"Apple and Salesforce Ignite Productivity and Learning on the Best Devices for Business" ["Apple CEO Tim Cook will join Salesforce co-CEO Marc Benioff for a fireside chat at Dreamforce 2019 on Tuesday, November 19, 1:30 p.m. PT at Yerba Buena Theater."] Salesforce 8:11 AM
"Salesforce, Apple partnership begins to come to life" TechCrunch 7:59 AM
"Salesforce announces new iOS enterprise apps: Apple CEO Tim Cook to appear at Salesforce annual conference..." Computerworld 8:27 AM
"Apple iPhone 11 Scores Early China Success, Official Data Shows" Bloomberg [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:44 AM
"Apple Card is just 'another credit card with a few innovative features,' Russian bank exec says/According to Sberbank's David Rafalovsky, there's little more to the Apple Card than what's on the surface: a credit card and a digital wallet to support it." CNBC 7:49 AM
"1Blocker 3 review: Safari extension revamps its content-blocking for macOS Catalina/A revamped tool for blocking unwanted tracking, JavaScript, and other browsing intrusions takes advantage of new Safari features." Macworld 7:48 AM
"AnyRecover Review: How to Recover Photos/Videos/Documents from Mac Easily" Apple World Today 9:40 AM
"Review: Mimeo Photos is the Best Mac Photo Printing Solution" The Mac Observer 3:08 PM
"How to set your Mac as a shared backup destination for Time Machine: Apple makes it easy if you know the right box to check." Macworld 7:49 AM
"How to print or save your Calendar as a PDF on Mac and iOS" iDownload Blog 7:54 AM
"How to delete your PayPal account on your Mac or PC" Business Insider 3:20 PM
"Apple announces press event on Dec. 2" CNBC 3:58 PM
"Apple is hosting a surprise December 2nd event 'honoring' apps and games" The Verge 3:58 PM
"A Statement on FRAND Licensing of SEPs" Apple 11:00 AM
"Apple Reiterates Commitment to FRAND Licensing of Standards-Essential Patents Following Intel Deal" MacRumors 11:00 AM
"US Senator proposes new law aimed at limiting Apple data flow to China" Cult of Mac 3:20 PM
"Senate bill would block US companies from storing data in China" Engadget 3:28 PM
"The Streaming Era Has Finally Arrived. Everything Is About to ChangeOnce a generation, Hollywood experiences a seismic shift. It is happening again." New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:11 AM
"Hawley bill targets Apple and TikTok ties to China" Axios 8:49 PM
"Apple's Research app: What does it want your health data for? Apple launched its Research app with three new health studies using information from the iPhone and Watch. Here's what the studies are aiming to find out." ZDNet 7:46 AM
"Apple to capture top spot in 5G smartphones in 2020, says Strategy Analytics" DigiTimes 7:49 AM
"President Trump will tour Apple's Mac Pro factory in Texas this week" Cult of Mac 7:49 AM
"Trump to visit Apple's Austin factory ahead of Mac Pro launch" CNET 4:14 PM
"Late-night Today at Apple sessions could tap the creative energy of Apple's only 24-hour store" 9to5Mac 9:41 AM
"Teens want AirPods, Nike and Louis Vuitton for Christmas, survey shows" CNBC 7:57 AM
"Teens love Apple's AirPods, and they're putting them on their holiday wish lists more than ever before" Business Insider 11:57 AM
"Snap's Spiegel says Apple is already helping to grow the Augmented Reality market" AppleInsider 10:59 AM
Non-Apple News
"FCC chairman wants public auction to repurpose satellite bands for 5G" Engadget 6:41 PM
"FCC chairman Pai backs public auction to free up spectrum in C-band for 5G" Reuters 4:28 PM
"Google Stadia will launch with 22 games on first day, up from just 12 last week" VentureBeat 8:06 AM
"John Legere will step down as T-Mobile CEO next year" The Verge 7:55 AM
"John Legere is leaving T-Mobile: COO Mike Sievert will take over as CEO on May 1st, 2020." Engadget 7:52 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Former Apple Director of Federal Sales David Sobotta -TMO Background Mode Interview" The Mac Observer 6:01 PM
"I Got Caught... Learning! – Mac Geek Gab 789" The Mac Observer 5:42 PM
"#272: Double Secret Vice President of Keyboards/A week later, we're pondering the 16-inch MacBook Pro and what it means about how Apple listens to customers and criticism. We also look into the future to wonder where Apple will take touchscreen devices and whether we're uncomfortable about Apple's interest in augmented reality." Relay FM: Upgrade 3:33 PM
"9to5Mac Daily: November 18, 2019 – 16-inch MacBook Pro teardown, more" 9to5Mac 3:19 PM
"iOS 13.2.3 is the latest in Apple's constant series of updates to patch recurrent bugs and undisclosed security flaws for iPhone 6s, iPad Air 2, iPad Mini 4 and later models, plus iPod Touch 7." Apple Support 9:05 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 7:42 AM
"The guy whose Apple Card rant went viral explains why it fails on even 'basic functionality': 'I've owned the Apple Card for 3 months...this is why it sucks'" MarketWatch 3:30 PM
"Apple Is Removing All Vaping Apps From Its App Store" Daring Fireball 11:59 AM
"Wish List: Edit iOS's autocorrect dictionary" Six Colors 9:57 AM
"Consumer Reports thinks AirPods Pro are great, but not Galaxy Buds great" Cult of Mac 9:57 AM
"Video: Google Pixel 4 XL from the perspective of an iPhone 11 Pro user" iDownload Blog 9:40 AM
"Integration and Monopoly" ["Now, five years on, the conventional wisdom has flipped: integration is clearly the best. Just look at Apple! Indeed, looking at Apple, it is hard to escape that conclusion, but it worth pointing out that the last week has highlighted a number of potential downsides."] Stratechery 8:26 AM
"Sorry, Apple: For the education market, Chromebook is the clear winner/Apple started this fight with some old-school smack talk, but it only highlighted how it's clinging to the old PC-centric model." Computerworld 8:08 AM
"The AirPods Pro have me dreaming of reality-suppressing tech" The Next Web 8:06 AM
"Apple Devices that Aren't Available in 'Pro' Versions" Kirkville 8:05 AM
"How Apple is limiting data collection on your iPhone, part 1" Apple World Today 7:58 AM
"iPhone 12 vs. Galaxy S11: New Samsung flagship rumored to be boring as iPhone gets a major redesign" BGR 7:51 AM
"For Apple and Disney+, Getting People to Sign Up Isn't the Hard Part" Bloomberg [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:44 AM
"Google Stadia vs. GeForce Now vs. PlayStation Now: Game Streaming Service Shoot-Out" PC Magazine 3:13 PM
"Google Stadia review: The revolution isn't now" Digital Trends 11:58 AM
"Google Stadia review: the best of cloud gaming is still just a beta" The Verge 11:58 AM
"I've been playing games on Google's ambitious new Netflix-like game service for the last week, and it's clear the service isn't ready for primetime" Business Insider 11:57 AM
"Google Stadia Wants You to Replace Your Video Game Console. Don'tThe search giant's new console-free gaming service is a neat concept. But there are bugs and too many unknowns." New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 11:57 AM
"Google Stadia review: The future of gaming, if you have the data for it" Android Authority 11:57 AM
"Google Stadia review -- It works, but it doesn't matter" VentureBeat 11:57 AM
"Hands-on: Google Stadia works as advertised, but lacks a killer app" The Next Web 11:56 AM
"Google Stadia review: This could be big" Android Police 11:02 AM
"Opinion: AI For Good Is Often Bad/Trying to solve poverty, crime, and disease with (often biased) technology doesn't address their root causes." Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 8:17 AM
"Passwords should become a thing of the past. Here's why" World Economic Forum 7:43 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"Reaction to the new 16 inch MacBook Pro..." The Joy of Tech [cartoon] 7:13 AM
