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The Biggest-Pop Edition Sunday, July 6, 2025

Ed Sheeran, Drake, The Weeknd Lead Apple Music’s Top 500 Streamed Songs Of The Past Decade, by Steven J. Horowitz, Variety

Ed Sheeran, the Weeknd and Drake are just a few of the artists topping Apple Music‘s Top 500 Streamed Songs list, honoring 10 years of the streaming service.

Sheeran’s “Shape of You” is the most-streamed song on the tally, which Apple has been rolling out in batches by the hundred throughout the week. As the No. 1 most-played song globally, “Shape of You” had over 1,000 days where the song reached No. 1 on the all-genre Top Songs chart in at least one country, and upon release, it broke the record for biggest pop song in Apple Music history in worldwide first-day streams.

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Why The Mac Mini Is The Perfect Tiny PC Smart Home Hub, by Tim Brookes, How-To Geek

As someone who uses a MacBook Pro all day, every day; I didn’t realize how much use I’d get out of a cheap used Mac mini. As I build up my smart home ecosystem, I’ve taken to using Apple’s “tiny PC” as a local hub.

Though there are plenty of great choices for your Home Assistant server, the Mac mini just happens to be one of the most versatile. Here’s why.

‘Sequel’ Helps You Keep Track Of Your Favorite Movies And Shows, by Michael Burkhardt, 9to5Mac

Sequel is an all in one app that makes it easy to keep track of all of the movies, TV shows, books, games, and more that you’d like to follow. It packs an intuitive interface and a number of delightful features to make it the ultimate media manager for your iPhone or iPad.

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Apple Rescues Cupertino's Transit Project, by Annalise Freimarck, San Jose Spotlight

Cupertino, in collaboration with VTA and Caltrans, can move forward with the Interstate 280 and Wolfe Road interchange improvement project thanks to a roughly $4 million donation from Apple to bridge the remaining funding gap. The $124-million project was nearly canceled this month due to a funding shortfall. The city and transit agency had exhausted state and federal grant opportunities. But with Apple’s contribution, Cupertino can save the project and mitigate traffic gridlock as hundreds of homes come online.

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Besides this Intel-based Mac mini that I am using right now, I also have devices that I charge with Lightning cables. All of which I still want to continue to use, but I got to have some 'transition' plans back in my mind.

Some of these 'transitions', I am thinking, may mean eliminating particular devices in my life altogether.

I'm probably reaching the phase in my life where I, once again, have more free time than free money.

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Thanks for reading.