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Apr 2024
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No more hiding your Blue Check on X, Tay...

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X won’t let users hide their blue checks anymore … Taylor Swift’s music is back on TikTok … and Apple may start releasing AI-centric, M4-powered Macs later this year.  It's Friday, April 12th and this is Engadget News.

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