9to5Mac Daily April 16

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[{"selector":"#anim-0858a541-4c27-401b-9485-a1d09ef1dd8a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"fill":"both","duration":600,"delay":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)"}] Apple Pay Express Transit Public transit users in San Francisco now have a new way to pay. The Clipper card, which is used for most public transit systems in San Francisco, now supports Apple Pay with Express Transit Mode. This was first announced back in February, and it’s now available to everyone. 2

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[{"selector":"#anim-cadb2120-853f-417a-9e5b-693e74e2d408","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"fill":"both","duration":600,"delay":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)"}] TSMC: Chip Shortages TSMC is Apple’s primary chipmaker and serves as the exclusive supplier of A-series and M-series Apple silicon chips. The company today reported strong earnings results for the first quarter, with downstream partners such as smartphone, tablet, and laptop makers seeing strong demand as people continue to work from home. 3

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