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June 22, 2020, 5:05 PM

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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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Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft says it is closing its Mixer live streaming service on July 22 and plans to move existing partners over to Facebook Gaming starting today  —  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.
Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat:
Apple debuts macOS Big Sur with a new 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 …
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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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.
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.
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Microsoft confirms it acquired Israel-based IoT and industrial security startup CyberX, sources say for about $165M  —  Another big acquisition out of Israel this week points to how bigger tech companies are using the economic slowdown to focus on their longer-term strategies and shore up assets to support that.
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat:
Apple announces new HomeKit features, including person identification, suggested automations, and more  —  During its 2020 WorldWide Developer Conference (WWDC), Apple announced updates in iOS 14 to HomeKit, its expansive framework for smart home devices.  New automation features promise more capable …
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:
Apple Watch Series 1 and Series 2 will not be able to update to watchOS 7  —  Apple has previewed watchOS 7 ahead of its release later this year, but two Apple Watch models running watchOS 6 won't receive the software update.  Apple Watch Series 1 and Apple Watch Series 2 will stop receiving major software updates with watchOS 6.
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