"Full audio: Our extended, uncut interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook" Recode 5:59 PM
"Apple is facing its toughest fight since the 1980s: But while the iPhone is singularly important, both to Apple and to the category of devices it's inspired over the last decade, technology companies are now jockeying to usher in the next wave of personal computing. The consensus is artificial intelligence is going to be the key differentiator..." Quartz 7:59 AM
"Apple Hires Former Amazon Devices CTO for Software Role" Bloomberg 8:03 AM
"Popular Apps Are Leaving the Apple Watch: Is that a bad sign?" Slate 7:50 AM
"Saudi Crown Prince talks joint projects with Apple's Tim Cook in Silicon Valley" Al Arabiya 8:39 AM
"Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with Tim Cook at Apple Park to discuss app development, education opportunities, more" 9to5Mac 8:41 AM
"AI defector gives Apple access to Google's secrets: John Giannandrea's move makes artificial intelligence new ground for tech competition/Unlike top football players, the biggest stars among Silicon Valley's computer engineers hardly ever defect to rival teams. So when they do, it is usually a sign that the tech world's tectonic plates are shifting." Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 4/6
"Adrenaline Shots for Apple AI" ["Google's AI head (John Giannandrea) brings credibility to Apple AI, critical in recruiting, and is likely work on AI-powered interfaces and Apple's self-driving car program. IBM partnership allows iOS developers access to IBM Watson's enterprise machine learning, and use it to make smarter AI apps."] Loup Ventures 4/6
"Apple poaches ex-Amazon, HP executive for growing software team" AppleInsider 4/6
"Apple brings former Amazon and Google executive to its software team" 9to5Mac 4/6
"Apple says repeal of EPA carbon plan would threaten investments" ["'Repealing the Clean Power Plan will subject consumers like Apple and our large manufacturing partners to increased investment uncertainty,' the California-based company said in a filing to the agency."] Reuters 4/6
"Watch: Apple CEO Tim Cook explains why 'privacy is a human right'/'We care about the user experience. And we're not going to traffic in your personal life,' said Cook." Recode 4/6
"Full transcript: Apple CEO Tim Cook with Recode's Kara Swisher and MSNBC's Chris Hayes/Education, iPhones, privacy and Facebook were all big topics of discussion." Recode 4/6
"Tim Cook outlines Apple's view on privacy, encryption in MSNBC interview/'Revolution: Apple Changing the World' is all about where he sees its place in the tech world." Engadget 4/6
"The six biggest takeaways from Tim Cook's MSNBC interview" BGR 4/6
"Tim Cook will attend deposition as part of Apple's ongoing battle with Qualcomm" Cult of Mac 4/6
"As Apple's legal battle with Qualcomm rages on, Tim Cook set to be deposed in June" BGR 4/6
"Latest macOS update cripples enterprise docks, blanks external screens: Users spread the blame around as DisplayLink technology goes dark after Apple's update to its PC OS." Computerworld 8:08 AM
"Final Cut Pro 10.4.1: ProRes RAW and captions" Alex4D 4/6
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Mac Mouse Double-Clicking Instead of Single Clicking? Here's the Fix" OS X Daily 4/6
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How to Disable All Vibration on iPhone Completely" OS X Daily 3:18 PM
"Adobe Premiere Pro vs. Apple Final Cut Pro X: What's the Difference? Most professional video editors use one or the other. Here's how these two top-rated programs compare, feature by feature." PC Magazine 4/6
"How to use Safari's tab management and bookmark stashing to avoid losing web pages" Macworld 4/6
"This Tool Can Help Identify Leakers Who Copy and Paste Secret Info" Motherboard 4/6
