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"No, Apple hasn't activated a secret Mac repair kill switch - yet: It's still possible to repair new Macs featuring the T2 chip - for now. But given Apple's track record, people are entitled to be worried."
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"iMac Pro, MacBook Pro third-party repairs still possible, confirms iFixit" SlashGear 7:59 AM
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"Could spies actually insert malicious chips into computer circuit boards? A manufacturing expert says it's possible" Business Insider 7:22 AM
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"Apple and manufacturers: Qualcomm can't demand 'billions in royalties' while ducking patent-specific claims" Foss Patents 10:16 AM
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"Apple Fans Seem More Psyched for the New iPhone This Year: Apple may have reached a turning point, judging by an unofficial Morgan Stanley barometer." Barron's 10/5
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"Remembering Steve Jobs: A Visionary Leader Who Changed The World/Apple CEO and co-founder, Steve Jobs was the most inspiring and inspired individual I have ever met and worked for. Today precisely seven years after his passing his name is still synonymous with visionary, genius, innovator, and icon. He revolutionized the world with ground-breaking innovations with the personal computer, iPod, iPhone, and iPad." Forbes 10/5
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"Remembering Steve Jobs, seven years after his death" AppleInsider 10/5
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"Apple Named Most Valuable Brand on Eve of Steve Jobs' Death Anniversary" Investopedia 10/5
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"UK cyber security agency backs Apple, Amazon China hack denials" Reuters 10/5
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"Apple and Amazon hit back over China soy chip report" BBC 10/5
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"Apple launched investigation into Bloomberg's China hack claims, 'found nothing': Apple reportedly launched a wide-reaching internal investigation into an explosive report claiming Chinese spies compromised its servers in what boils down to a complex supply chain hack, but came up empty in its examination." AppleInsider 10/5
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"Google: Apple, your sneaky iPhone patching is endangering users/If I can find these bugs using public tools, think what baddies can do with secret ones, says Project Zero expert." ZDNet 10/5
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"'Highly plausible' Apple servers could be infected with spy chips, says former Apple hardware engineer" Cult of Mac 10/5
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"The secret history of Apple's Stacks: Shame they changed the name... Piles was more fun" The Register 10/5
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"Apple left Intel processor management and testing tools unlocked for years" AppleInsider 10/5
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"Firefox gets support for Google's WebP image format, leaving Apple Safari as main holdout" AppleInsider 10/5
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"Do AMD GPUs run Metal Apps Faster under macOS Mojave?" Bare Feats 10/5
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"How to Enable Dynamic Desktops in MacOS Mojave" OS X Daily 10/5
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"How to master macOS Mojave screenshots [Video] 9to5Mac 10/5
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"How to add your own Quick Actions to the new macOS Mojave Finder" AppleInsider 10/5
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"Firefox and Edge add support for Google's WebP image format" ZDNet 7:34 PM
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"iPhone XS Lineup Outselling The iPhone X / 8 From Last Year" Redmond Pie 8:13 AM
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"People are using Apple's AirDrop feature to send gross, explicit pictures to strangers — but there's a simple fix to protect yourself" Business Insider 10:17 AM
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"Apple helps Samsung surge to record profits" CNN 10/5
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"Samsung reports record earnings — and Apple's a big reason why" Cult of Mac 10/5
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"Man Creates Shortcut On New Apple App That Allows Users To Secretly Record Police" CBS 3 Philly 10/5
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"The spectacular Louvre Apple Store is closing" Cult of Mac 10/5
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"The iPhone XS Max is in big demand, adoption data shows" Apple Must 10/5
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"20-year-old court filing comes back to haunt Qualcomm in antitrust dispute with Federal Trade Commission" Foss Patents 10/5
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"Apple stores will participate in EU Code Week with over 2000 Today at Apple sessions" 9to5Mac 10/5
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"Apple offers free coding sessions across Europe for EU Code Week" Apple Must 10/5
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"Apple quietly removes shady crypto-wallet accused of stealing users' EOS" The Next Web 10/5
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"Here's how much Apple CEO Tim Cook spent trying to stop Donald Trump from becoming president" Business Insider 10/5
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"[Exclusive] Google Pixel Slate Images Leak to Reveal Chrome OS Tablet with Detachable Keyboard, Stylus, Stereo Speakers" MySmartPrice 1:36 PM
