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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple updates 11" and 12.9" iPad Pros with M1, 8-core GPU, Thunderbolt, up to 2TB storage, 5G, 1080p FaceTime HD camera, and a mini-LED screen on 12.9" model — As part of the Apple event today, the company unveiled the new lineup of iPad Pro tablets. The 2021 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro feature …
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Tweets: @pjozefak and @gartenberg
| Apple: |
Apple says the updated M1 iPad Pro starts at $799 for the 11-inch and $1,099 for the 12.9-inch; pre-orders open April 30, shipping in second half of May — CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today announced the most powerful and advanced iPad Pro ever, pushing the limits of what's possible on iPad.
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| Apple: |
iMac with M1 starts at $1,299 for 8-core CPU/7-core GPU in four colors and $1,499 for 8-core GPU in seven colors with Touch ID keyboard, shipping late May — iMac offers the best camera, mics, and speakers ever in a Mac, and Touch ID for the first time — CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today introduced …
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| Hartley Charlton / MacRumors: |
Apple updates iMac with M1, slimmer design with two small fans, seven colors, 1080p webcam, six speakers, beamforming three-mic array, and 24-inch 4.5K display — Apple has announced a new, redesigned 24-inch iMac, featuring an M1 chip, a 4.5K display, and a range of color options …
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| Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac: |
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| Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac: |
Apple unveils AirTag accessories that cost more than the device itself, including an AirTag Hermès line starting at $299 with handcrafted leather holders — Alongside the long-awaited launch of AirTag, Apple has also announced the availability of AirTag accessories.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Apple officially launches AirTags, an item tracker that works with Apple's Find My app, with one unit for $29 and four units for $99, launching April 30 — The long-rumored trackers are now official — Apple is officially launching a Tile-like item tracker that will work with the company's software and services.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
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| Peter Kafka / Vox: |
Apple will take a 30% cut of revenue generated through Podcasts Subscriptions, dropping to 15% after a year; pricing options start at 49 cents a month in the US — Apple hasn't tried to make a business out of podcasting until now. Will you pay? — Apple more or less invented podcasting.
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MacRumors, TechRadar, Michael Tsai, Patently Apple, Good e-Reader, Engadget, iMore, and Tech Xplore
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| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Apple refreshes Apple TV 4K with A12 Bionic, high frame rate HDR video, revamped remote with new click pad and buttons, coming in May for $179 and $199 — Now with the A12 Bionic — Apple has just announced a new Apple TV streaming box, replacing the Apple TV 4K that came out in 2017.
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Tweets: @joannastern, @dcseifert, @dcseifert, @nickcicero, and @reckless
| Zac Bowden / Windows Central: |
Sources: Microsoft is revamping its Store app on Windows 10 and will let devs submit unpackaged Win32 apps, use third-party commerce platforms in apps, and more — Microsoft wants to bring life back to the Store app on Windows 10. — What you need to know — Microsoft is working on a new Store app for Windows 10.
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Tweets: @zacbowden, @tomwarren, @nibellion, and @daniel_rubino
| Charlie Osborne / ZDNet: |
Internal Facebook emails, accidentally sent to a journalist, show its “long-term strategy” for data scraping incidents, framing it as a “broad industry issue” — More scraping incidents are “expected” in the future. — An internal email accidentally leaked by Facebook …
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BBC, VICE, The Register, HotHardware.com News, CNET, and Insider
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Apple debuts Apple Card Family to let spouses build credit together and extend access to family members over 13, with optional controls, coming to US in May — Apple has been slowly building a position for itself as a financial services giant, banked around its digital wallet for storing …
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Apple, 9to5Mac, Gizmodo, iThinkDifferent, ZDNet, AppleInsider, MacRumors, Pocket-lint, iPhone in Canada Blog, iClarified, The Mac Observer, iDownloadBlog.com, and TechRadar
Tweets: @reneritchie, @danfinlay, and @ericnakagawa
| Issie Lapowsky / Protocol: |
FTC warns companies over “the sale or use of ... racially biased algorithms”, which could violate federal laws, including the fair credit acts FCRA and ECOA — In a blog post this week, the Federal Trade Commission signaled that it's taking a hard look at bias in AI …
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Federal Trade Commission, Gizmodo, The Verge, and TNW
Tweets: @katecrawford, @solomonmg, @karnythia, @vmsoutherland, @mmitchell_ai, @jordannovet, and @mark_riedl
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Venmo adds support for buying, holding, and selling four types of cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Bitcoin Cash — Venmo is adding support for cryptocurrency, starting today. The company says it will begin to roll out the ability for Venmo's more than 70 million users to buy … | Reuters: |
FireEye and networking company Pulse Secure say two China-linked hacking groups used a flaw in its VPN devices to target customers in the US defense industry — At least two groups of China-linked hackers have spent months using a previously undisclosed vulnerability in American networking devices …
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple announces a purple iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini, arriving on April 30 with pre-orders starting on Friday — Apple today announced that the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini will be available in a new purple color starting April 30, with pre-orders starting this Friday.
