"Apple denied tariff relief on Mac Pro parts after staying in Texas" Washington Post 7:30 AM
"Apple Must Pay Tariffs on 5 Mac Pro Components: The Mac Pro's optional wheels, a circuit board, power adapter, charging cable, and processor cooling system will all incur a 25 percent tariff." PC Magazine 7:31 AM
"Apple fails to get tariff exemption for five Mac Pro components" Engadget 7:18 AM
"Refurbished Is The Future (For The World, But Also For Tim Cook)" Forbes 10:08 AM
"Visit to Berlin: meeting with Tim Cook: 'We always try to keep our prices as low as possible'" Google German-to-English: Stern 3:21 PM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook Continues European Tour, Talks iPhone Pricing, App Store, Apple TV+ and More in Interview" MacRumors 4:08 PM
"Editorial: Apple faces entirely new challenges with Apple TV+" AppleInsider 7:24 AM
"iOS 13 should not be Apple's Windows 10" SlashGear 7:29 AM
"Apple confirms iOS 13 Reminders will be fixed with macOS Catalina rollout: Sync is broken for now." Engadget 8:51 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Postbox 7 review: A clean, full-featured alternative to Apple Mail for the Mac/The latest release improves upon a mature product, adding options for prefab HTML components and color themes." Macworld 6:57 AM
"How To Disable Screenshot Thumbnail On Mac" macReports 7:24 AM
"How to set file grouping for a folder in Finder on macOS" AddictiveTips 7:24 AM
"How to preserve metadata stored in a custom extended attribute" Eclectic Light Company 7:24 AM
"Portal 2 Mac Review: Can you run it?" Mac Gamer HQ 4:08 PM
"Apple's News+ subscription comes to the UK and Australia" Engadget 7:18 AM
"Apple supplier TSMC counter-sues GlobalFoundries" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 6:52 AM
"TSMC Counter-sues GlobalFoundries: Accuses US Fab of Infringing Patents Across Numerous Process Nodes" AnandTech 7:24 AM
"TSMC accuses GlobalFoundries of infringing 25 patents for node processes" ZDNet 8:52 PM
"Apple supplier TSMC counter-sues GlobalFoundries as patent fight intensifies" AppleInsider 7:18 AM
"TSMC files complaints for technology infringement against Globalfoundries" DigiTimes 7:25 AM
"TSMC Fires Back At GlobalFoundries With Countersuit Following IP Theft Allegations" HotHardware 4:03 PM
"Winston Duke To Headline Apple's Kevin Durant Drama Series 'Swagger' From Imagine & CBS TV Studios" Deadline 4:58 PM
"Apple Stores Celebrating the World's Largest Drawing Festival With Free Art Sessions Throughout October" MacRumors 10:29 AM
"Stranded photographer didn't get the memo on MacBook Pro recall" Cult of Mac 2:12 PM
"42 years on, Kickstarter campaign aims to create clear case for the Apple II" 9to5Mac 6:57 AM
Non-Apple News
"Court Upholds Net Neutrality Repeal, With Some Caveats: Net neutrality advocates rally in front of the Federal Communications Commission in 2017." New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 11:11 AM
"Ajit Pai wins (and loses) in court as net neutrality repeal is mostly upheld" Ars Technica 10:29 AM
"Elizabeth Warren says Facebook 'repeatedly fumbled' its responsibility to democracy" The Verge 9:35 AM
"Zuck says Facebook will never curb offensive content — but vows to protect its moderators" The Next Web 9:26 AM
"Zuckerberg talks Warren's 'existential' breakup threat in leaked audio" Axios 9:01 AM
"In leaked audio, Mark Zuckerberg rallies Facebook against critics, competitors, and Elizabeth Warren" The Verge 7:23 AM
"Google's Personal Safety app detects car accidents and automatically calls 911" The Verge 7:18 AM
"Google Pixel 4 'official' render shows the phone in all its glory" Android Central 6:54 AM
"The Tech Helping Dogs Learn to 'Talk' With Humans: Using nose-activated vests and touchscreens, our canine pals are being trained to summon help for their handlers—and much more." Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 6:52 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Let's Talk iOS 311: A bit of jailbreaking nostalgia" iDownload Blog 6:55 PM
"Briefing -Two Apps To Help Prepare For macOS Catalina" MacVoices 4:27 PM
"A Comprehensive Guide to All 120+ Settings URLs Supported by iOS and iPadOS 13.1" MacStories 10:31 AM
"AppStories, Episode 132 – Apple Arcade: The Launch and Favorite Games" MacStories 7:24 AM
"Turns Out the Telephoto Camera on the iPhones 11 Does Not Support Night Mode" Daring Fireball 7:37 PM
