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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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| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
Apple shows it's finally ready to move past the iPhone after unveiling iPadOS, the watchOS App Store, new privacy features, and the end of iTunes at WWDC — It is the nature of hardware that a computer the vast majority of Apple's customers will never own was the headline from the company's keynote …
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MacDailyNews, Wired, CNET, NFC World, ZDNet, Marketing Land, and MacRumors
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| Josh Hendrickson / How-To Geek: |
iOS 13 has an option to optimize long-term battery life by “reducing the time it's fully charged”, charging to 80% until it thinks the remaining 20% is needed — Lithium-ion batteries, like those in iPhones, have a longer usable life if you don't charge above 80%.
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
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| 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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| Samuel Axon / Ars Technica: |
Apple says users of iTunes on Windows will not see any immediate changes, despite the app being shuttered on Mac — Plus, 4K, HDR, and Dolby Atmos over HDMI. — SAN JOSE, Calif.—After much speculation and fanfare in the press, Apple confirmed today that it will sunset iTunes in the next version …
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| Kevin Roose / New York Times: |
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
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| 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 … | Todd Spangler / Variety: |
YouTube bans kids from live-streaming video unless accompanied by an adult following 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 …
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| 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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Engadget, TechCrunch, CNET, Mashable, and The Verge
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| Daniel Rubino / Windows Central: |
Shifting strategy, Microsoft closed all its specialty stores and kiosks in the US, while over 80 full-retail stores remain — As London is about to launch, Microsoft shutters its smaller kiosks in the US — Shifting strategy Microsoft has now closed all its Specialty Stores and kiosks| 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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Tweets: @miriamgottfried, @alialsalim, @eringriffith, @petergarnry, @wallstcynic, @mfriedrichark, and @jsmian
| Megan Graham / CNBC: |
Instagram says it will now let advertisers promote creators' organic branded content posts as feed ads, extending the reach of influencers — KEY POINTS — Instagram is rolling out a change that will let advertisers promote posts from “influencers,” or users who brands work with to promote their services or products.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Sources: at a recent all-hands event for its devices team, Microsoft showed off a dual-screen Surface prototype codenamed Centaurus — Courier 2.0 — Microsoft has started to demonstrate new dual-screen Surface hardware inside the company. Sources familiar with Microsoft's plans tell …
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Pocket-lint, WinBuzzer, ZDNet, and Softpedia News
Tweets: @tomwarren, @zacbowden, @maryjofoley, and @simonleyland
| 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 … | Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
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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 … | Washington Post: |
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| 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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