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   ExtraBITS for 19 June 2017

   TidBITS Staff

   Apple Music is now offering a cheaper annual subscription, Ars Technica
   takes a look at macOS 10.13 High Sierra's underpinnings, and Jeff Bezos
   just spent more at Whole Foods than you ever will.

   [1]Apple Music Adds $99 Annual Subscription Option -- An individual
   Apple Music subscription costs $9.99 per month ($119.88 per year), but
   you can now save about 20 percent with Apple's new $99 annual
   subscription. For some people, not having to account for monthly credit
   card charges will be an added bonus. Apple has made the new option a
   bit hard to find, but 9to5Mac explains how to get it. Unfortunately,
   Apple doesn't yet offer an annual subscription for family or student
   plans.

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   [3]Under High Sierra's Hood -- As a refinement update, macOS 10.13 High
   Sierra doesn't seem to offer much over 10.12 Sierra, but there's a lot
   going on beneath the surface. Ars Technica's Andrew Cunningham takes a
   deep dive into the foundational improvements coming to High Sierra,
   including the APFS filesystem, the HEVC video and HEIF image formats,
   and the Metal 2 graphics API. Although most users won't likely even
   realize these technologies are in play, they should make your Mac
   faster and more efficient.

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   [5]Amazon to Buy Whole Foods for $13.7 Billion -- Amazon has stunned
   the financial and tech worlds by announcing that it will acquire
   upscale grocer Whole Foods for an eye-popping $13.7 billion. We already
   knew that Amazon was testing automated convenience stores without
   cashiers, but the company has even larger ambitions. It seems likely
   that Amazon bought Whole Foods as a way of gaining access to 431 prime
   retail distribution centers. Internet wags have suggested that Jeff
   Bezos accidentally purchased Whole Foods through a muddled conversation
   with his Amazon Echo and just decided to roll with it.

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References

   1. https://9to5mac.com/2017/06/19/apple-music-annual-subscription-option/
   2. http://tidbits.com/article/17301#comments
   3. https://arstechnica.com/apple/2017/06/macos-high-sierra-tech-preview-a-quick-look-at-the-stuff-you-cant-see/
   4. http://tidbits.com/article/17300#comments
   5. http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2281414
   6. http://tidbits.com/article/17299#comments

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