"Apple Goes to Hollywood. Will Its Story Have a Happy Ending? Known for its bold designs and its big marketing campaigns, Apple relishes its status as a dominant force in the corporate world. So it was noteworthy when one of its executives, Eddy Cue, struck a note of humility during a discussion this month at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Tex." New York Times [Free Registration Required] 6:50 AM
"Apple's slate of original TV shows will reportedly rollout as early as next March: The company is on track to spend well more than $1 billion producing original shows" The Verge 7:01 AM
"Apple's New Slate of Original Programming May Launch as Early as March 2019" MacRumors 7:08 AM
"Apple: A Look at Its Moves in Digital Television" Barron's 3:45 PM
"Apple Music's Jimmy Iovine says streaming services are 'too similar'" BBC 7:42 AM
"Apple's Tim Cook: Facebook's privacy blunder 'so dire' we need regulations/Cook thinks Facebook's Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal is so big that it warrants 'well-crafted regulation'." ZDNet 8:21 AM
"Apple, IBM chiefs call for more data oversight after Facebook breach" Reuters 7:07 AM
"Apple, IBM Call for More Regulation of Digital Data" Investopedia 9:39 AM
"Tim Cook Calls for 'Well-Crafted' Regulation Protecting Privacy" The Mac Observer 7:06 PM
"Why Apple Is Among Those Most at Risk From a Trade War With China" Fortune 12:45 PM
"Apple is fighting to win back a market it used to dominate" Business Insider 1:57 PM
"The iPad's next big act could be conquering U.S. classrooms" Mashable 7:47 AM
"Why Some Schools Pay More Than Others When Buying From Apple" Wired 6:58 AM
Education Event Live Blogs
"Apple Education Event 2018 Live Blog" iMore 8:32 PM
"Live blog: Apple's first big product unveiling of 2018" Cult of Mac 8:32 PM
"Liveblog: Apple March Event 2018 - Lets take a Field Trip" AppleInsider 8:18 PM
"Liveblog: Apple's March 2018 education event in Chicago" Ars Technica 7:08 AM
"Craig Federighi argues against renewed push for law enforcement backdoor to iPhone" AppleInsider 9:37 AM
"Apple's other big chance to enrich people's lives: When the world's leading technology company says it wants to help improve visibility around disability, you'd better listen" Computerworld 10:21 AM
"Are corporations that use Wikipedia giving back?" ["Other big players also contribute, by way of matching donations. Apple, Facebook, Microsoft and Google (again) all contributed around $50,000 by matching employee gifts. Amazon, on the other hand, is nowhere to be found on that list."] TechCrunch 8:20 AM
"Today in Apple history: Apple pays to use 'iPad' name" Cult of Mac 7:08 AM
Non-Apple News
"Foxconn buys Linksys owner Belkin to join the smart home battle" Engadget 8:24 PM
"F.C.C. Joins Push to Limit China's Telecom Reach" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:16 PM
"Senate committee asks Facebook, Google and Twitter to testify on privacy" Engadget 3:45 PM
"FCC aims to block purchases from non-US firms posing 'security threat'" Engadget 12:45 PM
"Here come the Chrome OS-powered tablets" Mashable 8:32 PM
"Google tries to steal Apple's thunder with its first Chromebook tablets" Quartz 1:10 PM
"The first Chrome OS tablet is here" The Verge 11:13 AM
"Android malware found inside apps downloaded 500,000 times" ZDNet 8:21 AM
"Feds pushing new plan for encrypted mobile device unlocks via court order" Ars Technica 7:47 AM
"EU antitrust chief keeps open threat to break up Google: report" Reuters 7:07 AM
"iMac Pros versus Mac Pros running X-Plane 11 Flight Simulator" Bare Feats 7:11 PM
"The Fitbit Versa smartwatch is small, cheap and sweet" David Pogue 4:02 PM
"Fitbit's Versa is its best smartwatch yet" The Verge 10:26 AM
"Fitbit Versa review: A stylish smartwatch at the right price/The king of fitness wearables learned some valuable lessons from its first smartwatch." Engadget 10:26 AM
"Fitbit Versa review: Slowly but surely pushing Fitbit past the 'fit' bit/If you think Fitbit is just for fitness, this $200 smartwatch might change your mind." Ars Technica 10:26 AM
"HomePass and Homecam Add HomeKit Setup Code Scanning, Data Layers and Controls in Camera View" MacStories 10:26 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to delete your Google location history on iPhone and iPad" iMore 8:32 PM
"How to filter unknown senders in iMessage on iPhone and iPad" 9to5Mac 8:18 PM
"Force YouTube videos to play full-screen in Safari on iPad" Cult of Mac 1:10 PM
"How to move Spotify playlists to Apple Music" Apple Must 12:14 PM
"How to turn off HomePod's status lights altogether" iDownload Blog 7:03 AM
"How to Manage Storage Effectively on an iOS Device" Envato Tuts+ 6:54 AM
Tips
"Copy Here, Paste There: Q. I thought you were supposed to be able to cut and paste content between Macs and iPhones, but I can't make it work." New York Times [Free Registration Required] 10:26 AM
