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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Apple says it's moving to its own Apple Silicon chips for Macs over the next two years, promising better performance, with “Rosetta 2” for app compatibility — Apple's first ARM-based Mac will be available later this year — Apple is officially moving to its own silicon chips for some of its Mac hardware.
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Apple, Six Colors, VentureBeat, Appleosophy, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, InfoWorld, TechPP, Macworld, Gotta Be Mobile, TheStreet, TidBITS, Engadget, About Chromebooks, PCWorld, Mashable, TechRepublic, GeekWire, TechSpot, and The Next Web
Tweets: @inafried, @asymco, @stevesi, @chillmage, @stevesi, @zoneoftech, @reneritchie, @danieleran, @chris_ciaccia, and @reneritchie
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Apple introduces App Clips, launched via a visual code or NFC, intended for small, on-demand apps that can include support for Apple Pay, coming in iOS — At Apple's all-virtual Worldwide Developers Conference, the company introduced several new iOS features designed to help you clean up the mess of icons on your iPhone's homescreen.| Henry T. Casey / Tom's Guide: |
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Apple, Input, MacRumors, The Verge, The Verge, 9to5Mac, CNET, CNET, ZDNet, AppleInsider, Gizmodo, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @joannastern, @vincenzvangogh, @ow, @spencerchen, @benthompson, @mkbhd, @michaeljosh, and @appleinsider
| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
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ZDNet, The Verge, Apple - YouTube, The Verge, Engadget, and 9to5Mac
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| Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat: |
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft to shut Mixer on July 22, move partners and gamers to Facebook Gaming, sell domain names and trademarks to Facebook but retain IP rights to Mixer tech — It's a strategic move for the future of xCloud — Microsoft is closing its Mixer service on July 22nd and plans to move existing partners over to Facebook Gaming.
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| BuzzFeed News: |
Trump's new executive order will suspend H-1B, J-1, and H-2B visas, be in effect until the end of the year, and not immediately affect workers already in the US — BuzzFeed News has reporters around the world bringing you trustworthy stories about the impact of the coronavirus.
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| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Apple approves email app HEY, a temporary move giving Basecamp more time to adhere to Apple's rules; HEY will offer some free functionality but still lack IAPs — What does it mean for an app to ‘work’ at launch? — After rejecting an update last week, Apple has approved a new version of the subscription email app Hey.
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HEY, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Ars Technica, and SlashGear
Tweets: @dhh, @ow, @eff, @reckless, @caseynewton, @mgsiegler, @chrismessina, and @martinsfp
| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Apple says it will now allow developers to appeal specific App Store guideline violations and that it will no longer delay bug fixes for guidelines disputes — The company also says it will no longer hold up bug fixes over App Store disputes — Apple today announced two major changes …
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| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Apple details watchOS 7: sleep tracking, new watch faces and Face Sharing feature, new workouts including dance, hand washing detection, and more — Apple is previewing watchOS 7, the new software update coming to Apple Watch later this year. The update includes new watch faces, workout types, and sleep tracking.
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Apple, Appleosophy, MobiHealthNews, Fast Company, CNBC, TechCrunch, MacRumors, Engadget, Ars Technica, MacRumors, TechRadar.com, and Gizchina
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| Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat: |
Apple debuts macOS 11 Big Sur with a design featuring more rounded corners, new Control Center, redesigned Notification Center with widgets, updated Messages — Over the past two years, macOS Mojave and Catalina gently evolved to aid developers in creating universal apps for Macs and iPads …
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Apple, TechCrunch, The Verge, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, Gizmodo, AppleInsider, The Mac Observer, SiliconANGLE, Axios, CNET, Ars Technica, Laptop Mag, Mashable, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @ow, @pierce, @reneritchie, @reneritchie, @ow, @benbajarin, @snazzyq, @reneritchie, @mgsiegler, @kfury, @reckless, @marcoarment, @eljulianlozano, @stshank, @tqbf, @_inside, @chrisvillareal1, and @lapcatsoftware
| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
Facebook continues its VR game studio acquisition spree, acquiring Ready at Dawn Studios, behind the Lone Echo series of Oculus games, for an undisclosed price — Facebook has been on a game studio acquisition spree over the past year, buying up developers behind some of the most popular VR titles.
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Oculus-blog, TweakTown News, SiliconANGLE, Engadget, Kotaku Australia, VentureBeat, Destructoid, USgamer.net, Road to VR, TheSixthAxis, and UploadVR
Tweets: @ru_weerasuriya, @boztank, @hmltn, and @ericpresidentvr
| Ian Allison / CoinDesk: |
Sources: PayPal plans to allow buying and selling crypto directly from PayPal and Venmo in the next few months — Fintech giant PayPal plans to roll out direct sales of cryptocurrency to its 325 million users, according to three people familiar with the matter.| Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land: |
Google starts adding Fact Check labels under the thumbnail image results in Google Images globally — This won't improve your rankings but it may lead to better click-through rates. — Google announced it now supports the ClaimReview or Fact Check schema markup for Google Images.
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The Keyword, Axios, Engadget, The Hill, 9to5Google, and Search Engine Journal. Tweets: @abirghattas
| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
Apple announces CarKey, coming in an update to iOS 13, which lets users unlock, lock, and start their cars using an iPhone or Apple Watch — Apple has announced today that the CarKey feature is coming with iOS 14 and also with a new iOS 13 update. CarKey lets you use the iPhone …
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BMW Group, MacRumors, BMW, MacRumors, and Engadget
Tweets: @bmwusa, @tim_stevens, and @macrumorslive
| Sean O'Kane / The Verge: |
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Tweets: @panzer, @mcwm, @techledes, @stshank, @pogue, and @rakeshlobster
| Zoe Schiffer / The Verge: |
In a letter to Sundar Pichai circulating since last Wed., 1,650+ Google employees are demanding that Google end its contracts with police forces across the US — Over 1,650 workers have signed an open letter to Sundar Pichai — Over 1,650 Google employees have signed an open letter …
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TechCrunch, Vox, Fortune, Digital Trends, Los Angeles Times, Mashable, VICE, and CNBC
| Don Clark / New York Times: |
Japanese supercomputer Fugaku is rated as the world's fastest, carrying out 2.8x more calculations/second than the second fastest, an IBM system at Oak Ridge — In the race for the most powerful computers, Fugaku, a Japanese supercomputer, recently beat American and Chinese machines.
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TOP500, ZDNet, Bloomberg, Gizmodo, All - Kyodo News+, Nikkei Asian Review, TOP500, TOP500, AnandTech, and Neowin
Tweets: @scottlincicome and @nytimesbusiness
| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Kuo: Apple will launch AirPods 3 in the first half of 2021, with a design similar to the AirPods Pro — Yesterday, Kuo released his roadmap for Apple's ARM Mac transition, which is set to be officially announced in just a few hours. And today, the TF Securities analyst continues his reporting with an update on AirPods.| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft begins rolling out consumer-focused features for Teams mobile apps in preview worldwide, letting users toggle between work and personal accounts — Microsoft is kicking off the preview of its promised new Teams features for consumers using its mobile Teams apps.
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Microsoft 365 Blog, The Verge, and SlashGear
| Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac: |
Apple announces tvOS 14 with a new Home app, multiple user support for Apple Arcade, and more — Along with unveiling iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and more today, Apple has announced tvOS 14 with a number of new features and improvements including a brand new Home app.
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