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Today’s Apple Insider Roundup
Reboot: Apple TV, Ive style, and quantified cat poop
Kicking off the weekly “Reboot” column here on AppleInsider, Apple TV got a bunch of high-profile show updates, Jony Ive’s Ferrari design was previewed and landed with a mixed reception, and Malcolm deals with the weirdness of app-controlled cat toilets.
Reboot is a new weekly column (editor’s note, that will run on Sundays going forward) covering some of the lighter stories within the Apple reality distortion field from the past seven days.
Let’s get your week off to a good start, shall we? Enjoy your day off if you get one since I don’t, and surely the mattress, car, and furniture sales associated with Presidents’ Day can save you a few bucks.
Apple is having an event on March 4, maybe for iPhone 17e & M5 MacBook Pro
It’s not clear yet what this is for, but Apple is having an invite-only event not at Apple Park, but instead a joint event in New York City, London, and Shanghai on March 4. It might be time for all those M5 MacBook Pro, iPad, and iPhone 17e rumors to come true.
We’re curious what this is about. Apple doesn’t typically have big product releases in New York City, let alone also in London and Shanghai simultaneously. They want to show something off, that’s for sure.
That said, it may not necessarily be a major announcement. There is no sign of any streaming activity for the event, which reduces the chances of it being a big hardware release.
'Tehran' producer Dana Eden dies during filming
Dana Eden, a producer working on the Apple TV espionage drama “Tehran,” has been found dead while filming for the show in Greece.
Filming of the fourth season of spy thriller Tehran was underway when Eden was discovered in an Athens hotel on Sunday. Discovered by her brother, Eden’s death is being treated as a suicide initially, with an investigation underway to determine what happened to her.
Israeli public broadcaster Kan, which produces the show along with Apple TV, called Eden a senior figure in Israel’s television industry, reports Deadline. She played a central role in creating some of Kan’s major productions in her career.
Government overreach must be fought said Apple, ten years ago today
On February 16, 2016, Apple published a statement it knew would be criticized, and laid out the reasons it would not bow to unfair government pressure. We’re apparently in a very different world today.
Ten years ago on February 16, 2016, Apple drew a line in the sand. The FBI had cleverly and even callously timed an attack on the firm to take advantage of public outrage over the San Bernardino shootings.
Fourteen people had been murdered in a terrorist attack in California’s San Bernardino in December 2015. By February 2016, then FBI director James Comey told senators that they had one of the killers’ phones that they hadn’t been able to open.
Who is Sabih Khan, Apple's Chief Operating Officer and potential CEO
Sabih Khan is the chief operating officer at Apple, but while he has been in the role for less than a year, his tenure at Apple has lasted for decades. Here’s all you need to know about the guy in charge of Apple’s operations.
When it comes to Apple executives, Sabih Khan is probably one of the lesser-known personalities. While CEO Tim Cook is famous, as are other managerial members like Craig Federighi and predecessor Jeff Williams, Khan has been less prominent in the company so far.
That is in part due to having only been COO for the organization for a very short period of time compared to his executive peers. As he spends more time in the prominent role, he will become more well-known outside of the company, but it will take a while for him to become more established.
End of today’s Apple Insider roundup.
