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Mac icon creator Susan Kare offers cute, pricey keycaps in silver and gold

Susan Kare is the artist best known for creating the original Macintosh iconography which played such an important role in making the computer appear friendly to non-tech users. The Happy Macintosh, Dogcow, and error bomb were among her creations.

She already offered a range of prints and other artworks based on those pixelated memories, and has now added to them with some similarly-styled keycaps in silver and gold …

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iPhone 16 ban set to be lifted in Indonesia in return for $1B+

A months-long iPhone 16 ban in Indonesia finally looks set to be lifted, after Apple reportedly agreed to increase its billion dollar investment in the country. The launch of the iPhone 16e would have further added to pressure on the Cupertino company to agree a deal.

The latest report says that Apple will sign an agreement with the Indonesian government later this week, with an official lifting of the ban set to be announced immediately afterwards …

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Apple @ Work Podcast: Have your cake and eat it too

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In this episode of Apple @ Work, I talk with Nenad Milanović from CAKE.com about SaaS sprawl in large enterprises, tackling new application use cases, why they’ve been so successful with their productivity bundle, and much more.

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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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