9to5Mac Happy Hour

Benjamin is still waiting for his new laptop, but it’s getting closer. Meanwhile, every tech company in Silicon Valley is giving them away. Zac tries out the AirPods 3. Tim Cook provides some surprising opinions on cryptocurrency. And, Apple is trying to use Keynote decks as holiday card templates.

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Zac Hall @apollozac

Benjamin Mayo @bzamayo

• Hands-on: iOS 15.2 beta 2 changes and features – Legacy Contact, Hide My Email, and more [Video]
• What’s new in iOS 15.2 beta 2: Legacy Contacts, Find My updates, more [U: Public beta too]
• Apple launches Apple Business Essentials: Device management, storage, onsite repairs, and more for one monthly price
• Judge denies Apple’s request to delay App Store changes in Epic games case
• Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky joins Apple’s board of directors
• Apple TV app gets new sidebar on iPad and dedicated Store tab with iOS 15.2 beta 2
• Jony Ive still collaborating with team at Apple, ‘LoveFrom’ name inspired by Steve Jobs
• Netflix launches its first selection of games on iPhone and iPad, sign up using Apple In-App Purchase
• Apple debuts annual Holiday Gift Guide: ‘Let the holidays be for everyone’
• Tim Cook says he owns cryptocurrency, Apple ‘looking’ at it for Apple Pay
• Here’s why Twitter, Uber, and more are giving fully loaded M1 Max MacBook Pros to engineers

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• Stacktrace
• Apple @ Work
• Alphabet Scoop
• Electrek
• The Buzz Podcast
• Space Explored
• Rapid Unscheduled Discussions

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