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macOS Monterey beta 7 is now available for developers. As we move toward a fall release, one main feature we haven’t seen fully available to test is Universal Control. We’ll see if it officially shows up in beta 7 along with any other changes. Update 9/22: The latest Monterey beta is now available for public testers too. Update 9/21 11:02 am PT: As it turns out, there’s no mention of Universal Control being live in the Monterey beta 7 release notes....

Sponsored by Kolide: With Kolide, you can make your team into your biggest allies for endpoint security. Solve problems, right within Slack. Learn more here. Stories discussed in this episode: iOS 16 adds ‘Copy and Delete’ option for screenshots iOS 16 beta 5 finally adds the battery percentage to the status bar iOS 16 beta 5 now available to developers ahead of September launch Find My has a new sound alert with iOS 16 beta 5 AAPL acquisitions fell dramatically in 2021 and 2022, show filings Kuo: AirPods to switch to USB-C for charging alongside iPhone 15 in 2023 Enjoy the podcast?...

The Avengers have become one of the most popular superhero teams in pop culture. Original members Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, and Hawkeye premiered in the movie The Avengers in 2012 as the ultimate hero squad. However, one of the most respected members of the original Avengers team the Wasp, was left out of the limelight. The Wasp, aka Janet van Dyne, has become an integral part of the Avengers in the comics....

An epic new trailer for Avengers: Infinity War has been released to promote the movie’s upcoming home video release. Perhaps the most eagerly anticipated new film of 2018, the third film in the Avengers franchise has broken numerous records and made over $2 billion worldwide in the months since its theatrical release. The culmination of 10 years and 18 earlier films, Avengers: Infinity War boasted the largest line-up of superheroes for a single film in cinematic history....

Walt Disney Studios has had its fair share of celebrated animated films throughout the years, but few are quite as well-regarded or treasured as 1991’s Beauty and the Beast. It was the first animated film to ever receive a Best Picture Academy Award nomination and has one of the most recognizable, beloved soundtracks not only in Disney history, but in the musical genre as a whole. All of this and more can be attributed to the immense, palpable excitement surrounding this year’s live-action Beauty and the Beast film, which Disney is set to release as the newest addition to their continuing line of animated classics being brought to life in live-action form....

James Wan’s Malignant Man has a new director in Becca Thomas of Stranger Things fame. Wan has his fingers in so many cinematic pies at the moment, that it’s difficult to keep track of what projects are actually moving forward with his involvement. He is obviously hard at work currently directing Aquaman and overseeing the burgeoning shared universe of The Conjuring. But one long gestating production that had his name attached has just moved one step closer to being finally realized....

BioWare’s James Ohlen, who spent 22 years at the studio, has announced that he has left the company. The veteran worked on such games of huge acclaim as the Dungeons & Dragons-based Baldur’s Gate RPGs and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and was most recently working on BioWare’s new project Anthem. During that time, BioWare flew in the face of certain gaming trends, where the likes of online multiplayer modes seemed to become the norm even in games where they did not fit....

Along with iOS 15.2 RC, Apple has launched support for Dutch with Siri on HomePod and HomePod mini. The move likely means Apple will officially launch the HomePod mini in the Netherlands soon. Update: Apple also added Russian support (via Demin’s Lounge) for Siri on HomePod and Siri with Apple TV with iOS 15.2 RC and tvOS 15.2 RC. And discovered by iCulture, users in Belgium can now choose “Dutch (Belgium)” or “French (Belgium)” for Siri on Apple TV with tvOS 15....

This morning Apple debuted their 2021 holiday gift guide, and as part of the announcement they’ve also revealed a new holiday-themed gift card. This is the second holiday-themed Apple gift card that the company has made, with last year’s being a twist on the six-color Apple logo. The new cards have a red Apple logo sticker with a gift wrapping design on top of it. Apple hasn’t shipped red stickers outside of a product box in quite a long time....

A delay to the completion of the new Apple London campus inside the iconic Battersea Power Station has seen the company lease additional space inside the City’s tallest skyscraper at 22 Bishopsgate. The company’s new campus was due to be completed at the end of last year, but this was delayed by the pandemic and other factors … Apple London campus delay Apple’s London employees have historically been split across eight different sites, including offices above its flagship store on Regent Street....