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"Men are from cyberspace: this week in tech, 20 years ago" The Verge 10:16 AM
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"Study: Twitter isn't doing enough to combat 'fake news'" Mashable 8:11 AM
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"Amazon Called For Raising The Minimum Wage. Republicans Say It's Fine As It Is, Thanks." HuffPost 1:41 PM
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"Amazon fired an employee who shared customer e-mail addresses a third-party seller" The Verge 9:00 AM
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"Amazon fires employee for sharing customers' email addresses: Employee firing likely connected to investigation Amazon started last month after Wall Street Journal report that employees were selling customer data and deleting reviews." ZDNet 9:00 AM
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"Some Amazon Workers Fear They'll Earn Less Even With a $15 Minimum Wage" Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:17 AM
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"Nintendo Game Boy Case Patent Turns Smartphones Into Portable Consoles" HotHardware 10/5
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"Researchers develop a computer that's fooled by optical illusions: Seeing like we do has big implications for AI." Engadget 10/5
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"A 'Scarily Simple' Bug Put Millions of Cox Communications Customer Accounts at Risk" Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10/5
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"Your router might be very vulnerable to cyberattacks, new study says" Digital Trends 10/5
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"Democrats draft an 'Internet Bill of Rights' to regulate Big Tech" GeekWire 10/5
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"Nancy Pelosi's Internet Bill of Rights" Axios 10/5
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"California Bans Comically Weak Default Passwords For Internet-Connected Devices" HotHardware 10/5
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"Weak passwords banned in California from 2020" BBC 10/5
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"Cult of Mac Magazine: 50 Essential iOS apps and more" Cult of Mac 11:57 AM
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"CNET UK Podcast 545: iPhone charging woes and First Man vs. Venom" CNET 7:26 AM
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"David Sparks Releases Field Guides On Siri Shortcuts and OmniFocus" MacVoices 10/5
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"Gadget Lab Podcast: Hacking Humans" Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10/5
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"Managing Your Kid's Online Activity - TMO Daily Observations 2018-10-05" The Mac Observer 10/5
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"iCloud server spy chip claims, iPhone XS selfies, more on the AppleInsider Podcast" AppleInsider 10/5
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"iOS 12 now installed on 50% of active devices, outpacing iOS 11 adoption" 9to5Mac 6:03 PM
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"Apple is blocking third-party repairs on new Mac computers" The Next Web 10/5
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"Bait and fix: Apple is basically forcing you to get AppleCare for your new MacBook Pro/Pay now or pay later." Macworld 10/5
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"Mac software locks will hit third-party repair shops" Cult of Mac 10/5
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"Apple's proprietary software is blocking third parties from repairing Macs" BetaNews 10/5
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"Apple Blocking Third-Party Repairs on the New MacBook Pro" LAPTOP Magazine 10/5
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"Apple software reportedly hobbles independent third-party repairs: Any change which involves Apple's new T2 chip needs to be verified by software only Authorized Service Providers can get according to Apple documents." CNET 10/5
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"Most iOS devices now run iOS 12 according to Mixpanel's data" TechCrunch 10/5
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"Apple to face iPhone pricing issue during transition to 5G" DigiTimes 10/5
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"Apple Watch Nike+ Series 4 Launches With Limited Quantities Available in Store" MacRumors 10/5
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"15" MacBook Pro Prices (2018 models)" MacPrices 10/5
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"13" MacBook Pro Prices (2017-18 models)" MacPrices 10/5
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"12" MacBook Prices (2017 models)" MacPrices 10/5
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"I take back every bad thing I ever said about the Apple Watch" Business Insider 8:15 AM
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"Yes, your selfies look different on the iPhone XS. Here's why: Is there a so-called 'beauty mode' on the iPhone XS?" CNET 8:18 AM
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"What the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max are really doing to your selfies" AppleInsider 12:24 PM
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"Google Pixel 3 & 3 XL price and full review leaks with iPhone XS Max camera shoot-out" GSMArena 7:59 AM
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"Top Apple Watch Series 4 features [Video] 9to5Mac 6:02 PM
