MacBreak Weekly 705

This Week's Stories:

• Movie studios releasing first-run movies direct-to-stream to fight coronavirus
• Streaming services, online concerts, and Sick Burn on the roof
• Lots of leaks and rumors, but will Apple release anything soon?
• WWDC 2020 will be online-only
• Apple is donating $Millions, hoping to help
• 7 Bay Area counties issue shelter-in-place orders
• Apple launches new Powerbeats 4 headphones - Lory has an early review
• Apple stores are closed. Here's hoping there are alternate ways to get your Apple products fixed.
• Is Tim Cook sick? Uncertainty crashes Apple stock
• Apple TV+ shows shutting down production
• Apple TV and other streaming services offering great deals on streaming entertainment
• Apple Card offers users to skip March payment
• iOS 13.4 did not come out today. What happened?
• How is Apple dealing with privacy, security, and secrecy with all its workers at home?
• Apple NOT working on an "Apple Prime" TV+Music+News bundle
• Sacre Bleu! Apple fined $1.2 billion in France
• Apple pays $454 million to patent troll VirnetX
• Patent troll tries to shut down coronavirus tests
• iPhone 9 + iPhone 12 rumor alert! bigger screens and faster processors
• Apple patents an iMac with a built-in projector

Picks of the Week:

• Leo's Pick: iBoy retro toy figure from Classicbot
• Andy's Pick 1: Joyce DiDonato streams "Werther" excerpts from her living room
• Andy's Pick 2: Free Korg and Moog apps this week
• Rene's Pick: EDITH
• Lory's Pick: Animal Crossing / Doom Eternal crossover memes

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Links

• Universal Is Releasing Movies in Theaters and at Home on the Same Day
• Universal Is Releasing Movies in Thamc Theatres to Close All U.S. Locations Until May or June - Will Release Movies on Amc Movie
• Take Control of Working from Home Temporarily
• The Metropolitan Opera Nightly Opera Stream
• Apple’s WWDC 2020 Kicks off in June With an All-New Online Format
• Apple: “Our retail stores are closed until further notice.”
• Apple Explains How Returns and Repairs Will Work While Its Retail Stores Are Closed
• Apple Reopens All 42 China Stores After Virus Closures
• Tim Cook, Eddy Cue Exposed to Coronavirus at Birthday Party
• Apple's Stock Has Plunged 25% in Just Over One Month Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
• Apple’s Cook Offers Work From Home This Week to Many Global Employees
• Apple Card Holders Reportedly Allowed to Skip March Payment Due to Coronaivirus
• Apple Accidentally Listed Four New Ipad Pro Models on Its Website
• The New $149 Powerbeats Earphones Are Here, Boasting 15 hours of Battery Life
• Apple Park Employees Told to Shelter in Place as San Francisco Enacts Coronavirus Lockdown
• Apple TV+ Show 'Foundation' Suspends Its Irish Filming Over Coronavirus
• Uma Thurman's Apple TV+ Show 'Suspicion' Is the Latest to See Filming Halt
• Apple Combats Social Distancing With Huge Movie Bundle Sale From $10, More Starting at $1
• iOS 13.4 Could Be Released on March 17
• Silicon Valley Was First to Send Workers Home. It’s Been Messy.
• Apple Fined a Record $1.2 Billion by French Antitrust Authorities
• Apple Has Paid the $454 Million It Owes to Patent Troll Virnetx
• Apple Music Reaches New Deals With Major Labels Sans “Apple Prime” Bundle Agreement
• Apple A14 in 'iPhone 12' Said to Be as Fast as the iPad Pro (Almost Identical in Multicore; 50% Faster in Single-Core)
• New Patent Shows iMac With Built-In Projector
• Apple Patents Mouse That Can Change Shape and Give Feedback
• iBoy Retro Toy Figure From Classicbot
• Joyce Didonato Streams "Werther" Excerpts From Her Living Room
• Free Korg and Moog Apps This Week
• EDITH
• Animal Crossing / Doom Eternal Crossover Memes