"Apple previews macOS Catalina: Packed with All-New Features and Apps, plus Sidecar Expands Mac Workspace with iPad" Apple 2:20 PM
"Apple Previews macOS Catalina" Business Wire 2:17 PM
"Apple unveils groundbreaking new technologies for app development: Breakthrough SwiftUI Framework, ARKit 3 and New Xcode Tools Make Developing Powerful Apps Easier and Faster Than Ever" Apple 2:19 PM
"Apple Unveils Groundbreaking New Technologies for App Development" Business Wire 2:17 PM
"The new iPadOS powers unique experiences designed for iPad: New Home Screen, Powerful Multitasking, New Ways to Use Apple Pencil and More" Apple 1:26 PM
"The New iPadOS Powers Unique Experiences Designed for iPad" Business Wire 1:19 PM
"iOS 13: A whole new look. On a whole new level." Apple 2:21 PM
"Apple previews iOS 13: Introduces Dark Mode, Advanced Photo and Camera Features, Sign In with Apple and an All-New Maps Experience" Apple 1:26 PM
"tvOS 13 powers the most personal cinematic experience ever" Apple 1:26 PM
"tvOS 13 Powers the Most Personal Cinematic Experience Ever" Business Wire 1:20 PM
"watchOS 6: More insightful. More delightful." Apple 2:22 PM
"watchOS 6 advances health and fitness capabilities for Apple Watch: Introducing Cycle Tracking, Noise app, Activity Trends and App Store Right on the Wrist" Apple 1:31 PM
"watchOS 6 Advances Health and Fitness Capabilities for Apple Watch" Business Wire 1:20 PM
"Apple Special Event. June 3, 2019From the San Jose Convention Center." [Keynote replay] Apple 2:20 PM
"Apple Is a Tech Regulator: The best feature announced at the Worldwide Developers Conference is a jab at other tech giants and a win for web users. Well, some users." Slate 6:34 PM
"Exclusive: The U.S. Justice Department has jurisdiction for a potential antitrust probe of Apple Inc as part of a broader review of technology companies, two sources told Reuters." Reuters 12:52 PM
"Apple drops on report that Justice Department is eyeing antitrust probe: Apple shares ticked lower Monday after a Reuters report saying the Justice Department is considering a probe of the iPhone maker." CNBC 1:09 PM
"House Judiciary to investigate market dominance of big tech companies: While no companies are named, any investigation will inevitably touch on Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple." NBC News 4:45 PM
"Apple dips on news of DoJ antitrust probe" Reuters 2:03 PM
"Meet Apple's secret weapon to keep Wall Street happy" TechCrunch 6:51 PM
"The end of iTunes? Apple expected to announce music service closure: iTunes has been central for 18 years but perhaps will now hand over the reins to other apps." ZDNet 8:04 AM
"Apple iPrunes iTunes: Moldering platform's death expected to be announced at WWDC/Service will split into separate apps for music, TV, podcasts" The Register 7:43 AM
"Apple to debut developer tools aimed at increasing apps for Macs" Reuters 7:36 AM
"App Store in crosshairs as Apple courts developers" AFP Relax News 7:54 AM
"Apple is tightening up its rules for enterprise app certificates: 'Apple reserves the right to review any internal use application'" The Verge 12:49 PM
"EU wants to hear from Apple over Spotify complaint: EU regulators will decide what steps to take regarding Spotify's complaint about Apple once they get a response from the iPhone maker, Europe's antitrust chief said on Monday." Reuters 9:22 AM
"Apple is now the privacy-as-a-service company" TechCrunch 1:36 PM
"Apple challenges Google, Facebook for web login, touts privacy" Reuters 2:29 PM
"Apple introduces web login, stresses privacy in challenge to Google, Facebook" Reuters 2:03 PM
"Apple just took a direct shot at Google and Facebook with a new service called 'Sign in with Apple'" Business Insider 1:21 PM
