WilliamM

Taiwan is introducing new regulations which may affect what TSMC is allowed to build in the US. Only the previous generation of processing technology will be allowed for export.

Taiwan moves to tighten control over TSMC's advanced chip exports and overseas investments

There is also a problem with Firewall disabling Airplay in macOS Sequoia. Here are some discussions about the problem:

• Problems with Airplay on Apple TV3 after upgrading to Sequoia 15.0
• AirPlay not connecting after macOS Sequoia 15.2 update
• Screen Mirroring over Airplay no longer working on MacOS 15.2
  

The solution in all three discussions is to disable Firewall, set up the Airplay connection and then re-enable Firewall. The Airplay connection continues to work after Firewall is re-enabled but any new connection requires disabling it again. This is very inconvenient but at least it is a workaround.

I do not see a lot of discussion about this problem which suggests either Airplay from macOS is not used very much or it is something else on the computers which is causing the problem. If it is the latter I would be very interested to know what I can change to remove the problem.

I gave up on Apple TV+ because it did not have enough to keep me interested. Some of the shows were good but many did not interest me or I thought they were rubbish. Even if many people say a series or film is "superb" that does not mean I will enjoy it. I felt I was watching mediocre stuff just because I was paying the subscription.

AppleInsider said:

And then no streamer can ever take away from Apple TV+ the fact that it was the first, and remains the only, one to win a Best Picture Oscar. It got that Academy Award for "CODA," which like all of Apple's shows remains available to watch.

As I understand things, Apple bought the distribution rights for CODA after the film had been made. They did not commission it. What did Apple contribute to winning the Oscar? Would it not have won if it had been distributed in a different way?

As a sort of disclaimer or full disclosure: I have no other streaming subscriptions and have never tried any others. Maybe they are no better despite having a lot of content.

AppleInsider said:

To check whether your carrier automatically supports RCS, you should open Settings, then General, and then About. If you scroll down to the SIM/Network section, you will see an option called Carrier.

On my iPhone (in Europe with iOS 18.1) the option is called Network Provider not Carrier.

Will this offer anything outside the USA?