MBW 705: Disastertunity

This Week's Stories:

• Movie studios releasing first-run movies direct-to-stream to fight coronavirus
• Streaming services, online concerts, and Sick Burn on the roof
• Lots of leaks and rumors, but will Apple release anything soon?
• WWDC 2020 will be online-only
• Apple is donating $Millions, hoping to help
• 7 Bay Area counties issue shelter-in-place orders
• Apple launches new Powerbeats 4 headphones - Lory has an early review
• Apple stores are closed. Here's hoping there are alternate ways to get your Apple products fixed.
• Is Tim Cook sick? Uncertainty crashes Apple stock
• Apple TV+ shows shutting down production
• Apple TV and other streaming services offering great deals on streaming entertainment
• Apple Card offers users to skip March payment
• iOS 13.4 did not come out today. What happened?
• How is Apple dealing with privacy, security, and secrecy with all its workers at home?
• Apple NOT working on an "Apple Prime" TV+Music+News bundle
• Sacre Bleu! Apple fined $1.2 billion in France
• Apple pays $454 million to patent troll VirnetX
• Patent troll tries to shut down coronavirus tests
• iPhone 9 + iPhone 12 rumor alert! bigger screens and faster processors
• Apple patents an iMac with a built-in projector

Picks of the Week:

• Leo's Pick: iBoy retro toy figure from Classicbot
• Andy's Pick 1: Joyce DiDonato streams "Werther" excerpts from her living room
• Andy's Pick 2: Free Korg and Moog apps this week
• Rene's Pick: EDITH
• Lory's Pick: Animal Crossing / Doom Eternal crossover memes

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Lory Gil

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