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"InvisibleShield Glass+ VisionGuard for Apple iPhone XS Max: Protection for your screen and your eyes" ZDNet 8:54 PM
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"Google Titan Security Key review: An expensive, easy-to-use security key" Mashable 7:25 AM
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"Amazon's new Echo Dot vs. the Google Home Mini: Which sounds better?" CNET 7:17 AM
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"Sbode M400 Bluetooth speaker review: Waterproof, lightweight, and ready to rock anywhere" Android Central 8:11 AM
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"The iPhone XS & XS Max Review: Unveiling the Silicon Secrets" AnandTech 10/5
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"Apple's A12 Bionic comes close to desktop CPU performance in benchmarks: Performance improvements in the A12 Bionic chip used in the iPhone XS and the iPhone XS Max has put Apple's in-house CPU designs on a par with processors used in notebooks and computers, one extensive deep dive declares, with the latest processor bringing the mobile chip line within striking distance of 'the best desktop CPUs.'" AppleInsider 10/5
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"iPhone XS Gets Reviewed — A12 Bionic Chipset Being Praised as Being Nearly as Fast as a Desktop Computer" WCCFTech 10/5
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"iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max review: It's time for older iPhone owners to jump on the X bandwagon/A faster processor, new Max size and camera improvements make the iPhone XS a compelling upgrade." Macworld 10/5
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"Hands-On With the New Nike+ Apple Watch Series 4" MacRumors 10/5
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"Surface Laptop 2 vs. MacBook Pro: Which Should You Buy?" LAPTOP Magazine 10/5
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"Review: Fiio FH5 Quad Driver Hybrid In-Ear Monitors" iLounge 10/5
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"Review: F-Secure Sense Secure Wi-Fi Router" iLounge 10/5
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"Logitech K600 TV review: A keyboard for the couch" ["One nice thing about the K600 is that it doesn't require any additional software, even if you're using it with a Windows PC or Mac."] TechHive 10/5
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"The Alpha Glass Screen Protector is a nice companion for most iPhone cases" Apple World Today 10/5
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"How to Disable TV Notifications on iPhone & iPad" OS X Daily 6:54 PM
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"Tile Pro vs Tile Mate: Which should you buy?" iMore 6:03 PM
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"How to Flip FaceTime Camera in iOS 12 on iPhone or iPad" OS X Daily 1:41 PM
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"How to Use Dual SIM on iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR" iPhone Hacks 11:51 AM
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"Bad battery life on iPhone XS and XS Max? Here's a fix" Mac Kung Fu 7:27 AM
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"How to use Voice Memos on iPhone and iPad" iMore 10/5
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"New Do Not Disturb Options" MacMost 10/5
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"How to clean Beats Solo3 headphones" iMore 10/5
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"iOS 12: iPhone battery draining fast? Here how to diagnose the problem and get more battery life" [Video] ZDNet 10/5
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"iPad Pro Unveil Date: Exactly When The New Tablet Will Be Revealed" Forbes 6:21 PM
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"It's hypocritical for Apple to promote privacy while not offering a G-Suite alternative inside of Apple School Manager" 9to5Mac 10:17 AM
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"9 reasons you should buy the smaller iPhone XS instead of the iPhone XS Max" Business Insider 8:53 AM
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"What Steve Jobs Might Say to Elon Musk: You've got to grow up sometime." Bloomberg 8:12 AM
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"Apple Watch Series 4 - Why this new health feature could be a game-changer" Express UK 8:01 AM
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"Spy chips on servers? Lessons learned (and questions to ask)" Computerworld 7:17 AM
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"eXtensions -Travels with Cameras, a Mac and an iPhone (1): Return to UK" eXtensions 7:07 AM
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"Apple Insiders Say Nobody Internally Knows What's Going On With Bloomberg's China Hack Story: 'I don't know if something like this even exists.'" Bloomberg 10/5
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"Apple's secret repair kill switch hasn't been activated—yet" iFixit 10/5
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"iFixit finds third-party MacBook Pro and iMac Pro repairs still an option, at least for now" AppleInsider 10/5
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"It killed me to return my iPhone XS Max" Cult of Mac 10/5
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"The Apple versus Microsoft hardware double-standard rears up again with the latest Surface update" AppleInsider 10/5
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"91% of contributions by Apple employees have gone to Democrats vs. 9% to Republicans since 2004" MacDailyNews 10/5
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"Up Close and 'Personal' with Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs" Low End Mac 10/5
