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- IDC Tracks Strong Mac Growth Globally, Slow Growth for Traditional PCs in N. America - Apple Watch Hypertension Notifications Go Live for Three More Countries - DeICER: App Store Removal Seems to Label ICE as Protected Class - OpenAI Apparently Complains to EU About Big Tech (?) - OpenAI’s Sora Video App Sees Over a Million Downloads - Apple’s App Store Hosts Several Sora Fakes - Apple University Park in Ft. Worth Moves to New Store Tomorrow - Select LA Lakers Games to Stream Live and Immersive to Apple Vision Pro - Apple TV+ Renews “The Buccaneers” for Third Season - Apple TV+ Drop “Drops of God” Season-Two First Look - Apple TV+ Sets “Family Plan” Sequel for Holiday Season - Apple TV+ Starts Offbeat Promotional Push for “Pluribus” - Sponsored by CleanMyMac - Now with Cloud Cleanup. Try 7 days free and use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Japan's biggest brewery under cyberattack, and why your company's anti-phishing training isn't working on Checklist No. 443 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Having been encouraged by a listener to be quiet about stories that touch on politics, I've decided not to. Let me explain... - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- NikkeiPoint: Huawei Took Top Spot in Smartwatches for First Time Ever in Q2 - Apple Seeds Second Public Betas of blankOS 26.1 to Developers - Apple Updates Firmware for Relatively Recent AirPods - Report: Apple Intelligence Problem Fixed on Affected iPhone 17 and iPhone Air Units - New iPhones Hit Indonesia on 17 October - Rumor Has Former NPR Podcast Exec Joining Apple - Mindful Moth Apple Watch Challenge Set for Friday 10 October - Sponsored by CleanMyMac - Now with Cloud Cleanup. Try 7 days free and use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Japan's biggest brewery under cyberattack, and why your company's anti-phishing training isn't working on Checklist No. 443 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Apple Seeds Second blankOS 26.1 Developer Betas - Slide to Stop: Fixing a Design-Driven Alarm Issue in iOS 26.1 - Slide Over Slides Back Onto iPad in iPadOS 26.1 - iPadOS 26.1 beta Tweaks Controls for Local Audio Capture - Apple Support App Gets Liquid Glass Treatment - TestFlight Gets Liquid Glass and Accessibility Improvements - France Investigating 2019 Siri Issue - Taylor Swift Launches 24-Hour, $5 iTunes Exclusive - Sponsored by CleanMyMac - Now with Cloud Cleanup. Try 7 days free and use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Japan's biggest brewery under cyberattack, and why your company's anti-phishing training isn't working on Checklist No. 443 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Needham Analyst Upset Apple Didn’t Raise iPhone 17 Price - Jefferies Analyst Upset Apple Lowered iPhone 17 Price (???) - U.S. Government Shutdown Pauses Discovery in Apple/DOJ Case - Maine Episode of “Elevated” Hits Apple Vision Pro - Sponsored by CleanMyMac - Now with Cloud Cleanup. Try 7 days free and use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Japan's biggest brewery under cyberattack, and why your company's anti-phishing training isn't working on Checklist No. 443 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Apple Blocks ICEBlock - Variety Really Wishes You Could See "The Savant" - Morgan Stanley Ups Apple Target on Next Two Years of iPhone - Apple Sets Q4FY25 Earnings for 30 October - Apple Posts Steps to Fix iMessage Bug in iOS 26 - Bloomberg: Apple Shifts Work from Lighter Headset to Smart Glasses - Apple Drops “Carbon Neutral” Messaging for Apple Watch and Mac mini - “The Lost Bus” and “The Sisters Grimm” Premier on Apple TV+ - Sponsored by Insta360 Go Ultra - A tiny, hands-free 4K camera. Go Ultra today at store.insta360.com/product/go-ultra?utm_term=macosken with code macosken - Japan's biggest brewery under cyberattack, and why your company's anti-phishing training isn't working on Checklist No. 443 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- J.P. Morgan: iPhone 17 Strength Driven by Upgrades - UK Tries for Access to Encrypted iCloud Data of UK Citizens - Court Dismisses Apple/Amazon Price Fixing Case - Apple Moves to Dismiss xAI’s Collusion Suit - Apple, Google, and Meta Have to Answer for Gambling Apps - iFixit: AirPods Pro 3 Are Not Repairable - Apple Buys Ireland’s IC Mask Design - Three New Titles Hit Apple Arcade - Apple TV+ Outs Trailer for Documentary “Mr. Scorsese” Ahead of 17 October Premier - Sponsored by Insta360 Go Ultra - A tiny, hands-free 4K camera. Go Ultra today at store.insta360.com/product/go-ultra?utm_term=macosken with code macosken - Active ransomware attacks and improving recovery trends on Checklist No. 442 