Apple and Facebook try to outdo each other in who can have the more terrible week, and Stephen test drives the iPhone XR.

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Steve Troughton-Smith finds iPad evidence!

Apple registers new iPad models in Eurasian database ahead of rumored 10-inch iPad and iPad mini 5 - 9to5Mac

iPod touch - Apple

Buy iPod touch - Apple

Upgrade #230: The General Drift of Sentiment - Relay FM

Johny Srouji Reportedly Staying at Apple, Not in the Running for Intel CEO - MacRumors

Red Rising – Amazon

Pierce Brown – Amazon

Connected #24: A Whole Website in the Palm of Your Hand - Relay FM

Nilay's iPad Images

Apple Music takes flight on American Airlines - Apple

Our 'airplane guy' meme tweets

Major FaceTime Bug Allows Any Caller Access to Your iPhone’s Microphone Feed, Potentially Your Camera – MacStories

Apple Was Apparently Notified About Major FaceTime Eavesdropping Bug Over a Week Ago [Updated] - MacRumors

Major macOS High Sierra Bug Allows Full Admin Access Without Password - How to Fix [Updated] - MacRumors

Apple Hit With Lawsuit Over FaceTime Eavesdropping Bug - MacRumors

Apple was warned about alarming FaceTime eavesdropping bug last week - The Verge

Facebook pays teens to install VPN that spies on them | TechCrunch

Apple blocks Facebook from running its internal iOS apps - The Verge

Apple says it’s banning Facebook’s research app that collects users’ personal information - Recode

Facebook employees 'angry' after Apple blocks its internal iOS apps - Business Insider

Google’s also peddling a data collector through Apple’s back door | TechCrunch

Apple Revokes Development Credentials for Facebook Apps - Bloomberg

Download - Relay FM

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