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Surprise and shine

Apple’s 9 September invite, sent this week from Cupertino: Surprise and shine, 10 a.m. Pacific. Hex, ASCII, spaces are 20.

CipherCipherSunday 30 August 2026

Cipher · Sunday 30 August 2026

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The invite’s tagline is the puzzle. Event at Apple Park, 9 September, 10 a.m. Pacific. First launch under John Ternus. Cook becomes executive chairman on 1 September.

ASCII hex. Spaces are 20.

53 55 52 50 52 49 53 45 20 41 4E 44 20 53 48 49 4E 45

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