"Tip: Record your iPad's screen on your Mac with QuickTime Player" AppleInsider 9:40 AM
"iOS 11.3: Get your iPhone and iPad ready for the biggest update yet" ZDNet 8:21 AM
"I think Apple realized the iPhone X was too expensive" BGR 8:32 PM
"Dropping Broad Hints About Apple's Upcoming TV Programming" The Tech Night Owl 7:05 PM
"6 reasons you should support Apple's stance on privacy" Apple Must 1:54 PM
"For Apple Inc.'s iPhone, Some Good News" The Motley Fool 1:10 PM
"UWP Failed ... and Now Apple and Google are Copying It (Premium)" Thurrott 7:47 AM
"Apple accessories have gone too far: Capra's HomePod Case is a traveling violation" The Verge 7:02 AM
"Here's what I'm expecting at Apple's March 27 education event" Apple World Today 9:24 AM
"What to Expect From Apple's Chicago Education Event: Apple's March 27 event is likely to bring us new iPads. Here are all the latest rumors." PC Magazine 7:44 AM
"Apple's 'Field Trip' event: 5 things we might see (and 5 things we probably won't)" Macworld 7:05 AM
"Comment: The upcoming 'ePad' could be the rebirth of Apple's eMac strategy for education" 9to5Mac 6:54 AM
Non-Apple
"Google's Deepmind and the Ethics of A.I." Telegraph 10:27 AM
"Is enhanced reality an AR/VR cop-out?" Gigaom 7:04 AM
"That's Where the Money Is: Facebook's troublesome and troubling ambition..." 500ish Words 7:03 AM
"Xiaomi Mi A1 review—A $220 iPhone clone with stock Android? Sign us up" Ars Technica 6:53 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"Why are you still on Facebook flowchart" The Joy of Tech [cartoon] 6:48 AM
"Edge Makes its Way to iPad and Android Tablets" Thurrott 12:17 PM
"Microsoft's Edge browser now available on iPad and Android tablets" The Verge 12:17 PM
"The new Toyota Corolla will have Apple CarPlay and Amazon's Alexa" The Verge 10:26 AM
"Lexus and Honda announce new CarPlay-equipped models, Lexus available on subscription" 9to5Mac 9:31 AM
"The MUG Event Calendar for the Week of March 26: Virtual Reality, Qi, Photoshop Brushes" The MUG Center 8:18 AM
"Panopto to Apple: 'Let us live stream Tuesday's event'/Leading enterprise video platform offers to support live video for Apple's upcoming event" PRNewswire 7:52 AM
"DarioHealth Receives U.S. FDA Clearance for iPhone 7, 8 and iPhone X Smart Glucose Meter" PRNewswire 7:52 AM
"AMD Ryzen 7 2700X and Ryzen 5 2600X CPU Review Published by French Magazine – 12nm Zen+ 'Pinnacle Ridge' With Faster Multi-Threading, Improved Gaming Performance But Higher Power Consumption" WCCFTech 8:33 AM
"Non-X AMD Ryzen 2700 Benchmarks Reveal Similar Performance Compared To The 1800X" SegmentNext 8:33 AM
"AMD Ryzen Is Reshaping How Developers Look At CPU Utilization In Games, Are 4 Cores All That You Need?" SegmentNext 8:32 AM
"Put Your Oracle Database In the Oracle Cloud" DatabaseJournal 8:27 AM
"Oracle: Stop The Talk, Do The Walk" Seeking Alpha 8:27 AM
"Cisco Systems gives $50M to combat California homelessness" Associated Press 8:16 PM
"Cisco commits to shelling out $50 million to help fix Silicon Valley's homelessness crisis" Business Insider 8:33 PM
"Web Real-Time Communication 2018 Global Market Key Players - Oracle Corporation, Cisco Systems, Avaya Inc, Polycom, AT&T Inc, Tokbox Inc -Analysis And Forecast To 2025" Industry Today 8:24 AM
"Cloud Migration Services Global Market 2018: Key Players – IBM, Cisco, Informatica, Microsoft, Google, NTT Data, Vmware" Industry Today 8:23 AM
"This Is A Game Changer For Cisco" Seeking Alpha 8:23 AM
"Dow, S&P 500 post best gains since 2015: GE hits lowest level since July 2009" MarketWatch 8:08 PM
"Stocks Just Exploded 669 Points -- Here's What You Need to Know: Stocks rise on Monday following reports the White House was ready to open dialogue with China in an effort to avert a global trade war." TheStreet 8:08 PM
"S&P 500, Dow Jones Futures Extend Big Rally As 6 Top Techs Reclaim 50-Day" Investor's Business Daily 8:08 PM
"Dow posts biggest one-day point gain since 2008" FOXBusiness 8:08 PM
"U.S. Stocks Surge as Trade Worries Ease: The Dow industrials, after its worst week in more than two years, records its biggest one-day point gain in about a decade" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:08 PM
"Microsoft, Intel Drive Up the Dow Monday" 24/7 Wall St. 3:44 PM
"Stocks rise after last week's rout; trade tensions show signs of cooling: U.S. stocks jumped on Monday, with major indexes partially rebounding after their worst weekly performance in more than two years." MarketWatch 11:51 AM
"European stocks slump, close at 1-year low: European stocks closed lower Monday, as analysts said a surging euro squashed an early rally that had been sparked by an easing in recent trade-related tensions." MarketWatch 11:50 AM
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