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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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Tweets: @inafried, @asymco, @stroughtonsmith, @etherealmind, @chillmage, @zoneoftech, @reneritchie, @danieleran, and @chris_ciaccia
| 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 …
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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
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| Henry T. Casey / Tom's Guide: |
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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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TechCrunch, MacRumors, The Next Web, AppleInsider, Gotta Be Mobile, Daring Fireball, and Business Insider
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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.
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Tweets: @watchmixer, @xboxp3, @futterish, @caseynewton, @tomwarren, and @vahn16
| 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 …
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Tweets: @ow, @pierce, @_inside, @lapcatsoftware, @siracusa, @reneritchie, @reneritchie, @ow, @benbajarin, @snazzyq, @reneritchie, @mgsiegler, @kfury, and @reckless
| 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.
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HEY, Ars Technica, news.com.au, Gizmodo, PYMNTS.com, SlashGear, NBC News, CNBC, ZDNet, Fast Company, Engadget, and iPhone in Canada Blog
Tweets: @dhh, @ow, @harrymccracken, @brian_armstrong, @benedictevans, and @reckless
| 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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MacRumors, AppleInsider, Mashable, Macworld, Gizmodo, CNBC, TechCrunch, CNET, TheStreet, and SlashGear
| Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land: |
Google starts adding Fact Check labels under the thumbnail image results in Google Images globally — This won't improve your rankings but it may lead to better click-through rates. — Google announced it now supports the ClaimReview or Fact Check schema markup for Google Images.| Krebs on Security: |
Activist group DDoSecrets publishes nearly 270 GB of potentially sensitive data from hundreds of US police departments — Hundreds of thousands of potentially sensitive files from police departments across the United States were leaked online last week. The collection, dubbed “BlueLeaks” …
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Wired, Threatpost, ZDNet, Digital Trends, BleepingComputer, and CyberScoop. Tweets: @briankrebs
| 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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The Verge, iMore, MacRumors, AppleInsider, Appleosophy, The Verge, iPhone in Canada Blog, CNET, Axios, and The Verge. Tweets: @reneritchie
| 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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The Official Microsoft Blog, CyberX, Dark Reading, Forrester, and Stacey on IoT. Thanks:@ingridlunden
| 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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Messari Crypto, PYMNTS.com, The Daily Hodl, and BitcoinExchangeGuide
| 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, PCWorld, The Verge, Windows Central, Thurrott, and OnMSFT.com
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple says its Weather app in iOS 14 will show severe weather tracking in the US, Europe, Japan, Canada, Australia, and next-hour precipitation chart in the US — iOS 14 adds a slew of new features such as widget support on the home screen and Siri enhancements.| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
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Ars Technica, AppleInsider, TechCrunch, AppleInsider, The Verge, The Verge, and Engadget
Tweets: @tim_stevens, @panzer, and @stshank
| 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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The Hill, Times of India, and Reuters
| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Apple Watch Series 1 and Series 2 will not be able to update to watchOS 7 — Apple has previewed watchOS 7 ahead of its release later this year, but two Apple Watch models running watchOS 6 won't receive the software update. Apple Watch Series 1 and Apple Watch Series 2 will stop receiving major software updates with watchOS 6.
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