We discuss the future of the Apple Watch, from new materials to new shapes to all the sensors Apple might want to put on any product that touches your body. And then we talk about the risks Apple might face by failing to learn the right lessons from the pandemic about altering its corporate culture.

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iPhone 12 Mini Production Reportedly Ended Earlier Than Expected Due to Relatively Low Sales - MacRumors

YouTube Says iOS Picture-in-Picture Coming to All US Users - MacRumors

‎Frenzic: Overtime on the App Store

Apple TV+ teases its summer lineup with new sizzle reel of original shows and movies - 9to5Mac

Apple TV on Twitter: The Shrink Next Door

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Ted Lasso – Warner Brothers Shop

Disney+ Shifts Original Series to Wednesday Release Date Schedule – The Hollywood Reporter

Prosser: Apple Watch Series 7 to Feature Flat-Edged Design, New Green Color Option - MacRumors

Tim Cook announces hybrid work plan for Apple employees, three days per week in-person - 9to5Mac

Comment: Apple employees are right to question Tim Cook’s hybrid return-to-work strategy - 9to5Mac

Apple employees push back against returning to the office in internal letter - The Verge

Daring Fireball: Internal Letter Circulates at Apple -- and Leaks to The Verge -- Pushing Back Against Returning to the Office

WWDC 2021 – Six Colors

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