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- Apple Announces DMA-Inspired Tweaks Planned for EU - Apple Cash to Require ID Verification for $500 Transfers or More - iPhone Grew 44% in Latin American Smartphone Shipments in Q2 - Firmware Update Brings Audio Sharing to Beats Studio Pro - Apple TV+ Picks Up Second Season of “Criminal Record” - National Parks Activity Challenge Set for Sunday - Hear financial analyst Rob Black talk investing angles on Apple, including Apple Vision Pro, Apple TV+, the abandoned Apple Car, and more on "The Mac Observer Show," wherever you get podcasts! - Check Out the Latest Checklist by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us in Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

- App Store Lead is Leaving Apple - UK’s CMA Ends App Store Investigation with No Decision - Diving Deep on iPhone, The Asia Group, and South China Morning Post - Typing Four, Innocuous Punctuation Marks Can Briefly Crash Your iThing - Woman Catches Mail Thieves with Self-Addressed, Stamped AirTag - Hear GitHub Senior Developer Advocate Christina Warren talks the Apple/Patreon commission issue on "The Mac Observer Show," wherever you get podcasts! - Check Out the Latest Checklist by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us in Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

- Melius Analysts Digs Apple’s Free Cash Flow - MoffettNathanson Starts Apple Coverage at $211 with “Neutral” Rating - More Talk of Made in India iPhone Pro Models - Apple Extends AppleCare+ Extension Period in Many Countries - New Developer Betas Out for This Fall’s OS Updates from Apple - New Public Betas Out for This Fall’s OS Updates from Apple - Latest macOS Sequoia Beta Adds Apple Park Backgrounds for Video Chats - Apple TV+ Outs Trailer for Spanish-Language Drama “Midnight Family” - Hear GitHub Senior Developer Advocate Christina Warren talks the Apple/Patreon commission issue on "The Mac Observer Show," wherever you get podcasts! - Check Out the Latest Checklist by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us in Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

- KeyBanc Analysts Seem to Disagree on Apple and iPhone - Apple Re-Releases iOS 17.6.1 with New Build Number, No Other Changes Noted - Apple Makes Fitness+ Fix with watchOS 10.6.1 - Apple Releases tvOS 17.6.1 for Some Reason - Apple Updates Apple Sports App for NFL and College Football - Apple Podcasts Gets Improved Web Experience - Apple TV+ Drops Trailer for True-Crime Podcast “Scamtown” - Apple TV+ Teases November Return of “Bad Sisters” - Apple Celebrates US National Parks 108th Anniversary  - Hear GitHub Senior Developer Advocate Christina Warren talks the Apple/Patreon commission issue on "The Mac Observer Show," wherever you get podcasts! - Check Out the Latest Checklist by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us in Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

- Epic Games Store and “Fortnite” Go Live for iOS in EU - Bookseller Personal Info Headed to Apple Books in European Union - Vestager Not Returning as EC Competition Commissioner - Apple Picks Up "Dark Matter" for Second Season - Apple TV+ Movie “The Instigators” Starts Strong on Streaming Trackers - Hear GitHub Senior Developer Advocate Christina Warren talks the Apple/Patreon commission issue on "The Mac Observer Show," wherever you get podcasts! - Check Out the Latest Checklist by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us in Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

- Morgan Stanley: Surprise iPhone 15 Strength Bodes Well for iPhone 16 - Epic Games Covers Core Technology Fees for AltStore PAL in EU - Developer Personal Info Headed to App Store in European Union - Anonymous Government Peeps Cite Huge Growth for Apple in India - Apple Card Wins J.D. Power Award - California State IDs Officially Hitting Apple Wallet Soon - Beats X Kim Adds Beats Studio Pro with Kardashian Colors and Branding - Hear GitHub Senior Developer Advocate Christina Warren talks the Apple/Patreon commission issue on "The Mac Observer Show," wherever you get podcasts! - Check Out the Latest Checklist by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us in Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

- Apple Opening NFC and Secure Enclave to Developers in iOS 18.1 - Spotify App in EU Tells Consumers About Lower Prices Online - English Premier League to Use 28 iPhone Per Pitch to Decide Offside Rulings - Apple TV+ Announces New Season of McGregor/Boorman “Long Way” Series - Twenty Thousand Hertz Samples “The Sound of Apple” - Hear "Home: On" host Richard Gunther talk smart devices, home automation, and Apple's place in all of it on "The Mac Observer Show," wherever you get podcasts! - Check Out the Latest Checklist by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us in Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

