"iPhone data row: Now Apple clears Google, Facebook to run private iOS apps again/Google and Facebook have regained enterprise certificates to run internal iOS apps with employees." ZDNet 7:16 AM
"Apple's war with Facebook has gone nuclear" Yahoo Finance 7:33 AM
"Apple finally stood up to Facebook and Google like Tim Cook has been teasing — and it made a powerful point" CNBC 3:04 PM
"Apple Stands Up for Privacy. Does It Matter? Tim Cook keeps taking on Facebook, but Facebook's stock keeps rising." New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:43 AM
"Apple and Facebook fight reflects overlapping ambitions" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 12:23 PM
"Apple restores Google's own internal iPhone apps after privacy brouhaha" Ars Technica 8:26 AM
"New Site Exposes How Apple Censors Apps in China: A new website exposes the extent to which Apple cooperates with Chinese government internet censorship, blocking access to Western news sources, information about human rights and religious freedoms, and privacy-enhancing apps that would circumvent the country's pervasive online surveillance regime." The Intercept 5:27 PM
"Apple Takes a Hit in China, and Workers There Feel the Pain: Chinese factories, which have long made goods for the world, increasingly make stuff for the country's own middle class. When those spenders hold back, local workers can suffer." New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:17 AM
"Apple in Greater China" Bloomberg [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:00 AM
"How Russia Is Strong-Arming Apple: Moscow is demanding control over users' personal data." Foreign Policy 12:07 PM
"Apple agrees to bend to Russian law and store user data on local servers" AppleInsider 12:08 PM
"Apple, the iPhone, and the Innovator's Dilemma" ["In the case of Apple, the company is trapped by its success, and that success is spelled 'iPhone.'"] Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:32 AM
"German Court Throws Out Four Qualcomm Patent Suits Against Apple: Ruling is second victory for tech giant in a series of global patent disputes between the two companies" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:37 AM
"Siri, how do you wipe that smug smile from Qualcomm's face? Apple wins patent skirmish with chip nemesis" The Register 7:17 AM
"Siri Shortcuts can be abused for extortion demands, malware propagation: If weaponized, Siri Shortcuts could be an effective tool for extortionists, malware and scareware groups." ZDNet 5:10 PM
"NetMarketShare: macOS, iOS market share both down in January" Apple World Today 8:01 AM
"Final Cut Friday: How to use PaintX to quickly repair videos in FCP X [Video] 9to5Mac 10:59 AM
"How to Install Windows 10 on Mac with Boot Camp" OS X Daily 1:42 PM
"What To Do About Those Mojave App Is Not Optimized Messages" MacMost 1:40 PM
Press Releases
"Import and Animate 3D Models in Motion and Final Cut Pro X with Eneo3D" fcp.co 8:36 AM
"Allgood Software is proud to announce the latest update to their popular flagship software running on Mac OS X: Allgood Solitaire v5.5." Allgood Software 7:01 AM
"Apple's Siri Leader is Out: The Apple executive responsible for overseeing Siri for the past seven years recently left that role, said five people with knowledge of the change. Bill Stasior, who was recruited from Amazon in 2012 to lead Siri after two of the technology's creators left Apple, is no longer heading the voice assistant group, though he remains at Apple, the people said. The change appears to be part of an effort by John Giannandrea, Apple's senior vice president of machine learning and AI strategy, to put more of his own stamp on the group responsible for Apple's voice assistant." The Information [Subscription Required for Full Article] 5:21 PM
"Apple removes Siri team lead as part of AI strategy shift" AppleInsider 5:21 PM
"Apple's long-time Siri leader reportedly no longer in charge" TechCrunch 7:07 PM
"iPhone Sales Growing Following Price Cuts in China" MacRumors 4:44 PM
"Apple Apologizes About FaceTime Bug, Software Update With Fix Delayed Until Next Week" MacRumors 8:33 AM
"Apple apologizes for massive FaceTime flaw, says fix coming next week" CNBC 8:32 AM
"Apple Says It Has Fixed FaceTime Security Bug" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 11:02 AM
"Apple apologizes for FaceTime bug, says feature to be back next week" Axios 8:35 AM
"Apple fixes FaceTime privacy bug, will issue update next week" Reuters 8:52 AM
"Apple fixes FaceTime eavesdrop bug, with software update incoming" TechCrunch 8:33 AM
"Apple isn't alone: 2018 was the 'worst year ever' for smartphone shipments, IDC says" CNBC 8:59 AM
"Apple Improves Stores With Strikingly Upgraded Free Events, Now Live" Forbes 7:10 AM
