"Apple Is Manufacturing a Siri Speaker to Outdo Google and Amazon" ["The device will differ from Amazon.com Inc.'s Echo and Alphabet Inc.'s Google Home speakers by offering virtual surround sound technology and deep integration with Apple's product lineup, said the people, who requested anonymity to discuss products that aren't yet public."] Bloomberg 2:54 PM
"Apple Is Now a Prodigious Chipmaker, Giving It Some Major Competitive Advantages: Along with being one of the world's biggest consumer electronics makers, retailers and digital content sellers, Apple is now a top-tier chip developer, as judged by the estimated dollar value of all the chips it ships in a given year. This fact tends to get swept under the rug, since all of the chips Apple creates are used in its own hardware rather than sold to third parties." TheStreet 7:46 AM
"Apple Has Enough Cash to Buy Every Major Sports Team in the World: The company's $250 billion cash pile could be used to make every star athlete an employee reporting to Cupertino." Inc. 2:43 PM
"Can Andy Rubin get Apple, Google and Amazon to play nice? For the Android creator's vision for consumer devices to pan out, he needs to get tech giants and wireless carriers to reach a level of kumbaya. It's no easy feat." CNET 7:28 AM
"Apple developing an AI dedicated chip" Business Insider 8:26 AM
"Did Apple Poach a Qualcomm Engineer to Develop Chips In-House?" Investopedia 7:46 AM
"Tim Cook calls Trump, Elon Musk threatens to pull back over Paris decision" San Francisco Chronicle 2:02 PM
"Tim Cook among CEOs urging President Trump to keep US in Paris climate pact" 9to5Mac 5:21 PM
"Apple Hosting Recording Studio for Podcasters at WWDC 2017" The Mac Observer 8:34 AM
"Safari Technology Preview 31 Released for macOS Sierra" The Mac Observer 2:43 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Timing 2.0 review: Mac software for professionals to track billable time" Macworld 8:11 AM
"Photos for iOS and macOS: The limits of liked photos/Apple doesn't let you use popularity for selection or sorting, and has two kinds of 'likes.'" Macworld 7:31 AM
"WWDC 2017 Wish List: New features we want in macOS 10.13" Macworld 7:31 AM
Press Releases
"DEVONthink To Go 2.1.5: Icon view for databases and more" DEVONtechnologies 11:00 AM
"HoudahSpot 4.3: Ultra-fast file search for Mac gets speed boost" Houdah Software 9:55 AM
"Unofficial macOS WWDC app update adds annotations and bookmarking" 9to5Mac 9:29 AM
"URL Extractor 4.5.1 to extract url and emails from the web, search engine and local files" Tension Software 8:03 AM
"PROMT Offline translator for Mac - translate words, sentences or paragraphs with a single hotkey in any app. It's a first translator that works offline - no data is sent to internet!" Promt 8:02 AM
"Here are all the devices that are compatible with Apple's HomeKit" MacDailyNews 1:59 PM
"iPod controls Albany Med patient's deep-brain stimulation device: Implant guided by iPod helps man with Parkinson's disease" Albany Times Union 7:22 AM
"How Apple CarPlay radically improves this small sport utility vehicle" VentureBeat 2:56 PM
"Death sentence for lethal theft of iPhone: The Criminal Court on Wednesday sentenced two men, aged 25 and 26, to death for killing a man for his iPhone 6, worth about 26,000 baht, in Bangkok's Lat Phrao district in January." Bangkok Post 8:04 AM
"How to watch U.S. Senator Kamala Harris and Laurene Powell Jobs live tonight" Recode 8:09 AM
"North Korea loves Apple so much, it's produced an iPad of its own" Mashable 7:36 AM
"North Korea reinvents the 'iPad'" Engadget 9:45 AM
"Today in Apple history: Newspapers replaces photo staff with iPhones" Cult of Mac 8:19 AM
Non-Apple News
"Uber's Head of Finance Exits as Revenue Rises, Losses Narrow" Bloomberg 10:25 PM
"Toyota's latest infotainment system is powered by Linux: The 2018 Camry will give buyers a new option to Android Auto and Carplay." Engadget 2:43 PM
"Google Delaying Some Gmail Messages to Quell Phishing" PC Magazine 3:57 PM
"Google says its machine learning tech now blocks 99.9% of Gmail spam and phishing messages" TechCrunch 12:06 PM
"Smartphone screens find their size sweet spot" TechCrunch 7:33 AM
"US won't ban laptops on European flights, at least for now" Engadget 8:07 AM
"Worldwide ban on laptops & tablets in airline hand baggage now being 'intensely' discussed" 9to5Mac 7:32 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Carpool Karaoke Apple Music Is Good, Woz Is Cool, AI Chips Are Important -ACM 413" The Mac Observer 6:11 PM
