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Headlines at The Mac Observer for Wednesday, March 16, 2022
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1. Ukraine Telecom Industry Unites to Maintain Communications
2. Lucky Customer Offers Early Look at Mac Studio Days Before Stores
3. Apple Keeps App Store Open for Russia, Sparks Controversy
4. Apple and Google Find Backlash Over Support for Weak Privacy Laws
5. Better Late than Never, Face ID Mask Unlock Now Works with iPhone
6. First Look at the iPhone 14 From Leaked CAD Renders
7. Midnight Family Brings All Latinx Cast to Apple TV+
8. Apple Supplier Foxconn Partially Reopens its iPhone Hub in Shenzhen
9. WatchOS 8.5 is Out with Some Unexpected But Useful Features
10. How You Can Score Apple AirPods Max for $100 Off
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1. UKRAINE TELECOM INDUSTRY UNITES TO MAINTAIN COMMUNICATIONS
As Russia’s invasion continues, the Ukraine telecom industry is fighting their own battle: protecting their phone and internet services.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/ukraine-telecom-industry-unites-to-maintain-communications/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

2. LUCKY CUSTOMER OFFERS EARLY LOOK AT MAC STUDIO DAYS BEFORE STORES
Thanks to a happy accident, one customer has provided an early look at Apple’s latest desktop computer, the Mac Studio.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/lucky-customer-offers-early-look-at-mac-studio-days-before-stores/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

3. APPLE KEEPS APP STORE OPEN FOR RUSSIA, SPARKS CONTROVERSY
As Apple continues to keep its App Store open in Russia, ethical arguments begin to rise as Russia censorship continues.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-keeps-app-store-open-for-russia-sparks-controversy/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

4. APPLE AND GOOGLE FIND BACKLASH OVER SUPPORT FOR WEAK PRIVACY LAWS
Lobbyists for Apple and Google are pushing for Utah’s privacy laws to become the norm across the U.S. However, critics feel they’re too weak.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-and-google-find-backlash-over-support-for-weak-privacy-laws/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

5. BETTER LATE THAN NEVER, FACE ID MASK UNLOCK NOW WORKS WITH IPHONE
On some models of the iPhone, iOS 15.4 brings the ability to unlock your smartphone using Face ID even with a mask covering your face.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/better-late-than-never-face-id-mask-unlock-now-works-with-iphone/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

6. FIRST LOOK AT THE IPHONE 14 FROM LEAKED CAD RENDERS
The first of what are sure to be many iPhone 14 CAD renders have leaked. Most notable is the hole punch + pill cutout instead of the notch.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/rumor/first-look-at-the-iphone-14-from-leaked-cad-renders/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

7. MIDNIGHT FAMILY BRINGS ALL LATINX CAST TO APPLE TV+
Apple is producing a television show based off the documentary Midnight Family, the story of a family that owns their own private ambulance.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/midnight-family-brings-all-spanish-cast-to-apple-tv/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

8. APPLE SUPPLIER FOXCONN PARTIALLY REOPENS ITS IPHONE HUB IN SHENZHEN
iPhone manufacturer Foxconn will resume operations of its two campuses, one of which makes the iPhone after getting the approval to operate under a closed-loop system.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-supplier-foxconn-partially-reopens-its-iphone-hub-in-shenzhen/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

9. WATCHOS 8.5 IS OUT WITH SOME UNEXPECTED BUT USEFUL FEATURES
Apple released watchOS 8.5 with new features such as new emojis, better heart rate detection, Apple TV authorization and more.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/watchos-8-5-is-out-with-some-unexpected-but-useful-features/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

10. HOW YOU CAN SCORE APPLE AIRPODS MAX FOR $100 OFF
When a deal is too good to pass up, we like to pass it along. That’s what’s happened with Apple AirPods Max, now priced $100 off retail.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/product-news/how-you-can-score-apple-airpods-max-for-100-off/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>