"Which Tech Companies Spend the Most Money On Lobbying? Google set a new record with $21.2 million spent on lobbying in 2018, followed by Amazon at $14.2 million and Facebook at $12.6 million. Microsoft and Apple round out the big five." PC Magazine 7:16 AM
"Spies Want to Make the FaceTime Eavesdropping Bug Into a Feature" ACLU 8:03 AM
"Spies want to use exploits similar to Group FaceTime bug for eavesdropping" AppleInsider 8:03 AM
"GCHQ wants secret entry into Apple's FaceTime and Messages" 9to5Mac 7:41 AM
"Apple staffing up its streaming video service" Cult of Mac 1:00 PM
"Apple marks Heart Month in February: During Heart Month, Apple will offer an Activity Challenge on Apple Watch and heart health events in Apple Stores in San Francisco, Chicago and New York to educate consumers on their heart health and encourage them to get active and live a better day." Apple 7:13 AM
"Apple Promotes Heart Health With Activity Challenge and Apple Store Events Throughout February" MacRumors 7:38 AM
"Boy, 13, arrested after telling Siri he wanted to shoot up a school" New York Post 3:11 PM
Non-Apple News
"Security firm identifies hacker behind Collection 1 leak, as Collection 2-5 become public" ZDNet 9:11 PM
"Energizer says it's making phones with pop-up cameras, 18,000mAh batteries, and foldable displays" The Verge 4:44 PM
"Snopes and AP leave Facebook fact-checking partnership" TechCrunch 6:03 PM
"Snopes says nope to Facebook's money and leaves fact-checking program: Snopes received $100,000 in 2017 for helping to debunk bogus stories" The Verge 3:30 PM
"Fact check: Taxpayers have already spent money on Foxconn's Wisconsin campus" Associated Press [Free Registration Required] 7:40 PM
"Foxconn Affirms Wisconsin Factory Plan, Citing Trump Chat" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 5:11 PM
"Foxconn does damage control over Wisconsin factory" ["The site will function as both an 'advanced manufacturing facility as well as a hub of high technology innovation,' Foxconn said."] CNBC 1:43 PM
"Net neutrality could be saved by a technicality - Video" CNET 6:13 PM
"What we learned from net neutrality's big day in court: The FCC squared off with net neutrality defenders" The Verge 3:23 PM
"A new net neutrality bill is headed to Congress" The Verge 12:23 PM
"U.S. appeals court hears challenge to FCC net neutrality repeal" Reuters 10:59 AM
"Cyberattacks from China and Russia could disrupt US critical infrastructure - Video" ZDNet 8:58 AM
"Huawei's 5G foldable phone is coming this month: Whether gimmicky or great, foldable devices will get their time in the spotlight this year" The Verge 7:52 AM
"Saudi Arabia runs a huge, sinister online database of women that men use to track them and stop them from running away" Business Insider 7:51 AM
"Immigrant tech workers struggle to get H-1B visas under Trump: 'I've never felt so helpless'" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:32 AM
"Google's Mission Impossible: Use AI To 'Detoxify The Internet'" Forbes 7:31 AM
"[Update: S10e too] Press renders of the Galaxy S10 and S10+ reveal Samsung is already trying to hide the hole-punch camera" Android Police 2:08 PM
"Is this Samsung's first foldable phone? Samsung Unpacked teaser reportedly leaks ahead of event" The Verge 7:52 AM
"[Exclusive] Galaxy S10 Lineup Memory, Color Variants, European Price; S10+ to Sport 12GB+1TB Memory" MySmartPrice 7:10 AM
"Meet the 14-year-old who discovered Apple's shocking FaceTime bug: 'I'm only 14 and I found it by accident, instead of the people at Apple that get paid to find glitches'" MarketWatch 1:43 PM
"Apple's new Smart Battery cases work great, but they aren't for everybody" The Verge 11:14 AM
"This iPad Pro case is rugged without excess bulk [Review] Cult of Mac 12:23 PM
"Logitech K800 Wireless Illuminated Keyboard: Providing the light to work into the night" PCWorld 1:15 PM
"Review: The Moshi Mythro C USB-C headphones are arguably the best of a bad bunch [Video] 9to5Google 11:55 AM
"Klipsch The Three wireless speaker review" The Gadgeteer 8:27 AM
"Bose Frames review: Made in the shades/Call them a whole new take on headphones: Bose Frames are sunglasses with tiny Bluetooth speakers built in." TechHive 7:38 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to use dark mode with Apple Books on iPhone and iPad" 9to5Mac 1:42 PM
"How to stream Dolby Atmos from Netflix, iTunes, Vudu and Amazon" CNET 12:24 PM
"Apple Watch Series 4 — How to take an ECG — Apple" YouTube 10:55 AM
"How to recover quickly if you get locked out of Google" TechCrunch 8:43 AM
"How to add webpages to a Reading List in iOS 12" Apple World Today 7:54 AM
"How to recover deleted photos from an iPhone or iPad: Chances are they're gone, but there are a few places you can check." Macworld 7:38 AM
