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| Andrew Griffin / The Independent: |
Interviews with Apple's Greg Joswiak, Craig Federighi, and John Ternus on the development of M1, the future of Macs, buying version one hardware, and more — Exclusive: Apple's hardware, software and marketing chiefs explain how the company's new processors came to exist — Apple's new M1 chip is a lot of things.
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The Omni Group, Gizmodo, iDownloadBlog.com, Ubergizmo, iMore, iPhone Hacks, Trusted Reviews, Apple Terminal, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, and MacDailyNews
Tweets: @mantia, @markgurman, @markgurman, @gruber, @stroughtonsmith, @stroughtonsmith, @benedictevans, @_andrew_griffin, @neilcybart, @arnoldkim, @neilcybart, @_andrew_griffin, @stevesi, @_andrew_griffin, @choco_bit, @federighios, @tapbot_paul, @dcominottim, @jonmasters, @benedictevans, @reneritchie, and @ganeumann. Thanks:@_andrew_griffin
| Ars Technica: |
Many Mac users experienced app slowdowns during the launch of Big Sur, possibly due to issues with Apple's OCSP service being unable to validate certificates — Even Macs that didn't upgrade to Big Sur had problems. — Mac users today began experiencing unexpected issues …
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9to5Mac, The Verge, 9to5Mac, TechCrunch, MacRumors, MacRumors, and AppleInsider
Tweets: @lapcatsoftware, @panic, @mitsuhiko, @sdw, @dkiesow, @emu4ios, @patrickwardle, @zollotech, @mattsheffield, @patrickwardle, @arrington, and @tapbot_paul
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple releases macOS 11 Big Sur with a redesigned interface, new Control Center, redesigned Notification Center with widgets, and more — After nearly five months of beta testing, macOS 11 Big Sur is now available to the general public. Big Sur is a massive update for the Mac …
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Apple, MacRumors, BetaNews, The Verge, AppleInsider, TechCrunch, TechCrunch, CNBC, iMore, Six Colors, AppleInsider, and Gizmodo
Tweets: @flyosity, @stroughtonsmith, @stroughtonsmith, @backlon, @johnvoorhees, @ifenixx, @jonyiveparody, and @backlon
| Reuters: |
Sources: top US cybersecurity official Christopher Krebs told associates he expects to be fired, after CISA refused to delete content debunking election misinfo — WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Top U.S. cybersecurity official Christopher Krebs has told associates he expects to be fired …
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CyberScoop, Ars Technica, The Verge, Decrypt, CNN, CNET, Politico, The Guardian, The Guardian, The Hill, Federal Computer Week, CoinDesk, and Gizmodo
| Wall Street Journal: |
Commerce Department stays its TikTok shutdown order, citing a federal court's ruling last month in Philadelphia — Commerce Department retreat follows federal court ruling, which the U.S. appealed Thursday — WASHINGTON—The Commerce Department said Thursday it wouldn't enforce its order …
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The Verge, The Information, CNBC, BBC, International Business Times, The Guardian, Los Angeles Times, Ars Technica, AppleInsider, phonearena.com, Gizmodo, SlashGear, Variety, Reuters, PYMNTS.com, Fortune, Slashdot, and Mashable
Tweets: @lawoftd, @tiffanycli, @mattnavarra, @w7voa, @levie, and @eringriffith
| BuzzFeed News: |
At all-hands, Zuckerberg said that Biden won the election, Bannon violated policies but not enough to shutter his account, Facebook isn't adverse to legislation — As false claims declaring that Joe Biden isn't the president-elect flourish on his platform, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees …
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| Kate Conger / New York Times: |
Twitter says it labeled 300K election-related tweets from Oct. 27 to Nov. 11 as disputed, accounting for 0.2% of all messages about the election — Twitter said on Thursday that it labeled as disputed 300,000 tweets related to the presidential election, or .2 percent of the total number …
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| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
iOS 14.3 beta code indicates Apple may suggest third-party apps to users during the iPhone or iPad setup process, likely to appease antitrust concerns — As Apple has been investigating for anti-competitive practices, the company is working on new ways to avoid these accusations and even sanctions from governments around the world.
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Guido van Rossum, the creator of Python, says he has come out of retirement to join Microsoft's Developer Division — Guido van Rossum, the creator of the Python programming language, today announced that he has unretired and joined Microsoft's Developer Division.
