"Tim Cook: 'I never dreamed of being the CEO of Apple'" CNBC 12:06 PM
"5 Years Later, 5 Ways Apple Has Changed Without Steve Jobs" The Motley Fool 9:41 AM
"Five years after Steve Jobs: an Apple with the courage to say 'No'" AppleInsider 11:10 AM
"Apple's Most Innovative Product Isn't a Product At All" Forbes 6:59 AM
"Don't laugh at AirPods — they're part of Apple's 'ambient paradigm': UBS" CNBC 7:31 AM
"Wall Street analysts think Apple's next big opportunity is something called the 'Ambient Paradigm'" Business Insider 9:49 AM
"It's Official: Google Is the New Apple/Yesterday's 'Made by Google' event showed us a glimpse of the future. Remember when the other guys used to do that?" Inc. 7:58 AM
"Best Global Brands 2016: Rankings" [Apple #1] Interbrand 9:25 AM
"Interbrand Releases 2016 Best Global Brands Report: Apple and Google Hold the Top Two Spots, Tesla and Dior Join the List" Business Wire 11:41 AM
"Apple tops most valuable brands list" AAP 6:59 AM
"Apple Named World's Most Valuable Brand at $178 Billion" 24/7 Wall St. 6:59 AM
"Tech companies dominate best brand rankings with Apple, Google, Microsoft at top: Interbrand's 2016 ranking of top global brands has a heavy tech emphasis as industries are retooled for digital. Amazon is also moving up the charts." ZDNet 10:01 AM
"Silicon Valley comes to Naples: Apple prepares to open Italian academy/With 200 pupils set to start training, the mood is high in the unlikely suburb chosen for tech giant's latest venture" The Guardian 9:49 AM
"Apple Buying Netflix Would be a Waste of $50B, Says Bernstein" Barron's 3:19 PM
"Theresa May launches thinly veiled attacks on Apple, Facebook and Sir Philip Green" Mirror Online UK 8:32 AM
"macOS Sierra discussion remains lively with helpful notes about compatibility issues - Fujitsu ScanSnap, Microsoft Office, Silverfast, iPhoto, AirParrot, etc. - plus notes about unwanted automatic downloads (Cf. U2 fiasco); a delete daemon problem and more." MacInTouch 6:25 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Postbox 5 review: Mac email client offers greater power at a greater price/A robust alternative to Apple Mail and Microsoft Outlook." Macworld 8:16 AM
"How to set up macOS Server's VPN service" Macworld 6:32 AM
"How to disable the fake clicking sound for Force Touch trackpads" iDownload Blog 6:36 AM
"Watch some of Steve Jobs's best interviews, five years after his death: Recode founders Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg reminisce on hosting Jobs at the D conference." Recode 10:12 AM
"Steve Jobs - a life in pictures" Telegraph 6:35 AM
"Today in Apple history: Steve Jobs passes away" Cult of Mac 8:07 AM
"Apple Creates 'Orchard' Program to Find Upcoming Marketing Talent" MacRumors 7:59 PM
"Apple, Google, Disney unlikely to place bids in Twitter sale, report says" AppleInsider 9:21 PM
"Investors buoyed by report claiming Apple, Disney are potential Netflix buyers" AppleInsider 11:09 AM
"The 2016 New Establishment List" [#11 Tim Cook] Vanity Fair 9:40 AM
"The 2016 New Establishment List [#54 Eddy Cue] Vanity Fair 9:39 AM
"The 2016 New Establishment List" [#73 Laurene Powell-Jobs] Vanity Fair 9:37 AM
"Apple and Google say they didn't build secret tools to spy on users like Yahoo did" Business Insider 6:50 AM
"Apple, Google, Microsoft and Facebook don't spy on you like Yahoo" BGR 6:44 AM
"Beats by Dre's marketing guru bails on Apple" Cult of Mac 11:43 AM
"Foxconn details 40,000 robots at factories, says report" DigiTimes 8:00 AM
"Apple supplier now employs 40,000 robots to do its bidding" Cult of Mac 8:00 AM
