SJ262: Apple plays hardball, Spotify steps in it, Microsoft squeals, N. Korea gets a time out, more!

The slow news cycle is over, cadets, and it's all thanks to "Spot(ify) the new gaffe Joe Rogan has to clumsily apologize for!" Congress wants sideloading, Apple Music's trial gets shorter, and North Korea gets hacked back ... and much more! https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/03/senate-judiciary-advances-bill-that-would-force-apple-to-allow-ios-side-loading https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/04/apple-cuts-commission-by-3-for-dutch-apps-using-third-party-payments https://9to5mac.com/2022/02/01/spotify-has-a-podcast-problem/ Related: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/india-arie-joe-rogan-n-word-spotify-battle-1235087663/ https://www.reuters.com/article/apple-lawsuit-waterresistance-idUSKBN2K72AU Related: https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/04/apple-broadcom-win-new-damages-trial-in-11b-caltech-patent-case https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/02/apple-tops-most-admired-companies-list-for-15th-year-in-a-row https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/04/apple-targeting-date-near-march-8-for-iphone-se-ipad-air-spring-keynote https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/05/fujifilm-works-on-camera-firmware-to-fix-bug-affecting-macos-users https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/01/a-rare-1979-steve-jobs-business-card-is-up-for-auction-in-mid-february https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/02/no-apple-isnt-making-a-paired-wedding-ring-set-to-spy-on-a-spouse https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/04/apple-music-cuts-free-trial-period-from-three-months-to-one-month https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/05/all-female-apple-developer-academy-in-saudi-arabia-opens-to-students https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/04/amazon-prime-raising-annual-subscription-to-139 https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/05/amazon-in-talks-to-purchase-fitness-equipment-producer-peloton https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/03/facebook-rebuilding-ad-platform-due-to-app-tracking-transparency-data-laws https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/01/microsoft-says-that-if-apple-isnt-stopped-now-its-antitrust-behavior-will-just-get-worse https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/04/creative-tiktok-user-converts-an-ibook-g3-into-ipad-case https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/01/motor-trend-reimagines-the-apple-car-sees-autonomous-rideshare-in-apples-future https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/04/michigan-toddler-dials-911-on-apple-watch https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/01/apple-watch-saves-mans-life-after-hard-fall-from-an-electric-bike https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/02/02/connecticut-man-caught-placing-an-airtag-for-stalking https://www.wired.com/story/north-korea-hacker-internet-outage