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News items you should check out: April 17

Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from some other sources.

Since I can’t cover everything, I like to offer a daily roundup of must-read articles from other websites: 

° From 9to5Mac: Apple’s online services have faced a lot of outages this month, and it seems that there’s a new issue around. According to reports from multiple users, their devices are constantly asking for the Apple ID password. And even after entering the password, the system informs users that the login failed.

° From MacRumors: Kroger this week began accepting Apple Pay and other contactless payment methods at select locations in Kentucky and Ohio, allowing customers to tap to pay with an iPhone or Apple Watch at checkout.

° From The Independent: How Apple is making the chips that power its computers – and why its Macs are turning green.

° From ABC7 News: After being carjacked at gunpoint, a Washington, DC family uses an Apple AirTag to track down the vehicle.

° From Deadline: In Black Bird, Apple TV’s dramatic take on the true crime memoir about a suspected serial killer Larry Hall, star Taron Egerton admits that his portrayal of FBI informant Jimmy Keene differs from the real-life person who helped authorities to find Hall’s victims.

Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.