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"Tim Cook Tweets in Memory of Steve Jobs, Who Passed Away Seven Years Ago Today" MacRumors 10/5
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"Remembering Steve Jobs" iMore 10/5
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"iOS 13 Concept Showcases Windowed Apps, Dark Mode, Always-On Display, More [Video] Redmond Pie 10/5
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"The HomePod's growing pains: If Apple can just figure out what it wants from the HomePod..." Macworld 10/5
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"Apple's Former Legal Chief Bruce Sewell Says FBI 'Never Heard' of Supermicro Allegations Last Year" MacRumors 10/5
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"Chinese spy chip: The five reasons I believe Apple's denial" 9to5Mac 10/5
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"Apple, Amazon server spy story is wake-up call to security pros" Computerworld 10/5
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"Google Pixel 2 XL, one year later review: The most consistent flagship" Android Central 10:17 AM
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"Google Pixel 3 XL hands-on in Hong Kong: three days early: A local shop has somehow managed to snag a unit three days before the launch event." Engadget 10:17 AM
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"Are the Stars Aligning for Microsoft + Google? (Premium)" Thurrott 8:52 AM
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"Talking to Master Replicas' Hal 9000 smart speaker sent chills down my spine: Hands-on at New York Comic Con" The Verge 8:11 AM
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"Facebook is using your personal data, here's why it's fine" The Next Web 7:55 AM
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"How Facebook polarized us during the Kavanaugh hearings: How the News Feed and Groups can push Americans in opposite directions" The Verge 7:19 AM
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"What Spotify can learn from Tencent Music" TechCrunch 7:18 AM
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"Midrange phones get a bad rap, but could be your best friend" CNET 7:16 AM
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"AI on Android mobile phones still a work-in-progress: Benchmark results from researchers at Swiss university ETH Zurich reveal that development of neural networks on mobile devices is still a hairy business, with frameworks that are incomplete, chipsets with mixed support for networks, and results that are difficult to benchmark reliably." ZDNet 10/5
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"Amazon Echo Dot 3 review: A $50 smart speaker you'll actually want to look at: and listen to" TechCrunch 10/5
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"Google Pixel 3 XL reviewed in full, days ahead of the official reveal" BGR 10/5
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"The Hardest Part Of Recovering From Tech Addiction: You Can't Quit The Internet Forever" BuzzFeed News 10/5
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"9 things to expect from the Google Pixel 3 event next week" The Verge 10/5
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"Fortnite revenue explained: $300 million since release" 9to5Mac 10:33 AM
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"TouchArcade Game of the Week: 'Super Cat Tales 2'" Touch Arcade 7:27 AM
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"Daily Dictionary's New Watch App Showcases the Latest watchOS Capabilities" MacStories 10/5
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"Read TidBITS in the TidBITS News App, Apple News, Google News, and Flipboard" TidBITS 10/5
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"Download the Best iOS 12 Shortcuts for Siri Shortcuts App" iPhone Hacks 10/5
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"Horrifying finger attachment lets your phone touch you back" Engadget 10/5
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"Facebook is testing a Lite app for iOS" Engadget 10/5
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"Facebook Lite for iPhone now being tested, alongside Android" 9to5Mac 10/5
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"HomePod is scheduled to arrive in Spain and Mexico on October 26" iDownload Blog 10/5
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"Twitter adds data saving feature to its iOS, Android apps" Memeburn 10/5
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"Microsoft pulls Windows 10 October 2018 Update after reports of documents being deleted: A major bug has hit some Windows 10 users" The Verge 7:19 AM
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"Microsoft pulled the Windows 10 update that has been deleting files" Engadget 7:19 AM
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"Microsoft pulls the problematic Windows 10 October 2018 Update" BetaNews 7:26 AM
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"Microsoft yanks buggy Win10 1809 upgrade, leaving zapped files in its wake" Computerworld 8:53 AM
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"After the October Update fiasco, Microsoft needs to warn users about the risks of Windows 10 upgrades: Performing a major operating system upgrade can result in disaster, as the Windows 10 October 2018 Update proves. But you wouldn't know it from reading Microsoft's upgrade prompts." PCWorld 2:28 PM
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"Microsoft suspends Windows 10 update, citing data loss reports" TechCrunch 10:17 AM
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"Microsoft Confirms Windows 10 Update Mistake — Was Your Data Lost?" Forbes 7:16 AM
