PRMac is alive and kicking, more — Apple World Today

° Ted Lasso and Boys State have both launched on the Apple TV+ streaming service.

° Apple has registered the domain name AppleOriginalProductions.com, according to a WHOIS record discovered by MacRumors.

° AppleInsider notes that North Dakota, Wyoming and Alabama this week rolled out or announced the imminent rollout of coronavirus contact tracing apps built using Apple and Google’s Exposure Notification application programming interface.

° ° As noted by 9to5Mac, Apple has brought back its extended Apple Music trial offer for students. For a limited time, eligible college students who are new Apple Music subscribers will receive 6 months of the service for free.

° Shelly Brisbin was the featured guest on a recent edition of MacVoices Live!, where she joined David Ginsburg, Frank Petrie and host Chuck Joiner. Shelly was installing the iOS 14 beta live to prepare to research the next edition of her book, iOS Access for All. They discussed backups and betas, the new iMacs and why she prefers the smaller screen models, and the “gorilla arms” problem with a touchscreen iMac. (Part 1 of 2)

° Bloomberg notes that Facebook has joined a growing list of developers to publicly criticize Apple over its revenue-sharing policy for in-app purchases, suggesting the iPhone maker’s fee structure is hurting small businesses during a global pandemic.