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- COVID Cuts iPhone 12 Production in Half at Foxconn Factory in India - Apple, Other Tech Giants Seek Incentives for U.S. Semiconductor Production - Unity Says ATT to Cost It $30M Annually - UK Financial Ombudsman Investigating iPhone Upgrade Program - Visa Goes Live with Apple Pay Support in Japan - Amazon's Wondery+ Signs on for Apple Podcast Paid Subscriptions - IoT Standard "Project CHIP" Shif...

- UBS Survey: iPhone is Still Wicked Sticky - Report: Seven Companies in Apple's Supply Chain Use Forced Labor - Corning Get $45 Million More from Apple Advanced Manufacturing Fund - Apple Seed Third Betas of Next Round of OS Updates to Developers - Third Betas of iOS/iPadOS 14.6 Out to Public Testers - Apple TV Adds Siri Support for Austria, Ireland, and New Zealand - Apple Maps Mapping Hong Kong...

- Foxconn and Wistron Plants in India Hit with COVID-19 - Foxconn Staffing Up in China Ahead of Next iPhone Production - Epic/Apple Battle Reveals Interesting App Store Numbers - 2015: Apple Gives 128-Million Privacy Breaches The Silent Treatment - Stella Low Hired as Apple VP Worldwide Corporate Communications - Tile to Expand Reach Through Amazon Sidewalk - Hacker Hacks AirTag - Ladder - Smart,...

- How Did AOI Pre-Tax Profit Fall 19-Percent? - Flurry: 96% of U.S. Users Opt-Out Under App Tracking Transparency - Google Play Adding App Privacy Labels Next Year - More Australian Retailers Pause AirTag Sales - iOS 14.5 Gives Some Beats Headphones a Place in "Find My" - HomePod and HomePod mini Get Deezer Integration - Billy Crudup to Head "Hello Tomorrow!" on Apple TV+ - Second Season "Mythic Q...

- Apple Advanced Manufacturing Fund Advances LiDAR-Maker II-VI $410M - Apple Adding Pre-Search Ad to App Store Search Page - Epic Says Rule-Breakers Get Kicked from Epic Platforms - Report: Some HomePods Missing Apple Music Since iOS 14.5 - BYU: Blue Light Not the Sleep Stealing Culprit - Apple TV+ Series "Servent" Nominated for UK's TV Choice Award - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a mo...

- JP Morgan: Apple Controls 1/4 to 1/3 of Total Gaming Transactions - Epic CEO Says He'd Have Taken Special Deal for Epic Alone - Qualcomm Says EC/EU Case Shows Bias for Apple - Australian Retailer Pulls AirTag Over Fear of Kids Swallowing Batteries - Report: TSMC Planning Six Chip Fabs for Arizona - Apple Releases Security-Fixing Safari 14.1 for Mojave and Catalina - Price Changes Ahead for Four...

- Apple Patches Two Zero-Days with iOS 14.5.1 - Apple Says Vulnerabilities Patched in macOS 11.3.1 May Have Been Exploited in the Wild - Zero-Days Zeroed Out with iPadOS, watchOS, and iOS 12 Updates - Epic v. Apple Trail Gets Underway - Epic Fans' Epic Trolling Hinders Start of Trial - EC Levels Antitrust Charges Against Apple Over Spotify Complaint - IDC: iPad Still Tops Tablet Market - 2021 12.9...

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- Report: EU to Bring Antitrust Charges Against Apple as Soon as This Week - Australia Antitrust Wonks Worried Over Pre-Installed Apps iOS and Android - Russia Fines Apple US$12M for Monopolistic App Store Practices - German Orgs Bring Antitrust Complaints Over App Tracking Transparency - Apple Promotes Ad Attribution Tools in Place of User Tracking - Federighi: App Tracking Transparency Is About...

- Tim Cook Pledges Apple Support for COVID Relief in India - Apple Releases iOS/iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, and tvOS14.5 - iDownloadBlog on Putting ATT in Action - MacRumors on Opening Your iPhone with Your Masked Face (and an Apple Watch) - Support for Xbox/PS Controllers and Color Balance Hit with tvOS 14.5 - Apple Insider: Several Small New Features for macOS 11.3 - macOS 11.3 Hammers Flaw That L...

- Report: Apple and Walgreens Vaccinating Apple Office Staff at Work - Old Magic Keyboards Incompatible with 12.9-Inch M1 iPad Pro - Ship Dates for AirTag Slip into May for Plain, June for Engraved - CNET: AirTag Accessories Run the Price Gamut - iMore: Hermès Offers AirTag Luggage Tag for $699 - MacRumors: Native Rating System My Ship in Apple Maps This Week - Apple Sued Over Some Fitness Functio...

- CIRP: U.S. Goes for Full-Sized iPhones - Morgan Stanley Ups Apple Target By a Buck After "Spring Loaded" Event - New Siri Remote Not Great for Some Games - Spring Fling Brings New Bands for Apple Watch - Apple Drops Nano-Texture Display Cost to $300 on 27-Inch iMac - Apple Suspends IAP Requirements on P2P Events Through 2021 - Apple Seeds First Betas of Next Round of Mobile OS Updates to Develop...

- Ars Technica Lists Lots of Tuesday's Missed Messages - Developers Required to Implement ATT by Monday 26 April - iDownloadBlog: Touch ID on Magic Keyboard Works with Every M1 Mac - MacRumors: Touch ID on Magic Keyboard Does Not Work with M1 iPad Pro - Report: MacBook Manufacturer Quanta Tangled in Ransomware - Leaked Schematics of Unreleased MBPs Apparently Tied to Quanta Attack - Apple and Goog...