"Apple introduces 'Sign in with Apple' to help protect your privacy" TechCrunch 12:58 PM
"Apple will soon require apps with any third-party logins to offer Sign In With Apple also" TechCrunch 8:34 PM
"Apple restricts ads and third-party trackers in iPhone apps for kids" TechCrunch 2:39 PM
"Apple drops the hammer on third-party ads & trackers in kids apps" AppleInsider 4:42 PM
"Apple Backs Off Crackdown on Parental-Control Apps: After Tim Cook and other Apple executives appeared at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, a blog post cleared a way for screen-time apps to return to the App Store." New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:23 PM
"Here's everything Apple just announced at the 2019 WWDC Keynote" TechCrunch 2:59 PM
"Apple Maps gets a much-needed revamp" Engadget 1:12 PM
"Apple Maps is getting its own version of Google Maps' Street View" The Verge 1:10 PM
"Microsoft demos Minecraft Earth at Apple's WWDC event: Minecraft comes to the real world" The Verge 2:12 PM
"Remember sharing earbuds with a friend? Apple's AirPods audio sharing means less earwax" The Verge 1:27 PM
"WWDC 2019 Gets Preview of Apple TV Show 'For All Mankind" The Mac Observer 12:30 PM
"The creator of the 'Battlestar Galactica' reboot is back with an Apple-exclusive show about a world where America never quit the space race" Business Insider 3:18 PM
"Tim Cook previews 'For All Mankind' from 'Battlestar Galactica' creator Ronald D. Moore" AppleInsider 12:30 PM
"Tim Cook to appear on CBS Evening News tomorrow, talks Facebook privacy in teaser [Video] 9to5Mac 7:40 PM
"Memoji Makeup Tutorial — Patrick Starrr and Desi Perkins — Apple" YouTube 1:42 PM
WWDC Keynote Liveblogs
"WWDC 2019: June 3, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. PDT | San Jose Convention Center" Apple 7:45 AM
"Apple WWDC 2019 Live: What to Expect" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 11:25 AM
"Apple WWDC 2019 live blog: iOS 13, macOS 10.15, and maybe the Mac Pro" The Verge 11:22 AM
"MacDailyNews presents live coverage of Apple's WWDC 2019 keynote address" MacDailyNews 11:13 AM
"Live From WWDC 2019: Coverage of Apple's Keynote with iOS 13, macOS 10.15, and More" MacRumors 11:09 AM
"WWDC Live: Breaking news from Apple's event in San Jose" The Apple Post 11:00 AM
"WWDC 2019 Keynote Coverage - Live!" Six Colors 9:56 AM
"The Apple WWDC 2019 Keynote Live Blog (Starts at 10am PT/17:00 UTC)" AnandTech 8:39 AM
"We'll Be Liveblogging the Apple WWDC 2019 Keynote Right Here" Gizmodo 8:14 AM
"Coming Up: Here Are The Biggest Announcements From Apple's WWDC 2019" ["Join us here at 10 a.m. Pacific time for live coverage."] BuzzFeed News 8:14 AM
"Live Blog of Apple's WWDC 2019 Keynote" iClarified 8:13 AM
"WWDC 2019 Liveblog: All the Apple News, as It Happens" Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:44 AM
"WWDC News Hub – Live coverage from San Jose" 9to5Mac 6/2
"WWDC 2019 keynote will be livestreamed in select Apple Stores" 9to5Mac 6/2
"The WWDC Liveblog: All the OS details from Apple's annual keynote" Ars Technica 6/2
"Scenes from WWDC 2019 — Developers line up for Tim Cook's keynote" AppleInsider 11:32 AM
Apple News
"Canalys: Smartphone shipment forecast cut to 1.35 billion for 2019 as uncertainty prevails" Canalys 7:58 AM
"Canalys: U.S. ban on Huawei lowers global smartphone forecast almost 5%" VentureBeat 8:15 AM
Non-Apple News
"Amazon Offered Job to Pentagon Official Involved With $10 Billion Contract It Sought" The Intercept 5:04 PM
"FTC secures authority to open antitrust probe into Facebook: It also has jurisdiction over Amazon" The Verge 12:52 PM
"New Iranian hacking tool leaked on Telegram" ZDNet 12:49 PM
