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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 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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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Apple introduces App Clips, launched via a visual code or NFC, intended for small, on-demand apps that can include support for Apple Pay, coming in iOS — At Apple's all-virtual Worldwide Developers Conference, the company introduced several new iOS features designed to help you clean up the mess of icons on your iPhone's homescreen.| Apple: |
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| 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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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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| Don Clark / New York Times: |
Japanese supercomputer Fugaku is rated as the world's fastest, carrying out 2.8x more calculations/second than the second fastest, an IBM system at Oak Ridge — In the race for the most powerful computers, Fugaku, a Japanese supercomputer, recently beat American and Chinese machines.
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| 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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Tweets: @ru_weerasuriya, @boztank, @hmltn, @ericpresidentvr, and @jacksflavour
| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| Ian Walker / Kotaku: |
Ex-employee, who worked at Microsoft for two years before joining the Mixer team in 2018, accuses management for failing to address alleged racism at Mixer — Over the weekend, former Mixer employee Milan Lee shared a blog describing his experiences with racism while working … | Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
SoftBank announces it will sell up to 198M shares of T-Mobile stock worth ~$21B, representing 65% of its stake in T-Mobile — - SoftBank will sell up to about 198 million shares of T-Mobile stock worth about $21 billion, the telecom company announced Monday.| 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.| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
Apple announces CarKey, coming in an update to iOS 13, which lets users unlock, lock, and start their cars using an iPhone or Apple Watch — Apple has announced today that the CarKey feature is coming with iOS 14 and also with a new iOS 13 update. CarKey lets you use the iPhone …
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The Next Web, MacRumors, BMW, and Digital Trends
Tweets: @tim_stevens, @bmwusa, @macrumorslive, and @susanlitv
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple announces new AirPods features, including automatic switching between devices, spatial audio for AirPods Pro, and more — Apple is upgrading AirPods with new automatic switching modes and a spatial audio experience for AirPods Pro owners. — With iOS 14, AirPods will automatically connect …
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