Subj : iPhone Air rumors ¨, TikTok in limbo ¨, open source AI beats o1 ¨ To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Tue Jan 21 2025 11:39:15 --k0bGx8kc Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The iPhone Air may mark the biggest design shift for the line in many yea= rs. 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