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June 22, 2020, 3:53 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.
Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat:
Apple debuts macOS Big Sur with an all-new design, introducing Control Center, redesigned Notification Center with widgets, updated Messages, and more  —  Over the past two years, macOS Mojave and Catalina gently evolved to aid developers in creating universal apps for Macs and iPads …
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.
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 …
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Apple quietly announces the ability to change default email and browser apps in iOS 14 and iPadOS 14  —  As part of iOS 14's new features, users will be able to switch their default app preferences for the first time.  Details are scarce currently, but one of the slides in the WWDC presentation featured …
Henry T. Casey / Tom's Guide:
Apple announces iPadOS 14 with widgets, improvements for Pencil like handwriting recognition, a new universal search bar, and more  —  Everything you need to know about iPadOS 14  —  iPadOS 14 has arrived and remakes the home screen and supercharges the Apple Pencil.
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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.
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.
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Kuo: Apple will launch AirPods 3 in the first half of 2021, with a design similar to the AirPods Pro  —  Yesterday, Kuo released his roadmap for Apple's ARM Mac transition, which is set to be officially announced in just a few hours.  And today, the TF Securities analyst continues his reporting with an update on AirPods.
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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.
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.
Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac:
Apple announces tvOS 14 with a new Home app, multiple user support for Apple Arcade, and more  —  Along with unveiling iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and more today, Apple has announced tvOS 14 with a number of new features and improvements including a brand new Home app.
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