"Critics Of Apple Making A Big Acquisition Don't Get It" ["In the note, the analyst (Amit Daryanani) speculated that were Apple allowed to repatriate the money it holds overseas, the odds of a Disney acquisition would go up."] Forbes 7:11 AM
"One Apple GPU, one giant leap in graphics for iPhone 8" AppleInsider 7:18 AM
"Apple Should Leave the Car-Making to Ford: Let's face it, with more than $246 billion in cash Apple could do anything it damn well pleases. But, investors should be happy that it's not going to (yet) jump into making cars." TheStreet 7:30 AM
"Why Should You Get Your Self-Driving Car From Apple: Last Friday Apple received a permit to officially experiments with self-driving cars. Why should consumers buy an Apple car?" Inc. 8:02 AM
"Appeals court revives Apple's patented 'rubber banding' tech because of one small tweak: AOL invented 'snap forward' years earlier, but Apple innovated by snapping backwards." ["On Friday, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued an opinion about an 'ex parte reexam,' filed against Apple's patent by an anonymous party. The reexam claimed that one of the patents upholding Apple's big win against Samsung, US Patent No. 7,844,915, never should have been issued at all. The '915 patent was described in a general way as the 'pinch to zoom' patent, but its claims describe a way of distinguishing between one-touch and two-touch operations."] Ars Technica 11:33 AM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook receiving Free Expression Award tomorrow night, event to be live streamed" 9to5Mac 11:11 AM
"Union Square Apple Store hosting Al Gore and Lisa Jackson for Earth Day event this week" 9to5Mac 11:10 AM
"Al Gore, Lisa Jackson Discussing Climate at San Francisco Apple Store on April 19" The Mac Observer 11:10 AM
"Foxconn seeks Apple's backing for Toshiba memory business bid: Taiwanese group keen to bolster its position but no sign iPhone maker is on board" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:13 AM
"Apple/Foxconn: place your chips Premium/Helping fund a bid for Toshiba's semiconductor unit will ensure flash memory supply" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 12:04 PM
"Wozniak's world in 2075: 'bigger' Apple, Google, Facebook — and we'll be living in deserts" USA Today 7:01 AM
"Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Says Apple, Google and Facebook Will Be Around in 2075" Investopedia 7:12 AM
"Apple will still be here in 2075, says Woz, as original Apple I garage team get together" 9to5Mac 7:13 AM
"NBA player Stephen Curry switches from iPhone ad to Vivo – but still uses iPhone personally" 9to5Mac 8:14 AM
"Is Chevy dropping native navigation in favor of Carplay/Android Auto on the Bolt EV a misstep or forward thinking?" Electrek 2:17 PM
"China's biggest chat app paid an employee double that of Apple's top earner" Mashable 7:12 AM
"Toddlers who use touchscreens sleep less, study says: Parents shouldn't worry (yet) though, the researchers say." Engadget 7:12 AM
"Today in Apple history: Apple II brings color computing to the masses" Cult of Mac 8:04 AM
Non-Apple News
"'Nobody's got to use the internet,' argues idiot congressman in row over ISP privacy rules" The Register 3:24 PM
"Why Facebook still struggles to pull down murder videos quickly" CNNMoney 1:42 PM
Publications/Podcasts
"TMO Background Mode Interview with Computerworld Apple Holic Jonny Evans" The Mac Observer 4:48 PM
"Project Titan on Open Roads, Predicting Tech Companies Demise -TMO Daily Observations 2017-04-17" The Mac Observer 1:04 PM
"iMore show 554: Why yellow? with Chris Harris and David Lundblad" iMore 7:17 AM
"Windows Users Urged To Update Computers After Major Nsa Hacking Tool Release" The Independent 9:30 AM
"If you download Windows 10 Creators Update, you might want to DELETE Google Chrome" Express UK 9:29 AM
"Shadow Brokers Leaks NSA Tools To Hack Windows, But Microsoft Already Patched Most Exploits" Tech Times 9:28 AM
"Microsoft updates IFTTT competitor Flow and custom app building tool PowerApps" GeekWire 6:41 PM
"Microsoft Starts Testing the Next Xbox One Feature Update" Thurrott 8:25 PM
"Microsoft reveals the specs of the world's most powerful gaming console ever made" Luxury Launches 9:26 AM
"Rambus, Microsoft expand work on cryogenic memory" Seeking Alpha 4:54 PM
"How Anaconda's data science platform will help IBM speed up enterprise machine learning adoption" TechRepublic 1:08 PM
"HP May Be Developing A Laptop That Runs Android Remix OS" Digital Trends 9:14 AM
"HP IonTouch is a rewritable, inkless printing system" SlashGear 9:14 AM
"Intel cancels IDF in San Francisco, saying it's not a good match for the company: Company says that the separate events are a better fit for its current product range." Ars Technica 5:53 PM
"Intel mercy kills IDF/Opinion: When you decide not to talk anymore......" SemiAccurate 6:18 PM
"At Intel, A Retirement Perk That Can Kick Off A New Career As A Paid Fellow: ListenĀ· 3:43" NPR 9:11 AM
"Intel 300 series chipsets to integrate USB 3.1 Gen 2 and Gigabit WIFI" Guru3D 9:11 AM
"Stock market ends 3-session slide as bank shares rally: Traders reposition risk after no new North Korea nuke test" MarketWatch 4:05 PM
"Wall Street Ends Its Losing Streak As Corporate Earnings Take Focus" TheStreet 4:05 PM
"Stocks, Dow Industrials Up, Oil Off; Zayo Breaks Out; Will Snap Hit New Low?" Investor's Business Daily 4:05 PM
"Wall Street Rallies in Low Volume Led by Banks, Tech" Reuters 4:04 PM
"U.S. Stocks Climb as Earnings Season Ramps Up: U.S. stocks rose Monday, bouncing back after last week's declines." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:04 PM
"Asia stocks fall on China regulatory crackdown, North Korea tensions: Stock markets across Asia ended mostly lower on Monday, as China's securities regulator urged tighter supervision of listed companies, while geopolitical tensions in Korea continued to discourage buying." MarketWatch 7:17 AM
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