Adding Mac mini hubs, adding new emoji, and controversially removing apps on the AppleInsider Podcast

The first major M4 Mac mini hub accessory has just been announced, plus we now know what emoji are coming -- and developers are wondering why Apple has removed controversial apps.

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Links from the Show:

• Leak: what law enforcement can unlock with the 'Graykey' iPhone hacking tool
• Satechi redesigns its hub to fit the new, smaller M4 Mac mini
• iPhones stored for forensic analysis reboot, causing problems
• Apple Vision Pro gets new The Weeknd immersive content & 'Concert for One' series
• Rumors of an Apple-made TV set are back again
• tvOS 18.2 gains new Snoopy screensavers with latest developer beta
• Apple's App Store takedowns over copyright claims continue to annoy developers
• Apple shifts to internal advertising sales for Apple News
• Apple has officially ended its butterfly keyboard repair program for MacBooks
• Bigfoot, apple core emoji may land on iMessage in late 2025
• Finding a social home

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:26) - Using the new Mac mini
• (07:05) - Satechi Mac mini hub
• (10:18) - Police and Graykey
• (14:42) - Apple TV set
• (25:12) - Snoopy
• (33:01) - Removing Musi and TV Time
• (54:03) - New emoji
• (57:32) - Apple Vision Pro
• (01:01:02) - Apple advertising
• (01:04:54) - Bluesky