Frustration with Apple News and Desire for Personalization

We discuss what an iOS release focused on AI features might look like, check in on our ongoing Vision Pro experiences, and discuss what the Apple Sports app might mean for Apple's sports ambitions.

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A $3,500 Cheeseburger – MacBreak Weekly

Vision Pro owners are reporting a mysterious crack in the front glass - The Verge

Some Apple Vision Pro units reportedly developed a similar hairline crack on the front glass – Engadget

Television from Sandwich

Vision Pro is Apple's weirdest and riskiest product in years–and it shouldn't stop there | Macworld

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Apple Ponders Making New Wearables: AI Glasses, AirPods With Cameras, Smart Ring - Bloomberg

Gurman: iOS 18 to include redesigned UI elements, macOS 'revamp' to follow later - 9to5Mac

OLED iPad Pro price increase won't be as painful as initially rumored: report - 9to5Mac

Here are the full dimensions of the 2024 iPad Air and iPad Pro

HomePod With 'iPad-Like Display' Rumored to Launch in 2025 at Earliest - MacRumors

More references to new HomePod with a screen found in tvOS 17.4

iPhone 16 schematics corroborate vertically aligned rear cameras – 9to5mac

First Alleged iPhone 16 Molds Show Vertical Camera Layout - MacRumors

Apple Sports: A free iPhone app to get you the score, fast – Six Colors

Simple complexity: Apple’s trio of sports apps – Six Colors

Daring Fireball: Apple Sports

2024 MLS season kicks off today exclusively on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV - Apple

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