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- Evercore: AAPL Negativity Sets a Low Bar - Evercore: Apple Will Reap Rewards from A.I. - 9to5Mac: Tough Compare to Show $5B Y/Y Miss on Earnings - Apple Earnings Call Set for 2PM PDT/5PM EDT Today - Cryptic Tease from (PRODUCT)RED Could Mean New/Old Color for iPhone - Pennsylvania Set to Make Secret Bluetooth Tracker Tracking Illegal - LG TV Adds Dolby Atmos Support for Apple Mus

- JP Morgan Notes “Improved” Sentiment Around AAPL - FT Dives Deep Into Apple’s Groundwork in AI - Apple Announces Beats Solo 4 Hitting This Week - Apple Announces Beats Solo Buds for June Release - Apple Promotes “Let Loose!” as “Different Kind of Event” - Apple Devs and Testers Get New Round of OS Betas - Apple Acknowledges Quiet Alarm Issue - Damon and (Other) Affl

- EC Labels iPadOS with "Gatekeeper" Status - CEO of Epic Pledges Epic Games Store for iPads in Wake of EC Ruling - Cowen Analyst If-This-Then-Thats to a Positive Note - Bernstein Ups Apple From “Neutral” to “Overweight” - HomePod Family Heads to Turkey - Earliest Physical Apple Cards Getting Replaced Soon - Apple TV+ Titles “Silo” and “Slow Horses” Each Nab Two BAF

- Canalys Brings More Q1 Weakness for iPhone in China - Folks Forced Out of Apple IDs Friday Night - Bloomberg Says Apple and OpenAI Still Courting - Apple Removes Nude-Generating AI Apps (Eventually) - HomePod and HomePod mini Hitting Malaysia and Thailand - Apple Quizzes Vision Pro Owners About Usage - “Argylle” Scores Again Among Streamers - “Ted Lasso” Reportedly Headed

- CIRP: iPhone Drops to One-Third of US Smartphone Activations - IDC: As Huawei Sales Surged, iPhone Sales Dropped for Q1 in China - Lawyers for DRC Say Apple Using “Conflict Minerals” In Its Products - Apple Rejects Latest Spotify App Update in EU - CNBC’s Jim Cramer: 400k Apple Vision Pros in 2024 Would Be “Doing Great” - iPhone Upgrade Program Customers Hit with Scary,

- Evidentiary Hearing Scheduled on Apple Compliance with Epic Ruling - Spotify Submits New App Update to Apple in EU Amid Continued DMA Compliance Fight - Apple Launches OpenELM: Open Source Edge AI - Public Testers Get Third Betas of iOS 17.5, iPadOS 17.5, and macOS 14.5 - Apple Watch Series 9 Hits US Apple Refurbished Store - Meta Reality Labs Q1 Revenue Grows 30% Y-o-Y - UploadV

- “Let Loose” with Apple Event on 7 May - Leaker Says FineWoven May Get One More Round - Counterpoint: As Huawei Sales Surged, iPhone Sale Dropped for Q1 in China - Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple Cuts AVP Orders Ahead of Global Launch - SCMP: Apple Adds More Suppliers in China - Apple Developers Get Third Set of OS Betas - Season Two of “The Big Door Prize” Starts Today on Apple TV+ -

- Morgan Stanley Lowers Apple Target to $210, Maintains “Overweight” Rating - UBS Downgrades Apple and Other Big Tech to “Neutral” - Wells Fargo and BofA Still Bullish on Apple - Apple Acquires Paris-Based AI Startup Datakalab - European Central Bank Says Apple’s NFC DMA Compliance Doesn’t Go Far Enough - Report: YouTube “Screensaver” Taking Over Paused Apple TVs -

- Bernstein Analyst: Apple Will Hold Big AI Announcements Until Fall - Reuters: EC Will OK iPhone NFC Access for Third-Parties Next Month, Maybe - Sitting US Senator Calls for End to Apple Monopoly Because “Blue Bubbles” - Two Tales of Apple Vision Pro Use - Earth Day Apple Watch Activity Challenge Set for Today - Apple Watch Ultra 2 Hits Some Apple Refurbished Stores - Rumor H