"Can an Apple Watch prevent fatal car accidents? It just mightA new study questions the efficacy of car accident-avoidance systems, but it's possible that a simple smartwatch might be part of the solution." Computerworld 3:19 PM
"Microsoft's new Surface devices: Arm-based 2-in-1 among big leak of images/Photos of Microsoft's new Surface laptops leak ahead of Wednesday's big Surface event in New York City." ZDNet 7:45 AM
"A totally new type of Surface Pro just leaked alongside Microsoft's upcoming Pro 7 and Laptop 3" BGR 7:45 AM
"All the Leaks That are Fit to Print" Thurrott 8:38 AM
"Windows 10X may be Microsoft's OS for dual-screen devices: It would come alongside a dual-screen Surface." Engadget 10:56 AM
"Microsoft to make Windows 7 Extended Security Updates available to all business users: In a strategy shift, Microsoft will make Extended Security Updates for Windows 7 available to smaller business customers, too, starting on December 1." ZDNet 11:52 AM
"Microsoft's OneDrive Personal Vault Now Available Worldwide: Microsoft's new protected area of OneDrive requires an extra step of authentication to access and automatically locks itself if you're inactive." PC Magazine 7:55 AM
"Microsoft's secure OneDrive personal vault rolls out worldwide: Keep your personal files locked away in a virtual vault." Engadget 10:12 AM
"AMD quietly launches biz-focused Ryzen Pro 3000 CPUs: Team Red means business" The Inquirer 7:45 AM
"Intel's Cascade Lake-X CPU for High-End Desktops: 18 cores for Under $1000" AnandTech 6:56 PM
"Intel proposes new SAPM memory type to protect against Spectre-like attacks" ZDNet 6:56 PM
"Intel appoints Karen Walker as CMO" Converge! 8:10 AM
"HP's new Windows 10 Spectre x360 13: Ice Lake chip, 4K screen option, 22-hr battery/HP overhauls and shrinks the Spectre x360 13 2-in-1 and promises 22 hours of battery life." ZDNet 7:54 AM
"HP Spectre x360 13 Laptop Refresh With 10th Gen Intel Core Chips, 4K OLED Display Launched: HP Spectre x360 13"s 4K panel has a peak brightness of 400 nits." Gadgets 360 8:08 AM
"Dell to pay $7 million to settle discrimination case" Austin American-Statesman [Free Registration Required] 8:06 AM
"Dell breaks out the checkbook and $7m later, US discrimination claims go away" The Register 4:08 PM
"Dell XPS 13 now available with Intel Comet Lake hexa-core processor (and other Dell laptops too)" Liliputing 8:06 AM
"Dell's new XPS 13 with hexa-core Intel processors is now available" Neowin 10:21 AM
"Oracle reveals major stake in startup challenging Intel data center processors: Oracle already owns much of the data center software and hardware markets and now it is eyeing processors: Intel's most lucrative business." ZDNet 7:42 AM
"Oracle Invested $40 Million in Arm Server Chipmaker Ampere" Tom's Hardware 8:20 AM
"IBM's AI generates high-quality voices from 5 minutes of talking" VentureBeat 8:19 AM
"Apple Stock Continues to Rise, Valued at $1.03 Trillion" Market Realist 10:44 AM
"Apple Financial Results - Q4 2019: Join us here on October 30, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET to listen to the conference call live." Apple 6:50 AM
"Sell Apple Stock Because iPhone Sales Will Falter Later This Year, Analyst Says" Barron's [Free/Paid Registration Required] 10:14 AM
Industry News
"Dow sheds more than 300 points after data exposes U.S. manufacturing troubles: S&P 500 closes below 50-day moving average" MarketWatch 5:09 PM
"Stocks Finish Sharply Down on Weak U.S. Manufacturing Data: Stocks finished sharply down Tuesday as weak U.S. manufacturing data offsets investors' hopes for a near-term breakthrough when trade talks resume next week between the U.S. and China." TheStreet 5:09 PM
"Dow Jones Futures: Apple Strong But Stock Market Rally Fragile; JPMorgan, Proofpoint Falter; Tesla Deliveries Downside" Investor's Business Daily 5:09 PM
"Stocks tumble on manufacturing woes, GM skids on plant closures" FOXBusiness 5:09 PM
"Dow Industrials Drop as Manufacturing Data Disappoints: ISM data show a closely watched gauge of factory activity dropped to a 10-year low in September" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5:08 PM
"Asian markets rise ahead of Australia interest-rate announcement: Nikkei rises as sales tax rises; markets closed in Hong Kong, mainland China" MarketWatch 8:15 AM
"Bank of America says European stocks should climb as market starts quarter lower" MarketWatch 8:15 AM
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