"Google celebrates a decade of Google Chrome, launches major redesign: The stable channel gets a new UI, a new new tab page, and more." Ars Technica 12:33 PM
"A significant design change is in the works for Google Maps" BGR 12:25 PM
"Apple pushes out tenth developer beta for macOS Mojave" AppleInsider 12:24 PM
"NetMarketShare: macOS market share up in August, iOS down" Apple World Today 7:19 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How to work around Split View's rough edges on the Mac to make it the tool it should be" AppleInsider 11:14 AM
"Creating Video Slideshows In Photos" MacMost 9:13 AM
Op/Ed
"Wish List: Multiple flag colors in Mail on iOS" Six Colors 3:18 PM
"Google Wants to Kill the URL" Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 12:33 PM
"How Chrome Spent a Decade Making the Web More Secure" Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 12:33 PM
Press Releases
"Decision: Not Publishing NetNewsWire 3.x" inessential 3:44 PM
"Google Debuts Nice New Look, Password Management Improvements, and Other Enhancements With Chrome 69" MacStories 5:27 PM
"Google Releases Chrome 69 for iOS and Mac With Refreshed Look, Revamped Password Manager" MacRumors 3:36 PM
"Skype call recording now available on Mac and iOS" 9to5Mac 3:30 PM
"Windows 95 returns as a Mac app" iDownload Blog 9:26 AM
"16+ Best Free Keynote Presentation Templates Designs (Download Now)" Envato Tuts+ 8:11 AM
"FCC chairman pushes for internet content transparency laws" Engadget 5:28 PM
"FCC chair calls for more oversight of Facebook, Google and Twitter: Ajit Pai doesn't believe in strict net neutrality rules, but he thinks the government should keep a closer eye on Silicon Valley giants." CNET 4:04 PM
"To make the web safer, Google says URLs must die" Digital Trends 5:50 PM
"As Google and Epic Games go to war over Fortnite, players take the hit" The Next Web 8:30 AM
"Samsung folding smartphone confirmed for 2018 reveal" GearBrain 8:12 AM
"Samsung's foldable smartphone teased for November reveal" Engadget 8:12 AM
"Researchers Used Sonar Signal From a Smartphone Speaker to Steal Unlock Passwords" Motherboard 8:04 AM
"Netflix and Amazon Prime Video will have to make more European content – by law" 9to5Google 7:54 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"The Talk Show ✪: Ep. 229, With Special Guest Rene Ritchie" Daring Fireball 8:53 PM
"TMO Background Mode Interview with Backblaze Director of Product Marketing Skip Levens" The Mac Observer 4:11 PM
"iOS 12 is almost ready for prime time and we have a preview of some of the new features." The MT Show 2:10 PM
"The iPhone XS leak has us scratching our heads (The 3:59, Ep. 453)" CNET 12:24 PM
"Interview with Jason Snell from Six Colors -TMO Daily Observations 2018-09-04" The Mac Observer 10:08 AM
"Let's Talk iOS 255: All the tips. All of them!" iDownload Blog 8:11 AM
"AppStories, Episode 77 – Expanding Apple Reminders with Third-Party Apps" MacStories 8:11 AM
"Here's the Moment Steve Jobs Finally Admitted Apple's Lisa Computer Was Named After His Daughter" Time 7:32 PM
"Former Apple CEO On What He Taught Steve Jobs And Can Teach All Of Us" Forbes 4:06 PM
"Lenovo's ARM-Based Yoga C630 Laptop" ["I do not expect to see any ARM-based MacBooks from Apple this year."] Daring Fireball 3:44 PM
"Clever Apple concept brings giant touchscreen keyboard to the iMac" Cult of Mac 3:18 PM
"Apple Watch and Bluetooth car audio — the last step before leaving my iPhone behind" 9to5Mac 1:44 PM
"Apple Might Seriously Be Thinking About Launching a Car Again: Recent patent disclosures and hiring activity suggest Apple's Project Titan is doing more than just working on self-driving systems." TheStreet 12:32 PM
"Notch Wars" Tech.pinions [Subscription Required for Full Article] 11:14 AM
"What to expect from the 2018 iPhone lineup at the 'Gather round' event" AppleInsider 11:14 AM
"An Android fanboy spends an enlightening week with an iPhone" The Loop 9:52 AM
"Comment: On the curious timing of Samsung's teasing of its long-promised folding phone" 9to5Mac 9:38 AM
"2018 iPad Pro redesign is both brilliant and stupid" Cult of Mac 8:12 AM