"Simpsons creator Matt Groening once drew Mac heaven for Apple" The Register 6:29 AM
"Apple starts showing App Store search ads in the U.S." VentureBeat 9:06 PM
Non-Apple News
"Samsung to Acquire Major Artificial Intelligence Developer" Time 7:23 PM
"Samsung acquires Viv, the AI bot developed by the original creators of Siri" 9to5Mac 7:32 PM
"Samsung Acquires Viv, the AI Assistant From the Creators of Siri" MacRumors 7:32 PM
"Samsung buys AI startup created by Siri co-cofounders" AppleInsider 7:32 PM
"Southwest Flight Evacuated After Samsung Device Emitted Smoke: Model not known; Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone has had battery fires" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:31 PM
"Theranos will close labs and fire 340 employees" The Verge 8:14 PM
"Exclusive: Twitter to conclude sale deliberations this month - sources" Reuters 4:18 PM
"Happy 25th once again to Linux, 'the little OS that definitely could': On Oct. 5, 1991, Linus Torvalds officially released the first Linux kernel into the wild" IDG News Service 3:21 PM
"The Smart Home Market Is About to Be a Full House" The Motley Fool 8:37 AM
"MasterCard launches 'selfie pay' identity check service: System replaces standard password format with self-taken photo" V3 7:23 AM
"Security is the new bling in luxury phones: Privacy is the latest must-have feature for people with information to protect" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:08 AM
"Spotify is serving malware-infested ads to its users" The Next Web 7:07 AM
"Has Yahoo been reading your emails and what should you do about it?" Telegraph 6:35 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"TMO Daily Observations 2016-10-05: Yahoo's Secret Email Scanning" The Mac Observer 3:06 PM
"Let's Talk Jailbreak 154: The natural evolution of things" iDownload Blog 6:36 AM
"How To Fix Common iOS 10 Problems And Bugs" Redmond Pie 7:53 PM
"How to write out a message on your Apple Watch" iMore 3:12 PM
"Hurricane Matthew: How to prepare your data for the storm/With a Category 3 storm aiming squarely at the East Coast of the United States, how well have you prepared yourself and your data? David Gewirtz shares some tips and cautions you may not have considered." ZDNet 11:02 AM
"How to prevent screen recording for games on iPhone and iPad" iMore 9:48 AM
"How to set up two-step verification for your Apple ID" Apple World Today 6:50 AM
Tips
"Lyrics App for iMessages Makes it Easy to Find and Share Lyrics" The Mac Observer 9:35 AM
"How about a 'Think Different' poster to honor Steve Jobs?" Apple World Today 1:08 PM
"Google Assistant is ready to teach Siri an AI lesson" Cult of Mac 12:46 PM
"Rumor: Apple considering purchasing Netflix (and maybe it should)" Apple World Today 12:04 PM
"Apple's rescheduled earnings call could hint at unveiling of new Macs around October 27" iDownload Blog 12:04 PM
"Comment: Still holding out hope for my dream MacBook" 9to5Mac 11:31 AM
"Apple on track for 'next era in personal technology' – UBS" Apple Must 11:11 AM
"Apple and Intel Parting Ways? Don't Be Ridiculous: This Fool disagrees with a well-known tech journalist on the relationship between Apple and its Mac processor supplier, Intel." The Motley Fool 11:08 AM
"Apple And The Enterprise – The 'Book Mystique" MacPrices 11:04 AM
"iPhone 7 vs. iPhone 6s: What's the difference and should you upgrade?" iMore 10:24 AM
"Google destroys the Android fan myth that the iPhone is too expensive: Think the iPhone is expensive? Take a look at Google's new Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones." ZDNet 10:02 AM
