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MacSurfer's Archive: Thursday, August 9, 2018
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Google Hacker Asks Tim Cook to Donate $2.45 Million In Unpaid iPhone Bug Bounties: A Google security researcher says that he's found 30 vulnerabilities in iOS that have made Apple's software more secure—and he wants the company to pay up."  Motherboard 8:22 AM
  • "Google Bug Hunter Urges Apple to Change its iOS Security Culture"  Threatpost 8:47 AM
  • "Angela Ahrendts discusses intuitive leadership, challenges of building timeless brands, more in Global Leadership Summit interview" 9to5Mac 2:51 PM
  • "Is Apple going ease off its HomeKit chokehold? Sure looks like it...: Decision to join Google-y Internet-of-Things-ish Thread Group intrigues" The Register 4:54 PM
  • "Apple Orders Charlie Day, Rob McElhenney Comedy Straight to Series" Variety 6:02 PM
  • "Numerous Apps Caught up in Apple's New App Store Review Policy to Ban Gambling-Related Apps" MacRumors 8:08 AM
  • "Apple removes 'wrong apps' in gambling purge" BBC 10:38 AM
  • "Apple rejects almost 40% of app submissions every week: In response to Republicans, the tech giant also said its Siri voice assistant does not collect data" Washington Post 8:51 AM
  • "Apple Music comes free for six months to Verizon Unlimited customers" CNET 8:35 AM
  • "Apple and Verizon begin an 'exclusive partnership' with music deal" Cult of Mac 8:33 AM
  • "Siri is now trained to recognize your local, weirdly named small businesses" TechCrunch 8:22 AM
  • "Apple engineers boost Siri's recognition of local points of interest" VentureBeat 9:39 AM
  • "Apple celebrates young developers at Chicago store event" Cult of Mac 8:33 AM
  • "Video purportedly shows iPhone exploding in car" New York Post 6:44 PM
  • "Exploding iPhone video captures moment erupting Apple gadget forces woman to flee from her car on busy motorway" The Sun 6:44 PM
  • "Unicode 12 emoji shortlist includes 55 gender & skin tone combos for couples holding hands" AppleInsider 4:54 PM
Non-Apple News
  • "You can't always trust those mobile payment gadgets as far as you can throw them – bugs found by infosec duo" The Register 8:43 PM
  • "Amazon's Alexa will be built directly into cars for your driving needs" Mashable 7:48 PM
  • "Google's new celebrity video app is basically AMA for search" Mashable 7:20 PM
  • "Facebook Bans Sharing of 3D-Printed Gun Files" PC Magazine 3:59 PM
  • "A New Pacemaker Hack Puts Malware Directly on the Device" Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 2:48 PM
  • "Galaxy Note 9 Benchmarked: iPhone X Is Still Faster" Tom's Guide 6:30 PM
  • "Samsung's new Galaxy Watch runs Tizen, lasts 'several days' on one charge: Starting at $329, Samsung's answer to the Apple Watch is here." Ars Technica 3:04 PM
  • "Samsung's first Bixby smart speaker is the Galaxy Home" Android Central 11:33 AM
  • "Galaxy Note 9 specs vs. iPhone X, Pixel 2 XL and LG V35 ThinQ" CNET 11:33 AM
  • "Samsung Galaxy Watch price, specs, and release date" Business Insider 11:33 AM
  • "Samsung's Wireless Charging Duo takes aim at Apple AirPower" TechCrunch 10:39 AM
  • "Samsung's 'exclusive' on Fortnite for Android lasts a mere 3 days" Mashable 3:04 PM
  • "Galaxy Note9 is official: Bigger battery, powered S Pen, and Fortnite for $1,000" Android Police 10:38 AM
  • "Samsung's Galaxy Note 9 is shaping up to be the anti-Note 7" The Verge 8:06 AM
  • "How to watch Samsung unveil the Galaxy Note 9" TechCrunch 8:05 AM
  • "Why more people don't use simple two-factor authentication: It's an easy way to keep your accounts safe. The hard part is getting people to enable it." CNET 8:01 AM
  • "Should I infect this PC, wonders malware. Let me ask my neural net..." The Register 7:55 AM
  • "Time to party like it's 2005! Palm is coming Baaaa-ack" The Register 7:55 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Apple and Privacy Protection, Anki Vector Robot -TMO Daily Observations 2018-08-09" The Mac Observer 2:36 PM
  • "9to5Mac Happy Hour 185: MacBook Pro experience, Friends Mix, 'Creative Selection' excerpt" 9to5Mac 9:40 AM