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- EC Fines Apple Roughly Half-a-Billion Dollars Over DMA Violations - Apple, Meta, and White House Not Pleased with EC Fines - Senator Warren Has Question for Tim Cook About Tariff Exemptions - Is Trump Pausing the 90-Day Tariff Pause? - Goldman, UBS, Wells Fargo Cut Apple Targets - Reminder: Apple 2QFY25 Earnings Set for 1 May - Counterpoint: Q1 Mac Shipments Grew 17% YoY - Amsterdam Apple Store Left Open While Closed - A look at last minute tax scams and how to avoid them PLUS the technological scapegoat in the Signal snafu on Checklist No. 419 - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

- Morgan Stanley: Folks Are Stoked for Apple Intelligence - At NAD Urging, Apple Pulls "Available Now" from Apple Intelligence Page - Counterpoint and IDC: iPhone Hit Record Shipments in 1Q 2024 - IDC: iPhone Held Fifth Spot in China in Q1 2024 - New Round of OS Betas Out to Public Testers - Apple Bristol Closing in August - Netflix Video Shows "iHostage" Apple Store Recreation - A look at last minute tax scams and how to avoid them PLUS the technological scapegoat in the Signal snafu on Checklist No. 419 - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

- Report: U.S. Urging Other Countries to Put Tariffs on Chinese Imports - TF International: Foreign Tariffs on Chinese Imports Could Hurt Apple - WSJ: EU Slow Walking Big Tech Fines While Trying to Deal with Trump - EU: Big Tech Fines Are Totally Still Happening - Apple Seed New Round of OS Betas to Developers - Apple Puts iPhone 6s, 2018 Mac mini on Vintage List - iHostage: Netflix Movie Dramatizes 2022 Apple Store Standoff - Apple TV+ Puts "Government Cheese" on the Streaming Menu - Third Season of "Jane" Hits Apple TV+ - Apple TV+ Cancels "Mythic Quest" - Apple TV+ Replaces Old "MQ" Season-Four Ender with New One - A look at last minute tax scams and how to avoid them PLUS the technological scapegoat in the Signal snafu on Checklist No. 419 - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

- Apple Plugs Two Zero-Days with Range of OS Updates - Trump Walks Back Electronics Tariffs - Conversations with Cook May Have Eased Trump Tariffs - Trump Says Tariffs Being Shifted on Electronics, Not Exempted - Apple Analysts Relieved by Tariff Walk-Back - Earth Day Apple Watch Activity Challenge Set for Tuesday 22 April - Apple Offers Discount on New Accessories When Recycling Old Tech - Apple Marks 10 Years of Apple Watch with Global Close Your Rings Day - A look at last minute tax scams and how to avoid them PLUS the technological scapegoat in the Signal snafu on Checklist No. 419 - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

- AAPL Down Again Thursday as Trump Boosts China Imports Tariff to 145% - Morgan Stanley: How Apple Could Not Raise iPhone Prices (Kind of) - Apple Served with Another Siri Suit in CA - Now on Apple TV+: "Your Friends and Neighbors" - A look at last minute tax scams and how to avoid them PLUS the technological scapegoat in the Signal snafu on Checklist No. 419 - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

- Markets Bounce Back as Trump Pauses Most Reciprocal Tariffs - Tariffs on Chinese Imports Now 125% - Apple Closes Near $199 for Some Reason - Trump Says Company Specific Tariff Exemptions a Possibility - Piper Sandler Survey Shows Kids Still Cool with iPhone - Apple Slots iPhone 16e into Self Repair Program - Apple Northbrook Closing Permanently on 26 April - Apple TV+ Teases Reality Road Series "Long Way Home" - Apple TV+ Outs Trailer for "Murderbot" - A look at VPNs in the Wake of the App Store's Chinese Military VPNs on Checklist No. 418 - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

- AAPL Drops Again on Planned 104% Tariff on Chinese Imports - Wedbush Offers Sobering Look at the Cost of a Made in USA iPhone - Morgan Stanley Cuts Apple Target to $220 - BofA: Historically, Now Would be a Good Time to Buy AAPL - IDC: Apple Outgrew All Other PC Makers Last Quarter - Brazil Eyes Apple Over App Tracking Transparency - Apple TV+ Gets $2.99 Offer for New and Returning Subscribers - A look at VPNs in the Wake of the App Store's Chinese Military VPNs on Checklist No. 418 - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

- ToI: Apple Stockpiled Hardware Ahead of Trump Tariffs - Bloomberg: Customers Rush to Buy iPhones Ahead of Possible Price Hikes - Apple Sets Next Earning Report for 1 May - WSJ: Apple Plans to Bring More iPhones from India to Escape Worst of Tariffs - Apple Said to be Eyeing Brazil for greater iPhone Production - Parts of UK's Secret iCloud Trial Apparently Won't Be Secret - Apple TV+ Outs Trailer for Second Season of "WondLa" - A look at VPNs in the Wake of the App Store's Chinese Military VPNs on Checklist No. 418 - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

- Market Futures Fall Sunday as Wall Street Awaits Stormy Monday - Morgan Stanley Sees Trump Tariffs Prompting $33 billion Cost Increase for Apple - WSJ: Tariffs Push Apple's Cost for 256GB iPhone 16 Pro to ~$850 - Wedbush Cuts Apple Target from $325 to $250 - Brain Trust Behind Signal Leak Blames iPhone - The BBC Wants Bigger Branding on Apple News or Something - Apple Security Chief Found Not Guilty in Bribery Case - A look at VPNs in the Wake of the App Store's Chinese Military VPNs on Checklist No. 418 - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

- Trump Tariffs Tank Apple Shares Harder - Ming-Chi Kuo Fails to Read the Room - UploadVR Proves That Everything Is a Nail - CNBC+ Brings the Financial Cable Carnage to Apple TV - iOS 18.4 Breaks CarPlay for Multiple Cars and Drivers - Apple Updates iWork Suite with Apple Intelligence Writing Tools - New/Old Games Hit Apple Arcade - A look at VPNs in the Wake of the App Store's Chinese Military VPNs on Checklist No. 418 - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!