"Fitbit or Apple: Which Is the Better Smartwatch Play?" The Motley Fool 7:58 AM
"What is digital health? Everything you need to know about the future of healthcare" ["While Google has its sights set on the future, Apple's strategy is far more grounded in the present, looking to create an ecosystem reaching from the provider to the consumer."] ZDNet 7:54 AM
"What would happen if Apple fully banned Facebook from the App Store?" The Verge 7:51 AM
"Three Apple decisions that don't please the user, but the company won't change" Macworld 7:38 AM
Non-Apple
"I joined Google+ to escape Facebook. It didn't work." Mashable 4:49 PM
"Mobvoi TicWatch S2 and E2 review: Same low price, now with swim tracking" GearBrain 12:24 PM
"Microsoft is the Official Laptop sponsor of Super Bowl LIII -- with a tablet" AppleInsider 11:02 AM
"Have you plugged it in? The silliest IT support calls of 2018" BetaNews 8:00 AM
"Razer Phone 2 Review: Incredible sound, decent camera, still the #1 choice for hardcore gamers" Mashable 7:53 AM
"Honor View 20 review: top-notch performance without the notch/A 48-megapixel camera, all-screen display, giant battery, and a humane price punch a hole in the OnePlus armor" The Verge 7:51 AM
"Will everything from lamps to fridges be spying on me? Yes, and I'm creeped out" Digital Trends 7:35 AM
"The Problem With Constant Connectivity" Medium 7:34 AM
"Razer Blade Stealth (2019) review: The best Windows alternative to a MacBook Pro" CNET 7:32 AM
"How Will The Bezos Divorce Impact Amazon?" Forbes 7:31 AM
"You got a smart speaker but you're worried about privacy. First off, why'd you buy one? Secondly, check out Project Alias" The Register 7:17 AM
"Microsoft's Resurgence Under Satya Nadella: In Davos, the CEO reflects on his tenure, dealing with competitors and the tech industry's image problem" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:40 AM
"Windows 10 updates are broken again, but this time it's not Microsoft's fault" ZDNet 7:16 AM
"Microsoft Is Replacing Those Awful Windows 10 Setup Error Codes" PC Magazine 7:16 AM
"Can Red Hat save IBM? IBM's latest financial results show three or four years of stasis. That is better than declines, but can the $34 billion purchase of Red Hat put Big Blue back on a growth track?" ZDNet 7:16 AM
"Connecting Food, IBM, and Columbia University: disrupting world's oldest industry" Crypto Insider 8:47 AM
"IBM and Sigfox deploy Track&Trace IoT platform in PSA car assembly plants" Telecompaper 8:48 AM
"IBM, Pacific International Lines Complete Blockchain Shipping Trial With Oranges" Cointelegraph 8:48 AM
"Intel appoints Robert Swan as new chief executive after seven month search" Telegraph 8:36 AM
"Intel's new CEO is facing the same old challenges" Engadget 11:55 AM
"New Intel CEO Bob Swan could make $138 million in salary and stock compensation if the company hits its most ambitious targets" Business Insider 2:11 PM
"Intel wants to poach new GPU engineers from AMD and Nvidia by promising LEGO" PCGamesN 8:53 AM
"Intel to finally scatter remaining ashes of Itanium to the wind in 2021: Final call for doomed server CPU line" The Register 4:49 PM
"Crypto mining GPUs demand is non-existent, AMD financial report claims" Chepicap 8:53 AM
"AMD's Radeon VII competes with Nvidia's RTX 2080 in leaked benchmarks" Computerworld 8:53 AM
"Apple: Together We Fell, Together We'll Rise" Seeking Alpha 4:49 PM
"The iPhone upgrade test: Apple investors still in search of a reason to get really excited about buying stock" CNBC 7:58 AM
"Apple passed on share buybacks while they were cheap" Cult of Mac 8:26 AM
Industry News
"Stocks extend gains on strong jobs report and manufacturing data: Amazon weighs on Tech Stocks after issuing downbeat outlook" MarketWatch 12:10 PM
"Dow Drives Higher on Strong January Jobs Report: The Dow Jones Industrial Average rises Friday as the U.S. economy creates nearly double the expected number of jobs in January and investors weigh the progress of trade talks between Washington and Beijing." TheStreet 9:25 AM
"Dow Jones Leads Stock Market, But This New Issue Hurts Amazon And Walmart" Investor's Business Daily 12:09 PM
"Stocks rise after blowout jobs report" FOXBusiness 9:24 AM
"U.S. Stocks Rise After Jobs Report: Investors say the big overhang for stocks is ongoing trade discussions between the U.S. and China" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:24 AM
"Asian markets muted after disappointing Chinese manufacturing data: Nikkei, Hang Seng give up early gains" MarketWatch 8:38 AM
"Europe stocks flat, hampered by losses in Italy and Spain: Deutsche Bank fell in the wake of earnings" MarketWatch 8:38 AM
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