- Apple Introduces Apple Card Family - Apple Introduces Podcast Subscriptions - Vox Details Some of the Apple Podcast Subscription Terms - Apple Introduces AirTag - Tile Takes Aim at Apple Over AirTag - Apple Outs New Apple TV 4K and New Siri Remote - Apple Insider: iPhone Color Balance Trick Works on Some Older Apple TVs - Apple Intros Purple iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini - Apple Intros Colorful L...

- Apple "Temporarily" Stops Accepting New Shows in iTunes Connect - Rumor and Speculation Around an Apple Premium Podcast Service - "Spring Loaded" Event Set to 10AM PDT/1PM EDT Today - Parler Headed Back to Apple's App Store - Discord Relaxes Stance on NSFW Content for iOS and iPad Apps - Best Buy Goes Live with Apple Business Chat - Apple TV+ Announces Bilingual Thriller Series "Now and Then" -...

- Apple Temporarily Closes Michigan Stores Amid COVID-19 Resurgence - MacRumors: 21.5-Inch iMacs Scarce Ahead of "Spring Loaded" Event - Wedbush Analyst Stoked for Anticipated "Spring Loaded" iPad Upgrades - Apple-Backed Project CHIP to Finalize IoT Protocols Late This Year - Jungle Runner 2k21: Kids Game Hides Secret Casino - Jungle Runner 2k21 Bounced from the App Store - Report: First Round of...

- House Set to Move on Report Calling Big Tech "Monopolistic" - TSMC: Chip Shortage Will Last Into 2022 - Apple Fitness+ Adding Workouts for Pregnancy, Older Adults, and Beginners - Bay Area Clipper Card Now Works with Apple Pay - Adding Trees to Remove Carbon: Apple Announces Restore Fund - Apple Pay Donating to Conservation International for Earth Day - Lisa Jackson Addresses Equity and Environm...

- Evercore: Apple "Well Positioned" to Beat March-Quarter Expectations - Discord Says NSFW Content Blocked from iOS/iPad Apps at Apple's Behest - The Verge Sees Questionable Activity with an Apple Trade-In Partner - Apple Watch COVID Predictor Study Starting in Seattle - Apple Seeks Dismissal of $800 Million Coronavirus App Case - Apple/Epic Case in Australia Put on Pause - Epic Case Discovery She...

- Siri Nailed It: Virtual "Spring Loaded" Apple Event Set for Next Week - Apple Seeds Eighth Betas of iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5 to Developers and Public Testers - Apple Seeds Eighth Beta of macOS 11.3 to Developers and Public Testers - NSFW Servers Blocked on Discord Apps for iPad and iOS - Republican Senator Proposes Killing M&A for Largest Large-Cap Companies - Apple Wants SEC to Require Corporat...

- Siri Seems to Spill the Beans on Apple Event Next Week - UK Apple Stores Reopen as COVID Restrictions Ease - Apple and Google Deny UK COVID App Update Over Privacy Concerns - Apple Reworks Pro Display HRD Marketing for UK Regulators - iPhone Hits "Tough Compare" Territory in China - IDC: March-Quarter Mac Sales Surged 111% - Apple Reminds Developers of Upcoming ATT Changes and Warns Against Work...

- COVID Closes Apple Stores in France - Friday: Apple Declines Invitation to Senate Hearing on App Stores - Sunday: Apple Agrees to Attend Senate Hearing on App Stores - White House Holding Virtual Semiconductor Summit Today - KeyBanc: iPhone 12 Boosted by Stimulus Checks and Tax Refunds - Morgan Stanley Ups Services Expectations While Lowering Apple Target - Cowen: Subs + Ads = $2.2B for Apple Ne...

- Apple CEO Speaks Out in Wake of New Voter Laws in Georgia - Report: Average US Spend on iOS Apps to Hit $180 Per Person in 2021 - Apple Rejecting Apps with Possible "Device Fingerprinting" - Engadget: Russian iPhone Setup Includes Suggested, State-Sponsored Apps - Apple Updates Support App - Judge Says MacBook Pro "Flexgate" Case Can Move Forward - TSMC to Invest $100B Over Three Years to Increa...

- Apple Sets 2Q FY2021 Earnings for Wednesday 28 April - iPhone and Apple Car Drive Up Apple Rating and Price Target at UBS - App Annie: App Buying Frenzy Continues Into 2021 - Sixth Betas Out for iOS/iPadOS 14.5, tvOS 14.5, and watchOS 7.4 - Sixth Beta Out for macOS Big Sur 11.3 - English Language Users Getting Two New Siri Voices and No Default - IATA Planning COVID-19 "Digital Passport" for iOS...

- WWDC 2021: Virtual and Free 7 June - 11 June - Apple Updates Developer App (Way) Ahead of WWDC - Submission Open for 2021 Swift Student Challenge - Apple Maps Features COVID Travel Guidance for Participating US Airports - Foxconn Warns of Potential Trouble Amid "Materials Shortage" - South Carolina Taps Apple for Eight Coding Labs - Scam iOS App Steals $600,000 in Bitcoin from One User - Ted Las...

- Report: Apple Offering Paid Time Off for COVID-19 Vaccination - Several Apple Services Saw Midday Issues on Monday - Reports: Apple Pay Going Live in South Africa - Reports: Apple Maps Turns on Speed Camera Notifications in New Countries - Apple Going Global with Independent Repair Provider Program - UK Judge Says Swatch Can Try to Trademark "One More Thing" - Nate Mann Lands in "Masters of the...