"Google is announcing Stadia's pricing and launch details this week" The Verge 12:21 PM
"Google and Amazon Are at the Center of a Storm Brewing Over Big Tech" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:20 AM
"That major Google outage meant some Nest users couldn't unlock doors or use the AC" Fast Company 9:57 AM
"'Hallucinating' AI makes it harder than ever to hide from surveillance: one of the most controversial and underestimated. Now researchers have demonstrated that AI can construct a person's complete image from a partial photo." ZDNet 9:57 AM
"T-Mobile's Pre-Launch 5G Network Results Are Encouraging" PC Magazine 8:17 AM
"Xiaomi and Oppo Show Off Under-Display Selfie Cameras" Thurrott 8:24 AM
"Oppo shows off working 'under-display' camera: A front-facing camera without a notch, pop up, or hole punch" The Verge 8:01 AM
"US Companies Help Censor the Internet in China, Too" Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:36 AM
"The New Antitrust Scrutiny Should Worry Silicon Valley" Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:36 AM
"Huawei ban revoked by science publisher IEEE: The Chinese phone maker's scientists can review the US publisher's papers again." CNET 7:34 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Catalina, iOS 13, the New Mac Pro and All the Good Stuff From WWDC" MacMost 6:02 PM
"Apple Reveals All-New Mac Pro With Up to 28-Core Processor and 1.5TB of RAM, Starting at $5,999" MacRumors 1:44 PM
"It's really real: Apple unveils the all-new Mac Pro/A modular Mac strikes a balance between towers of yore and maligned 'trash can.'" Ars Technica 1:32 PM
"Apple unveils modular 2019 Mac Pro" VentureBeat 1:31 PM
"Apple announces all-new redesigned Mac Pro" The Verge 1:31 PM
"Apple unveils new modular Mac Pro at WWDC 2019" 9to5Mac 1:31 PM
"The New Mac Pro Has Arrived—with Pro Display XDR" Architosh 3:21 PM
"WWDC 2019: It's Here! The New Mac Pro Has Arrived" The Mac Observer 1:55 PM
"Apple announces Pro Display XDR" The Verge 1:51 PM
"Apple built a 32-inch 6K Retina display for the Mac Pro" Engadget 1:50 PM
WWDC iOS/iPadOS/tvOS/watchOS
"Apple reveals iPadOS for iPad with new home screen widgets and multitasking improvements" The Verge 1:16 PM
"Apple introduces iPadOS with new UI and much more" BGR 1:11 PM
"Apple's new iPadOS includes mouse support for iPads" The Verge 4:58 PM
"Introducing Dark Mode in iOS 13 — Apple" YouTube 12:46 PM
"Apple iOS 13: the biggest new features coming to the iPhone" The Verge 12:52 PM
"Apple Announces iOS 13 With Native Dark Mode, More" Thurrott 12:36 PM
"Apple's iOS 13 will include a system-wide Dark Mode" TechCrunch 12:41 PM
"Apple debuts iOS 13 for iPhones and iPods, splits off iPadOS for iPads" VentureBeat 12:42 PM
"Apple's cycle tracking feature leads new additions to Apple Watch and is available on Health IOS" TechCrunch 12:41 PM
"All you need to control your Mac or iOS device is your voice" Engadget 2:06 PM
"Photos on iPhone is about to look completely different" TechCrunch 2:03 PM
"The new iOS Photos app makes it easier to manage and edit photos" The Next Web 1:29 PM
"Find my Friends and Find my iPhone are now one app: Find My/Think of it as Apple's one-stop digital lost-property shop." CNET 2:11 PM
"Apple's HomePod speaker will be able recognize who's speaking to it with iOS 13" The Verge 1:16 PM
"Over 100,000 live radio stations, user profiles coming to HomePod with iOS 13" AppleInsider 1:15 PM
"Apple reveals ARKit 3 with motion tracking of people for better presentation and walk-around" AppleInsider 2:39 PM
"Siri is getting a new voice in iOS 13" The Verge 1:27 PM
"100+ iOS 13 Hidden Features For iPhone And iPad [Running List] Redmond Pie 3:06 PM
