"Playing The Long Game Inside Tim Cook's Apple: iPhone sales have slumped, stock is down, and pundits insist Apple is a tech laggard. But the company may be stronger than ever." Fast Company 7:49 AM
"Inside Tim Cook's Apple: Rick Tetzeli, Fast Company Editor at Large, discusses a post-Steve Jobs Apple and how CEO Tim Cook is handling the technology giant." [Video Report] CNBC 11:37 AM
"Apple Maps debacle is why Apple has a public beta program now: 'To all of us living in Cupertino, the maps for here were pretty darn good.'" Ars Technica 2:45 PM
"Once Taunted by Steve Jobs, Companies Are Now Big Customers of Apple" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:00 AM
"Almost half of all iPads being bought by enterprise customers" Cult of Mac 11:06 AM
"Apple's iPad is more popular with businesses than consumers" The Verge 8:41 AM
"Where are the COMPANIES supporting Apple's design patent damages claim against Samsung?" Foss Patents 7:56 AM
"Russia says investigating iPhone price-fixing allegations" Reuters 8:05 AM
"Russia opens investigation into Apple over alleged iPhone 6s price-fixing" 9to5Mac 11:07 AM
"Apple Buys Machine-Learning Startup Turi: Business formerly known as Dato offers software to let other companies create machine-learning apps" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 12:28 PM
"Apple pays $200m for AI startup Turi: Deal would help kick start Apple's artifical intelligence efforts" V3 8:00 AM
"Report: Apple Acquires AI Startup Turi/Cupertino's purchase is its latest in a continued push into artificial intelligence." PC Magazine 11:08 AM
"Apple Exposes iOS Security Details: Yes, Apple's Ivan Krstic announced a new bug bounty program at Black Hat. But before that he explained several components of iOS security in unprecedented detail." PC Magazine 11:09 AM
"Apple finally announces a bug bounty program of its own -- but it's not open to everyone" BetaNews 8:05 AM
"New Google Photos ad seems aimed squarely at 16GB iPhone users [Video] 9to5Mac 7:57 AM
"New Google Photos ad riffs on struggles of 16GB iPhone users" AppleInsider 11:42 AM
"Michael Phelps was forced to cover the logo of his Beats headphones and he did a lackluster job with the tape" Business Insider 8:08 AM
"Watch Rio 2016 Olympics Highlights on Apple TV or iPhone with NBC Sports App" The Mac Observer 12:19 PM
"Woman says she dropped iPhone 2,500 feet out of a plane, found it intact" CNET 8:05 AM
"Today in Apple history: It's time to 'Think Different'" Cult of Mac 8:41 AM
"Artist uses iPad Pro to create iconic poster for Netflix's 'Stranger Things'" Mashable 9:33 PM
"Apple Pay Can Now Be Used Across Canada's Vending Machines" UberGizmo 9:34 PM
Non-Apple News
"AT&T to pay $7.75M for allowing phone bill 'cramming'" AppleInsider 6:05 PM
"Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Leads Global Android Phone Sales in 2016" eWeek 5:21 PM
"Walmart was the only bidder in $3 billion Jet.com acquisition" Recode 4:27 PM
"Adware can turn a profit for those who sneak it into downloads" IDG News Service 3:34 PM
"Pokemon Go Ends Historic First Month With $200M in Revenue" PC Magazine 4:23 PM
"Pokemon Go's Own Limitations Helped It Make $200 Million in Its First Month" AppAdvice 3:34 PM
Publications/Podcasts
"Upgrade #101: It Works Great in California" Six Colors 2:46 PM
"TMO Background Mode: Interview with Former Apple Sr. Manager & Entrepreneur Dan Burcaw" The Mac Observer 2:38 PM
"TMO Daily Observations 2016-08-08: Apple's Strategy and Values Balancing Act, Google's 16GB iPhone Dig" The Mac Observer 2:38 PM
"The next big step for Apple TV is organizing and finding stuff to watch. It's getting there." The MT Show 7:34 AM
"Apple makes it easier for developers to upload app screenshots via iTunes Connect" 9to5Mac 7:12 PM
"Casetify offering Olympics-inspired Apple Watch bands in various national colors" 9to5Mac 12:57 PM
"Hyundai expands Apple CarPlay support to more vehicles via software update" 9to5Mac 12:28 PM
