Heading into the weekend, all of today’s best deals are now up for grabs thanks to the fine folks over at 9to5Toys. For this fine Friday, AirPods 3 are now at some of the best prices of the year starting at $125. That’s alongside an exclusive batch of discounts on Nomad’s popular iPhone 14/Plus cases to go alongside Twelve South’s ParcSlope MacBook and iPad stand and its first discount of the year to $48. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

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Apple Music Live, the popular live performance series from Apple, is returning for a second season next week. Apple says it’s teaming up with Ed Sheeran for a live performance at Eventim Apollo in London, available exclusively via Apple Music.

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Yesterday’s Apple Q2 2023 earnings report revealed that the company saw a year-on-year fall in revenue. But while this might sound like bad news, the detail paints a better picture.

Investors appear to think the same, as the stock price is up more than 4% as of the time of writing …

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AI voice scams are becoming more prevalent and can be extremely convincing because it sounds like you’re talking to a loved one. Now we’ve got an in-depth report that digs into how AI voice cloning works, how common the scams are, the likelihood of falling for one, the average cost, plus how to prevent and protect against AI voice scams.

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By this point, it was already a near-certainty that Apple had canceled plans for the anticipated solid-state iPhone 15 Pro volume buttons. However, if we needed any further convincing, it arrived in the form of a shareholder letter yesterday.

A company that had been expected to produce one of the components needed for solid-state buttons last year hinted at an order from Apple – and yesterday effectively announced the cancellation of this project …

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has already supported claims of illegal Apple union-busting tactics, and now two members of Congress have said that this appears to be a recurring pattern.

Democratic representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) have jointly written to the NLRB asking for a wider investigation into Apple’s response to the growing unionization movement within its retail stores …

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Silo is a new sci-fi TV series based on the by Hugh Howey, starring Rebecca Ferguson. The first season of the show covers the story told in the first book ‘Wool’. Watch now on Apple TV+.

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Following the launch of the HomePod in Singapore earlier this year, Apple has now made both the HomePod and the HomePod mini available to customers in Denmark. The products are now available for order through the company’s online store and should arrive soon at local Apple-authorized resellers.

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Apple has been facing a lot of criticism from users and even some of its employees for lagging behind when it comes to Siri. As the company announced its Q2 2023 results on Thursday, Apple CEO Tim Cook praised the potential of AI but, at the same time, said that there are “issues that need to be sorted.”

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Brydge, a once thriving startup making popular keyboard accessories for iPad, Mac, and Microsoft Surface products, is ceasing operations. According to nearly a dozen former Brydge employees who spoke to 9to5Mac, Brydge has gone through multiple rounds of layoffs within the past year after at least two failed acquisitions.

As it stands today, Brydge employees have not been paid salaries since January. Customers who pre-ordered the company’s most recent product have been left in the dark since then as well. Its website went completely offline earlier this year, and its social media accounts have been silent since then as well.

Those former Brydge employees largely attribute the company’s failure to mismanagement during growth, misleading statements from its two co-CEOs, and an overall hostile working environment that led to a high turnover rate.

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Apple’s fiscal Q2 results are in and along with a March revenue record for iPhone, the company also had another all-time high in Services revenue. A big part of the latter is Apple customer subscriptions and CEO Tim Cook announced during the company’s earnings call that’s almost hit the 1 billion mark.

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On Thursday, Apple shared its fiscal Q2 2023 earnings report with revenue of $94.8 billion, down 3% year-on-year. Still, CEO Tim Cook insists that mass layoffs are not part of Apple’s current plans. He reiterated today that he sees job cuts as a “last resort.”

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Apple has officially reported earnings for Q2 2023, posting quarterly revenue of $94.8 billion, down 3% year-over-year. Earnings-per-share came in at $1.52, unchanged year-over-year. Net profit for the quarter came in at $24.16 billion.

Apple also set a March quarterly record for iPhone revenue and a new all-time high for Services.

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Benjamin and Zac talk about this week in Apple, including a report on division inside the Siri group impacting feature development, a major rumored overhaul of watchOS coming at WWDC with a focus on widgets, and Apple and Google announce a new universal standard for unwanted tracking detection for Bluetooth trackers like AirTags.

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As hacking tools become more and more powerful, it’s more crucial than ever to maintain good password habits – or fix weak spots. World Password Day is a good reminder to share best security practices with friends or family or see if you’re on top of everything yourself. Here are 8 important ways to check passwords and improve security.

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This year we’ve seen rumors that predict Apple’s USB-C on the yet-to-be-released iPhone 15 will be limited when it comes to data and charging speeds for non-MFi cables. Trying to prevent that – at least for the EU – commissioner Thierry Breton has given a warning to Apple four months ahead of the usual iPhone event.

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Apple Pay has revealed its promotions for Mother’s Day. There are four deals to take 15 to 40% off flowers, chocolates, handbags, and personalized gifts. Here are all the detail on the latest offers when using Apple’s payment platform.

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Last year, we got a close look at the iPhone recycling robot Daisy. With over 2 billion iPhones sold worldwide, figuring out how to scale recycling smartphones efficiently is a major part of Apple’s plan to be carbon neutral by 2030. Now a new behind-the-scenes look at Daisy asks the question, “is this robot Apple’s most important device yet?”

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The much-anticipated 15-inch MacBook Air is reportedly set for an official announcement at WWDC next month. Ahead of that, a new report from DigiTimes highlights that Apple suppliers are in full swing preparing for the launch and have already stockpiled the new machine.

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The DistroKid iPhone app has finally arrived with an official launch on iOS today. DistroKid – “the world’s largest distributor of independent music” – is taking its platform to mobile starting right now. Previously only available on the browser, the all-in-one indie music distribution service is easily the most affordable and hassle-free service I have ever used, and things are about to get even more convenient for folks looking to make use of its services on mobile. Today it is announcing the first-ever DistroKid mobile app scheduled for launch on the App Store with what appears to be the full suite of features found on the web. Take a closer look below. 

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