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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, InfoWorld, Macworld, VentureBeat, South China Morning Post, Nikkei Asian Review, PCWorld, Appleosophy, AppleInsider, MacRumors, ZDNet, Protocol, Android Police, GeekWire, CNET, Silicon Valley Business …, About Chromebooks, Gizmodo, TidBITS, TechRepublic, TheStreet, Windows Central, Gotta Be Mobile, Engadget, and Mashable
Tweets: @inafried, @asymco, @danilic, @horwitz, @chillmage, @zoneoftech, @reneritchie, @danieleran, and @chris_ciaccia
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
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9to5Mac, The Next Web, PCWorld, 9to5Mac, ZDNet, 9to5Mac, and Gotta Be Mobile
Tweets: @zcichy, @krzyzanowskim, @cstross, @asymco, and @mrtechrant
| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
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Macworld, CNBC, MacRumors, AppleInsider, and The Verge
Tweets: @mishaalrahman, @mpesce, @topjohnwu, @spencerdailey, and @martinsfp
| Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat: |
Apple debuts iOS 14 with a revamped homescreen featuring data-rich widgets, an automatically curated App Library, new Today view, and picture-in-picture support — Although Apple's WWDC 2020 is packed with operating system announcements, the ones that will matter to the most people focus …
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9to5Mac, AppleInsider, CNET, The Verge, XDA Developers, MacRumors, Mashable, The Next Web, Softpedia News, and Gizmodo
Tweets: @tomwarren, @kevinctofel, @reneritchie, @benbajarin, @benbajarin, @edzitron, @reneritchie, @richontech, @mgsiegler, @dhh, @gartenberg, @gruber, and @neilcybart
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Apple, MacRumors, Android Police, Game Rant, Engadget, iDownloadBlog.com, iMore, CNET, CNBC, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, KnowTechie, iPhone Hacks, and Input
| Henry T. Casey / Tom's Guide: |
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Apple, Input, The Verge, The Verge, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, CNET, VentureBeat, AppleInsider, Laptop Mag, CNET, and ZDNet
Tweets: @joannastern, @vincenzvangogh, @ow, @spencerchen, @benthompson, and @mkbhd
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
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Appleosophy, Engadget, The Verge, 9to5Mac, CNET, TechCrunch, TechCrunch, and Engadget
Tweets: @tomwarren and @kofiagyem
| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
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Apple - YouTube, The Verge, The Verge, Engadget, AppleInsider, and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @benedictevans, @pwnallthethings, @panzer, @benthompson, @carnage4life, and @quickbirdeng
| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple quietly announces the ability to change default email and browser apps in iOS 14 and iPadOS 14
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MacRumors and The Next Web
Tweets: @sparkmailapp, @dhh, @rosssmithiv, @headius, @reneritchie, and @willoremus
| 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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Xbox Wire, From the Myxer, The Verge, BetaNews, Welcoming the Mixer Community …, BBC, Gizmodo, 9to5Google, PCWorld, Input, TechRadar.com, Washington Post, Ars Technica, Wired, TechSpot, CNET, VICE, Blue's News, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Tubefilter, Gamasutra, Hollywood Reporter, GeekWire, Thurrott, and Dot Esports
Tweets: @ninja, @watchmixer, @shannon_liao, @shroud, @gothalion, @johnolilly, @mitchyd, @jeffgerstmann, @gothalion, @shannon_liao, @sunidey, @getfandom, @xboxp3, @caseynewton, @tomwarren, @vahn16, and @doctor_cupcakes
| 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, Ars Technica, AppleInsider, news.com.au, CNBC, Fast Company, Engadget, and iPhone in Canada Blog
Tweets: @dhh, @ow, @benedictevans, @reckless, @caseynewton, and @mgsiegler
| 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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Apple, MacRumors, TechCrunch, CNBC, iMore, 9to5Mac, and AppleInsider
Tweets: @dhh, @miyagawa, @reckless, @gartenberg, @caseynewton, and @benedictevans
| 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, 9to5Mac, The Verge, MacRumors, CNET, Vox, Ars Technica, Laptop Mag, iMore, SiliconANGLE, Gizmodo, AppleInsider, The Mac Observer, and Axios
Tweets: @ow, @pierce, @reneritchie, @reneritchie, @ow, @benbajarin, @snazzyq, @reneritchie, @mgsiegler, @kfury, and @reckless
| 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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The White House, NPR, Wall Street Journal, The Verge, CNET, TechCrunch, Mercury News, GeekWire, Business Insider, Wired, Silicon Valley Business …, Chronicle of Higher Education, Mashable, The Hill, Times of India, and Reuters
Tweets: @levie, @haleaziz, @levie, @deniswirtz, @sahilkapur, @martinvars, @deniswirtz, @mmasnick, @amy_siskind, and @kevincorke
| 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, AppleInsider, Fast Company, MacRumors, CNBC, TechCrunch, Engadget, and Ars Technica. Tweets: @benwood
| Sean O'Kane / The Verge: |
Apple says it will update Maps in iOS 14 with a focus on cycling, curated guides, accessibility, EV charging, and more — With limited cities and partners to start — Apple has announced at this year's WWDC that the company's adding a long-awaited feature to its default Maps app when iOS 14 drops: cycling directions.
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MacRumors and AppleInsider
Tweets: @sokane1, @panzer, @mcwm, @techledes, @stshank, @pogue, and @rakeshlobster
| 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, The Hill, Engadget, 9to5Google, Android Headlines, and Search Engine Journal. Tweets: @abirghattas
| 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.| 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, VentureBeat, VGC, Windows Central, Game Rant, GameSpot, Engadget, Forbes, IGN, Digital Trends, Kotaku Australia, VRScout, DualShockers, Road to VR, TheSixthAxis, Game Informer, Gamasutra, Destructoid, and USgamer.net. Tweets: @ru_weerasuriya
| 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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The Verge, The Verge, MacRumors, iMore, AppleInsider, Engadget, Appleosophy, iDownloadBlog.com, Neowin, and Axios
| Krebs on Security: |
Activist group DDoSecrets publishes nearly 270 GB of potentially sensitive data from hundreds of US police departments — Hundreds of thousands of potentially sensitive files from police departments across the United States were leaked online last week. The collection, dubbed “BlueLeaks” … | 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, CNET, Vox, Los Angeles Times, Fortune, Gizmodo, VICE, and CNBC
| 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, PCWorld, Windows Central, and OnMSFT.com
| 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.
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Decrypt and Messari Crypto
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