214: Nobody Seems to Know Anything

What is going on with Businessweek's report that servers (including Apple's) got hacked by China? Apple, Amazon, and U.S. and UK agencies flat-out say it didn't happen. Jason uses his decades of experience in journalism to make some guesses about what might be going on. We also tackle a 9to5 Mac report with more exciting details about new iPad Pro models, which may come with their own special ticket to Dongletown. And in Upstream news, everyone's looking for the next Game of Thrones, which is really good news if you're the author of a series of fantasy novels.

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California - Wikipedia

Apple Pay Cash Likely to Launch in Europe Imminently - Mac Rumors

Amazon has greenlit an adaptation of Robert Jordan’s fantasy epic The Wheel of Time - The Verge

Netflix is developing adaptations of The Chronicles of Narnia - The Verge

TV Talk Machine - a podcast from The Incomparable

The Good Cop (TV Series 2018– ) - IMDb

'The Good Cop' Review | Hollywood Reporter

Apple reportedly in talks with British Telecom over pay-TV plans - 9to5Mac

Exclusive: iPad Pro Face ID details, 4K HDR video over USB-C, AirPods-like Apple Pencil 2 pairing, more - 9to5Mac

The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies - Bloomberg

What Businessweek got wrong about Apple - Apple

‎Launch Center Pro on the App Store

Myke Hurley (@imyke) • Instagram photos and videos

Jason Snell (@jsnell) • Instagram photos and videos

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