Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites.
° From The Verge: Microsoft blames Apple for its delayed Xbox mobile store.
° From MacRumors: Apple has updated its vintage and obsolete products list to add devices that will get more limited service and repairs now that they are considered outdated.
° From the Financial Times (a subscription is required to read the article): The Huaqiangbei district of Shenzhen, China, is a hub for stolen iPhones.
° From AppleInsider: An Apple research paper suggests that humanoid robots can be more effectively trained with human instructors as well as robot demonstrators, which is part of a new combined approach the company calls “PH2D.”
° From The Register: Foxconn chairman predicts AI will end manufacturers’ search for cheap labor.
° From The MacObserver: Apple defends its EU user disclosure screen, claiming it complies with DMA rules. Critics say the warning misleads users and deters competition.
° From MacVoices Live!: In a wide-ranging discussion on the new episode, the MacVoices Live! panel of Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Marty Jencius, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Eric Bolden, Jim Rea, and Jeff Gamet explores the implications of newly elected Pope Leo XIV wearing an Apple Watch and his comments on AI as a societal challenge.