SJ262: Apple plays hardball, Spotify steps in it, Microsoft squeals, N. Korea gets a time out, more!
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The slow news cycle is over, cadets, and it's all thanks to "Spot(ify) the new gaffe Joe Rogan has to clumsily apologize for!" Congress wants sideloading, Apple Music's trial gets shorter, and North Korea gets hacked back ... and much more!
https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/03/senate-judiciary-advances-bill-that-would-force-apple-to-allow-ios-side-loading
https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/04/apple-cuts-commission-by-3-for-dutch-apps-using-third-party-payments
https://9to5mac.com/2022/02/01/spotify-has-a-podcast-problem/
Related: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/india-arie-joe-rogan-n-word-spotify-battle-1235087663/
https://www.reuters.com/article/apple-lawsuit-waterresistance-idUSKBN2K72AU
Related: https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/04/apple-broadcom-win-new-damages-trial-in-11b-caltech-patent-case
https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/02/apple-tops-most-admired-companies-list-for-15th-year-in-a-row
https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/04/apple-targeting-date-near-march-8-for-iphone-se-ipad-air-spring-keynote
https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/05/fujifilm-works-on-camera-firmware-to-fix-bug-affecting-macos-users
https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/01/a-rare-1979-steve-jobs-business-card-is-up-for-auction-in-mid-february
https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/02/no-apple-isnt-making-a-paired-wedding-ring-set-to-spy-on-a-spouse
https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/04/apple-music-cuts-free-trial-period-from-three-months-to-one-month
https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/05/all-female-apple-developer-academy-in-saudi-arabia-opens-to-students
https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/04/amazon-prime-raising-annual-subscription-to-139
https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/05/amazon-in-talks-to-purchase-fitness-equipment-producer-peloton
https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/03/facebook-rebuilding-ad-platform-due-to-app-tracking-transparency-data-laws
https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/01/microsoft-says-that-if-apple-isnt-stopped-now-its-antitrust-behavior-will-just-get-worse
https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/04/creative-tiktok-user-converts-an-ibook-g3-into-ipad-case
https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/01/motor-trend-reimagines-the-apple-car-sees-autonomous-rideshare-in-apples-future
https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/04/michigan-toddler-dials-911-on-apple-watch
https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/01/apple-watch-saves-mans-life-after-hard-fall-from-an-electric-bike
https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/02/connecticut-man-caught-placing-an-airtag-for-stalking
https://www.wired.com/story/north-korea-hacker-internet-outage
We're back from our tour of the multiverse of madness, and ready to head out to the metaverses of mediocrity, but before all that -- a quick stop at Club Dub Dub to check out the latest and greatest with special guest, Kyle Wilson of BusinessInsider!
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