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Tweets: @gvanrossum, @jeffsand, @techjournalist, @jaycuthrell, and @ndubuisx
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Facebook brings Vanish Mode, its Snapchat-like feature for disappearing messages, to Messenger and Instagram — Facebook today announced its new Snapchat-like feature for disappearing messaging, Vanish Mode, is arriving on Messenger and Instagram. The feature, meant for more casual conversations …
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Messenger News, The Next Web, The Verge, Gizmodo, Android Police, SlashGear, Neowin, socialmediatoday.com, 9to5Mac, CNET, and Forbes
Tweets: @wongmjane, @alexvoica, and @alexvoica
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Chinese President Xi Jinping, furious about Jack Ma's criticisms of regulators, personally made the decision to stop Ant Group's IPO — Senior government leaders were furious about wealthy entrepreneur's criticisms of regulators; rebuke was the culmination of years of tense relations
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Washington Post, PYMNTS.com, and Reuters
Tweets: @niubi, @niubi, @claritytoast, and @lingling_wei
| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Apple HomePod mini review: has a compact design, is affordable, and Siri is fast, but doesn't sound as good as similarly priced competitors — Apple's newest smart speaker is way more affordable but still chasing Amazon and Google — Two and a half years ago, Apple finally entered the smart speaker market with the HomePod.
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TechCrunch, Engadget, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, MacRumors, CNET, Fast Company, MKBHD, CNBC, The Loop, Telegraph, Forbes, Tom's Guide, iPhone Hacks, MacDailyNews, iJustine, and iDownloadBlog.com
Tweets: @filipeesposito, @richontech, @onleaks, @sdw, @scmpnews, @onleaks, @backlon, @reneritchie, @saradietschy, @dcseifert, and @joannastern
| Shawna Chen / Axios: |
Trump signs an EO prohibiting US companies and individuals from owning shares in 31 Chinese companies previously listed as enabling the PLA, effective Jan. 11 — President Trump signed an executive order Thursday prohibiting American companies and individuals from owning shares … | Stephanie Sengwe / The Streamable: |
Disney says Disney+ had 73M+ paid subscribers at the end of September, up from 57.5M at end of June and 60.5M in early August — Disney+ reported today that they have now reached 73.7 million subscribers at the end of September. This is a 16.2 million climb from last quarter …
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| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
Facebook redesigns Instagram's layout to add dedicated tabs for shopping and Reels in the navigation bar, after testing the change in September — Instagram is redesigning the layout of its home screen to emphasize shopping and Reels. The company introduced a new design that gives shopping …
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About Facebook, CNN, 9to5Google, Gizmodo, BuzzFeed News, CNET, iPhone in Canada Blog, MakeUseOf, and USA Today
Tweets: @defnoodles, @instagram, @lukesbeard, @mosseri, @kyurieff, @vishalshahis, and @bmorrissey
| Will Oremus / OneZero : |
Google's free unlimited Photos storage offer is an object lesson in anticompetitive behavior that helped drive startups like Everpix and Loom out of the market — A new policy perfectly illustrates a core issue across the industry — After five years of Google Photos offering unlimited …
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Android Central, New York Times, CNN, On my Om, The Register, Pocketnow, Android Authority, Fox News, The Innovation, and Lifehacker
| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Cisco beats with Q1 revenue of $11.93B vs. $11.85B est., down 9% YoY, and Infrastructure Platforms revenue of $6.34B, down 16% YoY; stock up 8%+ after hours — - Cisco beat expectations while delivering the fourth consecutive quarter of revenue declines on an annualized basis.
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| Canalys: |
Total PC market, including tablets, grew to 124.5M units in Q3, up 23% YoY; Lenovo shipped 23.5M devices, up 11.6% YoY, Apple shipped 22.1M, up 41% YoY — Shanghai (China), Bengaluru (India), Singapore, Reading (UK) and Portland (US) - Thursday, 12 November, 2020
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AppleInsider, MacDailyNews, GSMArena.com, and Apple Must
| Michael McSweeney / The Block: |
PayPal says it is opening up cryptocurrency services to all eligible US users and increased its weekly cryptocurrency purchase limit from $10,000 to $20,000 — PayPal said Thursday that it is opening up its nascent cryptocurrency services to all eligible U.S. users.
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CoinDesk, TechCrunch, The Verge, MarketWatch, Bitcoin News, Engadget, SlashGear, Boing Boing, and Crypto Briefing. Tweets: @alexsaundersau. Thanks:@saniyamore
| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a possible Biden pick for AG, says a “breakup remedy” for Google should be “on the table” and praises DOJ's antitrust suit against Google — - During a virtual keynote speech for the American Bar Association's Fall Forum, Sen. Amy Klobuchar …
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