- Indian Investigation Stalled Over Confidentiality Concerns from Apple - iPhone’s Small Share in India Sees Significant Growth - Epic Games Submits Fortnite and Epic Games Store for Notarization in EU - Rivian Adds Native Apple Music App - Apple Adds In-Person Sessions to Entrepreneur Camp - Apple TV+ Drops Trailer for “Slow Horses” Season-Four - “Bad Monkey” Starts Its Run on Apple TV+ - Next Apple Watch Activity Challenge to Highlight National Parks - Hear "Home: On" host Richard Gunther talk smart devices, home automation, and Apple's place in all of it on "The Mac Observer Show," wherever you get podcasts! - Check Out the Latest Checklist by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us in Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

- Indian Investigation Stalled Over Confidentiality Concerns from Apple - iPhone’s Small Share in India Sees Significant Growth - Epic Games Submits Fortnite and Epic Games Store for Notarization in EU - Rivian Adds Native Apple Music App - Apple Adds In-Person Sessions to Entrepreneur Camp - Apple TV+ Drops Trailer for “Slow Horses” Season-Four - “Bad Monkey” Starts Its Run on Apple TV+ - Next Apple Watch Activity Challenge to Highlight National Parks - Hear "Home: On" host Richard Gunther talk smart devices, home automation, and Apple's place in all of it on "The Mac Observer Show," wherever you get podcasts! - Check Out the Latest Checklist by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us in Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call !

- BofA Reacts to New EU App Store Rules from Apple - App Store Commissions Prompt Backend Billing Changes for Patreon - Canalys: Southeast Asia iPhone Shipments Up 15% - LG Looks to Apple for Money Spent on Cancelled microLED Apple Watch - Apple Seeds New Rounds of Betas to Developers - Public Testers Get Betas, Too - Developers Get Beta Firmware for AirPods Pro 2 - Code-Diver Spots Apparent Expansions Planned for Apple Maps Look Around - Hear "Home: On" host Richard Gunther talk smart devices, home automation, and Apple's place in all of it on "The Mac Observer Show," wherever you get podcasts! - Check Out the Latest Checklist by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us in Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

- Wedbush Sees 10% More iPhone 16 Units at Launch - Report: Foxconn Hires an Additional 50,000 Workers for Increased iPhone Production - Towson Retail Union Ratifies Agreement with Apple - Apple Maps on the Web Now on Firefox - Matter Lights to Get Apple’s Adaptive Lighting in iOS 18 - Disney/Pixar Teases “Toy Story 5” with 7-Year-Old Apple Watch Video - TV Charts, “Time Bandits,” and a Wish for Hard Numbers - Hear "Home: On" host Richard Gunther talk smart devices, home automation, and Apple's place in all of it on "The Mac Observer Show," wherever you get podcasts! - Check Out the Latest Checklist by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us in Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

- Apple Amends DMA Compliance, Loosens Restrictions on Linking Out from App Store - Spotify and Epic Games Unimpressed with Apple's DMC Changes - Ohio Now Supports Mobile ID in Apple Wallet - California May Soon Support Mobile ID in Apple Wallet - Tokyo Gets Real-Time Transit Info in Apple Maps - Nvidia + Apple Vision Pro = Robot Training  - Apple TV+ Welcomes “The Instigators” - Hear "Home: On" host Richard Gunther talk smart devices, home automation, and Apple's place in all of it on "The Mac Observer Show," wherever you get podcasts! - Check Out the Latest Checklist by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us in Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

- Apple Seeks Dismissal of DOJ Antitrust Case - Report: Apple Leans on Tencent and ByteDance Over IAP Avoidance - Apple Actively Working to Bring Apple Intelligence to China and EU - Apple Says ChatGPT Coming to Apple Intelligence by End of 2024 - Apple Issues Minor Updates to Squish Advanced Data Protection Bugs - Apple Pulls Wide Theatrical Release for Clooney/Pitt Action-Comedy “Wolfs” - Apple TV+ Posts Teaser for “Disclaimer” - Second Season of “Shrinking” Hits Apple TV+ in Mid-October - Hear entertainment journalist and film critic Scott Mantz talk Apple TV+ and the streaming landscape on "The Mac Observer Show," wherever you get podcasts! - Check Out the Latest Checklist by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us in Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

- Despite Drop in iPhone Sales, Apple Posts June-Q Revenue Record - IDC: iPad Helps Bring Tablets Back to Growth Globally - Wedbush Ups Apple Target on June-Q Beat and iPhone 16 Anticipation - Berkshire Hathaway Sells Roughly Half of Its Apple Shares - Wedbush Sees Nothing Alarming Berkshire Sales of Apple Shares - Markets Saw Massive Monday Selloff - Google Declared Monopolist in DOJ Case - JP Morgan Weighs Ramifications of DOJ Google Ruling on Apple - Apple Seeds Developer and Public Betas for Fall Operating Systems - Butterfly Keyboard Settlement Payments Fluttering to Consumers - Apple TV+ Teases Psychological Drama “Before” - Three Apple TV+ Titles Rock U.S. Streaming Charts - Hear entertainment journalist and film critic Scott Mantz talk Apple TV+ and the streaming landscape on "The Mac Observer Show," wherever you get podcasts! - Check Out the Latest Checklist by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us in Patreon for as little as $1

Ken is on an away mission - seeking a captain's holiday... headed to the hot, hot, heat of Las Vegas for some sort of science fiction convention. See you here midweek next week.

