will have to check users’ ages, under draft guidelines](https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/dec/05/pornography-websites-will-have-to-check-users-ages-under-draft-guidelines?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other)

[IBM, Meta form “AI Alliance” with 50 organizations to promote open source AI](https://arstechnica.com/?p=1988592)

[Buggy app for insulin-delivery device risks users' safety](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/12/05/insulin_delivery_app_bug/)

Here’s what intentionally crashing a plane for YouTube clicks gets you

https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/5/23988937/youtuber-sponsored-plane-crash-six-month-prison-sentence

Excellent Overview Mentour Pilot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD40gfWAQLs

[Windows 10 gets three more years of security updates, if you can afford them](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/12/windows-10-gets-three-more-years-of-security-updates-if-you-can-afford-them/)

[Firefox on the brink?](https://www.brycewray.com/posts/2023/11/firefox-brink/)

[Benjamin Geer (@[email protected])](https://zirk.us/@benjamingeer/111534265843138331)

[Google’s best Gemini AI demo video was fabricated](https://arstechnica.com/?p=1989616)

[Apple joins AI fray with release of model framework](https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/6/23990678/apple-foundation-models-generative-ai-mlx)

[Apple Podcasts app launching on Tesla vehicles next week](https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/08/apple-podcasts-app-launching-on-tesla-vehicles-next-week/)

Games

[The first GTA VI trailer is here](https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/4/23988446/gta-vi-trailer-leaked-vice-city)

Main Show

3 Topics : Apple Award Winners

[Apple reveals 2023 App Store Award winners; names generative AI the 'trend of the year'](https://9to5mac.com/2023/11/29/2023-app-store-award-winners/)

Apple Spying on Push Notifications..

[Apple reveals 'push notification spying' by foreign governments](https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/06/push-notification-spying/)

Quinn Nelson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S24TDRxEna4

[Federal government is using data from push notifications to track contacts](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/12/06/push-notifications-surveillance-apple-google/)

Messaging nonsense

Apple took steps to protect users

https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/9/23995150/beeper-imessage-android-apple-statement

BEEPER

https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/5/23987817/beeper-mini-imessage-android-reverse-engineer?utm_content=buffer81b1a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bufferapp.com&utm_campaign=buffer

[Apple appears to have blocked Beeper Mini’s iMessage app in less than a week](https://arstechnica.com/?p=1989830)

App of the Week

Apple Keynote

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/keynote/id361285480

Thing of the Week

Variable Value Timings by Chris Harris

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Variable-Valve-Timings-Audiobook/B0CBVRQV7F?qid=1702319018&sr=1-1&ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=c6e316b8-14da-418d-8f91-b3cad83c5183&pf_rd_r=CBMJ17WA5DWM0XNEKP6T&pageLoadId=YUxCPuhzrxfZ3TSs&ref_plink=not_applicable&creativeId=41e85e98-10b8-40e2-907d-6b663f04a42d

Contact

@[email protected]

@[email protected] 

email  : [email protected]