"iPhone vs. Android: 'What's The Difference?" Mac360 8:28 AM
"Apple, Siri, And The Coming Change For Humanity" TeraTalks 8:19 AM
"Apple And The Next Disruptive Technology Revolution Of The 21st Century" Mac360 8:06 AM
"Apple Is The Second To Last Refuge For Privacy And Security" NoodleMac 7:57 AM
"Hey Apple, what's the scheduling conflict?" Apple 3.0 8:00 AM
"Comment: Apple's rescheduled earnings call could suggest new Mac announcement October 27" 9to5Mac 7:11 AM
"Google Pixel: What would Steve Jobs do?" Computerworld 6:44 AM
"Just how fast are those 2017 iPad Pros gonna get?" Apple Must 6:44 AM
"Why Google can't truly compete against Apple without retail stores: Google's new hardware is promising, but it needs outstanding customer support to make it worth the higher prices." Macworld 6:30 AM
"The Massive Windows 10 Update Failure: The forced upgrade mentality now prevalent at Microsoft could be the company's undoing." PC Magazine 7:16 AM
"New Surface device leaks online, hints at MAJOR new product from Microsoft" Express UK 8:48 AM
"Surface keyboards, mice leak ahead of anticipated computer: An all-in-one is still expected, but if it exists, it hasn't leaked yet." Ars Technica 5:36 PM
"Microsoft's New Investment Arm Helps Finance 13 Startups" eWeek 6:55 PM
"It's time for Microsoft to revisit dated defaults: Among other things, Active Directory needs an overhaul" The Register 7:17 AM
"Russia Weighs Replacing IBM, Microsoft With Open-Source Software" Bloomberg 8:09 AM
"IBM is making a major $200 million investment in Watson" Business Insider 10:01 AM
"IBM Brand Value Collapses 19%" 24/7 Wall St. 9:48 AM
"IBM Announces Plans for a New Watson IoT HQ" Investopedia 3:12 PM
"AMD Intros First Desktops Featuring 7th Gen AMD PRO Processors" PC Magazine 8:42 AM
"AMD shows off PCs with 7th Gen PROs" Fudzilla 8:42 AM
"AMD announces first desktops with 7th generation AMD PRO processors" The Nation, Thailand 8:43 AM
"AMD Unveils 7th Generation Bristol Ridge APUs" ChinaTopix 8:42 AM
"AMD Zen Based Summit Ridge CPUs, X370 Chipset Motherboards to Launch at CES 2017" Custom PC Review 8:42 AM
"Larry Ellison, Oracle Cloud, And The Power Of Three" Forbes 6:27 AM
"Cisco says it's not all about millennials and champions industry veterans: By 2020, there will be one billion over-60s in the world, Cisco claims" CRN UK 8:40 AM
"Jack Dorsey Is Losing Control of Twitter" Bloomberg 7:23 AM
"Study claims Apple avoided paying $65.08B in US taxes in 2015 through offshore arrangements" AppleInsider 9:35 AM
"Why Apple Stock is a Good Choice in the Next Few Years" AppleBlend 9:35 AM
Industry News
"Stocks end 2-days of losses to finish higher as energy, financial sectors rally: ISM services data grabs spotlight; Twitter rises, Salesforce falls" MarketWatch 4:20 PM
"Wall Street Rallies as Crude Jumps to Three-Month High: A crude oil rally helps Wall Street rally on Wednesday to erase all losses endured a day earlier." TheStreet 4:20 PM
"Dow up 113 points, its first gain of the quarter" USA Today 4:19 PM
"Wall Street Jumps as Oil Fuels Energy Advance" Reuters 4:19 PM
"U.S. Stocks Rise as Oil Nears $50 a Barrel: U.S. stocks rose Wednesday as U.S. crude-oil prices surged toward $50 a barrel." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:19 PM
"Asian stocks struggle for direction as investors focus on the Fed: China markets closed for the week" MarketWatch 8:34 AM
"European stocks turn to a loss on talk of ECB taper: Stoxx Europe 600 faces first loss in seven sessions" MarketWatch 8:34 AM
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