"Apple CEO Tim Cook: VICE News Tonight Interview (HBO)/Seven years into his tenure as Apple CEO, Tim Cook remains a popular guy, especially in an Apple store in New York, where he recently waded through a sea of adoring Apple fans pleading for selfies before he sat down with VICE News Tonight for an interview." YouTube: VICE News 7:57 PM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook says that it's a 'challenge' getting Congress up to speed on the need for new privacy regulations" Business Insider 7:43 PM
"Tim Cook says Apple didn't coordinate Alex Jones ban with other tech companies: Shutting down suggestions that Silicon Valley wants to censor conservatives" The Verge 7:56 PM
"Tim Cook calls removing Alex Jones simply 'curation': In an interview with Vice News the Apple CEO said tech companies didn't coordinate." Engadget 7:56 PM
"For first time, new iPhones get weak response in India: Apple's new iPhone XS and XS Max saw lower sales in the Indian market with several large retailers across the country saying they are for the first time left with little less than half the stock supplied to them after the first weekend sales." The Economic Times 7:41 AM
"Apple faces new challenges in India" Cult of Mac 7:42 AM
"Apple adds support for contactless student ID cards in Wallet: iPhone and Apple Watch Make Getting Around Campus Easier Than Ever" Apple 8:06 AM
"Apple's Wallet makes room for college student IDs: Students at an initial three universities will be able to use their iPhones or Apple Watches to make payments or get into their dorms." CNET 7:41 AM
"Apple, Huawei both using 7nm TSMC processors, beating out Qualcomm and Samsung" AppleInsider 8:28 AM
"Three Universities in U.S. Launch Contactless Student ID Cards on iPhone and Apple Watch" MacRumors 7:42 AM
"Apple adds student ID cards into Apple Wallet to access buildings, buy food and more" TechCrunch 7:50 AM
"Apple adds contactless student ID cards to iOS 12"s Wallet" VentureBeat 8:03 AM
"Apple Pay Cash Likely to Launch in Europe Imminently" MacRumors 7:41 AM
"Apple Pay Cash inching to launch in Europe" Apple Must 8:25 AM
"Apple donates another $1m, this time to earthquake and tsunami relief in Indonesia" 9to5Mac 11:19 AM
"Apple Donates $1 Million to Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Efforts in Indonesia" MacRumors 11:44 AM
"Apple shows off photos shared by iPhone XS owners [Gallery] 9to5Mac 7:39 AM
"Fun concept re-imagines the retro iMac for 2018" Cult of Mac 7:42 AM
"Two Apple veterans built a new lidar sensor—here's how it works: Aeva's lidar uses a continuous beam instead of discrete laser pulses." Ars Technica 10:29 AM
"Why Apple Made the iPhone XS Max and Why I Fell in Love With It" The Mac Observer 5:50 PM
"iPhone XS, XS Max Review: Get The Big One" Forbes 7:34 AM
"Apple Watch Series 4 review: The invisible redesign" Six Colors 4:01 PM
"Apple Watch Series 4 Fall Detection Tested By a Hollywood Stunt Double/Trips, Slips and Falls: Take That, Apple Watch" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 10:12 AM
"The Apple Watch's new Activity Competitions rekindled my drive to lose weight: WatchOS 5's new 'Activity Competitions' feature turns calorie burning into a week-long game." Macworld 7:40 AM
"iPhone XS: Why It's a Whole New Camera" Daring Fireball 5:52 PM
"iPhone XS Skin Smoothing is Actually Something Else" The Mac Observer 12:18 PM
"Filmmaker says iPhone XS sensor and image processing makes low-light video 'voodoo' good" 9to5Mac 8:28 AM
"How Is Apple Moving Forward with Its Original Content Spending?" Market Realist 8:07 AM
"Apple hardware-centric policy may no longer be viable: With sales of a series of Apple's products including the iPhone, MacBook, iMac, Apple TV, iPad and HomePod having fallen below expectations recently, Apple had better adjust its hardware-centric strategy to minimize its operation risks, according to sources from Taiwan's supply chain makers." DigiTimes 7:51 AM
"Nothing but sax and violins on TV: Apple's upcoming programming" Macworld 7:40 AM
Non-Apple
"Let's Talk About Surface (Premium)" Thurrott 6:42 PM
"Surface Pro 6 hands-on: Same looks, but a huge speed bump" Engadget 5:52 PM
"Surface Studio 2 hands-on: A graphic designer's dream" Engadget 5:52 PM
"Fast.ai's software could radically democratize AI" ZDNet 5:52 PM
"FBI vs. Facebook Messenger: What's at stake? Op-ed: Secret rulings should not force tech companies to build backdoors." Ars Technica 11:38 AM
"Shut Facebook and Twitter down for 6 weeks before elections: If Facebook and Twitter can't control what happens on their sites, perhaps an election moratorium would help. It might have many beneficial consequences." ZDNet 8:28 AM
"Are Leather and LTE the Future of PCs?" Tech.pinions 8:09 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"Comic: Dreaming of a New Mac Mini" iMore 10:35 AM
"Microsoft Announces New Surface All Access Subscription Service: Microsoft just announced a bunch of new hardware: the Surface Studio 2, Surface Laptop 2, Surface Pro, and...Surface Headphones. To go along with all this new hardware, Microsoft has announced a new subscription service for Surface: Surface All Access. With Surface All Access, you can purchase any Surface device over a 24-month contract, starting at $24.99 a month. Once you have the subscription, you get free access to Office, as well as in-store training and top-tier support form the company. You can use the service to buy any Surface device you want and pay for it over a 24-month contract." Thurrott 4:29 PM
"Microsoft just announced a brand-new laptop with heaps more power at the same $999 price" Business Insider 4:04 PM
"Apple will host a conference call to discuss fourth quarter results: on Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET" Apple Investor Relations 5:51 PM
"Apple announcing Q4 2018 earnings results on November 1" The Apple Post 6:42 PM
"Apple Is Outperforming, But..." Seeking Alpha 10:53 AM
Industry News
"Dow closes at record for the 14th time in 2018 even as trade fears simmer: PepsiCo shares fall after results" MarketWatch 5:56 PM
"Dow Sets Closing High; Nasdaq Slips; S&P 500 Ends Flat: The Dow Jones Industrial Average set a closing high, while other major indexes sat out the action Tuesday as investors weighed the impact of a new U.S. trade pact with Canada and Mexico." TheStreet 5:56 PM
"Retailers sink as Amazon raises hourly pay; Dow at a record" Associated Press 5:55 PM
"U.S. Stocks, Bond Yields Get a Boost From Revised Nafta Deal: U.S. stocks rose on the first day of the fourth quarter after the U.S. and Canada reached a last-minute deal late Sunday to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5:55 PM
"Hong Kong stocks drop after 3-day weekend as Asian markets largely sag: Nikkei manages slim gain after mixed session" MarketWatch 8:37 AM
"Europe stocks get a boost from U.S.-Canada trade-deal news: London stocks fail to pick up on positive sentiment" MarketWatch 8:38 AM
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