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MacSurfer's Archive: Monday, October 17, 2016
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Apple has hired a big brain in AI to make Siri less dumb: Carnegie Mellon researcher Russ Salakhutdinov will remain a professor in addition to his work at Apple." Recode 12:09 PM
  • "Apple Hires Carnegie Mellon Researcher to Lead AI Team" MacRumors 1:20 PM
  • "Apple hires a Carnegie Mellon professor to improve its AI" Engadget 1:20 PM
  • "Apple bolstering Siri intelligence by hiring expert to lead AI research team" 9to5Mac 1:20 PM
  • "Tim Cook says Apple wants to use AI to boost iPhone battery life" iDownload Blog 8:59 AM
  • "Here's more evidence that Apple is doubling down on VR and AR" Business Insider 10:20 AM
  • "A sneak preview of the stunning $17B redevelopment that will be home to Apple's new UK campus" 9to5Mac 7:22 AM
  • "Apple Pay arguments against negotiation 'superficial and unconvincing': Banks/CBA, NAB, Westpac, and Bendigo Bank have said Apple's security concerns on opening up access to its mobile wallet are 'completely baseless'." ZDNet 7:16 AM
  • "AT&T adds iPhone screen repair service for monthly insurance plan subscribers" AppleInsider 4:34 PM
  • "Beats 1 Radio host Zane Love will talk music as a keynote speaker at 2017 SXSW" iDownload Blog 12:21 PM
  • "Apple Stores Removing Lead Creative Role After Introducing New 'Creative Pro' Position" MacRumors 10:20 AM
  • "Apple's new flagship UK store has dozens of trees inside which are 30-feet-tall" [Video Report] Business Insider 10:47 AM
  • "The special features that enable Apple to remove security tethers from demo devices" 9to5Mac 10:19 AM
  • "Apple confirms iPhone 7 launching in 7 more countries later this month" 9to5Mac 11:42 AM
  • "Petition Asks Apple to Bring iTunes Song Ratings Back to iOS" The Mac Observer 7:07 AM
  • "iPhone 7 subjected to bizarre rubber torture for your amusement" Mashable 1:09 PM
  • "Today in Apple history: Performa 6360 is a low-cost multimedia Mac" Cult of Mac 8:38 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Netflix pushes off 'challenging' China launch and will license shows instead: In 190 markets, but not the biggest one" The Verge 8:01 PM
  • "Younger consumers more likely to fall for tech support con jobs: Two-thirds of those polled in 12 countries say they have encountered the scam" Computerworld 3:24 PM
  • "Amazon gives the outside world a first look at its secret delivery drone lab in Cambridge" Business Insider 7:09 AM
  • "How hackers handle stolen login data" BBC 6:53 AM
  • "Samsung Tested Galaxy Note 7 Batteries In-House While Competitors Used Third-Party Labs" HotHardware 3:53 PM
  • "Samsung's 10nm node, SoCs now in mass production" ExtremeTech 4:47 PM
  • "Samsung Begins Mass Production Of 10nm FinFET SoC, Galaxy S8 Likely Recipient" HotHardware 3:53 PM
  • "Samsung Galaxy Note 7 banned by more airlines over fire risk" BBC 6:53 AM
  • "Razer acquires THX, the audio company George Lucas founded in 1983: Bringing one of the most iconic names in cinema under the three-headed snake umbrella" The Verge 6:23 PM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Jason Snell's Updated Crash Course on Apple's Photos" MacVoices 4:36 PM
  • "TMO Background Mode: Interview with Developer Community Manager Chuq Von Rospach" The Mac Observer 3:15 PM
  • "Upgrade #111: I Keep Moving the Goalposts" Six Colors 1:28 PM
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2016-10-17: Apple Car gets a New Focus, Apple's Cashless Society" The Mac Observer 12:43 PM
  • "iMore show 528: Siri-ously?!" iMore 7:11 AM