What's going on with Siri? iOS 18.3 update is out now, along with a fix to a zero-day flaw. You can buy iPhones on eBay with TikTok installed on them as TikTok is still not available for download on the App Store. And on January 27th, 2010, Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad at an Apple event.

• Siri is super dumb and getting dumber.
• iOS 18.3 is now available for everyone.
• Apple makes a change to its AI team and plans Siri upgrades.
• Apple fixes zero-day flaw affecting all devices.
• iPhone's with TikTok installed.
• Update now: iOS 18.3 and macOS Sequoia 15.3 include 20+ security updates.
• Apple Music pays artists more than 2x Spotify's average rates, per report.
• Trump's chip tariff threat takes aim at Apple's TSMC partnership.
• iPhone SE 4 appears in new photos and video, notch and all.
• Apple releases tvOS 18.3, HomePod 18.3, and visionOS 2.3 for all users.
• Apple earnings are coming.
• Office printer mishap sparks landmark gender pay discrimination lawsuit at Apple.
• Apple buys Boylston Street building for $88 million.
• Apple's next immersive Vision Pro film involves bull riding and arrives soon.
• Apple introduces the 2025 Black Unity Collection.
• Apple Watch bands are safe to wear, says Apple, after lawsuit filed.
• Oscar nominations completely snub Apple TV+.
• Severance - Tim C.
• Apple announced the iPad 15 years ago today.

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TikTok is back up but unavailable for download in the App Store and Google Play Store. Could Apple be making Wi-Fi routers again? Is Goldman Sachs eyeing an early exit from Apple's partnership with the Apple Card? And it's been nearly one year since the Vision Pro was available for pre-order.

• TikTok is partially back online in the US, but it's not back in the App Store yet.
• Apple might start making Wi-Fi routers again, but in a way you wouldn't expect.
• Redesigned Apple Mail app coming to Mac and iPad in April.
• Apple Card's future in question as Goldman Sachs CEO eyes early exit.
• 'Severance': Apple TV+ series has made more than $200M for streamer.
• He didn't respond... so they kicked the door down – Tim Cook reveals how the Apple Watch saved his father's life.
• Tony Fadell wanted Apple to buy Sonos; Steve wanted to sue it.
• Apple makes it easy to donate to Red Cross's LA Wildfire relief efforts.

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• Jason's Pick: SuperWhisper
• Alex's Pick: nuphy Air75 v2 Portable
• Andy's Picks: Letterboxd and the 500th episode of the Material Podcast

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Leaked CarPlay 2 UI Widgets were discovered in an EU database, Apple is planning a plethora of products to be launched in 2025, and TSMC's Arizona chip plant is nearing Apple certification.

• Talking about the Apple Watch Ultra 3 that is rumored to be coming out later this year.
• CarPlay 2 custom widgets UI revealed as Apple continues development.
• Vision Pro 2 won't release in 2025, but lower-cost headset is 'ramping up'.
• Apple's 2025 Plan: iPhone Overhaul, Smart Home Push and AI Catch-up`.
• Mark Zuckerberg slams Apple in Joe Rogan interview: 'They haven't invented anything great in a while'.
• Apple's board recommends shareholders vote against proposal to eliminate diversity programs.
• TSMC's Arizona chip plant nears Apple approval, but will never rival Taiwan.
• Apple donating to LA wildfire recovery & allowing affected Apple Card holders to delay payments.
• Apple CEO Tim Cook's total compensation rose 18% to $74.6 million last year.

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• Andy's Pick: Pentel Prestol Correction Pen
• Alex's Pick: Air Table

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