"Apple lights up Shinjuku: Apple Shinjuku opened this morning in Tokyo, welcoming thousands of customers to experience Apple's latest retail design for the first time in Japan." Apple 8:02 AM
"After fending off lawsuit, French activist group Attac holds protests & 'die-in' at Apple Stores" 9to5Mac 11:47 AM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook calls #MeToo, DACA and Parkland student activists 'heroes'" CNBC 7:59 AM
"Today in Apple history: System 7 gets its final update with Mac OS 7.6.1" Cult of Mac 8:09 AM
"Gallery: Line of nearly 500 customers estimated at grand opening of Apple's Shinjuku retail store" 9to5Mac 4/6
"Some tech giants can take the moral high ground: Apple and Microsoft keep controls on data privacy and would be a good model to follow" Gulf News 4/6
"Apple's Siri, HomePod and the voice assistant showdown: The battle of the smart assistants is intensifying, and while people seem to want to get more from using Siri, people want to turn Cortana off, and Google Assistant isn't far behind. How can Apple exploit its advantages to push HomePod higher?" Computerworld 4/6
"Emergency services now able to tell where iPhone users may be calling from" Stuff: New Zealand 4/6
"See how ARKit will make grocery shopping easier" Cult of Mac 4/6
"Thonburi Steam: Nikon DSLR and iPhone RAW" ["I took three cameras with me on a planed visit to the station and shed areas: the iPhone X, using the RAW app, ProCamera; a Nikon D7000 that also takes RAW images (NEF); and a Hasselblad film camera. I will have to wait for the three rolls of film I took to be developed, but I spent some time editing the digital images."] eXtensions 4/6
Non-Apple News
"Homeland Security To Compile A Database Of Journalists, Bloggers And Influencers" HuffPost 7:14 PM
"Homeland Security database would track bloggers, social media" Engadget 5:15 PM
"U.S. senator warns of possibility of breaking up Facebook over privacy concerns" Digital Trends 4:50 PM
"iOS 11.4 beta: AirPlay 2, Messages in iCloud and more/Apple released its iOS 11.4 public beta, giving us a preview at what's to come." CNET 8:00 AM
"3 new features in iOS 11.4: AirPlay 2 support and Messages on iCloud are the big additions to iOS 11.4, currently available in public beta." [Video] CNET 8:00 AM
"iOS 11.2.6 Jailbreak Possibility: New Discoveries Give Hope After Apple Stopped Signing The Firmware" Redmond Pie 3:53 PM
"AirPlay 2 Support Coming To AirPort Express After All?" Redmond Pie 8:21 PM
"Apple Is Reportedly Planning Some Game-Changing Features for Future iPhones: From foldable displays to MicroLED screens to touchless gestures, Apple's rumored iPhone hardware projects pack a punch." TheStreet 4/6
"Apple plans to release a radically redesigned Mac Pro in 2019" Digital Trends 4/6
"Apple's redesigned Mac Pro will arrive in 2019" TechSpot 4/6
"The Six Oldest Products Apple Still Sells Today" MacRumors 4/6
"iOS 11.2.6 Downgrade To iOS 11.1.2 With FutureRestore: Here's What You Need To Know" Redmond Pie 4/6
AppleCare/Helps
"iPhone battery life bad after installing iOS 11.3? Here's what you can do: Installing a new iOS update can hit your battery life hard. Here's how you can make things better. (Updated for iOS 11.3)" ZDNet 11:42 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"15" MacBook Pro Prices (2017 models)" MacPrices 4/6
"13" MacBook Pro Prices (2017 models)" MacPrices 4/6
"13" MacBook Air Prices (2017 models)" MacPrices 4/6
"I switched to the iPhone X after 13 years on Android — and I have no regrets" Business Insider 7:51 AM
"2018 iPad review: Content creation with compromises/This consumption device wants to be a creative one, too, but is a Pencil enough?" Ars Technica 4/6
"iPad 2018 review: Practicality over luxury" Six Colors 4/6
