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    Really seems like Apple is testing a HomePod with a screen.

    9to5Mac found evidence suggesting that Apple has gotten tvOS running on the sixth-generation iPad Mini — a device that would has a screen that’s near in size to the the rumored HomePod in development with a seven-inch screen. Suspicious!

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    Joanna Stern has a good summary of why your phone’s battery health goes down.

    Like many others, Stern noticed that her iPhone 14 Pro’s battery health went down faster than expected after just one year, so she did some investigation as to why that might be for an article and a video.

    Here’s hoping the iPhone 15 Pro’s battery doesn’t deplete as fast as the 14’s.

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    Jay Peters
    Amp is ramping down on October 31st.

    We already knew that Amazon’s live radio app would be shutting down, but now, we know exactly when: October 31st, according to an email I received on Thursday:

    Dear Amp Customers,

    We’ve made the difficult decision to close Amp, and the app will be deprecated on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. September was the last month of Amp’s Creator Fund, and any shows airing within the month of October will not qualify for Creator Fund rewards. The Amp referral program is now closed; final payments will be issued to referrers via the Impact platform.

    Thank you for creating with us.

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    Here’s the BlizzCon 2023 schedule.

    The event kicks off November 3rd at 2PM ET. Check out the full broadcast schedule below — I’m guessing this has some clues about what games will be featured during the opening ceremony.

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    Maybe Apple will finally move the Magic Mouse’s charging port.

    Bloomberg reports that Apple will “likely” introduce an updated trackpad, keyboard, and mouse with USB-C at its “Scary Fast” event on Monday, and here’s hoping Apple uses that as an opportunity to put the Magic Mouse’s charging port in a better spot. If it doesn’t, I’m going to have to write a 2023 version of this article.

    Elon Musk’s Twitter, one year later

    It’s been a year of personal grudges, harebrained rebrands, and jolting policy shifts. And those aren’t even the worst parts.

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    Meta is testing view counts and pinned posts on Threads.

    The view counts are interesting to me, especially given that the platform formerly known as Twitter launched them in late 2022. “View counts are interesting as I think if we were shipping Instagram, or Facebook, today, we would probably have them,” Mosseri added. “They give people a better sense of their reach, and generally more feedback is a good thing.”

    Meta announced the rollout of polls and GIFs on Threads earlier on Thursday.