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- FCC Posts Reference Numbers for Unannounced Apple Hardware - Russian YouTuber Posts Unboxing of Legit Looking M5 iPad Pro - Samsung Display Preps for Foldable Phones from “North American Client” - Powerbeats Fit Up for Order, Hit Stores 2 October - Apple Puts iPhone 11 Pro Max and Apple Watch Series 3 on Vintage List - Sleep Apnea Notification Goes Live on Apple Watch in South Korea - North Dakota Lets Users Add State IDs to Apple Wallet for a Price - Adobe Premiere: Video Editor Hits iPhone, iPad, and Vision Pro - Schmigadoon! Headed to Broadway Next Year - Sponsored by Insta360 Go Ultra - A tiny, hands-free 4K camera. Go Ultra today at store.insta360.com/product/go-ultra?utm_term=macosken with code macosken - Active ransomware attacks and improving recovery trends on Checklist No. 442 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Jefferies, J.P. Morgan, and the Barron’s “Balance” - Apple Fixes Several Bugs with iOS/iPadOS 26.0.1  - macOS Tahoe 26.0.1 Opens Way for M3 Ultra Mac Studio - Several Small OS Updates from Apple Address FontParser Vulnerability - Apple Issues Minor Updates for watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS - FCC Posts Confidential iPhone 16e Schematic - Ford CEO Likes CarPlay, Not a Fan of Today’s CarPlay Ultra - Caradise: Spatial Car Museum for Apple Vision Pro - Bad Bunny to Headline Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show - Apple TV+ Outs Trailer for “Down Cemetery Road” - Sponsored by Insta360 Go Ultra - A tiny, hands-free 4K camera. Go Ultra today at store.insta360.com/product/go-ultra?utm_term=macosken with code macosken - Active ransomware attacks and improving recovery trends on Checklist No. 442 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Evercore Ups AAPL Target on iPhone Strength - NLRB Withdraws Claims Against Apple - Apple Moves to Dismiss Smarter Siri Class Action Suit - Work Continues on iOS 26.0.1 - Some of Apple’s Latest Phones Unable to Download Apple Intelligence - Parts of Apple’s MLB Telecasts Shot on iPhone 17 Pro - Sponsored by Insta360 Go Ultra - A tiny, hands-free 4K camera. Go Ultra today at store.insta360.com/product/go-ultra?utm_term=macosken with code macosken - Active ransomware attacks and improving recovery trends on Checklist No. 442 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- One Year In: Apple Posts Open Letter Opposing EU’s Digital Markets Act - Apple Urges European Commission to Repeal and Replace DMA - EU Says No to Repealing DMA - NCAA’s MAC Adopts iPads - Apple TV+ Teases French-Language Thriller Series “The Hunt” - Apple TV+ Outs Trailer for Stiller & Meara Doc - Goldstein/Poots Drama “All of You” Hits Apple TV+ - Sponsored by Insta360 Go Ultra - A tiny, hands-free 4K camera. Go Ultra today at store.insta360.com/product/go-ultra?utm_term=macosken with code macosken - Active ransomware attacks and improving recovery trends on Checklist No. 442 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- “Savant” Star and EP Chastain “Not Aligned” with Apple on Show’s Delay - Apple Addresses Scuffing Reports on iPhone 17 Pro - CalPoly Scientist Explains iPhone 17 Pro Scuffing to iFixit - Apple Seeds blankOS 26.1 Betas to Public Testers - Calendar Search Broken for Some in iOS 26 - Tim Cook in Japan for Apple Ginza Reopening - Apple Music for Android Adds Features from iOS 26 - Apple TV+ Teases Third Season of “Loot” - Apple TV+ Promotes “Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars” - Sponsored by Insta360 Go Ultra - A tiny, hands-free 4K camera. Go Ultra today at store.insta360.com/product/go-ultra?utm_term=macosken with code macosken - Highlighting privacy and security features in macOS Tahoe 26 on Checklist No. 441 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Apple TV+ Pulls “The Savant” Indefinitely - Allstate Tests Durability of iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone Air - EU to “Scrutinise” Apple’s App Store Over Fraudulent Financial Apps - Tap to Pay on iPhone Goes Live in Five More Countries - Apple Announces New Restore Fund Investment - Apple Ginza Reopens Friday 26 September - Apple Updates Invites App to v1.5 - “Slow Horses” Season-Five Starts on Apple TV+ - Sponsored by Insta360 Go Ultra - A tiny, hands-free 4K camera. Go Ultra today at store.insta360.com/product/go-ultra?utm_term=macosken with code macosken - Highlighting privacy and security features in macOS Tahoe 26 on Checklist No. 441 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Apple Shares Erase 2025 Losses - J.P. Morgan Notes Lengthening Waits for Latest iPhones - Some Users of Latest iPhones See WiFi Connectivity Issues - Apple Seeds First Developer Betas of blankOS 26.1 - Apple May Open New UAE Store This