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LINKS FROM THE SHOW:

• M3 MacBook Air review: The ideal Mac laptop for Intel hold-outs
• Apple looks beyond health for a large array of future Apple Watch sensors
• Apple refutes criticism of its carbon neutral plans by showcasing its rainforest efforts
• Half of recent Mac buyers are switchers from rival platforms
• Most apps with subscriptions fail to make more than $1,000 per month
• Get free Clash of Clans gems when buying an Apple gift card at select retailers
• Apple caves, EU developers will be able to sell apps directly from their websites
• Epic wants Apple held in contempt of court for not following through on removing anti-steering measures
• What is Roblox
• Another Apple supplier hit by cancellation of a massive micro LED delivery project
• EU antitrust chief remarks about $2 billion Apple Music fine ignores Spotify dominance
• The potential TikTok ban is being decided on by the wrong people
• Former Oculus chief: Apple Vision Pro is the VR industry's new Northstar
• Apple Vision Pro keyboard language code could hint at imminent global launch
• Denver to pay $3.76M to grandmother due to "Find My" error
• Apple walks away empty handed at the Oscars
• M3 MacBook Air is easy to take apart, but parts pairing is still a pain
• Neil Young tries excusing his return to Spotify by saying Apple Music is now as bad
• Bitcoin app accused of stealing $120,000 in another App Store failure [u]

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• (00:00) - Introduction
• (00:58) - M3 MacBook Air
• (05:08) - Messages storage
• (12:34) - MacBooks vs Chromebooks
• (24:21) - Switchers to iPhone
• (28:35) - Marker 6
• (39:39) - OmniOutliner and Notes
• (40:37) - TikTok
• (48:25) - Clash of Gems or something
• (49:47) - Apple AI ads
• (53:39) - Oscars
• (54:49) - EU
• (57:55) - Apple as a company
• (59:11) - Epic

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