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Apple's 50th anniversary campaign
Myke and Jason cover Tim Cook's '50 years of thinking differently' messaging and Apple's HelloApple social efforts.
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Myke has MacBook Neo FOMO and we have reviews of both Studio Display models. Also: Apple starts celebrating 50; App Store fees are lowered in China; Somehow, AirPods Max returned; Apple's AI crisistunity; and Jason in Jeopardy!?
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