"Meet WatchOS 6: Six ways Apple is turning its watch into a mini iPhone/The Apple Watch is getting real independence." Macworld 2:04 PM
"Apple officially announces watchOS 6 for Apple Watch" 9to5Mac 12:32 PM
"watchOS 6 brings more faces, apps and features than ever before" Cult of Mac 12:32 PM
"Hands-on with Apple's new $5,999 Mac Pro" Mashable 8:34 PM
"Factbox: Apple software developer conference highlights 2019" Reuters 7:45 PM
"Was This The Worst WWDC Keynote Ever?" AppAdvice 7:40 PM
"WWDC 2019 Keynote: By the Numbers" MacStories 7:39 PM
"Yes, Apple just killed iTunes — here's what that means for your library of music, movies, and TV shows" Business Insider 6:39 PM
"Apple kills iTunes, preps pricey Mac Pro, gives iPad its own OS – plus: That $999 monitor stand" The Register 6:34 PM
"Watch Apple's 2019 WWDC event in 11 minutes" Business Insider 4:58 PM
"Apple is taking a shot at Google and Facebook with a new iPhone feature — and quietly said it's coming to businesses, too" [BI Prime] Business Insider 4:57 PM
"Apple wants to sell you a $1,000 stand so you can use its new $5,000 monitor" Business Insider 4:43 PM
"WWDC 2019 by the numbers: There wasn't 'one more thing' so much as there were multiple 'more things'." Engadget 4:39 PM
"WWDC 2019: New Mac Pro Does Everything Right" The Mac Observer 4:33 PM
"Apple's Biggest WWDC Announcements in Two Minutes or Less" Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 3:18 PM
"The 6 Coolest New iPhone Features Apple Just Announced" Time 2:45 PM
"Apple's Got a New Plan That Makes HomeKit Actually Useful" Gizmodo 2:39 PM
"Who Are The Winners And Losers From Today's Apple WWDC Announcement?" Forbes 2:29 PM
"WWDC 2019: Expect a lot today" ["I arrived in San Jose for Apple's big WWDC event late afternoon June 2, and I am picking up a few currents. I don't think they are quite strong enough for a full post, but felt that some readers may want notes from the field"] Apple Must 8:43 AM
"WWDC 2019: Keynote highlights a massive problem with Apple/Apple has a broad ecosystem, but there's really only one thing that developers (and for that matter, users of Apple products care about." ZDNet 8:21 AM
"Smartphone cases aren't just for poor people: Don't let anyone tell you that putting your smartphone in a case is a dumb idea." ZDNet 8:04 AM
"How Steve Jobs Scores On The Wedgwood Innovation Scale" Forbes 7:46 AM
Non-Apple
"The Linux desktop's last, best shot" ZDNet 3:01 PM
"On YouTube's Digital Playground, an Open Gate for Pedophiles" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:17 AM
"Dell Australia's full-year profit drops to AU$34m: Nearly AU$260 million of its AU$293 million revenue total came from other Dell Technologies entities." ZDNet 8:31 AM
"Intel teases AMAZING graphics card concepts at Computex 2019" TweakTown 8:47 AM
"Nasdaq ends in correction territory as tech giants come under closer government scrutiny: Falling bond yields ignite fresh recession fears" MarketWatch 4:44 PM
"Dow Rebounds to End Higher; Nasdaq Slammed on Tech Probes: Dow rebounds in final minutes, Alphabet, Facebook and other big tech names sink on reports of government investigations into their practices." TheStreet 4:44 PM
"Regulatory worries, trade tensions weigh on stocks" FOXBusiness 1:53 PM
"Nasdaq Slides Into Correction Territory: Tech-heavy index falls more than 1% as regulators signal increased scrutiny of industry giants" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:43 PM
"Asian markets mostly lower as trade tensions show no sign of fading: Nikkei retreats, along with stocks in China" MarketWatch and Associated Press 8:22 AM
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