Brought to you by Incogni, the easiest way to scrub your personal data from the web.
Apple this morning briefly surpassed Nvidia as the world’s most valuable company, with a market cap of a mere $5.1 trillion (chump change!)
The stock rose to a record $349.55 as the iPhone Duo hit store shelves and crowds lined up to snag the hot handset.
It’s all reminiscent of circa 2011, when throngs camped outside Apple’s retail outlets to grab the latest iPhone.
The crowds aren’t quite as big — but then again, Apple didn’t have a well-oiled preorder system in place back then. There are lots and lots of people who want the Duo on day one.
I have a preorder that’s due for delivery in early December, and I thought about going to downtown San Francisco to take my chances at the flagship Apple Union Square store. But after looking at the socials and seeing the lines all over, I knew it’d be a waste of time.
So now I'm sitting here scanning the socials, seeing all the people showing off their brand-new iPhone Duos, and feeling a bit left out.
It's gonna be a long wait till December, but nothing's going to stop me from obsessively checking stock at my local Apple Stores between now and then, just in case.
Also in today’s newsletter:
This looks very interesting, and I might sign up for the free trial to test it out: The iWork apps are getting a built-in AI assistant.
No doubt you’ve seen headlines about AI-driven security holes in critical internet infrastructure, which, ironically, is happening during Cybersecurity Awareness Month. We’re offering a whopping 58% off Incogni, the easiest way to scrub your personal data from the internet. Use code CULTOFMAC to score the deal.
One of the biggest early complaints about the Duo is the lack of apps optimized for its new shape. But there are quite a few apps that look great on it — here’s the official list.
🔥 DEAL OF THE DAY: Add some whimsy to your charging. Ugreen’s cute robot-themed 65W USB-C charger packs three ports and is nearly 40% off. #affiliate
Today is the iPod’s 25th anniversary. Wow, I feel old.
— Leander Kahney, EIC.
A message from Incogni
Incogni is the first — and only — data removal service to undergo a third-party assessment of its core processes. Deloitte’s Independent Limited Assurance Report confirms that Incogni:
Covers more than 2,420 data brokers and websites with data deletion requests.
Has processed more than 245 million data removal requests on behalf of its customers.
Incogni's Unlimited plan removes your personal information from both public and private data brokers, so scammers and spammers can’t get your sensitive personal info.
Use code CULTOFMAC today to get an exclusive 58% discount on unlimited removals from anywhere that exposes your data.
A message from the Cult of Mac Deals team
iPhone Duo: Does it suck? Cult of Mac podcast #38
Cult of Mac’s buyback program
Tweets of the day
Wallpaper of the day
One more thing ...
The Macintosh lets you sing the way the telephone did. You don’t simply communicate words, you have special print styles and the ability to draw and add pictures to express yourself.
Today’s poll
Anyone getting iPhone Duo FOMO?
Results from yesterday’s poll
Best reader comments
Subscribe to The Weekender — Get the week's best Apple news, reviews and how-tos from Cult of Mac, every Saturday morning. Our readers say: "Thank you guys for always posting cool stuff" -- Vaughn Nevins. "Very informative" -- Kenly Xavier.