"Google Maps vs Apple Maps – TMO Daily Observations 2017-05-31" The Mac Observer 2:04 PM
"iOS 11 features we'd love to see unveiled at WWDC: Why this iPhone user dreams that iOS 11 will bring serious upgrades to FaceTime, Siri, and Apple Pay." Macworld 7:31 AM
"KeepSolid VPN Unlimited (for iPhone)" PC Magazine 10:00 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to add your iCloud Calendar to Amazon Echo" iMore 2:21 PM
"How to Set Up iCloud Calendar for Alexa" The Mac Observer 6:14 PM
"Broke Your iPhone 7? Here's How to Fix It Yourself" iFixit 12:15 PM
"Download Play! PS2 Emulator IPA On iOS 10 iPhone [No Jailbreak Required] Redmond Pie 12:00 PM
"DIY: Make Your Earbuds Fit Perfectly with Sugru" iMore 10:02 AM
Tips
"Did You Know This Useful Little Mac Calendar Tip?" Apple Must 2:05 PM
"Protecting Your Smart Devices: Q. How safe is it to give smart gadgets the password to my Wi-Fi network? Should I be worried and what can I do?" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 12:00 PM
"Easily manage all your YouTube notifications via all-new Activity tab" iDownload Blog 9:46 AM
"7 ways to take control of Auto-correct on iPad and iPhone" Computerworld 6:52 AM
"Windows on Snapdragon is key to making PCs more connected" Engadget 8:07 AM
"Qualcomm Announces First OEMs for Windows 10 on Snapdragon 835" AnandTech 8:13 AM
"Why Microsoft's ARM-based Windows 10 laptops still have a lot to prove: Real products we can test against Intel and AMD competition are still months off." PCWorld 7:38 AM
"Microsoft's multi-device future is life on the 'intelligent edge'" CNET 7:29 AM
"Steve Ballmer: we should have turned Microsoft into a 'world-class hardware company'/Microsoft changed how it did business to address the cloud; it didn't for hardware." Ars Technica 6:24 PM
"Windows XP crashed too much to spread WannaCrypt" The Register 7:39 AM
"Microsoft shows off Windows VR headsets from ASUS and Dell" Engadget 8:07 AM
"Gamer in the Dell: 3 new computers go for gaming/Here's everything Dell announced at Computex 2017." CNET 7:28 AM
"Don't expect a super-slim Max-Q Nvidia gaming laptop from Dell: The PC manufacturer says it isn't yet willing to compromise on some aspects for its gaming notebooks." CNET 7:28 AM
"Google finally launches Android Pay in Canada, now available in 12 countries" 9to5Google 2:18 PM
"Google is first to offer Intel's Skylake processors in the cloud" VentureBeat 2:03 PM
"Intel's Skylake generally available on Google Compute Engine" ZDNet 1:57 PM
"Intel makes it rain for PC enthusiasts" DigiTimes 8:10 AM
"Intel's Core i9 and X299 enable crazy RAID configurations for a price: Here's what eight SSDs in RAID 0 looks like on the new Core i9 platform." PCWorld 7:38 AM
"Intel IT Turns to Machine Learning to Drive Business Growth: New technologies drive value and reshape relationship between business and IT, CIO Paula Tolliver says" WSJ Blogs 7:45 AM
"Intel Computex message: One size doesn't fit all in today's IT industry" DigiTimes 8:10 AM
"Intel adopts e-SIM to support Microsoft's connected PC vision" Engadget 8:06 AM
"Can this monster 16-core PC chip challenge Intel's i9? AMD teases ThreadRipper" TechRepublic 8:15 AM
"AMD Demos Prey 4K Gaming With Ryzen Threadripper 16-Core Monster Chip And Dual Radeon RX Vega GPUs" Forbes 12:00 PM
"AMD shows rising support for Ryzen processors and Radeon graphics" VentureBeat 7:51 AM
"AMD Vega Coming In July, Threadripper To Have 64 PCI-E Lanes: Possible 5GHz Overclock To Worry Intel" Forbes 7:47 AM
"AMD: Hey Intel, we have lots of CPU cores too" CNET 7:28 AM
"AMD's Threadripper struts onstage with Radeon RX Vega and a big surprise" PCWorld 7:38 AM
"AMD Ryzen Threadripper And Vega Attack Prey At 4K, Quad GPUs Shred Blender, Radeon RX Vega Hits In July" HotHardware 5:18 PM
"HPE posts Q2 net loss of $612 million: HPE CEO Meg Whitman said Q2 revenue was driven down by reduced server demand from a single Tier 1 customer." ZDNet 3:55 PM
"HPE Hits More 'Headwinds', Suffers Another Revenue Decline" eWeek 8:17 PM
"IBM's Security Tie-Up With Cisco Once More Shows Big Blue's Value as a Tech Partner" TheStreet 1:58 PM
"IBM, Cisco partner to help customers in fight against cybercrime: Cisco and IBM have announced a partnership that will see integrations across their products and services as they aim to help customers improve their security posture." TechRepublic 7:46 AM
"IBM and Cisco System join forces to snuff out cybercrime" VentureBeat 7:51 AM
"Competitors IBM and Cisco join forces to fight cyber crime." CNBC Videos 7:45 AM
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