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This week on AI: AirPods are go, Cook meets Trump, Apple's 'TV' app goes live & more

Apple got busy before the Christmas holidays, releasing several software updates, and its long-delayed wireless AirPods. CEO Tim Cook meanwhile attended a summit with U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump, meeting privately for another discussion afterward.

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Everything you need to know:

  • AirPods are finally available to order, but now take up to six weeks to ship > >
  • Apple released iOS 10.2 & tvOS 10.1, both with the new "TV" app > >
  • watchOS 3.1.1 was pulled after users complained about it bricking their Apple Watches > >
  • Cook scored a close seat to Presisdent-Elect Trump at a summit of tech executives > >
  • Apple's W1-equipped BeatsX earbuds won't ship until February > >
  • Nintendo's Super Mario Run launched on the iOS App Store > >
  • macOS 10.12.2 was released with an assortment of improvements and fixes > >

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