"eBay adds support for Touch ID, introduces new 'One Time Password' login method" 9to5Mac 11:41 AM
"Apple Pay Coming to Vending Machines across Canada via a Partnership between the Canadian National" PRNewswire 8:22 AM
"Wilson Sporting Goods Co. Introduces The Wilson X Connected Football" ["The Wilson X Connected Football companion app is free and will be ready for download from the Apple Store and via Google Play on September 8."] PRNewswire 8:21 AM
"Maclocks MacBook 12" Lock is the First Solution to Solve MacBook Security Risk" PRNewswire 8:21 AM
"The MUG Event Calendar for the Week of August 8: Lesa Snider, Voice Assistants, iCloud and Affinity Photo" The MUG Center 7:54 AM
"LastThink Releases Somalia TV Online 4.5 for iOS" prMac 3:23 PM
"TNT Fred Explodes into the App Store" prMac 7:48 AM
"Air Adventure 2.0: Easy Addictive and Fun Flying Adventure for Everyone" prMac 7:48 AM
"Rainbow Infinity celebrates its worldwide finger-shaking release for iOS" prMac 7:48 AM
"Trending Topic 1.0 for iOS - The first Twitter game has launched" prMac 7:47 AM
"DietSensor App Combats Diabetes and Obesity, Enables Detailed Nutritional Management On the Go, On Pre-Launch Sale Through August 31" MacPrices 7:46 AM
"Microsoft Windows: Cortana, Ink, Edge lead the way/Cortana, Ink and Edge lead the way for new changes in anniversary update" Financial Express 9:35 PM
"Windows 10 Anniversary Update woes continue" InfoWorld 8:55 AM
"UK Users Getting Better at Patching ... Microsoft" UK Infosecurity 8:52 AM
"Windows 10 release date, features, devices and free upgrade: Windows 10 users report freezing PCs after Anniversary update" IT PRO 8:37 AM
"IBM's Watson AI Saves Woman's Life By Diagnosing Rare Form of Leukaemia" Huffington Post UK 8:15 AM
"HP's New Backpack is a Portable Power Station for your Laptop and Devices" SuperSite for Windows 8:14 AM
"HP made a backpack that can recharge your laptop" The Verge 8:13 AM
"Dell Releases S2417DG and SE2717H Monitors: New Gaming Displays with G-Sync and FreeSync" AnandTech 8:10 AM
"AMD Radeon RX 460 review: An affordable graphics card with bleeding-edge tech" PCWorld 12:36 PM
"Big Three Chipmakers Likely to Boost Capex" EE Times 8:07 AM
"Data Breach At Oracle's MICROS Point-of-Sale Division" Krebs on Security 3:35 PM
"Pivotal, WSO2 seize on Oracle's Java EE delays" InfoWorld 7:59 AM
"Oracle bulks up on the cloud part" Gulf News 7:59 AM
"Cisco Might Not Survive Another Crisis" Investing 7:56 AM
"How Data Visualization Can Improve Your Workspace" InformationWeek 7:45 AM
"Linux Kernel 4.8 Release Enables NVIDIA's Pascal, Raspberry Pi 3 And AMD GPU Overclocking" HotHardware 5:17 PM
"Apple Stock Gaining on New iPhone Features: Apple's model of the iPhone, expected this fall, will reportedly feature a new dual camera and pressure-sensitive home button." TheStreet 8:05 AM
Industry News
"Stocks retreat from all-time high to end slightly lower: Health-care sector sours the rally" MarketWatch 4:26 PM
"Stocks Retreat From Records as Health Care Slumps: Stocks retreat from record highs on Monday as a selloff in health care overshadows a rally in energy." TheStreet 4:26 PM
"Stocks End Mildly Lower; MaxLinear Plunges After Hours; Inphi Rises" Investor's Business Daily 4:26 PM
"Stocks ease back from record highs" USA Today 4:26 PM
"U.S. Stocks Down Despite Surge in Energy Sector: Indexes decline after hitting all-time highs in the wake of July's strong jobs report" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:25 PM
"Japanese stocks leads jump in Asian markets: Strong U.S. jobs data sent Asian stock markets higher on Monday, with the yen's decline driving sharp gains in Japan's Nikkei Stock Average." MarketWatch 7:18 AM
"European stocks end slightly higher as banks rise; Airbus drops on probe: European stocks finished a bit higher Monday, with gains for bank shares helping the regional benchmark eke out a nearly two-week high." MarketWatch 11:48 AM
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