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Trump tariffs will raise prices, but Apple has set the table to avoid the worst of it

Proposed tariffs under the Trump administration could trigger considerable price increases for consumer electronics in the United States, though Apple may be able to weather the storm.


Apple CEO Tim Cook [left] with Donald Trump [right]

During his first time in office, President Donald Trump's trade war with China resulted in price increases. While there were threats that Apple's products would be dinged by tariffs, Tim Cook's regular Trump talks helped Apple avoid being hurt by the import charges.

For Trump's second term in office, it seems that a similar situation could happen again, with Chinese imports being hit with high tariffs. However, this time Apple is in a much better position.


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Supply chain leak hints at two potential Apple home automation releases set for 2026

An Apple supplier may have been tapped to build an Apple-designed smart home camera and future health-focused AirPods, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.


Tapo smart cameras compatible with Apple HomeKit

After Apple abandoned the decade-long Apple Car project, rumors suggested Apple would increase investments in the smart home and AI. While Apple Intelligence has been released to the public, there has been little evidence of Apple's new commitment to the smart home beyond rumors of a smart monitor.

A new supply chain-based rumor from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suggests an Apple supplier named Goertek has been tapped with orders for two products due in 2026. The first is a smart home camera, and the second is a set of AirPods with more health-focused features.


Rumor Score: ???? Possible


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App Store faces Epic Games-style antitrust lawsuit from Chinese developer

The developer of an app dropped from the App Store in China has filed a lawsuit that challenges Apple's overall practices, as well as damages of $420,000.


China and the App Store

Apple has consistently been bowing to pressures from China and dropping apps from the App Store in the region. In this case, it's claimed an app called Bodyreader was pulled by Apple over reasons the developer believes are inconsistent.

According to Bloomberg Beijing's intellectual property court has accepted a complaint from Bodyreader's developer. The publication describes this as an Epic Games-style lawsuit on account of its scope concerning Apple's overall practices on the App Store.


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North Korean hackers use infected crypto apps to target Macs

North Korean hackers have disguised malware in seemingly harmless macOS apps using sophisticated code to bypass security checks and target unsuspecting users.


Malware apps continue to target Mac users

In a recent discovery, researchers at Jamf Threat Labs uncovered malware embedded in macOS apps that look harmless on the surface. Using the popular app-building tool Flutter, cybercriminals made apps that slipped through typical security measures.

Flutter, developed by Google, has become a favorite tool for creating apps that work seamlessly across macOS, iOS, and Android. Its codebase allows developers to build an app once and have it look consistent across all platforms.


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Ultimate guide on how to use an external SSD as a working drive on macOS Sequoia

It is easily possible to double the cost of a new M4 Mac mini by buying Apple storage — but if you know what you're doing, you can buy external drives, and save hundreds of dollars by working off those. Here's how.


External drives are vastly cheaper than Apple's storage upgrade prices

Apple's New Mac mini is a stunning bargain for its price and its performance — but maybe only in its base configuration. Once you start adding anything like more storage, you hit Apple's excessive upgrade charges and the bargain diminishes, or even goes away entirely.

It is true that Apple has made things better, both by increasing the amount of RAM that base model gets, and also by making 256GB the smallest amount of storage you can buy.


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Second developer beta of visionOS 2.2 finally arrives

One day after most of the other developer betas get new builds, visionOS 2.2 turns up for testers using the Apple Vision Pro.


The Apple Vision Pro runs visionOS

On Monday, Apple introduced the third round of developer betas for iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS SZequoia 15.2, it also brought out the second builds of tvOS 18.2 and watchOS 11.2 for testing.

Missing from the group was visionOS 2.2, but it arrived one day later, on Tuesday.


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iOS 18.2 could receive a full public release with Image Playground & ChatGPT on December 9

iOS 18.2 with access to ChatGPT integrations, Image Playground, and Genmoji could finally roll out to the general public on December 9 based on a notice recently posted by a UK carrier.


iOS 18.2 could receive a full public release on December 9.

On Monday, Apple released the third developer beta of iOS 18.2. Along with the various changes and quality-of-life improvements, the software also contains an update for carrier-specific settings.

The third developer beta contains an update for devices using the British carrier EE. The carrier settings shipped with iOS 18.1 and the second developer beta of iOS 18.2 had the version number 59.5.1, while iOS 18.2 developer beta 3 increased the EE carrier settings version to 60.5.2.


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How advanced content caching settings on the Mac works

Advanced configuration parameters control how your Mac stores cached content. Here's how to change the settings.


Content cache settings in macOS Sequoia.

Content caching controls what internet content gets stored locally in macOS when you visit websites and other online servers.

When you visit a site, some of the data (content) gets downloaded and stored locally on your Mac. This is so that if you access that content later, it can be loaded more quickly from the cache - instead of having to make more trips to the internet to fetch it again.


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1 million seeking answers

Portugal Field Leader Givas shares about the May 2017 outreach to religious pilgrims in Fatima.




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Sewing Seeds

Perle, meaning 'pearl' in Malagasy, is a Freedom Climb project in Madagascar that teaches women skills to provide for themselves and their families.




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Baseball transforms lives and communities

The impact of baseball as an outreach tool is growing far beyond the first teams that began nine years ago in Érd.




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Baseball brings the Gospel to local schools

OM Hungary's Sports Team brings baseball and the Gospel to local schools in their now-annual visit to sports classes.




