Tim Cook provided some fascinating insights into his thinking in an interview with the New York Times's Kara Swisher on the Sway podcast on Monday. While it was the fairly unsurprising revelation that he doesn't see himself being Apple CEO as he tur…
Lees meerGoogle and Oracle have been fighting for a decade over the copyright status of APIs, or application programming interfaces. But Google just won [PDF]. The high court punted on whether APIs can be copyrighted in the first place. But the court's fair …
Lees meerA report on Monday shows that QuikTrip is rolling out support for Apple Pay at its gas pumps (via Appleosophy). QuikTrip Apple Pay Twitter user @Thailer_James took a photo of a QuikTrip gas pump with a sticker showing that contactless payments lik…
Lees meerWriting for The New Yorker, Ted Chiang believes that the concept of a technological singularity, in which computers / AI would be able to make themselves ever smarter, is similar to an ontological argument. In other words, it probably won’t happen. …
Lees meerOur friends at Stack Commerce have a fun deal for us today on the GoFish Cam Wireless Underwater Fishing Camera, a wireless underwater fishing camera that sits on your fishing line and works with a mobile app so you can see your footage right from y…
Lees meerJustice Clarence Thomas wrote an argument [PDF] for the Supreme Court on why digital platforms should be regulated as utilities (via Protocol). Social Media as Utilities In a case on Monday, the Supreme Court vacated a lower court ruling that foun…
Lees meerThe U.S. is preparing a round of retaliatory tariffs against six countries that have imposed taxes on U.S.-based internet companies (via Bloomberg). New Tariffs Six countries will be hit by tariffs that could reach as high as US$1 billion per year…
Lees meer“Wolfwalkers” is an animated film on Apple TV+ from Cartoon Saloon. Each scene was drawn by hand and Apple’s new YouTube video gives us a look at how it was done. “In a time of superstition and magic, a young apprentice hunter, Robyn Goodfellowe, jo…
Lees meerTim Cook has revealed that it's unlikely that he will be Apple CEO in 2031. In a new episode of The New York Times's Sway podcast, presented by Kara Swisher, he revealed he "probably" would not still be running the company in 10 years' time. Tim Co…
Lees meerJason Sudeikis (pictured above) continued the award season winning streak for Ted Lasso on Sunday. He was won in the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards 2021 for his turn as the football…
Lees meerM1 Macs have only been available for a few months, but y’all are buying them up like crazy. Of course, troubleshooting them is a bit different than familiar Intel models, and Dave and John talk through some of that while answering your questions. Qu…
Lees meerEaster is around the corner, and with it comes a massive treat for sci-fi game lovers across the world. Pixel Starships, the world's first complete ship management game, announces Pixel Starships Easter 2021, a huge in-game event and a new update. A…
Lees meerU.S. government servers have been getting hacked left and right. In response, the NSA wants us to think that approval of domestic spying will solve the problem, despite suffering an egregious hack in 2016 where its zero-day exploits were stolen. “We…
Lees meerAs part of a lawsuit, a judge has decided the suit can proceed, ruling that Apple deliberately sold MacBooks with display issues (Law360 via MacWorld). MacBook Lawsuit This lawsuit involves the 15-inch MacBook Pro from 2016. The complaint includes…
Lees meerGoogle announced that it will stop Android apps from scanning the list of your other apps in Android 11. Why this behavior was accepted before is beyond me. Google has another page that lists allowable use cases for Play Store apps querying your app…
Lees meerA new video featuring kids characters Helpsters was released Friday. It shows them making decisions so the whole gang can go for a picnic with Grandma Gracie. Series one and two of the show are available to Apple TV+ subscribers now.
Lees meerAndrew Orr joins host Kelly Guimont to discuss new App Tracking Transparency news, other updates, and the difference between security and privacy.
Lees meerThe IMEI is a unique 15 digit number that identifies a cellular device. The most likely scenario in which users will require it is when they need their iPhone repaired. For example, if you call Apple support with an issue, the engineer will ask for …
Lees meerA report says that Snap Inc has developed a workaround for iOS 14’s App Tracking Transparency feature, in an attempt to track people anyway (Financial Times via 9To5Mac). Tracking by Snap Snap has been experimenting with a type of tracking called …
Lees meerApple Arcade got a major overhaul on Friday. the company announced that it's gaming subscription service will now have Timeless Classics and App Store Greats included as part of the US$4.99 per month subscription. Two New Categoties Added as Catalo…
Lees meerA new report says that Apple has been rejecting updates for certain apps, and the cause may be the use of a software development kit from Adjust (via Forbes). App Update Rejection In messages to developers, Apple has been saying: Your app uses al…
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