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Apple has announced new Podcast Collections.
Podcast Collections will be available in the United States and Canada.
The three Collections will cover true crime, culture, and entertainment.

Three different types of podcasts will now be available in curated lists.

Apple has announced new Podcast Collections that will be updated weekly to add curated recommendations for people looking for new podcasts to listen to. The three Collections will cover true crime, culture, and entertainment.

The new collections will be available to all Apple Podcasts users in The US and Canada on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Each will be found in the Browse and Search tabs within the app with Apple refreshing the Collections each week.

Darkside is Apple’s new collection of true crime content with new podcasts added each Tuesday.

True crime is one of the most popular and fastest-growing podcast genres in the world. Each Tuesday, Darkside presents new series and seasons that go deep …

If you’ve been on the beta version of tvOS 15, here’s how you can move over to the official release.

For a while now, Apple has made it really easy for anyone to try out upcoming versions of its tvOS software. If you’re super interested in the tvOS ecosystem, it can be a neat way to try out new features before they launch to the public, but running any beta software does come with some risks.

Fortunately, it’s a relatively simple process to return your Apple TV to the official public version of tvOS if you no longer want to receive beta updates. Here’s how.

How to update from tvOS beta to the official release

If you are running the tvOS public beta, there’s no way to jump right back to the last commercial version of tvOS immediately. Instead, the process is essentially comprised of turning off future beta updates and waiting for the next bog-standard tvOS version to appear.

Open Settings on your Apple TV.
Click System.

Click on System Updates.
Click on Get Beta Updates to tur…

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Apple TV+ show Severance was the third most-streamed show of last week.
Only Better Call Saul and Yellowstone were more popular according to new numbers from JustWatch.

The popular Severance continues to be a streaming winner for Apple TV+.

Following a whole lot of buzz about its recent series finale, Apple TV+ hit Severance found itself sitting in third spot in a list of the top-ten most-streamed shows of last week according to new numbers shared by the streaming guide people at JustWatch.

Those JustWatch results have only Yellowstone and Better Call Saul as the two shows that were more popular than Apple TV+ fan-favorite Severance last week. The rest of the top-ten included big names like Netflix show Russian Doll which made its return for a new season, while Disney+ saw Moon Knight appear towards the end of the list.

Severance has become hugely popular and has already been signed for a second season.

From Ben Stiller and creator Dan Erickson, S…

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Apple TV+ has held the London premiere for the period drama The Essex Serpent.
The Essex Serpent will star Tom Hiddleston and Claire Danes.
The big new Apple TV+ addition will arrive on screens on May 13.

The new Apple TV+ show will arrive on screens on May 13.

Apple TV+ yesterday held the London premiere for the upcoming period drama The Essex Serpent. The event took place at the Ha, Yard Hotel with attendees including Claire Danes, Tom Hiddleston, Clémence Poésy, Frank Dillane, Hayley Squires, Jamael Westman, Gerard Kearns, and Michael Jibson.

The upcoming Apple TV+ show will reach our screens on May 13 and is based on the novel of the same name by Sarah Perry.

”The Essex Serpent” follows London widow Cora Seaborne (Claire Danes) who moves to Essex to investigate reports of a mythical serpent. She forms an unlikely bond with the village vicar (Tom Hiddleston), but when tragedy strikes, locals accuse her of attracting the creature. Based on the nov…

The new release date was moved to early April 2023.

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During the September 2021 Nintendo Direct, a feature film based on the Super Mario Bros. IP was announced.
The movie was said to feature voice-overs by actors like Chris Pratt and Anna Taylor Joy as the voices of Mario and Princess Peach.
The movie has now been delayed to Spring 2023, as per a tweet authored by Shigeru Miyamoto.

Every year, Nintendo fans wait for the annual Nintendo Direct with bated breath. These presentations are often full of surprises, and the September 2021 Nintendo Direct was no exception. A feature film based on Nintendo’s beloved mascot Mario was announced, being done by the animation studio Illumination. While the famous voice of Mario, Charles Martinet, was said to be involved in some capacity, actor Chris Pratt will be the main voice of the titular plumber.

The initial release date was set to Holiday 2022, only a short time after its announcement. However, a new announcement vi…

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Apple has reportedly retained the services of Littler Mendelson.
The law firm is known for representing companies who are fighting against unionization efforts.
Littler Mendelson previously represented McDonald’s.

Apple is taking unionization efforts seriously, but not in the way workers want.

Apple is bringing in the big guns to fight back against unionization.

As reported by The Verge, the company has retained the services of Littler Mendelson in response to retail workers’ unionization efforts in Atlanta, Georgia. That law firm is currently also representing Starbucks and previously McDonald’s in their efforts to fight back against unionization.

Sara Steffens, the Secretary-Treasurer of the Communications Workers of America, said that Apple’s hiring of Littler Mendelson shows that the company will ”try to prevent their employees from exercising their right to join a union.”

”By retaining the notorious union busting firm Littler Mendelson, Apple’s m…

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Apple has reminded developers to submit their claims as part of a $100 million settlement.
The company established the fund as part of a lawsuit settlement.
Qualified developers have until May 20, 2022 to submit a request for payment.

Don’t sleep on this money.

Developers have less than a month to grab a piece of that $100 million settlement fund.

In an update on the Apple Developer website, the company reminded small developers who qualify for a payout from the fund that they have until May 20, 2022 to submit a request for payment.

As Apple outlines in the update, developers need to have been part of the App Store between 2015 and 2021 and sold less than or equal to $1 million each year.

Last year, Apple announced a $100 million fund to assist US small developers. Eligible developers have until May 20, 2022 to submit a request to an independent administrator to receive payment. The fund is open to all developers based in the United States who:

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