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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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AppleInsider, Appleosophy, and Mashable
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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.
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| Henry T. Casey / Tom's Guide: |
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| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple quietly announces the ability to change default email and browser apps in iOS 14 and iPadOS 14
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The Guardian, Tom's Guide, and Forbes
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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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| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
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HEY, Macworld, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and The Overspill
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| 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.
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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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Oculus-blog, VRFocus, SiliconANGLE, and TweakTown News
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| 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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Apple, International Business Times, MacRumors, 9to5Toys, MobiHealthNews, and Appleosophy
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| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
| 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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TechCrunch, Bloomberg, CNBC, Vox, Beyond Search, Business Insider, Digital Trends, and Mashable
| 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 … | 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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Apple, The Verge, International Business Times, BetaNews, O'Grady's PowerPage, CNET, and 500ish
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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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ZDNet, Decrypt, The Next Web, Inc42 Media, Crowdfund Insider, Cointelegraph, CryptoGlobe, Messari Crypto, Cryptonews, and coinspeaker.com
Tweets: @coindesk, @yassineark, @scottmelker, @o3_labs, @matthewsantoro, @monerogermany, and @markjeffrey
| Olaf Storbeck / Financial Times: |
Former Wirecard CEO Markus Braun has been arrested on suspicion of false accounting and market manipulation — Prosecutors accuse him of inflating German fintech company's balance sheet and revenues — Wirecard's former chief executive Markus Braun has been arrested on suspicion …
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DW.COM, Decrypt, CNN, TechCrunch, Reuters, The Next Web, Wall Street Journal, PYMNTS.com, and The Block
Tweets: @bopinion and @financialtimes
| 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.
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Microsoft 365 Blog, Android Police, SlashGear, and Softpedia News
Tweets: @anne_michels and @caro_milanesi
| Tracy Young / Tracy writes: |
Former CEO of PlanGrid, a construction software provider that was acquired by Autodesk, details her experiences of being a female founder — Not a lot is written about being a female founder and CEO. I used to believe that my journey as a startup founder was the same as any other founder's experience …
Tweets: @monsoon0, @amberatherton, @fidrelity, @bchevva, @paulg, @paulg, @tracy_young, @dunkhippo33, @anuhariharan, @a_zatarain, @sohamsankaran, @ewhauser, @uhduak_, and @kimmaicutler
| 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 … | Sean O'Kane / The Verge: |
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