Apple Music Awards, AR Headset, 5G Modem

• Apple Podcasts Best of 2021.
• Third annual Apple Music Award winners.
• Apple alerted Polish prosecutor that NSO has likely compromised her iPhone.
• Apple fines $11 million for misuse of customer data in Italy.
• Apple taps TSMC to build a custom iPhone 5G modem in 2023.
• Apple's AR headset coming next year with 'Mac-level' power.
• Apple's Car and VR headsets are poised to alter the typical product rollout strategy.
• First look at the new Swift Playgrounds 4 ahead of the official release.
• Some iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 report iOS 15 breaks in-car Bluetooth hands-free systems.
• Apple introduces a new MacBook upgrade program for business partners.
• Reddit engineer details how the new M1 Max MacBook Pro can save devs time and money.
• Some 16-inch MacBook Pro owners report MagSafe 3 charging issues when Mac is closed.
• Apple announces new limited-edition Beats Studio Buds.
• Apple still working on an airpower-like charger, also long-range wireless charging and reverse charging.

Picks of the Week

• Alex's Pick: 808
• Andy's Pick: Ella Fitzgerald Wishes You A Swinging Christmas & Bill Nack recites the closing lines from "The Great Gatsby"
• Rene's Pick: Disney+
• Leo's Pick: Nutshell Cases (and mouse!)

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