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- Apple Announces Stronger Data Protection Options for Users - Apple Abandons On-Device CSAM Scanning Plans - Morgan Stanley Sees iPhone Miss of 9-Million Units This Quarter - China Significantly Eases Zero-COVID Policies - Apple Seeds a Spate of Release Candidates for OS Updates - iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS RCs Make Way for Apple Music Sing - iOS 16.2 RC Turns on 5G for India - iOS 16.2 RC Limits AirDrop for "Everyone" to 10-Minutes for Everyone - Looking for The Mac Observer's Daily Observations Podcast? Put this link in your podcatcher of choice: https://www.macobserver.com/rss/dailyobservations_mp3.xml - 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!

- Apple CEO Joins TSMC Factory Ceremony - Apple Adds 700 New Price Points to App Store - Apple Launches Self Service Repair Program in UK and Europe - HomePod mini Hitting Four New Countries in Next Two Weeks - HomePod mini Hitting Denmark Next Spring - Apple Music Sing: Karaoke Without the Disks - MacRumors: Only Select Hardware Supports Apple Music Sing - "Slow Horses" Episode Nominated for Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award - Apple TV+ Titles and Actors Up for 10 Critics Choice Awards - Looking for The Mac Observer's Daily Observations Podcast? Put this link in your podcatcher of choice: https://www.macobserver.com/rss/dailyobservations_mp3.xml - 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!

- Foxconn Expects Normal Production from Zhengzhou's "iPhone City" in 3-to-4 Weeks - Wedbush Analyst Expects Big Miss for iPhone Units This Quarter - CNBC Sources Say Apple and India Are Talking iPad Production - NLRB Says Apple Anti-Union Tactics in Atlanta Were Illegal - St. Louis Apple Store Workers Reject Union - Regulatory Review Delays Apple Pay Launch in South Korea - Ars Technica: Apple's Twitter Ad Pause Was Response to "Club Q" Shootings - Apple TV+ Outs Trailer for Fourth and Final Season of "Servant" - Looking for The Mac Observer's Daily Observations Podcast? Put this link in your podcatcher of choice: https://www.macobserver.com/rss/dailyobservations_mp3.xml - 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!

- Evercore Notes Shorter Waits for iPhone 14 Pro/Pro Max - WSJ Says Apple Redoubles Efforts to Diversify Supply Chain - Evercore Says App Store Revenue Moved in Right Direction in November - Bloomberg's Gurman Says Apple's Mixed Reality OS Called xrOS - TF International Analyst Sees Apple's MR Headset Pushed to 2H23 - Goldman Sachs Preps Terms for Apple Card Savings Account - Apple TV+ Orders Second Season of "Surface" - Alaska Snowmobiler First Individual Saved by Emergency SOS via Satellite - Sponsored by SimpliSafe: Get 50% off your new home security system by visiting SimpliSafe.com/macosken - Looking for The Mac Observer's Daily Observations Podcast? Put this link in your podcatcher of choice: https://www.macobserver.com/rss/dailyobservations_mp3.xml - 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!

- Piper Sandler: Apple May Miss $8B in Holiday Revenue Over iPhone Issues - Bloomberg: Zhengzhou's "iPhone City" Still a Closed-Loop - Counterpoint: iPhone 14 Pro Max Was Top-Selling Smartphone in China in October - Tim Cook, President Biden to Attend TSMC Ceremony in Arizona - New Round of OS betas Out to Apple Developers - App Store Connect Staying Open Over the Holidays - Wacko Maria Shows Off Special Edition Beats Flex - Working Apple-1 and Other Apple Memorabilia Up for Auction - Sponsored by Rocket Money: Cancel unwanted subscriptions and save at RocketMoney.com/MOK - Sponsored by SimpliSafe: Get 50% off your new home security system by visiting SimpliSafe.com/macosken - Looking for The Mac Observer's Daily Observations Podcast? Put this link in your podctcher of choice: https://www.macobserver.com/rss/dailyobservations_mp3.xml - 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!

- China Lifts Zhengzhou COVID Lockdown - Report: Apple IS Less Dependent on China (Though iPhone, Not So Much) - Senator Wants Answers from Apple on China, Expresses Concern Over Twitter Talk - Pathmatics: Apple Ad Spend on Twitter Has Not Decreased Under Musk - Musk Says Talk of App Store Pulling Twitter was "Misunderstanding" - Wedbush Analyst Celebrates Talk Between Musk and Cook - Apple TV+ Offers First Look for "Shrinking" - Latest iOS Update Optimizes Crash Detection - Sponsored by Rocket Money: Cancel unwanted subscriptions and save at RocketMoney.com/MOK - Sponsored by SimpliSafe: Get 50% off your new home security system by visiting SimpliSafe.com/macosken - Looking for The Mac Observer's Daily Observations Podcast? Put this link in your podctcher of choice: https://www.macobserver.com/rss/dailyobservations_mp3.xml - 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!

- Ming-Chi Kuo: Most iPhone Sales Missed This Quarter Will Be Lost, Not Deferred - Counterpoint: Apple Owns Half of High-Level Smartwatch Market - Apple Gets Preliminary Approval to Settle Butterfly Keyboard Suit - Bollards Go Up in Front of Apple Store in Hingham, MA - Lawsuit Filed in Hingham Apple Store Tragedy - Reports Say Apple Pay Likely Launching Today in South Korea - Will Smith Promotes Emancipation on "The Daily Show" - Sponsored by Rocket Money: Cancel unwanted subscriptions and save at RocketMoney.com/MOK - Sponsored by SimpliSafe: Get 50% off your new home security system by visiting SimpliSafe.com/macosken - Looking for The Mac Observer's Daily Observations Podcast? Put this link in your podctcher of choice: https://www.macobserver.com/rss/dailyobservations_mp3.xml - 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!

- Foxconn Zhengzhou Plant Recruiting Folks Who Fled This Fall - Musk Goes to War Against Apple on Twitter - AppleTogether Seeks Union Busting Stories for Possible Lawsuit - Apple American Dream Opens This Weekend - Oceanic+ for Apple Watch Ultra Now Available - Disney CEO Calls Talk of Acquisition by Apple "Pure Speculation" - Apple TV+ Picks Up Four BAFTA Children & Young People Awards - Cook and O'Brien Visit Hingham Victims Over Thanksgiving Holiday - Sponsored by Rocket Money: Cancel unwanted subscriptions and save at RocketMoney.com/MOK - Sponsored by SimpliSafe: Get 50% off your new home security system by visiting SimpliSafe.com/macosken - Looking for The Mac Observer's Daily Observations Podcast? Put this link in your podctcher of choice: https://www.macobserver.com/rss/dailyobservations_mp3.xml - 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!

- Wedbush: iPhone 14 Pro Supply Worsens Heading Into Holidays - Evercore: ~$6B Hit to iPhone Sales Likely "Deferred vs. Lost" - Riots and Protests Over Unpaid Wages and Bonuses at Zhengzhou Foxconn Plant - Foxconn Apologizes for (and Pays) Missed Pay - Reuters: 20k New iPhone City Recruits Took US$1,400 Buyout - Apple and South Korea FTC Seem to Reach Agreement on App Store Overcharges - A Back and Forth Battle Over iPhone Sales in Brazil - St. Louis Apple Store Workers Abandon Union Vote Plans - Sponsored by Rocket Money: Cancel unwanted subscriptions and save at RocketMoney.com/MOK - Looking for The Mac Observer's Daily Observations Podcast? Put this link in your podctcher of choice: https://www.macobserver.com/rss/dailyobservations_mp3.xml - 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!