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Deals: M4 iPad Pro $250 off, Apple Pencil Pro nearly 25% off, Apple Home Key Lock $90, M3 MacBook Air, more

Alongside ongoing price drops on the popular M4 Mac mini configurations, today we spotted the return of $150 discounts on the mid-range 512GB M4 iPad Pro models as well as up to $250 off the higher-end variants. Those join ongoing offers on the M3 MacBook Air lineup with select models dropping even lower at up to $417 off the original prices as well as the return of Apple Pencil Pro at nearly 25% off and a deep 40% discount on this Apple Home Key Smart Lock. Everything else awaits down below. 

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iOS 18.4 beta 1 – 50 new changes and features [Video]

In this latest episode of iOS Decoded9to5Mac investigates everything new in iOS 18.4, including several new behind-the-scenes features that you may be hearing about for the first time. Included in our walkthrough is a full hands-on look at the new proximity setup feature for Mac, Prioritize notifications, the new Ambient Music feature, and much, much more. Subscribe to 9to5Mac on YouTube for additional iOS 18.4 coverage.

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Meta community notes open to contributors, as Musk threatens to ‘fix’ them on X

Meta community notes are expected to launch within the next couple of months, after the social network announced it would be ending its own fact-checking program because facts are so 2015. You can now apply to be a contributor to these, signing up on one of Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.

Meantime, X owner Elon Musk appears to be threatening the impartiality of his platform’s community notes, announcing plans to “fix” the feature …

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As Trump tariffs loom, Apple pledges more than $500bn in US investment, new Texas factory

Apple has today announced that it is committed to invest more than $500 billion in the United States over the next four years, including 20,000 U.S. jobs and a new factory in Houston, Texas.

The $500 billion headline figure is not all new, with much of what is promised in the announcement having been pledged before. The news is clearly aimed at satiating the Trump administration, with Apple perhaps hoping it will be enough to get tariff exemptions on its products.

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You can now use AirPods Pro as hearing aids in the UK

As previously reported in January, the can now be used as hearing aids in the United Kingdom, having now received government approval for over-the-counter hearing aid devices.

AirPods Pro 2 can address mild to moderate hearing loss. With an iPhone and AirPods Pro, users can perform a hearing test, and apply their hearing profile to their earbuds for continuous hearing correction. This functionality is all available as a free software update.

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iOS 18.4 beta finally enables ‘Find My’ support in South Korea

Last July, citizens of South Korea started a petition asking Apple to enable Find My support in the region. It was assumed that Find My was unavailable due to government restrictions, but that wasn’t actually the case according to the petition.

Apple later agreed to launch Find My support for the region in spring 2025, and that integration is finally starting to roll out.

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These are my favorite unique charging accessories for your Apple ecosystem

If you take a look at the current landscape of charging accessories in 2025, it seems like everyone is doing the same thing. Every brand has its flagship 3 in 1 charger or a 140W wall charger, or a Magsafe charging brick. So what I wanted to do is highlight some products that have brought some unique twists to a product category that seems to have been stale. Let me know which is your favorite!

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