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"Apple Removes Religious App Accused of Promoting Conversion Therapy" Fortune 3:59 PM
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"Apple's new website makes it easier to read about government requests on its devices and more" phoneArena 12/22
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"Apple expands iPhone XS and XR trade-in program countries around the world: Amid worries of an iPhone sales slowdown, Apple on Friday took steps to goose demand by expanding a promotional upgrade program for its latest iPhone XS and XR handsets to major markets around the world." AppleInsider 12/22
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"The App Store created 164 new million-dollar publishers in 2018, twice that of Google Play" TechCrunch 12/21
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"DxOMark Pixel 3 test shows its camera as good as the iPhone XR" ["Like the iPhone XR, the Pixel 3 scored a 101, the highest among all single-lens smartphone cameras. The iPhone XS Max scored 105 while the one-year-old Huawei P20 Pro remains the highest rated smartphone camera ever with 109."] Cult of Mac 12/21
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"Annual Smart Speaker IQ Test: We recently tested four smart speakers by asking Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant, and Cortana 800 questions each. Google Assistant was able to answer 88% of them correctly vs. Siri at 75%, Alexa at 73%, and Cortana at 63%. Last year, Google Assistant was able to answer 81% correctly vs. Siri (Feb-18) at 52%, Alexa at 64%, and Cortana at 56%." Loup Ventures 12/21
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"OK Google, who's got the smartest speaker of them all? Google Assistant still rules the roost, but Apple's Siri is catching up quickly, according to a comparison of smart speakers." ZDNet 12/21
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"Google's former AI chief is now an Apple VP: Cupertino is getting more serious about artificial intelligence." Engadget 12/21
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"Apple launches iPhone XR and iPhone XS trade-in offer in China, only at retail stores" 9to5Mac 12/21
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"Whistleblowing app Blind admits security lapse exposed messaging data" AppleInsider 12/21
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"Over 19,000 Orange modems are leaking WiFi credentials: Headaches for Orange customers in France and Spain for the holidays." ZDNet 8:16 PM
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"Spotify settles $1.6bn lawsuit over songwriters' rights" BBC 1:01 PM
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"Chrome OS to block USB access while the screen is locked: Google takes steps to protect Chromebooks from some types of physical access attacks." ZDNet 8:52 AM
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"Two Arrested in Drone Incident That Disrupted Hundreds of Flights at Gatwick Aiport" Gizmodo 12/22
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"Why the F.T.C. Is Taking a New Look at Facebook Privacy: In 2011, Facebook agreed to settle charges that it had deceived consumers on privacy. But new problems have resurfaced old concerns." New York Times [Free Registration Required] 12/22
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"Researcher publishes proof-of-concept code for creating Facebook worm: One group has already been abusing this issue to post spam on users' Facebook walls." ZDNet 12/21
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"The secret world of teenagers hacking Fortnite." [Video Report] BBC 12/21
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"ACLU to feds: Your 'hacking presents a unique threat to individual privacy'/Lawsuit: Are there 'protocols governing hacking?'" Ars Technica 12/21
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"It sure looks like OnePlus sliced off some of the 6T's bezel in this ad" Android Police 12/21
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"AT&T will put a fake 5G logo on its 4G LTE phones" The Verge 12/21
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"Hate To Break It To You, But The Amazing Glitter Bomb Package Video Is Pretty Much Staged: Can't We Just Have One Thing, 2018, One Thing." BuzzFeed News 12/21
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"India's Government Denies Telling Federal Agencies They Can Snoop On Every Computer, Despite An Order That Seems To Say They Can" BuzzFeed News 12/21
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"A Chinese company reportedly created a photo with such high resolution, you can zoom from thousands of meters away to see people's facial expressions" Business Insider 12/21
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"We Asked a Hacker Who Spoke to a Guy Through His Nest Cam Why He Did It: The Anonymous Calgary Hivemind has been systematically hacking into smart home security cameras to warn their owners." Motherboard 12/21
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"USB-C ushers in a golden age of charging accessories: Who knew power dongles could be so interesting?" CNET 12/21
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"'Kill your foster parents': Amazon's Alexa talks murder, sex in AI experiment" Reuters 12/21
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"Coming December 22: Gene Steinberg meets TidBITS Managing Editor Josh Centers and Bryan Chaffin, from The Mac Observer, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 6:57 AM
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"Holiday Special! – The TouchArcade Show #381" Touch Arcade 12/21
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"195: Pixel 3 DxOMark score, Google+ API shutdown, Samsung stories" 9to5Google 12/21
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"MacVoices #18240: MacVoices Live Holiday Party & Gift Guide" MacVoices 12/21
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"Gadget Lab Podcast: 2018 Was the Year of 'Oops!' in Tech" Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 12/21
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"Apple Stock Death Cross, Santa Tracking– TMO Daily Observations 2018-12-21" The Mac Observer 12/21
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"Episode 30: Jason Snell Takes Control of Apple Photos" PhotoActive 12/21
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"9to5Mac Happy Hour 204: iOS changes in China, Apple Music on Alexa, Connect gets Ping'd" 9to5Mac 12/21
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"Bending iPads, hearing Apple Music on strange devices and the Waze and means of mapping on the AppleInsider Podcast" AppleInsider 12/21
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