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Banned Twitter accounts: 62K restored, only one CSAM monitor left, COVID-19 misinformation welcome

Banned Twitter accounts | Confused-looking monkey

After Musk announced that most banned Twitter accounts would be reinstated, a report says that around 62,000 accounts with more than 10K followers each have so far been restored.

Other Twitter news includes a claim that the layoffs and resignations have left the company with just one person responsible for removing child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) …

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Apple Music Replay overhauled for 2022 with animated highlight reel of your favorite songs and artists

Apple has overhauled the Apple Music Replay experience for 2022. Although it still is a web browser only experience, the Replay section now features a dynamic stories-esque design of highlights based on your listening history. See yours at replay.music.apple.com.

This is a big upgrade over Apple Music Replay from previous years, and brings it closer to the dynamic interactive nature of Spotify Wrapped. However, inside the native Apple Music app, you can still only view a basic playlist of your most played songs.

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Apple @ Work Podcast: Sharpen seeks to offer a free and fast way to learn

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Apple @ Work is brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that fully integrates 5 different applications on a single Apple-only platform, allowing Businesses and Schools to easily and automatically deploy, manage & protect all their Apple devices . Over 32,000 organizations leverage Mosyle solutions to automate the deployment, management and security of millions of Apple devices daily. Request a FREE account today and discover how you can put your Apple fleet on auto-pilot at a price point that is hard to believe.

In this episode of Apple @ Work, Justin Singh from McGraw-Hill joins the show to talk about the Sharpen app. Sharpen is designed as a fast and free way to learn about anything.

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Apple unveils 2022 App Store Awards, highlighting ‘cultural impact’ and ‘abundant possibilities’

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Apple has announced its 2022 App Store Award recipients today, and this year’s list of winners all stand out for demonstrating “abundant possibilities” through the App Store and across Apple devices. The trendy social app BeReal takes the top prize on the iPhone for 2022. Apple also features the best iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Watch apps of the year alongside game winners.

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Apple continues to test ‘Security Response’ feature in iOS 16.2 beta with new update

Apple continues to test ‘Security Response’ feature in iOS 16.2 beta with new update

Apple last month released iOS 16.2 beta, and the update brings the Freeform app, improvements to the Home app, and a feature called “Rapid Security Response” that will provide quick security patches to iOS without the need to install an entire new version of the operating system. Now, the company is once again testing the feature with a new Security Response update that has just been released to beta users.

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Hands-on w/ Chargeasap Zeus: The World’s First and Smallest 270W USB-C GaN Charger [Video]

Having a capable and fast-charging brick with multiple ports is an absolute MUST in today’s world. Most people carry more than one tech device with them, especially while traveling. People bring one or more smartphones, a tablet, a laptop, and more. So having one charging solution that can charge them all and charge them efficiently is becoming more and more of a need. Chargeasap’s new 270 Watt Zeus GaN charger will be able to charge all of your devices and then some!

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macOS Ventura: Do more with iPhone and Continuity Camera beyond video calls

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Continuity Camera is easily one of the best new features in macOS Ventura. Starting with macOS 13 and iOS 16, you can instantly turn your iPhone into a super high quality webcam for video calls and more. We’ll tell you how and why you should below.

Brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle fully integrates five different applications on a single Apple-only platform. Businesses can automatically deploy, manage, and protect all their Apple devices. Request a FREE account to learn how to put your Apple fleet on auto-pilot at a price point that is hard to believe.

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Monday’s best deals: AirPods Max at $350, M1 Pro MacBook Pro $499 off, much more

All of the best Cyber Monday Apple deals are now going live, with AirPods Max leading the way at its best price yet from $350. Those in the market for a flagship MacBook are also in luck, as the 14- and 16-inch M1 Pro models are down to some of the best prices ever at $499 off. Not to mention a chance to score Apple’s official OG leather MagSafe wallet at just $28. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

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Union busting lawsuit planned, as battle between Apple and its store staff intensifies

Union busting lawsuit | Apple Store staff

Apple faces the prospect of a union busting lawsuit, over alleged illegal activities designed to persuade Apple retail staff to abandon plans to unionize. It follows two formal complaints about the company breaking the law in the US.

Union organizers are collecting information on anti-union moves in order to prepare a case. It comes shortly after staff at the St Louis Apple Store suspended unionization plans in the face of what was described as “increased hostility” toward workers …

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Test compares MagSafe Charger performance on iPhone 14 Pro Max versus 13 Pro Max

Test compares MagSafe Charger performance on iPhone 14 Pro Max versus 13 Pro Max

Apple introduced MagSafe with iPhone 12 in 2020, which works not only as a smarter way to attach accessories to the iPhone but also as a wireless charging solution. Now YouTube channel ChargerLAB has done some tests to compare if there were any performance improvements when using MagSafe Charger on the iPhone 14 Pro Max versus the 13 Pro Max.

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Twitter encrypted DMs will adopt open-source Signal protocol, suggests iOS code

Twitter encrypted DMs | Code spotted in iOS app

Elon Musk recently hinted that Twitter encrypted DMs were on the way, using full end-to-end encryption – and code spotted in the iOS app suggests that it will use the same E2E encryption standard as Signal.

Plans for E2E encryption of Twitter direct messages date back to at least 2018, and it appears that the company has resuscitated code written back then …

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iPhone 14 Pro shortage could hit 6M units following unrest and resignations

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The iPhone 14 Pro shortage could hit as many as 6 million units before production recovers, according to a new report. The shortfall has already made it too late to order either of the Pro models in time for Christmas in many countries.

Additionally, large-scale lockdown protests in Shanghai could potentially put MacBook production at risk …

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Apple removes vocals from iPhone 14 launch ad after lyrics were confused for racial slur

Update: Weirdly, the YouTube video has now reverted back to the original ad, vocals intact.

Apple has updated the videos on social media, including YouTube, for the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus launch ad. The original ads used a snippet of the song Biggest by Idris Elba, with lyrics repeating the word ‘Biggest’.

However, the way the way the word was said in the song meant some people instead heard an offensive racial slur. It became somewhat of a viral meme almost immediately after the ad came out in September. Two months on, though, Apple has responded by removing the vocals from the ad’s soundtrack entirely.

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