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In the News blog post for May 8, 2026
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/05/in-the-news827.html

00:00 Band Leaders
24:30 2 Letters from Steve
25:52 Education Verification
33:16 Apple Enterprise Report Card
37:52 HomePod Home
44:46 Woven Woot!
47:38 Foiled Again!
51:04 London Calling
53:09 Social Casinos
57:04 In the Show! Dinking on Lasso
1:04:00 Brett’s Gadget: Lego Game Boy
1:06:48 Jeff’s Site: Bandbreite app (and website)

Joe Rossignol | MacRumors: Apple Announces 2026 Pride Band, Watch Face, and iPhone Wallpaper

John Gruber | Daring Fireball: 2 Letters from Steve

Chance Miller | 9to5Mac: Apple now requires verification for Education Store, adds Apple Watch with discounts

Jason Snell | Six Colors: Apple in the Enterprise: A 2026 report card

Wesley Hilliard | Apple Insider: Owning an Apple Home: HomePods as a whole-home audio system

Woot! Apple USB-C to USB-C Woven Charge Cable

David Brown | The Times: Afghan masterminded pickpocket gang who shipped £180m of iPhones abroad

Dan Moren | Six Colors: My tech travel experience, 2026 edition

Peter Robison and Vernon Silver | Bloomberg: The $11 Billion Casino-Style Economy Built on PLayers Who Can Never Cash Out

Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: Apple TV has its best summer lineup ever, here’s what’s coming

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Jeff’s Site: Bandbreite app (and website)
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