"The fine print: Defining an iPhone problem" Macworld 7:54 AM
"All the Labor Day long weekend news highlights you need in one place" Apple Must 7:20 AM
"Facebook is in the hot seat over its use of consumer data — so it's looking for a high powered legal expert to make sure that it doesn't make any more big mistakes" Business Insider 3:30 PM
"Even Linus Torvalds doesn't completely understand the Linux kernel" ZDNet 3:18 PM
"OK, Google. What are you afraid of? As Twitter's Jack Dorsey and Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg prepare to face the Senate Select Committee, Google only offers up a lawyer. Why?" ZDNet 1:43 PM
"It's Time To Break Up Facebook: 'Start by breaking off WhatsApp and Instagram'" The Verge 12:31 PM
"Who controls your data? We requested our personal information from dozens of companies. Here's what they gave us: and what they didn't." Engadget 9:20 AM
"Five Reasons Why Passwords Aren't Going Away Any Time Soon" Forbes 7:56 AM
"Microsoft Blames 'Severe Weather' for Azure Cloud Outage: Says weather-related voltage spike brought down data center cooling system in San Antonio" ITPro Today 3:43 PM
"Microsoft's Brad Smith: There's a risk of distrust in US, Chinese tech" CNBC 9:23 AM
"Microsoft's Xbox Adaptive Controller is Now Available" Thurrott 9:26 AM
"Steam Stats show Windows 10 users jump to over 60%" Neowin 9:35 AM
"Skype goes back to basics following users' complaints" ZDNet 1:26 PM
"Intel software chief Doug Fisher, a top Oregon executive, retires" The Oregonian 5:40 PM
"Intel Actions on Security/Performance Problems Should Drive Recall and Government Oversight" ITBusinessEdge 5:40 PM
"Intel CEO List Eyes Outsiders in Break With Tradition" Bloomberg 1:27 PM
"Intel's Challenging Investment" Seeking Alpha 8:25 AM
"FA 2018: Dell Inspiron 15 7000 2-in-1 hands-on/The Inspiron isn't quite the ugly ducking to Dell's XPS lineup it used to be" The Inquirer 9:01 AM
"Dell XPS 15 (9570) Review: Same Beauty, Even More Beast" HotHardware 10:35 AM
"AMD stock gains after Cowen boosts target" MarketWatch 9:02 AM
"Ericsson, Intel complete live 5G data call at 39 GHz" FierceWireless 9:03 AM
"ASRock X299 Taichi XE Motherboard Review, The Taichi Reborn" WCCFTech 9:03 AM
"Intel alliance argues 'privacy is not absolute' in push for encryption backdoors" Axios 9:03 AM
"IBM Takes Renewed Aim at Developers With New Portal" eWeek 12:07 PM
"A watchdog group pretended to be Russian and bought 'divisive' Google ads — now, Google is blasting the group for its ties to Oracle" Business Insider 6:00 PM
"A digital game or a powerful weapon against boardroom crime?" BBC 8:26 AM
"Amazon joins Apple to become second $1tn company" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:10 AM
"Amazon hits $1 trillion market cap" Axios 11:14 AM
"Amazon strikes $1 trillion market cap, 4 weeks after Apple did the same" TechCrunch 11:30 AM
"Apple stock gains after Canaccord boosts target to $250 on 'resilient iPhone sales'" MarketWatch 8:23 AM
"Canaccord Genuity raises Apple price target to $250" Apple 3.0 8:15 PM
Industry News
"Stocks close lower on first trading day of September, Nike tops Dow losers: Amazon briefly hits $1 trillion market cap" MarketWatch 4:14 PM
"Stocks Close Lower to Start September as Trade Worries Persist: Stocks trimmed their losses at the close of trading Tuesday as worries over trade talks with Canada and pending tariffs on more Chinese goods weighed on investors." TheStreet 4:13 PM
"Wall Street Falls Mildly, Growth Stocks Glow; Retail Stock Takes Off" Investor's Business Daily 4:13 PM
"Markets Right Now: Tech and health care stocks slip" Associated Press 4:13 PM
"U.S. Stocks Slip as Materials and Industrials Sectors Fall: Dollar gains, while investors watch for U.S. data releases and trade talks" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:13 PM
"Asian markets take a step back to start September: Nikkei down; indexes in China, Hong Kong continue to slump" MarketWatch 8:59 AM
"European stocks slip as investors track trade tensions: Analyst says a 'respite from any bearish trade-related headlines' could spur buying" MarketWatch 8:59 AM
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