Week - Apple Announces Seven Upcoming Immersive Video Titles - Immersive Documentary “Tour De Force” Available Now on Apple Vision Pro - Sponsored by Insta360 Go Ultra - A tiny, hands-free 4K camera. Go Ultra today at store.insta360.com/product/go-ultra?utm_term=macosken with code macosken - Highlighting privacy and security features in macOS Tahoe 26 on Checklist No. 441 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- The Information: Base Model iPhone 17 Orders Are Surprisingly Strong - Wedbush Ups Apple Target on iPhone Strength and A.I. Possibility - Scuffing Spotted on Blue iPhone 17 Pro Models and Black iPhone Air - Analysts Unfazed by Scuffing iPhone News - iFixit: iPhone Does Not Sacrifice Repairability - Apple Updates Final Cut for Mac and iPad - Apple Updates Final Cut Camera - Apple Captures Immersive Video at LA iPhone Launch - Apple Original Films Eyes Scorsese/DiCaprio/Lawrence Thriller - Sponsored by Insta360 Go Ultra - A tiny, hands-free 4K camera. Go Ultra today at store.insta360.com/product/go-ultra?utm_term=macosken with code macosken - Highlighting privacy and security features in macOS Tahoe 26 on Checklist No. 441 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- MacRumors: All New iPhones Getting Day-One Updates - Your AirPods Pro 3 Need an Update Already - Canalys: Mac Shipments Defy Q2 PC Slump - F1: The Plastic Disks - Stiller, Chastain to Star in Apple TV+ Drama “The Off Weeks” - Apple TV+ Outs New Trailer for “The Last Frontier” - Apple TV+ Drops Trailer for Kids’ Series “The Sisters Grimm” - “The Reluctant Traveler” Returns to Apple TV+ - Sponsored by CleanMyMac - Now with Cloud Cleanup. Try 7 days free and use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Highlighting privacy and security features in macOS Tahoe 26 on Checklist No. 441 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- J.P. Morgan: Wait Times for Upcoming iPhones Lengthening in US - Adaptive Power Enabled by Default on Apple’s Latest iPhones - Apple Plans Fix for LED Photo Issue - Some iOS 26 Users Complain of “Crooked” App Icons - I Was Wrong About iOS 26 AutoMix in Apple Music - macOS 26 Reportedly Not Installing on M3 Ultra Mac Studio Models - Apple Ginza's Heading Home - Apple CEO Among Attendees at Windsor Palace Dinner for Trump - Gemini: Google’s A.I. Offering Hits Top Spot in Apple’s App Store - Sponsored by CleanMyMac - Now with Cloud Cleanup. Try 7 days free and use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Security moves by Apple against serious spyware attacks on Checklist No. 440 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Bernstein’s New Man Newman Starts AAPL at “Outperform” with $290 Target - MacRumors’ Moser: iPhone Air Paves Way for Foldable iPhone - 9to5Mac Brings Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt to iPhone Air Pre-Orders - Cook Talks Apple and US Manufacturing Push with CNBC - Early Thoughts on iOS/macOS 26 Updates - 9to5Mac: How to De-Liquify Liquid Glass in iOS 26 - Apple Ships New blankOS 26 Builds to Public Testers - Apple Sports App Adds Widgets and Eight New Countries - Apple TV+ Green Lights Fifth Season of “The Morning Show” - Sponsored by CleanMyMac - Now with Cloud Cleanup. Try 7 days free and use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Security moves by Apple against serious spyware attacks on Checklist No. 440 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- TF International: iPhone 17’s Open Much Stronger Than iPhone 16’s - Dashing Through the OS 26 Updates - New In-Store Pay-Over-Time Options Added to Apple Wallet in iOS 26 - Apple Music Import Tool Now Available in Most Countries - Apple Extends Roadside Assistance via Satellite to Australia - Apple Drops iCloud Support for iOS 10 and macOS Sierra - Sponsored by CleanMyMac - Now with Cloud Cleanup. Try 7 days free and use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Security moves by Apple against serious spyware attacks on Checklist No. 440 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Waits Lengthen for New Line of iPhones - iPhone 17 Orders Break Record in China - iPhone Air Delayed in China - Apple Lists Repair Costs for Latest iPhones without AppleCare+ - Apple’s New Operating Systems Drop Today - Apple Downtown Detroit Opens This Friday - Apple TV+ Naps Many Primetime Emmy Awards - “The Studio” and “Severance” Score Big for Apple TV+ at the Emmys - Ken's speaking online tonight at SVMUG. Meeting's at 7PM PDT. More info at SVMUG.org - Sponsored by CleanMyMac - Now with Cloud Cleanup. Try 7 days free and use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Security moves by Apple against serious spyware attacks on Checklist No. 440 - Find it today at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken