"Apple Is Considering Bundling Digital Subscriptions as Soon as 2020: Apple Inc. is considering bundling its paid internet services, including News+, Apple TV+ and Apple Music, as soon as 2020, in a bid to gain more subscribers, according to people familiar with the matter." Bloomberg [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:15 AM
"Apple could bundle news, TV, and music into one subscription as soon as 2020" The Verge 7:55 AM
"Apple might be planning its own subscription bundle" Engadget 8:20 AM
"Apple plans to bundle Music, News+, and TV+ in one subscription, report says: Apple made deals with publishers to include their content in such a bundle." Ars Technica 4:12 PM
"Apple News+ has struggled to add subscribers since first week of launch in March, sources say" CNBC 2:05 PM
"Elizabeth Warren Slams Goldman Over Apple Card Bias Furor" Bloomberg [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:16 AM
"Lawmakers turned their fire on Goldman Sachs over Apple Card and said the bank needs to explain its algorithm" Business Insider 7:47 AM
"Apple Says App Store 'Revolutionized' Developer Market" Law360 [Paid Membership Required] 7:56 AM
"Why the 16-inch MacBook Pro is a repudiation of the 'Ive Doctrine': Apple's latest laptop design shows it's listening to its customers in a way it hasn't in recent years." Macworld 5:51 PM
"Apple hires pro-Trump lobbyist as it tries to avoid tariffs on iPhone parts and other products" CNBC 6:00 PM
"macOS Catalina warning: Don't upgrade if you rely on a Drobo 8D" ["November 14 Update: We originally published this article on October 10. Since then, we've gotten a statement from Rod Harrison, VP of Engineering at StorCentric, parent company of Drobo"] ZDNet 3:22 PM
"Trio of Friends Make Challenging Hike Across Catalina Island to Recreate the macOS Catalina Wallpaper" MacRumors 10:06 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"How To Fix Slow Startup Times In macOS" macReports 10:28 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"New to Mac? Learn the basics of the Mac App Store" iDownload Blog 8:21 AM
"How to restore correct dates for images in Photos: Due to exports, image downloads, and restoring old volumes, your images might import with the wrong dates." Macworld 7:48 AM
Op/Ed
"JNUC 2019: For enterprise pros, it's like the old days of Apple events/Jamf has built a unique event that digs deep into the community it serves and echoes the big shows Apple used to put on." Computerworld 1:42 PM
"Apple launches three innovative studies today in the new Research app: The Apple Heart and Movement, Women's Health and Hearing Studies Now Open for Enrollment" Apple 8:01 AM
"Apple launches app to let users enroll in health studies" Reuters 8:42 AM
"Through Apple Heart Study, Stanford Medicine Researchers Show Wearable Technology Can Help Detect Atrial Fibrillation: Study shows that Apple Watch app can identify heart rhythm irregularities, which can help catch atrial fibrillation." Business Wire 7:16 AM
"Large-Scale Assessment of a Smartwatch to Identify Atrial Fibrillation" ["Participants without atrial fibrillation (as reported by the participants themselves) used a smartphone (Apple iPhone) app to consent to monitoring. If a smartwatch-based irregular pulse notification algorithm identified possible atrial fibrillation, a telemedicine visit was initiated and an electrocardiography (ECG) patch was mailed to the participant, to be worn for up to 7 days."] New England Journal of Medicine 8:03 AM
"Got an iPhone, Apple Watch? Your movements and heart rate could help medical breakthroughs" ZDNet 11:06 AM
"Fourteen Indicted in $6 Million Counterfeit iPhones Scheme; Biggest Fraud of its Kind in Southern District" United States Department of Justice 8:00 AM
"iPhone scam cost Apple more than $6 million" CNET 9:36 AM
"Strategy Analytics: Apple to Capture Top Spot in 5G Smartphones in 2020" Strategy Analytics 4:00 PM
"Apple Expected to Lead 5G Smartphone Shipments in 2020" MacRumors 3:59 PM
"Apple fired a store helper accused of sending himself a woman's intimate photo while fixing her phone" Business Insider 7:47 AM
"Apple Store Employee Sent Customer's 'Intimate' Photo to Himself" The Mac Observer 11:01 AM
"Woman in China goes blind in one eye after smartphone overuse" Cult of Mac 8:42 AM
"Servant — 'Making Jericho' | Apple TV+" YouTube 7:49 AM
Non-Apple News
"FCC sued by dozens of cities after voting to kill local fees and rules: Cities challenge FCC vote to preempt local fees and broadband regulations." Ars Technica 3:29 PM
"Google Fi selling SIM cards in airport vending machines" 9to5Google 9:05 PM
"Google's Curie undersea cable now connects the US and Chile: It will begin transmitting 72 Tbps of bandwidth in 2020." Engadget 11:51 AM
"Google activates RCS messaging in the US, gives metaphorical finger to carriers" Android Authority 11:51 AM
"Google brings RCS support in its Android Messages app to the US" TechCrunch 11:19 AM
"How SMS Works—and Why You Shouldn't Use It Anymore: It's time to start practicing safe texting." Popular Mechanics 11:18 AM
"Pope tells tech companies they are responsible for child safety" Reuters 8:27 AM
"'Doom' Co-Creator Leaves Facebook to Develop Human-Like AI at Home: John Carmack has stepped down as CTO of Oculus to pursue the problem of artificial intelligence while working from home." Vice 9:54 AM
"John Carmack Steps Back From Oculus Role To Work On Artificial Intelligence" Forbes 8:26 AM
"Hello, Moto. The foldable Razr's secret keyboard is a blast from the past: Motorola's new Razr phone winks at the past with an Easter egg dialer reminiscent of the original Razr phone." CNET 8:27 AM
"Motorola throws back to the future with a foldable Razr reboot" TechCrunch 7:54 AM
"Apple Dumps the Butterfly Keyboard on New MacBook Pro: Among other features, the new 16-inch laptop has a keyboard based on an earlier, more reliable mechanism instead of the troubled 'butterfly' design" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:58 AM
"Mophie iPhone 11 battery case adds hours between recharges [Review] Cult of Mac 5:49 PM
"When's the Right Time to Leave the App Store?" ReadWrite 7:05 PM
"Why Apple TV+ Is Cupertino's Biggest Gamble Yet" Forbes 2:00 PM
"Will Apple TV+ Take A Bite Out Of Netflix? New Study Shows Wide Recognition, But Slim Pickings On Revenue" InMyArea 1:50 PM
"Why the new MacBook Pro will be my first new Mac in 6 years" Cult of Mac 1:49 PM
"I would totally pay $50 a month to Apple for an iPhone+ bundle" Macworld 11:50 AM
"Apple's gone back to its old keyboard — now it should replace the butterfly models for free: Do the decent thing, Apple" The Next Web 9:56 AM
"Apple's new 16-inch MacBook Pro reveals its future direction" AppleInsider 9:23 AM
"Comment: A widescreen MacBook Pro is the 16-inch model I'd buy" 9to5Mac 9:19 AM
"The new MacBook Pro is nice, but it's missing a few things I still want: The new 16-inch MacBook Pro is reactionary, not revolutionary." Macworld 7:48 AM
"This iOS App Lets You Know If Your iPhone Is Being Hacked" iDrop News 7:02 PM
"Check Out this Glorious New 'The Artful Escape' Trailer, Coming to Apple Arcade in 2020" Touch Arcade 5:48 PM
"Pages, Numbers, and Keynote for iOS updated with performance and bug fixes" 9to5Mac 2:00 PM
"Niantic Just Announced the November Schedule for 'Pokemon GO' Featuring Various Bonuses and Specials for Players" Touch Arcade 1:50 PM
"Logitech's Circle 2 is first cam to support Apple's HomeKit Secure Video" AppleInsider 1:49 PM
"WaterField welcomes the new 16" MacBook Pro with a gorgeous hand-crafted leather briefcase" iDownload Blog 9:19 AM
"Apple Music Replay lets you relive your fave tracks of 2019" Memeburn 8:21 AM
"Look back over your favorite songs of 2019 with Apple Music Replay" Cult of Mac 8:20 AM
"1Password was profitable and self-funded for 14 years. Now Accel just wrote its biggest check ever to invest $200 million in the startup." [BI Prime] Business Insider 8:18 AM
"'Battle Breakers' from Epic Games Is Available Worldwide on iOS, Android, and PC after a Long Soft Launch" Touch Arcade 8:04 AM
"Waterproof wireless earbuds with 150 hours of battery? Step aside, AirPods." Mashable 7:54 AM
"HomeRun Apple Watch app gains tons of new icons for controlling HomeKit with complications" 9to5Mac 7:50 AM
"TwelveSouth's AirFly Pro wireless headphone jack adapter now available at Apple Stores" 9to5Mac 7:50 AM
"Amazon Protesting Pentagon's $10 Billion JEDI Contract: The company said there should be an examination of whether political bias helped Microsoft win the bid." New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 6:45 PM
"Amazon challenges Pentagon's $10-billion cloud award to Microsoft" Reuters 6:00 PM
"Amazon to protest $10B Pentagon contract won by Microsoft" Associated Press 6:06 PM
"Amazon strikes back at Trump over $10bn Jedi contract" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:20 PM
"Amazon is challenging Microsoft's $10 billion JEDI contract victory: It says the JEDI evaluation process contained 'unmistakable bias.'" Engadget 7:27 PM
"Has Microsoft given up on small business?" The Guardian 7:27 AM
"Microsoft and Salesforce Strike Partnership, Helping Thaw Chilly Relations" Bloomberg 11:53 AM
"Microsoft: If you're on Windows 10 version 1803, you'll be automatically upgraded" ZDNet 7:15 AM
"'Collaboration key to innovation,' says Microsoft's Shanahan" Tech Central 11:54 AM
"Microsoft kills off My People, deprecates other Windows 10 features" BetaNews 11:54 AM
"Microsoft Releases Windows Community Toolkit 6" Thurrott 11:00 AM
"Microsoft flings Chromium Edge for ARM PCs at beta testers" The Inquirer 6:54 AM
"Microsoft announces reserved capacity offerings for six more Azure services" Neowin 7:00 AM
"Intel's Ponte Vecchio Xe GPU is named after a bridge and isn't for you: We'd have called it Bridget" The Inquirer 9:09 AM
"Intel's 7nm Xe discrete graphics is reportedly codenamed 'Ponte Vecchio'" Neowin 7:00 AM
"Intel will build AI brains into your laptop for tomorrow's speed boost" CNET 7:22 AM
"Take a look at Intel's AI chip hardware" CNET 7:22 AM
"Intel Xe Discrete Graphics based on 7nm - has HBM and carries codenamed Ponte Vecchio" Guru3D 7:22 AM
"New Intel CPUs hit by cyberattack" ITProPortal 7:21 AM
"AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Review: A 16-Core Zen 2 Powerhouse" HotHardware 8:33 AM
"Carl Icahn urges 'no brainer' merger of HP and Xerox: Investor leverages his $1.2bn stake in PC maker" The Inquirer 8:01 AM
"Icahn pushes for HP merger with Xerox: WSJ" Reuters 5:51 PM
"IBM hopes to change weather forecasting around the globe using big data and a new supercomputer" CNBC 7:26 AM
"Dell Technologies on democratising 5G and the future of quantum computing" ZDNet 5:52 PM
"Don't ask Larry Ellison about women's pay at Oracle" Bloomberg [Paid Membership Required] 5:57 PM
"Cisco's Cloud Will Linger: Tech giant warns of further slowdowns even as its software and security businesses show promise" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5:56 PM
"Cisco CEO warns big customers are cautious due to US-China trade and Brexit uncertainty" CNBC 5:57 PM
"Cisco Sees a Sales Slump Ahead: Global economic uncertainty is finally hitting the networking hardware market leader." Motley Fool 5:57 PM
"Sell Apple Stock Because iPhone Sales Will Disappoint, Analyst Says" Barron's [Free/Paid Registration Required] 11:48 AM
"Apple Stock Gets a Downgrade from Maxim" Market Realist 11:33 AM
"Apple Gets Rare Sell Rating as Maxim Warns About iPhone Trends" Bloomberg 8:42 AM
Industry News
"S&P 500 index edges up to new record close but euphoria about U.S - China trade deal fades: Cisco shares tumble after disappointing outlook" MarketWatch 5:12 PM
"S&P 500 Finishes at Record Close for Second Day in a Row; NetApp Climbs: The S&P 500 closed at a record high for the second day in a row Thursday, but concerns about a U.S.-China trade pact and Cisco's earnings miss tempered gains." TheStreet 5:12 PM
"Dow Jones Closes Flat But Near Day's Highs As Cisco Stalls Market Rally" Investor's Business Daily 5:12 PM
"Stocks end mixed with trade deals in focus: Investors keep stocks steady" FOXBusiness 5:12 PM
"Stocks End Day Flat As Cisco Weighs on Market: The S&P 500 eked out a small gain Thursday to close at a fresh record following a tepid session of trading." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 5:12 PM
"Asian markets mixed after weaker economic data from China, Japan" MarketWatch 7:24 AM
"European stocks edge lower on China trade concerns and 'worst of all worlds' German economic data" MarketWatch 7:24 AM
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