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MacSurfer's Archive: Thursday, December 20, 2018
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Apple changes how it reports U.S. national security requests: Apple Inc on Thursday changed how it reports on U.S. national security requests for user data, bringing its procedures more in line with those of technology rivals such as Microsoft Corp and Alphabet Inc's Google."  Reuters 3:19 PM
  • "In revamped transparency report, Apple reveals uptick in demands for user data" TechCrunch 3:35 PM
  • "Apple overhauls reporting of US government data requests, offers more detail with greater delay: Apple on Thursday published a transparency report for the first half of 2018, revising how it breaks down data search requests from U.S. government agencies, as well as the overall design of its transparency subsite." AppleInsider 4:47 PM
  • "John Giannandrea named to Apple's executive team: Giannandrea oversees the strategy for AI and Machine Learning across all Apple products and services, as well as the development of Core ML and Siri technologies." Apple 1:06 PM
  • "Apple promotes John Giannandrea to SVP of ML and AI Strategy after hiring ex-Google search chief in AprilĀ " 9to5Mac 1:58 PM
  • "Apple AI Chief John Giannandrea Gets Promotion to Senior Vice President" MacRumors 1:59 PM
  • "Apple promotes new SVP of machine learning and AI" Cult of Mac 1:59 PM
  • "While Apple grabbed attention, Williamson County OK'd an even bigger development deal: Italian-style village to spring up 30 minutes north of Apple's expanding campus" Austin Business Journal 2:06 PM
  • "Apple plans to lease space in Kendall Square" Boston Globe 1:57 PM
  • "App downloads across iOS & Google Play up 10% to 113B in 2018, consumer spend tops $76B" TechCrunch 2:00 PM
  • "Waze says Apple is to thank for its success despite its $1 billion sale to Google" BGR 8:32 AM
  • "No Echo? No problem—Apple Music to work on other Alexa-enabled devices: Amazon confirmed that the feature's expansion to non-Echo devices is in the works." Ars Technica 8:47 AM
  • "Google Assistant takes down Siri in 'Smart Speaker IQ' test" 9to5Google 11:28 AM
  • "Apple Maps transit directions expand to 6 new markets, indoor maps come to more airports" iDownload Blog 7:59 AM
  • "T-Mobile delays rollout of video service poised to challenge cable, Apple & others" AppleInsider 8:47 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Feds Take Down 15 DDoS-For-Hire Websites: Federal investigators claim the 15 DDoS-for-hire websites seized on Thursday were used to disrupt access to online platforms from financial institutions, universities, governments and gaming firms." PC Magazine 9:43 PM
  • "AT&T 5G goes live this week with ridiculously overpowered hotspot: Early 5G compatibility gives us a Snapdragon 855 in a mobile hotspot!" Ars Technica 4:46 PM
  • "Motorola's Entire Moto G7 Android Phone Family Leaked In New Renders" HotHardware 3:51 PM
  • "Why 'Toxic' Twitter Is Plunging more than 12% Today" Market Realist 3:09 PM
  • "U.S. senators write to regulators on Robinhood's botched checking plans" Reuters 3:08 PM
  • "Google Pixel 3, XL owners report problems with call quality, connection issues" 9to5Google 10:18 AM
  • "Most People Will Quit Facebook for $1,000: A new study shows how much cash it would take to get people off Facebook for as long as one year." Motherboard 10:07 AM
  • "'I don't miss it at all.' There's life after deleting Facebook, some former users say" USA Today 7:50 AM
  • "Mobile Phones For The Deaf" Forbes 7:34 AM
  • "Fortnite teen hackers 'earning thousands of pounds a week'" BBC 7:34 AM
  • "Amazon sent private Alexa audio recordings to a random person: Amazon says it was a 'human error.'" Engadget 8:12 AM
  • "Amazon: We sold tens of millions of Echo devices in 2018, and Alexa now has 70,000 skills" ZDNet 8:04 AM
  • "Amazon's lead in U.S. smart speaker market projected to shrink" Axios 7:40 AM
  • "Staff at Amazon's Swansea warehouse 'treated like robots'" BBC 7:34 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "The Dalrymple Report: AirPods, Glitter bomb, and iPads with Dave Mark" The Loop 5:28 PM