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The Confidence-in-Westminster Edition Saturday, March 1, 2025

UK Silence Over Apple ‘Back Door’ Is Unsustainable And Unjustifiable, Say Experts, by Alexander Martin, Recorded Future News

The British government’s refusal to either confirm or deny any details about a legal notice targeting Apple’s cryptographic protections for iCloud accounts risks undermining domestic and international confidence in Westminster, experts have warned.

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Apple Account Purchase Migration Tool Now 'Works' In The EU And UK, by Zac Hall, 9to5Mac

Apple has updated its support document for the recently introduced purchase migration tool, removing the EU and UK from the availability exclusion. India is the only remaining region listed where the Apple Account purchase migration tool isn’t offered.

iPhone 16e Stars In Apple's Latest Ad, by Juli Clover, MacRumors

Today is the iPhone 16e's launch day, and Apple has shared a new ad promoting its most affordable iPhone. The short spot features an inflatable air dancer holding an ‌iPhone 16e‌.

Comparing Audio Transcription In Notes, Audio Hijack, And MacWhisper, by Adam Engst, TidBITS

MacWhisper offers the best accuracy, syncs text and audio, and is focused on transcribing audio. While the free version works well enough with audio recorded elsewhere (such as Notes), if you’re serious about transcription, you’ll want the €49 Pro version (with discounts for students, journalists, and non-profits). It can record app audio, offers multiple models for speed and accuracy, can combine segments into sentences, supports batch transcription, transcribes YouTube videos, and much more.

Parallels Desktop 20.2.2, by Agen Schmitz, TidBITS

Parallels has released version 20.2.2 of its Parallels Desktop for Mac virtualization software with a fix for a critical security issue that affects only Intel-based Macs.

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Microsoft Is Shutting Down Skype In Favor Of Teams, by Tom Warren, The Verge

It’s the end of an era. Microsoft is shutting down Skype in May and replacing it with the free version of Microsoft Teams for consumers. Existing Skype users will be able to log in to the Microsoft Teams app and have their message history, group chats, and contacts all automatically available without having to create another account, or they can choose to export their data instead. Microsoft is also phasing out support for calling domestic or international numbers.

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I have never been to Canada. And I have never eaten in Tim Hortons, in Canada.

But I've just had my first taste of donuts from Tim Hortons the other day, on the other side of the globe. It wasn't bad, but I wasn't impressed. And I supposed it is probably not the same in Singapore than in Canada.

Maybe I should have tried the kaya filled donut. I like kaya. And I like donuts. Maybe this would work for me.

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