Apple has unveiled significant updates for Windows users, introducing new standalone applications for Apple Music, Apple TV, and a Device management app specifically designed for Windows 10 and later versions. These apps aim to enhance the user experience by providing specialized music and TV access functions and iPhone management, including backups, data syncing, and iOS updates. Although iTunes for Windows will still be available for audiobooks and podcasts, and it is compatible with PCs that cannot run the new apps, Apple recommends shifting to these modern solutions for a better and more focused user experience. The move departs from the all-encompassing iTunes software, reflecting Apple’s strategy to offer tailored services through distinct applications.

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In this episode of Geek News Central, host Todd Cochrane discusses a range of topics, starting with the recent updates by Apple for Windows users. Apple has introduced standalone applications for Apple Music, Apple TV, and device management for Windows 10 and beyond, while still keeping iTunes available for audiobooks and podcasts. Todd highlights the significance of this shift for iPhone and Windows users and breaks down the details of the three new applications. He talks about numerous other topics, including Google One AI Premium, new features in Google Maps and Google’s Family Link, robotics call regulations by the FCC, ESPN’s upcoming streaming service, and changes in the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory workforce.

Todd also touches on improving cyber security systems to tackle AI-powered phishing attacks, a new Google Pixel tablet, and leaked iPhone 16 battery rumors. He discusses a SpaceX launch of NASA’s environmental research satellite and the troubling rise in ransomware payments. Uber’s significant financial turnaround is also covered, having moved from substantial losses to a profitable year.

Furthermore, Todd chats about the backlash against an Uber Eats Super Bowl ad, preparations for watching April’s total solar eclipse, and Spotify’s financial payouts to the music industry. He sheds light on a lawsuit over the EU’s fee for policing content, OpenAI’s steps to prevent harm from AI misuse, and intriguing research on teaching AI to learn like human infants.

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• 11:11–An ESPN streaming service
  
• 11:54–Google made some improvements to Family Link
  
• 13:27–The Mandalorian
  
• 14:28–Email attacks on businesses tripled in 2023
  
• 15:37–NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory announces layoffs
  
• 17:18–A Google Maps redesign
  
• 18:10–How to get better service
  
• 19:39–Google debuts a pilot program in Singapore
  
• 21:11–LastPass warns users
  
• 21:53–Apple and Samsung
  
• 23:13–A security flaw in a popular smart helmet
  
• 08:08–Robocalls that are generated by AI
  
• 24:14–Disney + just lost millions of users
  
• 24:58–Google Pixel Tablet 2 is on the way
  
• 25:57–iPhone 16 battery rumors
  
• 26:46–SpaceX launches a billion-dollar research satellite
  
• 04:49–iTunes near death on Windows
  
• 27:53–Ransomware payments hit a milestone
  
• 28:38–Uber ends the year in the black
  
• 29:22–An Uber Eats ad criticized 
  
• 30:56–The countdown begins for a total solar eclipse
  
• 31:27–A look at AI use in Indonesia
  
• 32:56–Apple releases an AI model
  
• 33:59–A three-row electric SUV
  
• 06:14–Google One AI Premium
  
• 34:34–Spotify paid billions to the music industry
  
• 35:45Cybersecurity duo stole millions from possibly Apple
  
• 36:24–Meta and TikTok sue
  
• 37:24–OpenAI creates a new team
  
• The new AI Safety Institute Consortium 
  
• 38:15–AI experiment with babies
  

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