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- IDC Notes Stellar Growth for iPhone in India - India Imposes, Then Delays Ban on Imports of Laptops and Servers - Trolls Join TSMC AZ Row - Location Permissions Borked for Some in Recent macOS Update - InterMiami Exec: MLS Season Pass Subs More Than Double Since Messi - Emergency SOS via Satellite Saves Family in Maui Wildfires - Apple CEO Pledges Support for Maui Relief Efforts - Sponsored by BetterHelp: Professional, licensed, and vetted counselors that you can trust. Get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/MacOSKen - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

- Lost in Translation: Sony says One Thing, 9to5Mac Hears Another - TSMC: AZ Plant to Miss 2024 Production Target - AZ Union Launches Petition to Keep Out Taiwanese Construction Workers - SCOTUS Denies Epic Games’ App Store Steering Request - Beats Studio Pro Hit 20+ New Countries - USB-C Mandated Power Port for Saudi Arabia in 2025/26 - No Second Season for Apple TV+ Drama “City on Fire” - Apple TV+ Teases “Almost Romantic” Comedy “Still Up” - Sponsored by BetterHelp: Professional, licensed, and vetted counselors that you can trust. Get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/MacOSKen - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

- Analysts Largely Positive After Apple Earnings - Counterpoint: Apple Took Record Shares of Smartphone Revenue and Profit Last Quarter - Counterpoint Tracks Android to iPhone Switching for Under-30s in South Korea - Bloomberg’s Gurman Expects Mid-September iPhone 15 Announce - Next Round of OS Updates Updated for Developers - Apple Pay Goes Live in Chile and Vietnam - Tim Cook’s Answer on AI, Revisited - Sponsored by BetterHelp: Professional, licensed, and vetted counselors that you can trust. Get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/MacOSKen - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

- A Late Look at Apple's 3QFY23 Earnings - Sponsored by BetterHelp: Professional, licensed, and vetted counselors that you can trust. Get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/MacOSKen - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

Hey everybody. This is Ken’s computer. Ken had a great time on his trip. He got to see friends. He got to see family, He got souvenirs. Unfortunately - he also got COVID 19. Which is so 2020 of him. Shhhh. Ken is resting. Shows again when he feels better. Thanks for your patience. Stay healthy.

- Piper Sandler Ups Apple Target to $220 - Apple Acknowledges Issues with Screen Time  - UK Police Complain of Accidental Emergency Calls from Apple Watch - Apple Threatens to Pull iMessage and FaceTime from UK Over Proposed Security Changes - Apple Sued for $1B in UK Over App Store Developer Fees - House Subcommittee Quizzes Apple on Blockchain, NFTs, and the App Store - Epic Asks SCOTUS to Enforce App Store Anti-Steering Ruling as Apple Appeals That Ruling - Complaints of Squiggly Lines from Apple Pencil on Third-Party Repaired iPad Pros - DFW and Houston Get Apple Maps Improvements - Apple TV: Three Most-Watched MLS Games Hit Same Week as Messi Debut - Sponsored by BetterHelp: Professional, licensed, and vetted counselors that you can trust. Get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/MacOSKen - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

- Bernstein Moves Apple Target Up $20, Maintains “Hold” Rating - Counterpoint: iPhone Grows US Share Even as Shipments Slip - Wedbush: China May Lift iPhone Sales into Positive for June-Quarter - BofA Moves Apple Target Up $20, Maintains “Neutral” Rating - Goldman Sachs Stays Bullish on AAPL Ahead of 3Q Earnings - Morgan Stanley Sees Super Strength for Apple Shares After Q3 Earnings - Report: Apple Vision Pro Opens Funding Opportunities for AR/VR/XR Firms - Apple Releases OS Updates With Serious Security Fixes - Apple Releases Developer Betas of Next Big OS Updates - Apple Releases Second visionOS Developer Beta, Opens Vision Pro Dev Kit Applications - Privacy Rules Around Vision Pro Developer Kit Are No Joke - Sponsored by Factor: Use code macosken50 at factormeals.com/macosken50 for 50% off. - Sponsored by BetterHelp: Professional, licensed, and vetted counselors that you can trust. Get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/MacOSKen - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

Traveling for family stuff this week. Nothing tragic, but it has bitten into the regular production thing. There may be a regular show or two this week. Full shows kick off again next Monday. Stay Tuned. We'll be in touch. You Rock.

- Jefferies Gives Boring Apple Stock a Higher Price Target - Unity Launches Closed Developer Beta for visionOS Support - Bloomberg: Apple Plans Big Consumer AI Push for 2024 - Report: Internal Comms Tool Limits Apple Retail Talk to Shiny-Happy - Apple Page Outlines Back-to-School Tax Holidays for Various States - Beats Studio Pro Makes the Scene - Sponsored by Factor: Use code macosken50 at factormeals.com/macosken50 for 50% off. - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!

- Counterpoint: High-End Does Well in Sinking Smartphone Market - Analysts Expect 27% Drop in 2Q Profits for TSMC - Foxconn Building New Plant for iPhone Components in India’s Karnataka - Counterpoint: The Mac Grows in Shrinking PC Market - Spain Antitrust Authorities Fine Apple and Amazon Almost No Money - Apple and Goldman Sachs Update Terms of High Yield Savings Account - Apple Releases Release Candidates of Current OS Updates to Developers - Sponsored by Factor: Use code macosken50 at factormeals.com/macosken50 for 50% off. - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: info@macosken.com or call (716)780-4080!