- TD Cowen Ups Apple Target on Long-Tail iPhone Sales - Evercore Sees Steady Sales for iPhone 16 Driven by Gradual AI Rollout - Public Betas of iOS and iPadOS 18 Finally Make the Scene - First Apple Intelligence Features Out in New Developer Betas - Apple Issues Bug and Security Updates for Current Operating Systems - macOS 14.6 Update Brings Dual-Display Support from M3 MacBook Pro - A reach into the Mac OS Ken Mailbag - Hear entertainment journalist and film critic Scott Mantz talk Apple TV+ and the streaming landscape on "The Mac Observer Show," wherever you get podcasts! - Check Out the Latest Checklist by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us in Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

- Raymond James Analyst Ups Apple Target on AI-Driven iPhone Expectations - Apple Drops Prices for iPhones in India - Reports: India May Make iPads and iPhone 16 Pro Units - Apple and Towson Retail Union Reach Tentative Contract Deal - Apple Agrees to Biden Administration AI Guidelines - Apple Re-Seeds Fourth iOS/iPadOS 18 Developer Betas - 9to5Mac: Disappearing Code May Mean Later Start for Apple Intelligence - Bloomberg's Gurman Says No Apple Intelligence Until iOS 18.1 - Apple Acknowledges End-of-Week Issue with iCloud Private Relay - Apple Music Launches “Radio Spins” for Tracking Track Performance - Amazon’s Twitch Giving Away 3-Month Apple TV+ Trial to New Subscribers - “Silo” Season-Two Slated for Mid-November Premier - Three Apple TV+ Titles in Reelgood and JustWatch Top-Ten Lists - Hear entertainment journalist and film critic Scott Mantz talk Apple TV+ and the streaming landscape on "The Mac Observer Show," wherever you get podcasts! - Check Out the Latest Checklist by SecureMac - online at checklis

- UBS Sees No Catalysts for Apple - Baird Analyst Ups Apple Target on AI-Driven Hardware Upgrades - Canalys: Local Brands Knocked iPhone Out of China’s Top-Five in Q2 - Apple Opening Shenzhen Testing Lab - In South Korea: “Find My” Follies - Apple Services Celebrate the Leagues Cup - A Ton of Apple TV+ Announcements - Sponsored by 1Password Extended Access Management - your solution for IAM and MDM. Learn more at 1Password.com/product/XAM. - Hear Reticle Research Principal Analyst Ross Rubin talk Apple Vision Pro, Meta Quest 3, and the whole mixed reality thing on "The Mac Observer Show," wherever you get podcasts! - Check Out the Latest Checklist by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us in Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

- J.P. Morgan Ups Apple Target on iPhone Upgrade Expectations - Barclays Keeps Apple at “Underperform” with $187 Target - CIRP: How More iPhone Switchers is Bad for Apple or Something - Spain Probes App Store Over Possible Anticompetitive Behavior - Second Betas of macOS Sequoia, watchOS 11, and tvOS 18 Out to Public Testers - Apple Music Users May Get AI-Generated Art for Playlists - Apple Maps Goes Live on Web as Beta - Apple TV+ Outs Trailer for “Bad Monkey” - Sponsored by 1Password Extended Access Management - your solution for IAM and MDM. Learn more at 1Password.com/product/XAM. - Hear Reticle Research Principal Analyst Ross Rubin talk Apple Vision Pro, Meta Quest 3, and the whole mixed reality thing on "The Mac Observer Show," wherever you get podcasts! - Check Out the Latest Checklist by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us in Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@m

- Wells Fargo Ups Apple Target on Strong iPhone 16 Expectations - Apple COO Makes “Low-Profile” Trip to China - India Says More than 1-in-10 of World’s iPhones Now Made in India - India Lowers Import Tax on Finished iPhones and Some Components - Apple Seeds a Slew of Developer Betas and Release Candidates - Apple Offers New Environment to Vision Pro Owners - Apple TV+ Outs Trailer for “Yo Gabba GabbaLand!” Ahead of 9 August Debut - Apple TV+ Posts Trailer for Docuseries “Cowboy Cartel” Ahead of 2 August Premier - “Time Bandits” Hits Apple TV+ - Sponsored by 1Password Extended Access Management - your solution for IAM and MDM. Learn more at 1Password.com/product/XAM. - Hear Reticle Research Principal Analyst Ross Rubin talk Apple Vision Pro, Meta Quest 3, and the whole mixed reality thing on "The Mac Observer Show," wherever you get podcasts! - Check Out the Latest Checklist by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us in Patreon for as little