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Baseball Ministry In Hungary

Sports ministry is having an impact on peoples' lives, both young and old. In Hungary its no different with their ever growing Baseball Ministry




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‘You don’t see the plant, but the roots are growing underneath’

Three OM Hungary team members share what they’ve learned while serving as teachers at the International Christian School of Budapest.




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News24 Business | SARS eFiling hijacking: Tax ombud seeks to tap Aussie know-how

SA's tax ombud has had "informal discussions" with its counterpart in Australia over combating refund scams as it investigates the hijacking of eFiling profiles.




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News24 Business | Trump’s incoming trade tirade could cause trouble for SA

SA has been benefitting from a trade pact with the US for almost 25 years. US President-elect Donald Trump might look to change that - but we aren’t sure yet.




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News24 Business | 'We will get shouted at, but we must do it': Mantashe seeks partners for SA's new oil company

Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe, has urged investors to partner with SA's new petroleum company.




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16 people, 12 days, 1 purpose...lives changed!

A group of 16 people from a church in USA sees lives changed during their short-term outreach in Kiel, Germany.




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Freedom Climbers press on for the oppressed

The Freedom Climbers remain encouraged through increasing altitudes and dropping temperatures as they continue upward to Mt. Everest Base Camp and Kala Patthar Peak.




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Goats and second chances

Visits and relief projects transform a family, encouraging them to responsible work though previously they were considered unfit to even care for their children.




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Churches grow from vegetable seeds and well water

What seeds are needed to plant a church? In central Moldova bringing practical help to poor villages results in two church plants taking root.




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Blind eyes, seeing minds

Passionate about making God’s Word available, OM Moldova’s literature ministry offers audio-Bibles to those who cannot read.




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Eagles, geese and real men

Adolescent boys discover what it means to be a real man during OM Moldova’s first boys’ conference, an event expanding OM’s ministry among vulnerable children.




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Trusting God to use you

As they step out in faith, young Moldovan believers on a practical missions training course experience God answering prayer and saving people.




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Bees cause a church to grow

A local believer’s beekeeping business brings growth, not only to plants and to his family’s finances but also to his church and community.




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Indigenous protests cause serious problems for OM Panama

OM Panama team members struggle to continue ministry as the Gnöbe Buglé people protest and bring the country to a halt.




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Class is in session

The OM Panama International Intensive School of Missions re-opens!




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‘I still have goose bumps’

No challenge is too big for God: “His provision gave me goose bumps,” shared Audrey, from Switzerland, about her journey to OM Panama’s Mission Extreme.




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Second-hand furniture and first-hand love

A local church, with the help of the OM team, starts a café ministry in their second-hand shop in Råslätt, Sweden.




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Surprise results when young Christians are godly

How a team of young Christians’ actions and love for each other can impact other people.




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OM sows seeds at National Ploughing Championships

OM Ireland's community outreach team participates in one of Ireland's biggest events: the 2011 National Ploughing Championships in Athy, Co. Kildare from 20 -22 September.




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Light shines on Irish horse fair

An outreach team learns the value of sharing their personal testimonies and what a little light can do to a community.




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Immersed in ministry life

OM Ireland's Immersion team reflects on their first month as interns in churches around Ireland.




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It finally made sense

For Irish teens Nicole and Saoirse, interacting with their church’s Immersion student, Bree, led to an understanding of the gospel.




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Continuing to plant seeds

The opportunity to continue planting gospel seeds keeps drawing short-term outreach participants back to Ireland.




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Woman in Israel finds healing through godly counsel

No matter people’s struggles, the counselling ministry focuses on a right relationship with God as the beginning of the healing process.




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Smiles on the sea shore

Hope of Israel summer outreach team experiences opposition in Tiberius. However, it doesn't keep them from worshipping and sharing about Jesus.




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A blessed batch of cookies

Even a simple thing like baking Christmas cookies can lead to an opportunity for sharing the gospel message.




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Closed doors lead to opportunities

An OM worker rediscovers how God can use a difficult situation to accomplish His purposes.




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Sunset situation

While enjoying the sunset on the beach in Israel, an OM worker has an opportunity to share her faith.




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Why do Jews suffer if they are a chosen people?

A Jewish woman asks a pastor why is there suffering, if they are God's chosen people.




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Fear, insecurity and a zeal for Jezreel

A zeal for the Jezreel Valley overcomes fear and insecurity.




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What do you see in the mirror?

On 20 February, the OM Guatemala team offered a programme on life values and shared the Gospel with nearly 600 children attending a school in Quiché, an indigenous village that was heavily affected by the guerrilla.




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Rains cause tragedy in Central America

After a week of heavy rains in Central America, the area is left in tragedy. OM Guatemala is desperate to help.




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Blessed to be a blessing

A team from Freedom Climb visits a project of OM Guatemala and is a huge blessing to the team and the families involved.




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Bringing hope, help—and dresses—to Cambodia

OM Ships partners with Christian ministries and celebrates four years of service for Logos Hope.




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Family at sea

The story of a Dutch/Finnish family aboard Logos Hope




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A second generation steps out

Name: Sam Castro Home: Pachuca, Mexico Born in: March 1988 Joined OM Ships: September 2013 Previous employment: Veterinarian Current job on board: Shift leader in the book fair




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Powered Up for Future Service!

OM Ships completes the ‘Power Up’ project and re-launches Logos Hope into active ministry.




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The 'bondservant' boys

In the 1980s, two babies were named after OM’s second ship. Both young men are now living out the ethos of the ministry, as servants of Christ.