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• "People" app beta trial signup
• M4 Mac mini review three months later: the perfect headless Mac
• How to upgrade the SSD in your M4 Mac mini
• Asus ProArt Display 5K review: 27-inch Retina for a bargain
• New UK ID app yet again fumbles tech that Apple has already perfected
• Apple won't return TikTok to the App Store until it's sold to a U.S. buyer
• TikTok has shut itself down in the US ahead of January 19 deadline.
• TikTok service restored in the US after promises that ban won't be enforced
• Marvel Snap is back online in the US after outage caused by the TikTok ban
• Meta's Edits is an alternative to CapCut, as Apple forgets about Clips
• Apple Maps still calls it the Gulf of Mexico, and politicians are upset
• 'Severance' may have made $200 million, but Apple doesn't have to care
• Netflix is getting another price hike to kick off 2025
• Apple pulls notification summaries for news & entertainment categories in latest betas
• iOS 18.3 RC introduces new Visual Intelligence features & notification summaries changes
• Apple's iPad Pro will see only minor 2025 update, says supply chain
• Dodgy iPhone 17 Slim camera bar rumor just refuses to die
• iPad 11, iPhone SE 4, & iPad Air leak doesn't line up with previous rumors

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:57) - M4 Mac mini
• (07:13) - Mac mini SSD
• (12:26) - Asus monitor
• (18:52) - UK and Apple Wallet
• (25:27) - TikTok
• (35:19) - CapCut, Edit and Clips
• (44:35) - Apple Maps
• (55:06) - Samsung Galaxy S Something Something
• (59:12) - iPhone 17 Slim