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| Jack Nicas / New York Times: |
Apple reverses policy on parental control apps, letting them use MDM and VPN technologies if they don't sell, use, or disclose any data to third parties — SAN JOSE, Calif. — Over the past year, Apple purged iPhone apps that helped people limit the amount of time they and their children spent …
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Gizmodo, CNET, TechCrunch, iPhone in Canada Blog, Thurrott, Business Insider, and MacDailyNews
Tweets: @jacknicas, @matthewstoller, @simonvandorpe, and @businessinsider
| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
iOS 13 includes a redesigned volume HUD that starts as a bulbous slider and shrinks down to a more discreet thin line — iOS 13 finally includes a redesigned volume HUD. The new volume slider sits on the left side of the screen where the volume up and down buttons are.| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
iOS 13 will let users automatically send unknown or spam callers to voicemail, using “Siri intelligence” to recognize numbers from Contacts, Mail, and Messages — Calls from unknown numbers will be automatically sent to voicemail — Apple is taking a new step to combat spam calls in iOS 13.
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9to5Mac, KnowTechie, Cult of Mac, iDownloadBlog.com, How-To Geek, AppleInsider, and SlashGear
Tweets: @badeen and @chriswelch
| Andrew O'Hara / AppleInsider: |
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| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Apple debuts Sign In with Apple service, which masks info like email addresses, for iOS and non-iOS apps and web; mandatory for iOS apps using 3rd-party logins — Apple's new third-party login system will focus on user privacy, preventing user tracking. Tim Cook tells CBS News the move …
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| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
At WWDC 2019, Apple showed it's truly transforming into a privacy-as-a-service company with its single sign-on service and iOS 13's camera and location updates — Apple shared plenty of news today at its WWDC 2019 annual developer conference, but a few of the announcements early on are potentially … | Washington Post: |
House lawmakers announce a sweeping antitrust investigation of big tech that will touch Facebook, Google, and others, with potential CEO testimony, depositions — House Democrats plan a sweeping review of Facebook, Google and other technology giants to determine if they've become so large …
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| Ashley Gold / The Information: |
As regulators ramp up antitrust scrutiny of Google, the company's global policy team is still adapting to a sweeping reorganization, with key roles unfilled — As regulators ramp up their antitrust scrutiny of Google, the tech giant's global policy team is still adapting … | Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
SEC is suing Kik for allegedly running an unregistered securities sale when it launched an ICO for its kin token in 2017 — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is suing Kik for allegedly running an unregistered securities sale when it launched an initial coin offering (ICO) for its kin token in 2017.
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Firefox starts blocking third-party cookies by default and brings its Lockbox password manager to the desktop, rebranding it as Lockwise — Mozilla today announced a slew of privacy improvements. The company has turned on Enhanced Tracking Protection, which blocks cookies from third-party trackers in Firefox, by default.
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Tweets: @johnwilander, @disconnectme, @epro, @firefox, @stshank, and @jason_kint
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Spotify Stations, a lightweight listening app offering easy access to curated playlists, has arrived in the US after initially launching in Australia last year — Spotify Stations, the streaming service's lightweight listening app offering easy access to curated playlists … | Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Bird will start testing the Bird Cruiser, a two-seater electric bike with an LCD display that can show route progress and other trip details, this summer — Bird, the Santa Monica, California-based mobility startup that in May unveiled Bird One, a $1,299 e-scooter architected with …
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TechCrunch, Engadget, TechCrunch, CNET, The Verge, Mashable, and Boing Boing
| Eustance Huang / CNBC: |
Report: SoftBank is facing challenges in raising $100B for Vision Fund II after facing a lukewarm response from some of the world's largest investors — KEY POINTS — In a bid to raise $100 billion for its next fund, Japanese conglomerate SoftBank has faced a lukewarm reception …
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
YouTube bans kids from live-streaming video unless accompanied by an adult, after a NYT report about YouTube's recommendation algorithm for posted videos — NY Digital Editor @https://twitter.com/xpangler FOLLOW — YouTube is taking additional steps to restrict the possibility that children … | Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Apple reveals iPadOS with new home screen widgets, an improved Files app with a column view and USB support, multiple windows for the same app, and new gestures — Another step toward laptop-like tasks — “We have some big changes coming to iPad,” says Craig Federighi, Apple's software chief.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
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Tweets: @stroughtonsmith, @stroughtonsmith, @stroughtonsmith, @stroughtonsmith, @mcwm, and @starfire2258
| The Verge: |
First look at the Mac Pro with its shiny stainless steel build, feet on the bottom that can be replaced with wheels, easily-accessible parts via a handle twist — It's still just a rectangle, but that's great — We just had a chance to look at the Mac Pro in a soothing hands-on area …
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MacRumors, Gizmodo, 9to5Mac, Digital Trends, ZDNet, TechCrunch, and Cult of Mac
Tweets: @backlon and @chillmage
| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
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Apple, Axios, Stratechery, iMore, The Verge, 9to5Mac, ZDNet, Digital Photography Review, Mashable, PC Gamer, MacDailyNews, Redmond Pie, Macworld, iDownloadBlog.com, Android Authority, Forbes, PCWorld, TechSpot, Bitcoinist.com, iPhone Hacks, Cult of Mac, Gearburn, and Memeburn
Tweets: @panzer, @mkbhd, @panzer, @anshelsag, @dillonfrancis, @jayztwocents, @reneritchie, @marcoarment, @apple, @vladsavov, @maxrogo, @sdw, @tqbf, @siracusa, @ijustine, @austinnotduncan, @sandofsky, @richdemuro, @bzamayo, @sdw, @gartenberg, @techledes, @techledes, @dbreunig, @dcseifert, @reneritchie, @kfury, and @dbreunig
| Dami Lee / The Verge: |
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| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Apple breaks up iTunes, creates separate Podcasts, TV, and Music apps for macOS — Three dedicated apps — The iTunes era is over. During its annual developers conference today, Apple announced that it's breaking iTunes up into three separate macOS apps: Podcasts, TV, and Music.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
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Apple, Apple Support, 9to5Mac, TIME, VentureBeat, NPR, KnowTechie, TechCrunch, Fast Company, Memeburn, and The Verge
Tweets: @backlon, @leolaporte, @triketora, @joannastern, and @iconredesign
| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Cybersecurity veteran Imperva acquires Arlington-based Distil Networks, which had raised ~$60M to date and helps thwart bot attacks — Security software veteran Imperva has announced plans to acquire Distil Networks, a cybersecurity startup specializing in blocking bot attacks on websites, mobile apps, and APIs.
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FinSMEs, ZDNet, TechCrunch, and DevOps.com
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