The guys have feelings about websites, then talk about the new features in iOS 16.2 and the possibility of Apple opening up the iPhone.

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How Elon botched his war on bots - Platformer

iPadOS 16.2 and Stage Manager for External Displays: Work in Progress, But Worth the Wait - MacStories

Apple launches Freeform: a powerful new app designed for creative collaboration - Apple

Freeform Leverages the Freedom and Flexibility of a Blank Canvas - MacStories

Blank Canvas: Hands on with Apple’s new Freeform app – Six Colors

Jazz (design) - Wikipedia

Shantini: "Excited to share that in iOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, and iPadOS 16.2, you can now do live collaboration in Apple Notes!" - Mastodon

How to turn on Advanced Data Protection for iCloud - Apple Support

iOS and iPadOS 16.2 Betas Overhaul Home App Architecture With Improved Performance - MacRumors

Will Apple Allow Users to Install Third-Party App Stores, Sideload in Europe? - Bloomberg

Apple planning to allow third-party App Store alternatives on the iPhone for the first time - 9to5Mac

Apple mulls opening browser engine and NFC to third-party apps - 9to5Mac

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iPhone 14 Emergency SOS via satellite rolls out to United Kingdom, France, Germany and Ireland today - 9to5Mac

Apple's iPhone Emergency SOS Helps Locate Stranded Man in Alaska - CNET

The best email client for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows and Android | Spark

JamBlumberg/The-Passionate-App: iOS app created in Swift Playgrounds for iPad and Xcode using the rickies.net API