Apple Watch Ultra, Series 8, and SE second gen have all officially arrived. While the brand new Ultra comes with the biggest battery ever in an Apple Watch, all Apple Watches from the Series 8 down to Series 4 will get the new Low Power mode with watchOS 9. Here’s how Apple Watch Ultra battery vs Series 8 and more stack up. Apple Watch Series 8 and SE second gen come with modest updates and the same “up to 18-hour” battery life that we’ve seen with all previous Apple Watches....

Recent interviews with Aquaman director James Wan have confirmed that The King of The Seven Seas will talk to fish in the upcoming Warner Brothers film - and there is nothing wrong with that. Aquaman and his “aqua-telepathy” have long been the subject of mockery in popular culture. From jokes about his relationships with his finned friends to wisecracks about how utterly useless the ability to communicate with sea-life is in a combat situation, everything insulting that can be said about Aquaman has been said repeatedly....

Aquaman director James Wan (Furious 7) says the film is “separate” from the rest of the DC Universe in terms of look and feel - not continuity. Fans got their first look at the half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa) in Batman v Superman. But it wasn’t until Justice League where Aquaman really got the chance to show off his powers. The character doesn’t seem to be the most obvious choice to star in the first solo film after that team up, especially when better known heroes like the Flash (Ezra Miller) and Batman (Ben Affleck) still don’t have their own movies....

Sponsored by Kolide: With Kolide, you can make your team into your biggest allies for endpoint security. Solve problems, right within Slack. Learn more here. Stories discussed in this episode: Apple Self Service Repair program now extended to M1 MacBook models Apple extends iPhone 12 service program for speaker flaw iOS 16 development ready, macOS Ventura and iPadOS delayed Enjoy the podcast? Follow Chance: Twitter: @ChanceHMiller Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Overcast RSS Stitcher TuneIn Google Play Don’t miss out on our other daily podcasts:...

Avalanche Studios is back with Just Cause 4, and they are taking the fan-favorite video game franchise to new heights this time around, literally. Avalanche and publisher Square Enix released Just Cause 3 in 2015, just over two years after the current generation consoles - Xbox One and PS4 - released, thus giving gamers their first look at what a new generation of Just Cause games could look and play like....

Avengers: Infinity War has gotten an IMAX poster that includes hidden IMAX logos for fans to find. With only about three weeks left until it hits theaters, marketing for the most-anticipated blockbuster of 2018 is heating up. The 19th installment in the MCU and Marvel Studios’ 10 year anniversary celebratory offering, the film pits the many superheroes of the MCU against their greatest adversary yet, Thanos. Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo with the story written by Captain America trilogy screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, Infinity War is the beginning of the culmination of everything that has transpired in the MCU thus far....

An early piece of concept art for Avengers: Age of Ultron shows MegaUltron. After the record-setting success of The Avengers, the bar was set very high for its sequel. Joss Whedon returned to direct and see through his hope to bring Iron Man’s A.I. nemesis Ultron to the big screen. James Spader joined the production to breathe life into the menacing robot. Ultron proved to be a worthy foe for the Avengers, but he didn’t completely avoid following a similar path....

When the dust settles from next year’s Avengers 4, will there actually be a formal team roster at all? For all Infinity War may carry the “Avengers” brand, the reality is the Avengers haven’t existed as a team since 2016. Captain America: Civil War saw the team break apart into two factions. Steve Rogers, Falcon, and Black Widow wound up on the run, remaining active as unlicensed vigilantes. Tony Stark, for his part, initially attempted to reform the Avengers; but he gave up after Spider-Man turned him down, and in the face of Vision’s apparent disinterest....

The Leaders While most comic book fans would tell you that Captain America has emerged as the de facto leader of the Avengers, the team’s origins, and the version seen in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe have viewed Steve Rogers as the heart, but not necessarily the brains (or the money) behind the team. That duty fell to billionaire superhero Tony Stark, always one step ahead of the problem, with enough technology and wit to solve it....