"Microsoft updates terms on data privacy amid EU probe" Reuters 7:15 AM
"Microsoft announces changes to cloud contract terms following EU privacy probe" TechCrunch 7:50 AM
"Microsoft taps Eric Holder to audit Israeli partner in demonstration of tech's struggle to self-regulate" GeekWire 12:21 PM
"Nvidia and Microsoft launch Azure supercomputing instance" VentureBeat 6:13 PM
"Intel, AMD and Nvidia step up their fight for AI chips in the high-performance arena: Intel talks up its first graphics chip designed for high-performance computing as chip giant tries to chase down rivals Nvidia and AMD" MarketWatch 8:15 PM
"Intel-Lenovo to launch exascale council with NCI as a founding member" ZDNet 7:10 AM
"Intel, Lenovo, and others launch Project Everyscale council to advance exascale computing" VentureBeat 8:06 AM
"Intel at Supercomputing 2019: Xe Architecture GPUs & More" Zacks 9:40 AM
"Intel and Argonne National Lab on 'exascale' and their new Aurora supercomputer" TechCrunch 3:19 PM
"Intel's Koduri continues a GPU computing revolution he helped start years ago" ZDNet 3:13 PM
"Intel to remove old drivers and BIOS updates from its site by the end of the week" ZDNet 9:40 AM
"AMD showcases Epyc HPC, cloud momentum at SC19" ZDNet 7:10 AM
"NVIDIA GPUs now work with Arm processors, Magnum open source I/O accelerates data workloads for AI" ZDNet 6:34 PM
"HP board unanimously rejects Xerox's takeover bid" Business Insider 8:22 AM
"HP Rejects Xerox's Offer as 'Too Low'—What Next?" Market Realist 11:02 AM
"HP Just Rejected Xerox. Here Are the Moves It Could Make Next." Barron's [Free/Paid Registration Required] 12:10 PM
"HP Has Plenty of Good Reasons for Rejecting Xerox's Initial Buyout Offer: Though HP says it's still open to some kind of deal with Xerox, the deal that Xerox proposed would carry major financial risks on top of all the execution and revenue growth risks any kind of merger between the firms would carry." RealMoney 12:10 PM
"HPE unveils revamped HPC portfolio with Cray technology" ZDNet 7:10 AM
"HPE launches container platform, aims to be 100% open source Kubernetes" ZDNet 7:10 AM
"HP Plays Hard to Get, but Charts Provide a Clearer Picture" RealMoney 8:12 AM
"IBM's 'Code and Response' documentary proves developers can be superheroes too" The Next Web 3:28 PM
"Dell's Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition Comes w/ Ryzen 5 3500 or Ryzen 9 3950X" AnandTech 8:21 AM
"Here's How Much Warren Buffett Has Made on Apple: The tech company now makes up more than 15% of Berkshire Hathaway's book value." Motley Fool 7:14 AM
Industry News
"Stocks post back-to-back records but lack of a China trade pact caps gains: Dow finishes above 28,000 milestone for the second session in a row" MarketWatch 3:59 PM
"Stocks Finish at Record Highs; Gains Are Capped by U.S.-China Trade Pessimism: Stocks closed in record territory Monday after reaching all-time intraday highs but pessimism about a trade agreement between the U.S. and China made investors cautious." TheStreet 3:59 PM
"Dow Jones Led By Disney Stock; Nvidia, AMD Power Nasdaq 100, But Is Wall Street Too Complacent?" Investor's Business Daily 3:59 PM
"Dow, S&P, Nasdaq knock out new records: Investors remain optimistic on the outlook for U.S. stocks" FOXBusiness 3:59 PM
"U.S. Stocks Tick Higher in Quiet Session: Stocks drifted higher in a quiet session Monday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite to another trio of closing records." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:58 PM
"Asian markets mostly rise as traders cautiously await trade developments: Stocks gain in Japan, Hong Kong and Shanghai" Associated Press and MarketWatch 8:28 AM
"European stocks tread water after six winning weeks: Bidding war breaks out for Spanish stock exchange" MarketWatch 8:28 AM
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