Since Steve and I can’t cover everything, occasionally we’ll direct your attention to articles from various other sources worth your time.
° Ars Technica reports that FaceTime users are getting bombarded with group calls from numbers they’ve never seen before, often as many as 20 times in short succession during late hours of the night.
° Apple will preinstall mandatory apps on iPhones and other devices sold and activated in Russia, in order to comply with laws that will come into force on April 1.
° Apple Music is apparently launching City Charts with iOS 14.5 that will feature 100 playlists featuring the top music from 100 cities.
° According to a report by the Financial Times, the China Advertising Association (CAA) is testing a tool that could be used to bypass the new Apple privacy rules and allow companies to continue tracking users without their consent.
° Bloomberg reports that Apple will be handed a preliminary decision soon from France’s antitrust authority after proposed changes to the way it collects iPhone users’ data “spared outrage among online advertisers.”
° China-based Huawei plans to start demanding 5G royalty payments from Apple, according to Bloomberg.
° A new report says that Deutsche Bank sees a 30% upside in Apple’s share price in the coming months.
