SJ230: Scandals at Apple, Wired, and Tesla; Epic trial drags on; rumors, good news, & magnetic sand!

It's been a week of slip-ups and triumphs, cadets, with Apple (and Tesla) falling into both categories! The Mothership smacks down Congress and gains in user loyalty, but nagging issues remain. And really, shouldn't the trial of Epic not be allowed to go on over a fortnight? All this and much, including a Cadet Spotlight, so tune in to see if it's ... YOU!

https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/05/14/epic-games-expert-says-ios-could-be-like-macos-without-security-drawbacks
https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/05/14/roblox-rebrands-as-experience-creation-platform-amid-epic-games-v-apple-trial
https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/05/13/apple-epic-games-experts-debate-whether-ios-gamers-switch-to-other-platforms
https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/05/14/spotify-tile-tinder-app-store-complaints-are-solely-business-grievances-apple-says
https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/05/14/antonio-garcia-martinez-says-apple-fired-him-company-was-well-aware-of-his-writing
https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/05/14/spotify-tile-tinder-app-store-complaints-are-solely-business-grievances-apple-says
https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/05/13/apple-notebook-shipments-grew-94-year-over-year-in-q1-2021
https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/05/15/apple-stores-keep-mask-mandate-in-place-as-other-retailers-ease-restrictions
https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/05/13/questionable-rumor-claims-airpods-3-to-launch-alongside-apple-music-hifi-next-week
https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/05/14/apple-music-for-android-beta-hints-at-lossless-quality-streaming
https://www.macworld.com/article/346595/nobody-needs-hifi-apple-music.html
https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/05/14/apple-beats-isnt-dead-yet-with-new-designer-reportedly-designing-new-products
https://www.iphoneincanada.ca/news/apple-sellcell/
https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/05/13/most-apple-users-agree-with-app-tracking-transparency-plan-to-buy-airtag
https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/05/13/2011-macbook-pro-repair-cost-settlement-approved-in-quebec-canada
https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/05/12/us-removes-xiaomi-from-blacklist-banning-chinese-technology-firms
https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/05/14/space-gray-magic-accessories-listed-as-sold-while-supplies-last
https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/05/12/apple-maps-look-around-feature-now-available-in-atlanta-georgia
https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/05/11/apple-tv-had-an-estimated-40m-subscribers-at-the-end-of-2020
https://www.cultofmac.com/742157/art-gensler-architect-who-helped-create-apple-store-dies-at-85/
https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/05/15/twitter-blue-subscription-may-add-undo-button-to-ios-app
https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/05/13/tesla-stops-accepting-bitcoin-nearly-entire-cryptocurrency-market-hammered
https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/05/12/uk-repair-firm-fined-147000-for-selling-counterfeit-apple-chargers
https://www.wired.com/story/opinion-apples-air-tags-are-a-gift-to-stalkers/
https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/05/14/iphone-user-discovers-magsafe-and-ferrous-sand-do-not-mix
https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/05/14/new-tim-cook-scholarship-awards-students-in-alabama