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"Microsoft Has A Software Quality Problem" Thurrott 7:22 AM
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"Intel to Hold PC Desktop Event on Monday, October 8th" AnandTech 5:58 PM
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"AMD's 12- and 24-core Threadripper 2 CPUs arrive October 29th" Engadget 1:44 PM
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"AMD Threadripper WX Dynamic Local Mode Promises Huge Gaming Performance Boost" HotHardware 6:21 PM
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"AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and 2920WX slated for October 29" TechSpot 8:57 PM
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"Windows 10 October 2018 Update is allegedly deleting files" TechRadar UK 10/5
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"Windows 10 October 2018 Update hit by apparent data loss bug" bit-tech 10/5
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"Microsoft has said goodbye to the big bang approach and that's just fine" ZDNet 10/5
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"Cloud, Microsoft ecosystem to create 63,400 jobs in Saudi" Trade Arabia 10/5
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"3 Ways Microsoft Has Outrun Intel: Both led the personal-computer revolution, but Microsoft has left its partner in the dust." The Motley Fool 10/5
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"The only way is up, baby: IBM UK sales down, profit down, headcount down" The Register 10/5
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"Bank of New Zealand selects IBM for cross-channel fraud prevention" Verdict 10/5
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"IBM won't grow, says analyst firm while eyeing flatlining share price" The Register 10/5
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"IBM Stock Has Had a Tough Year but There's Still Reason to Be Bullish" Barron's 10/5
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"HP Omen gaming laptops get huge discounts this fall" TechRadar UK 10/5
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"JP Morgan downgrades HP Inc due to chip shortages, trade tariff risk" CNBC 10/5
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"Widespread shareholder opposition for Dell deal" CNBC 10/5
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"Dell Tech: We have a plan B for bog standard IPO" The Register 10/5
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"Where's the best place to buy a Dell Inspiron 15 7000 charger?" Windows Central 10/5
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"ASRock Launches Intel Z390 Motherboards" CDR Info 10/5
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"Review: MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Duke 11G OC" Hexus 10/5
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"ASRock Launches Intel Z390 motherboards with Phantom Gaming Series" Guru3D 10/5
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"Best Intel processor: Core i3, i5, i7 and i9 explained" TrustedReviews 10/5
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"365 Days a Year - Intel manufacturing" Guru3D 10/5
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"AMD expected to unveil 7nm Ryzens and Navi GPUs in January" Computing 10/5
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"Ex-Cisco chief John Chambers: Tech biz bods are 'too arrogant'" The Register 10/5
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"Cisco patches critical flaws in DNA Center and Prime Infrastructure" Hot For Security 10/5
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"Doing good is good for business says Cisco's Chuck Robbins" CNBC 10/5
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"Cisco's CEO on its changing business model" CNBC 10/5
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"The weekend starts here... right after you've installed these critical Cisco bug patches" The Register 10/5
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"From top to bottom, Apple plunged 5.5% last week" Apple 3.0 7:27 AM
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"Morgan Stanley's 2019 forecast for Tech Stocks has an ominous resemblance to the dotcom-bubble era" Business Insider 7:23 AM
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"U.S. stocks close lower as worries about rising yields overshadow strong jobs report: Tesla stock falls for fourth session" MarketWatch 10/5
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"Stocks End Broadly Lower on Rate Surge, Weak Payrolls Report: Stocks ended broadly lower Friday as investors investors faced a weaker -than-expected payrolls report and surging interest rates." TheStreet 10/5
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"Stocks sink again as job gains send bond yields even higher" Associated Press 10/5
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"Tech Stocks Tumble as Market Momentum Stalls: Falling U.S. government bond prices also weigh on investors" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 10/5
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"Asian markets led lower by tumbling Tech Stocks: Nikkei sags as yen gains; Apple suppliers fall in Hong Kong, Taiwan as spying saga lingers" MarketWatch 10/5
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"Europe stocks log second weekly loss as investors grapple with rising bond yields: A day after logging the worst session in seven weeks, the Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP, -0.86% declined 0.9% to end at 376.41. For the week, the pan-European gauge lost 1.8%, its weakest performance since a 2.2% drop in the week ending September 7." MarketWatch 10/5
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