Apple TV+ got zero Oscar nominations for its movies this year

Apple TV+ has been on a roll with its TV shows lately, but movies remain a struggle for the streamer. Today’s newly unveiled Oscar nominations confirm that, as a grand total of zero nominations were received by Apple.

Today the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the 97th Oscars.

And Apple didn’t earn a single nod for best director, actor or actress, documentary, cinematography—nothing.

Apple TV+ films were not anywhere to be found.

Some of the films that

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Luminar photo editor adds RAW support and iCloud sync to iPhone, iPad, and Vision Pro

Photo editing app Luminar Mobile is delivering two highly requested user features today. Full RAW image editing support and iCloud sync between devices arrives in Luminar Mobile 2.2.

Luminar Mobile includes access on iPhone, iPad, and even Apple Vision Pro. is especially interesting. That’s because AVP doesn’t really offer native photo editing in the built-in Photos app. Paired with iCloud sync today, Luminar Mobile should be on your radar if image editing is important to you.

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Apple could be forced to promote state-backed apps on iPhone in India

India remains Apple’s largest market opportunity after China. Growing the business in India, however, has always required a bit of compromise with the local government. In 2019, it was a small investment of $1 billion that helped unlock iPhone exports from India. More recently, India has pressured Apple to put its government-backed app store on the iPhone.

That’s according to a new report from , which says India asked both Apple and Google to offer the Gov.in app store on


Apple Music pays artists more than 2x Spotify’s average rates, per report

Not every music streaming service pays artists equally, and a highlights the breadth of disparities from one streamer to the next—including Apple Music paying more than double Spotify’s average rates.

Duetti has analyzing the state of artist payouts from various music streaming services ( ).

The report focuses on 2024 payouts, and shows how big players like Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, and more compare with each other and the direction they’re trending.

One major metric tracked is how much a streamer pays out


TikTok ban could be resolved without selling to a US company, says American board member

The never-ending saga of the TikTok ban continues, with a ByteDance board member suggesting that a compromise would be possible.

The remark was made by William E. Ford, an American businessman who is one of the directors of parent company ByteDance …

Check out an earlier piece if you need a reminder of the story so far, but the key facts are:

  • The law requires the app to be sold to an American company
  • Until that happens, TikTok remains banned in the US
  • That is, the app can be used

ChatGPT down for many in the US and UK; OpenAI working on a fix

AI chatbot ChatGPT is down for many users in the US and the UK, with a variety of errors being reported – including gateway errors, login failures, and chats not loading …

initially reported the outage in the UK.

Downdetector, which tracks website outages, showed more than 10,000 people reported the AI chatbot, which is made by OpenAI, was not working in the UK on Thursday.

Users attempting to use it were met with a message reading “the web server reported a bad gateway error


Subaru security vulnerability allowed millions of cars to be tracked, unlocked, and started

A Subaru security vulnerability allowed millions of cars to be remotely tracked, unlocked, and started. A full year’s worth of location history was available, and was accurate to within five meters …

Security researcher reached an unusual deal with his mother: he would buy her a Subaru if she would let him try to hack it.

He started by looking for flaws in the MySubaru Mobile App, but couldn’t find any. He didn’t stop there, however.

From my past experience with car companies,

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5G is getting better, but does anyone notice?

Ookla, the firm behind Speedtest, just published its semi-annual U.S. connectivity report covering the second half of 2024. One takeaway is that 5G performance is improving. However, this raises one key question: can anyone notice?

The report shows that 5G performance has continued to improve nationwide, delivering faster download and upload speeds. For iPhone users, better 5G performance means faster app downloads and fewer streaming video interruptions.

Yet 5G seems to have a reputation for being an

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Subreddits with millions of users ban X links after Musk’s inauguration salute

More than two dozen subreddits have banned X links, including those with millions of users. Hundreds more of the Reddit groups are currently discussing following suit …

X owner Elon Musk twice made a gesture at the inauguration which some have described as but which is better known for its use a little more recently than 476 AD.

The moment posed something of a challenge for journalists seeking to describe it, as satirical YouTube channel rather beautifully illustrated.

reports that dozens of subreddits have responded by banning links to the social media platform


eBay sellers asking $2k to $50k for iPhones with TikTok installed

Used iPhones with TikTok installed on them are being listed for sale on eBay for thousands of dollars, as people try to cash in on the ban. One listing even asks $50,000 for an unlocked iPhone 12 Pro Max “with TikTok app.”

Although Trump has issued an executive order claiming to shield companies from liability for breaking the law, Apple, Google and others continue to comply by keeping TikTok out of their US app stores …

On Friday, the US Supreme Court upheld the law

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