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â„ Facebook and Googleâs Alleged Collaboration to Fight Privacy
Twelve U.S...Twelve U.S...
The iPod Turns Twenty
Roger Cheng, CNet: When Apple executive Jon Rubinstein, who had been tasked with creating a music player, came knocking in early 2001, [Tony] Fadel...Roger Cheng, CNet: When Apple executive Jon Rubinstein, who had been tas...
Boston Startup Develops Worst Imaginable Way to Get a Cup of Coffee
Albert Burneko, Defector: In other words, just to get to the point at which your freezer has a Cometeer-brand flash-frozen puck of concentrated bre...Albert Burneko, Defector: In other words, just to get to the point at wh...
On the Much Improved State of Macintosh Hardware
Quentin Carnicelli, of Rogue Amoeba: Iâm not sure who exactly deserves the credit at Apple for all these improvements, but my hat is off to you, wh...Quentin Carnicelli, of Rogue Amoeba: Iâm not sure who exactly deserves t...
FTC Staff Report Finds Many U.S. ISPs Collect and Share a Wealth of Customer Usage Data
From the U.S...From the U.S...
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Mashable: Mondayâs Product Launch Was the âWorst Apple Event Everâ
Chris Taylor, in a Mashable article that will age with all the grace of a freshly cut avocado: But the fun came to a screeching halt during Mondayâ...Chris Taylor, in a Mashable article that will age with all the grace of ...
Exile From Dongletown
Jason Snell reacts to Appleâs newfound port generosity: If Mac laptops come in eras, one just ended...Jason Snell reacts to Appleâs newfound port generosity: If Mac laptops c...
Defaults Matter
Joanna Stern, of Wall Street Journal, in an article about the importance of default settings: Facebook offers a âRecentâ or chronological feed, but...Joanna Stern, of Wall Street Journal, in an article about the importance...
Benjamin Button Reviews the New MacBook Pro
Maciej CegĆowski: Gone is the gimmicky TouchBar, gone are the four USB-C ports that forced power users to carry a suitcase full of dongles...Maciej CegĆowski: Gone is the gimmicky TouchBar, gone are the four USB-C...
Safari 15 Watch: Old Tabs Edition
Jason Snell: Itâs official: As of the latest macOS Monterey beta â version 12.0.1, which makes me wonder if theyâve locked version 12...Jason Snell: Itâs official: As of the latest macOS Monterey beta â versi...
Facebook Teases Upcoming Investigation Into Documents Leaked From Facebook
Facebookâs John Pinette, VP of communications, in a Twitter thread:1 Right now 30+ journalists are finishing up a coordinated series of articles ba...Facebookâs John Pinette, VP of communications, in a Twitter thread:1 Rig...
Apple Introduces a Siri-Only Apple Music Plan
Maybe the oddest thing Apple introduced today is this $5 per month Siri-only Apple Music plan: The Apple Music Voice Plan will be available later t...Maybe the oddest thing Apple introduced today is this $5 per month Siri-...
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger Hopes to Win Back Appleâs Business
Maybe you also thought about this interview, published last night, during todayâs short event, and are currently wondering what Tim Cook should wri...Maybe you also thought about this interview, published last night, durin...
Visual Studio and Teams Get More Native
Faisal Khan: The senior vice president of Microsoft Teams announced that Teams would be moving to their own Edge Webview2 Rendering Engine ditching...Faisal Khan: The senior vice president of Microsoft Teams announced that...
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âThe Problem With Jon Stewartâ
Maybe it is reflective of my age, but Jon Stewartâs interpretation of the âDaily Showâ has always held a special place for me...Maybe it is reflective of my age, but Jon Stewartâs interpretation of th...
Missouri Governor Vows Criminal Prosecution of Reporter Who Found SSNs Exposed in Public Website Source
Josh Renaud, St...Josh Renaud, St...
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âPLEASE. Un-Fuck This Show. Sent From My iPadâ
Observers of Steve Jobsâ work ethic and email style may notice some similarities in Tom Vitaleâs recollection of working with Anthony Bourdain...Observers of Steve Jobsâ work ethic and email style may notice some simi...
Google Is Moving Its iOS Apps Toward Platform UI Conventions and Away From Material Design
Jeff Verkoeyen runs Googleâs design team for products on Appleâs platforms: So at the beginning of this year, my team began a deep evaluation of wh...Jeff Verkoeyen runs Googleâs design team for products on Appleâs platfor...
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Social Networks Should Be Interoperable
Dan Froomkin: The concept is known in tech circles as âinteroperability,â âcompetitive interoperability,â or âadversarial interoperability...Dan Froomkin: The concept is known in tech circles as âinteroperability,...
Some Popular VPNs and VPN Review Sites Are Owned by Kape Technologies
Brian X Chen, New York Times: I learned this the hard way. For several years, I subscribed to a popular VPN service called Private Internet Access...Brian X Chen, New York Times: I learned this the hard way...
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â„ Zuckerberg Zags
Shortly after the Wall Street Journal began publishing âThe Facebook Filesâ last month, a series of articles based on leaked internal research docu...Shortly after the Wall Street Journal began publishing âThe Facebook Fil...
Google AMP Links are Currently Not Appearing for iOS 15 Users Because of a âBugâ
Jeff Johnson: For the past several days at least, Google search results have not included AMP links on iOS 15, but they still include AMP links on ...Jeff Johnson: For the past several days at least, Google search results ...
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A Decade Later, Steve Jobs Is Still Paving Appleâs Path to Success
Steve Jobs died ten years ago yesterday...Steve Jobs died ten years ago yesterday...
Facebook Releases More Details About the Cause of Yesterdayâs Six-Hour Outage
Santosh Janardhan, VP of engineering and infrastructure at Facebook: This was the source of yesterdayâs outage...Santosh Janardhan, VP of engineering and infrastructure at Facebook: Thi...
Siriâs Ten-Year Anniversary Is a Reminder of Appleâs Wasted Head Start
James Vincent, the Verge: A decade later, the sheen has worn off Siriâs star...James Vincent, the Verge: A decade later, the sheen has worn off Siriâs ...
Users Can Now Report Scams and Frauds in the App Store
Earlier this year, I was among many people who reacted to Kosta Eleftheriouâs documentation of App Store scams...Earlier this year, I was among many people who reacted to Kosta Elefther...
Safari Bookmarks, History, and iCloud Tabs Are All End-to-End Encrypted
SoleSolace on Reddit, via Sami Fathi of MacRumors: Safari Bookmarks are now listed as end-to-end encrypted on Appleâs iCloud security overview...SoleSolace on Reddit, via Sami Fathi of MacRumors: Safari Bookmarks are ...
Siri Regressions and Bugs in iOS 15
Apple: Starting with the customer release of iOS 15, iPadOS 15, macOS Monterey, tvOS 15, and watchOS 8 this fall, some SiriKit intent domains will ...Apple: Starting with the customer release of iOS 15, iPadOS 15, macOS Mo...
I Guess People Really Hate AMP
Amplosion, which launched last week with the release of iOS 15, has reached the top paid app position in the App Storeâs Utilities category...Amplosion, which launched last week with the release of iOS 15, has reac...
Why Does the iPhone Still Use Lightning?
John Gruber: The sub-head on Gartenbergâs piece is âThe iPhone doesnât have USB-C for a reasonâ...John Gruber: The sub-head on Gartenbergâs piece is âThe iPhone doesnât h...
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