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Support for Apple’s Share Item Location feature, introduced with iOS 18.2 last December, continues to expand. Following announcements from airlines like United and Delta last year, Lufthansa Group airlines -- which includes Swiss, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, and Eurowings -- and Virgin Atlantic will now let passengers share the location of missing baggage with their customer support teams, potentially expediting a reunion.

Last month, Satechi confirmed its Mac Mini M4 Stand & Hub would be available starting on February 17th, 2025, but it turns out you won’t have to wait that long. The hub is available now through Satechi’s online store for $99.99, with free two day shipping in the US.

Apple’s mystery-packed thriller Surface returns on February 21st, and the second season’s first trailer promises — you guessed it — even more mysteries.

In his Power On newsletter, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman writes that the PowerBeats Pro 2 earbuds are preparing to launch on February 11th, with heart-rate monitoring as previously rumored, and also about a new iCloud feature.

Despite Epic’s disagreements with Apple, it also wants to bring Unreal Engine on Apple platforms to “feature parity with Windows,” according to a blog post.

The fictional self-help book, written by Michael Chernus’ character Ricken Hale in Severance, played an important role in the series’ first season. If you’ve wanted to read more, Apple has released the first eight chapters of The You You Are as a 39-page ebook and an hour-long audiobook narrated by Chernus, as spotted by MacRumors. Both versions are available to download through Apple Books now for free.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy was “involved in the decision,” The Wall Street Journal reports. Apple, which pulled ads from X after Elon Musk made antisemitic posts, is has also apparently “had discussions about testing out ads on the platform.”

After taking a break from the promotion last year, T-Mobile is once again giving away free MLS Season Pass access to “qualified T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile customers,” Apple has announced.

The new version of Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp -- free of in-app purchases -- debuted last December at $9.99 for a limited time.