"Apple HomePod review: We deliver our verdict after a month with the Siri-powered speaker" The Inquirer 4/6
"Compared: 2018 iPad versus the Acer Chromebook 11 in the school" AppleInsider 4/6
"Apple Watch 3 LTE vs Apple Watch 3 GPS" Macworld UK 4/6
"Video: iPhone X vs S9 Plus - Which should you buy?" AppleInsider 4/6
"Review: Marshall Mid ANC Bluetooth Headphones" iLounge 4/6
"The C64 Mini review: Nostalgia's not enough" Engadget 4/6
"Review: Ugreen's affordable USB-C 8 in 1 Adapter is a great way to expand your MacBook's I/O" 9to5Mac 4/6
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Watch: Does YouTube's new dark theme save iPhone X battery life?" AppleInsider 7:53 AM
"President Trump Keeps Attacking Amazon. See How His Tweets Have Hurt Other Companies" Time 4/6
"If Adults Won't Grow Up, Nobody Will" ["The signal fact of Mr. Zuckerberg is that he is supremely gifted in one area—monetizing technical expertise by marrying it to a canny sense of human weakness. Beyond that, what a shallow and banal figure. He too appears to have difficulties coming to terms with who he is."] WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4/6
"On Facebook, Zuckerberg gets privacy and you get nothing" ZDNet 4/6
"Why Mark Zuckerberg's 15-Year Apology Tour Hasn't Fixed Facebook" Wired 4/6
"Deleting Facebook could be bad for you — here's why" Business Insider 4/6
"Businesses not ready for digital transformation, Dell says" The National 4/6
"Intel won't fix Spectre flaws in older chips" Sophos 4/6
"Intel's Kaby Lake-G mystery: Why Radeon Vega M may be more Polaris than Vega" PCWorld 4/6
"Intel Remote Keyboard app nixed after discovery of critical remote control vulnerability" BetaNews 4/6
"NUC, NUC! Who's there? Intel, warning you to kill a buggy keyboard app/No joke: another security SNAFU for Chipzilla, this time for a popular remote admin app" The Register 4/6
"Here are all the new Asus gaming laptops running with 8th-gen Intel CPUs" TechRadar UK 4/6
"Asus ZenBook Flip S review: A premium 2-in-1 laptop that has its moments" The Indian Express 4/6
"Asus ROG intros Zephyrus M laptop and Huracan desktop" Hexus 4/6
"ASUS To Create AREZ Branding For AMD Radeon Cards" WCCFTech 4/6
"AMD Ryzen 2000 Series AIO Liquid Coolers Teased By AMD CEO Lisa Su" SegmentNext 4/6
"AMD Possibly Teasing Ryzen 2000 Series AIO Liquid Cooling Bundle – Launch Closing in For AMD's Next-Gen Mainstream Platform" WCCFTech 4/6
"'Extreme, unnecessary, overheated': US judge slams Oracle salvo in HPE Solaris squabble/Big, red and very, very angry" The Register 4/6
"Cisco's warning: Watch out for government hackers targeting your network" ZDNet 4/6
"Beware these 2 barriers to successful cloud migration" InfoWorld 4/6
"Stock market ends sharply lower on renewed trade war fears: U.S. economy adds 103,000 jobs in March" MarketWatch 4/6
"Dow Secures 3-Day Winning Streak For First Time Since Late February: Stocks rise Thursday as worries about a full-blown trade war between the U.S. and China ease with the focus now turning to negotiations." TheStreet 4/6
"Stocks Drop on Growing Trade Concerns: Weaker-than-expected March jobs report unable to reverse losses" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4/6
"Hong Kong bucks wobbly Asian markets after Trump's latest broadside against China: Asian stock markets regained some ground after opening lower Friday, as optimism faded that the U.S. and China would work to resolve their trade spat following President Donald Trump's latest salvo." MarketWatch 4/6
"European markets tip lower as trade worries resurface to rattle investors: European stocks fell across the board on Friday, on the heels of the best one-day gain in nearly two years, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened China with additional tariffs." MarketWatch 4/6
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