• Apple strikes back, bringing legal action against Russia's market regulator.
• Facing hostile Chinese authorities, Apple's CEO signed a $275 billion deal with them.
• Apple planning redesigned iPad Pro, high-end iMac, new Mac Pro, more for 2022.
• App Store Awards honor the best apps and games of 2021.
• U.S. State Department phones were hacked with Israeli company spyware.
• Popular family safety app Life360 is selling precise location data on its tens of millions of users.
• Apple AirTag is linked to the increasing number of car thefts.
• Type "let is now" on the Apple Store app for a holiday Easter egg.

Picks of the Week

• Rene's Pick: Casey Neistat - Filmmaking
• Andy's Pick: "How to deal with a site with a broken certificate"
• Alex's Pick: PromptSmart

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