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    #518: Having Lots of Money Doesn't Make You a Bank

    June 24th, 2024 · 120 minutes

    Apple backs away from some financial services and changes its Vision hardware approach, and there's a new phase in the company's relationship with the EU. For the Summer of Fun, we look at our current iPhone home screens.

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    Links and Show Notes

    David Smith on Home Screen Tinting
    Apple's big-budget F1 movie finally has a release date, hitting cinemas worldwide - 9to5Mac
    Apple discontinuing Apple Pay Later, ahead of new features launching this fall - 9to5Mac
    Apple's failures show the limits of its ambition | Macworld
    When Is Apple Intelligence Coming? Some AI Features Won't Arrive Until 2025 - Bloomberg
    Apple Intelligence is Right On Time – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
    Apple Releases First Public Beta of iOS 17.6 - MacRumors
    Apple Suspends Work on Next Vision Pro, Focused on Releasing Cheaper Model in Late 2025 — The Information
    Apple Reportedly Suspends Work on Vision Pro 2 - MacRumors
    Connected #507: $10,495 - Relay FM
    Apple Has 'Very Serious' DMA Issues, EU to Enforce Rules 'Soon' - MacRumors
    Apple Intelligence Features Not Coming to Europe at Launch Due to DMA - MacRumors
    Apple delays European launch of new AI features due to EU rules – Financial Times
    Apple refuses to notarize emulator apps – Six Colors
    Jason's Home Screen
    Adding Apple WeatherKit data to my own weather widgets – Six Colors
    Myke's Home Screens
    Solotop for Apple Vision Pro Modern