Shot on iPhone Winners, Environmental Progress, M2 Chips

•  From Tupac to ABBA: Will the metaverse change how we attend concerts?
•  Apple unveils the best photos from the Shot on iPhone Macro Challenge.
•  filmicpro on Twitter
•  Demand for iPhone 13 tracking higher than in past cycles, iPhone SE demand muted
•  Foxconn's largest iPhone plant escapes COVID lockdown
•  Apple says nearly 20% of all material used in its products in 2021 was recycled, adds a recycled gold certificate.
•  Apple expands the use of recycled materials across its products.
•  Apple made a robot.
•  Apple readies several new Macs with next-generation M2 chips.
•  Apple claims third place in the 2022 brand intimacy rankings.
•  Apple's privacy rules leave its engineers in the dark.
•  Apple to donate $1 to World Wildlife Fund for every Apple Pay transaction in its stores.
•  AirPods looted by Russians giving away their location via Find My.
•  Your iOS app may still be covertly tracking you, despite what Apple says.
•  Unreal Engine-based game creation tool Core is expanding to iOS and Mac this summer.
•  Facebook parent Meta set to take nearly 50% cut from virtual sales — and Apple is calling it out.
•  Report: NFL Sunday Ticket 'Apple's to lose,' deal could already be done behind the scenes.
•  Niantic's latest AR title 'Peridot' is Pokémon without the franchise overhead.

Picks of the Week:

• Rene's Pick: Why THE BATMAN Is So Beautiful.
• Andy's Pick: ToothFairy
•  Alex's Pick: Blackmagic Cloud

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