Severance. | Image: Apple The Writers Guild of America’s current strike is shaping up to be a shining example of just how much power workers have when working collectively. Take, for example, the way production has been halted on Apple’s Severance and HBO’s upcoming Game of Thrones spinoff A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight due to picketing WGA members and allies refusing to cross the line. Deadline reports that, in direct response to the organized demonstrations of striking writers, production on Severance’s second season in New York City and on The Hedge Knight — which is still being written — has stopped, with no clear date as to when things might ramp back up. In addition to…

Apple CEO Tim Cook last week pointed to emerging markets like India as the solution to flattening growth rates in mature markets like the US and Europe. One way of kick-starting growth in new markets, suggests Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, would be for Apple to sell an older iPhone SE for the local equivalent of $199. This would effectively be following in the footsteps of the $199 Apple Watch Series 3, which Apple retained on sale long beyond the point at which it made sense to buy one … more… The post Selling an older iPhone SE for $199 in emerging markets would be a smart move appeared first on 9to5Mac.

Police tracked down two Chicago men accused in connection with an armored truck robbery Tuesday, thanks to the help of an Apple AirTag hidden inside a container of stolen money. Apple’s AirTag Two Brink’s guards were in the parking lot of a Jewel-Osco store for a pickup. They entered the store, and then while one guard used the washroom, the other guard returned to the truck. That’s when Singleton, described as wearing all black and being thin and about 5-foot-6, allegedly approached the guard from behind, pointed a green and silver gun at him and told him not to move, the complaint said. Davis, who is about 6-foot-2 and was wearing light clothing, also was armed, authorities said. He joined…

New Apple TV+ series Silo packs what may be the last people on earth into a huge, mysterious structure. Like Snowpiercer pointed straight up, this show offers a look at the hierarchies and conspiracies of silence that lead to cataclysmic turns of events. This shaggy dog post-apocalyptic story — with an all-star cast spouting a lot […] (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens)

Macworld Apple has added 20 new titles to Apple Arcade, its $4.99-a-month gaming subscription service. The titles are a mix of brand-new Arcade exclusives and big hits from the App Store and other gaming platforms. Apple Arcade is also included in the Apple One subscription bundle. The new titles added, in alphabetical order, are as follows. Chess Universe+Cityscapes: Sim BuilderDisney Coloring World+Disney Getaway Blast+Disney SpellStruckFarming Simulator 20+Getting Over It+Hill Climb Racing+Iron Marines+Kingdom Two Crowns+Limbo+My Town Home – Family Games+Octodad: Dadliest Catch+PPKP+Snake.io+Temple Run+Time Locker+TMNT Splintered FateVery Little Nightmares+What the Car? Games whose titles end with a + have appeared on the App Store before, and some (such as Limbo, Octodad, and Temple Run) were breakout hits and critical favorites. New Apple…

Macworld Apple’s AirPods wireless headphones offer an iconic look, exceptional convenience, and strong audio quality. They come with a premium price tag, however, so it’s important to shop around for a good deal… or find a bunch of tech experts who’ll do this for you. That’s where we come in. In this article, we round up the best AirPods discounts and bundle deals to help you save money. We’ve got the best prices on the 3rd-gen AirPods that were released in October 2021, the new 2nd-gen AirPods Pro that launched in September 2022, and the premium AirPods Max over-ear headphones from 2020. We’ve also got bargain deals on some older models, such as the early-2019 second-gen AirPods, where stock is…