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June 22, 2020, 7:45 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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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 …
Apple:
Apple unveils iOS 14, with many new features like revamped compact UIs for Siri interactions and incoming calls, which show up as banner notifications, and more  —  iOS 14 introduces new ways to customize the Home Screen, discover and use apps with App Clips, and stay connected in Messages
Henry T. Casey / Tom's Guide:
Russell Brandom / The Verge:
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 …
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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