MacBreak Weekly 611

Apple removes CallKit Apps from Chinese App Store. Rumors of a cheaper "Beats" HomePod. WWDC Keynote invitations go out. Amazon sells facial recognition tech to law enforcement. New Animoji Karaoke ad. Apple Music hits 50 million subs. Apple's Virginia and North Carolina plans.

• Andy's Pick: Right angle charge plug adapter
• Alex's Pick: Filmic Pro
• Rene's Pick: FLOVEME irridescent iPhone case
• Leo's Pick: Ilija Cvetkocski Ringtones and Alarms

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Links

• Apple invites press to WWDC 2018 keynote, iOS 12 and macOS 10.14 unveil expected
• Sketchy report says Apple planning $199 ‘HomePod’ with Beats branding
• Apple’s HomePod only takes fourth place in smart speaker race
• Apple cracking down on CallKit apps in China App Store due to government regulation | 9to5Mac
• Amazon Pushes Facial Recognition to Police, Prompting Outcry Over Surveillance
• Amazon Teams Up With Law Enforcement to Deploy Dangerous New Facial Recognition Technology
• New iPhone X Animoji Karaoke ad features South Korean group Hyukoh
• Animoji Studio lets you record Animoji videos outside of Messages
• Google and Microsoft disclose new CPU flaw, and the fix can slow machines down - The Verge
• Teen monitoring app TeenSafe exposes thousands of passwords
• Apple transferred €1.5B into an escrow account set up by Irish government, the first tranche of the €13B in back taxes Apple may
• Apple planning new campus for North Carolina: Report
• Apple exploring Northern Virginia as possible candidate for future campus, could create up to 20,000 jobs
• Apple may face new tax based on employee count from Cupertino
• Tim Cook confirms Apple Music's 50 million users, big push into tv and movies
• Jason Snell: 7 iPhone Features I'd Like to See in iOS 12
• RIght angle charge plug adapter
• FilmicPro
• FLOVEME iPhone Case
• Ilija Cvetkocski Ringtones and Alarms