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News items you should check out: August 24

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

Since I can’t cover everything, I’ll often direct your attention to articles from various other sources worth your time.

° First up: congrats to Tim Cook on 10 years of serving as Apple’s CEO.

° From AppleInsider: Comedian and talk show host Bill Maher has waded into the debate over Apple’s CSAM tools, declaring them a “blatant constitutional breach” against its users.

° From 9to5Mac: Apple has confirmed that it already scans iCloud Mail for CSAM, and has been doing so since 2019. It has not, however, been scanning iCloud Photos or iCloud backups.

° From Deadline: Actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney jokingly expressed their disapproval over a joke in the Apple TV+ comedy “Ted Lasso,” which poked fun at their ownership of the Welsh football club Wrexham AFC.

° From iMore: Microsoft has announced that commercial Microsoft 365 plans will see their prices increase from next year, although the changes won’t be massive.

° From BFI: Apple Original Films’ “The Tragedy of Macbeth” will close out the 65th BFI London Film Festival.

° From Bloomberg: Apple CEO Tim Cook will join other tech execs in a cybersecurity meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden next week.

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.