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| Netflix - Investors: |
Netflix reports Q1 revenue of $7.16B, up 24% YoY, and 208M paid memberships, up 14% YoY but below its forecast of 210M; stock down 10%+ after hours — April 20, 2021 Fellow shareholders, Revenue grew 24% year over year and was in line with our beginning of quarter forecast, while operating profit and margin reached all-time highs.
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Tweets: @richlightshed, @pkafka, @mylesudland, and @thestalwart
| Saqib Shah / Engadget: |
Amazon is opening a hair salon in London, where customers can try on virtual hair colors using an AR color bar and shop beauty products using QR codes — Amazon reinvented supermarket shopping with its — checkout-less Go stores, now the e-commerce giant is applying its tech prowess to hairdressing.
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UK Day One Blog, Washington Post, VRScout, and New York Post
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Discord has ended talks to sell itself, including rejecting a $12B bid from Microsoft, as it resumes planning for a potential IPO — Microsoft Corp. and video-game chat company Discord Inc. have ended takeover talks, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Wall Street Journal, The Verge, Thurrott, TechCrunch, GamesIndustry.biz, ZDNet, Engadget, GeekWire, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Windows Central, PC Gamer, SlashGear, and OnMSFT.com. Tweets: @dinabass
| Wall Street Journal: |
An in-depth look at the reasons behind the chip shortage, including focus on higher-margin, cutting-edge chips, and stockpiling due to US China trade tensions — Semiconductor producers are trying to increase output, but the small gains are unlikely to fix the shortfalls hampering production …
Tweets: @robmay
| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Apple says iOS 14.5 is coming to iPhone and iPad “next week” with app tracking protections, new Siri voices, redesigned Podcasts, and more — iOS 14.5 will be available for iPhone and iPad next week after an extended software beta period that started in February.| Alexander Osipovich / Wall Street Journal: |
Binance hires Brian Brooks as CEO, starting May 1; he was previously acting head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency under the Trump administration — Brian Brooks, an acting head of Office of the Comptroller of the Currency under Trump, will become CEO of Binance.US
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| New York Times: |
Governments around the world are moving to limit the power of tech companies with an urgency and breadth that no single industry had experienced before — Never before have so many countries, including China, moved with such vigor at the same time to limit the power of a single industry.
Tweets: @robbysoave, @satariano, and @jbarro
| Linda Sui / Strategy Analytics: |
Strategy Analytics: global smartphone shipments rose to 340M units in Q1 2021, up 24% YoY, representing the highest growth since 2015 — According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global smartphone shipments were 340 million units in Q1 2021, up +24% YoY representing the highest growth since 2015.
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| Janko Roettgers / Protocol: |
Q&A with Magic Leap CEO on its enterprise pivot and Magic Leap 2, 50% smaller and 20% lighter than its last AR headset, coming Q4 via an early adopter program — Magic Leap is getting ready to release the next version of its augmented reality headset through an early adopter program during … Sponsor Posts
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