This week’s episode of the In the News podcast opens with an extensive discussion of emojis. Yes, we discuss the latest emojis approved by the Unicode Consortium and Apple’s fun new game for Apple TV+ called Emjoi Game, digging deeper into the two topics I discussed in yesterday’s post. But Brett Burney and I also examine the interesting impact that emojis have on civil and criminal litigation. Next, we explore why Apple has decided to invest $500 million into the company MP Materials for rare earth magnets and what impact this is likely to have on the Apple devices that you and I purchase in the future. We also review the initial results from the recently completed Apple Heart & Movement Study, the ongoing Apple Health Study, the Research app on the iPhone that uses data from an Apple Watch, and what all of this may mean for your health in the future. We then turn to the upcoming iOS 26 Maps app, share useful iPad tips, discuss CarPlay Ultra, explore the history of the crayon color picker, highlight recent Apple TV+ Emmy nominations, and more.
In our In the Know segment, we share some Siri music tips. Brett discusses using Siri with Spotify, and I discuss letting Siri pick music that matches what you are doing and what you are in the mood for.
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