WWDC 2021 is underway, and picks made last week must be judged. There will be a winner, a loser and probably some changes to the rules of the game.

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Ellen's 'Rickie' Mascot

Ticci Easter Egg?

Cadillac Ticci

iPadOS 15 Preview - Apple

Connected #340: Very Good at Being Computers; Very Bad at Being Humans - Relay FM

Apple Music’s spatial audio is sometimes amazing but mostly inconsistent - The Verge

First Thoughts on Spatial Audio in Apple Music – Birchtree

Keynote Rickies, WWDC 2021 – Rickies.co

WWDC 2021 – Rickipedia

Thoughts on Flexies – Rickipedia

Apple's fancy FaceTime features might be too late to matter – Macworld

WWDC 2021: Shortcuts for Mac – Six Colors

Episode 223: WWDC 2021: Shortcuts for the Mac, iPad Keyboard Navigation, and Developer Tools – AppStories

Meet Shortcuts for macOS - WWDC 2021 - Videos - Apple Developer

Apple Updates App Store Review Guidelines, Says Developers Can Now Appeal Over Perceived Unfair Treatment - MacRumors

Under the Radar #219: WWDC 2021 - Relay FM