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"Apple's iPhone continues its domination of the premium smartphone market" AppleInsider 10:20 AM
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"Florida stores: Apple Altamonte closing for renovations January 13th, Aventura and Dadeland expansions planned" 9to5Mac 5:47 AM
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"Netflix removes iTunes billing for all new users" iDownload Blog 5:55 AM
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"Exploding Phone Story Proves Sometimes Women's Jeans are Better" Gizmodo 1:30 PM
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"Austria to implement digital tax for tech giants/Austria has vowed to tax tech giants, following France's new levy on the so-called GAFA companies: Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon. The EU has been trying to implement a bloc-wide policy on the matter." AFP/Reuters 12/30
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"Austria is the next country working to impose a tech tax on companies like Apple" 9to5Mac 12/30
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"Austria plans its own tax for tech giants like Apple and Google: It's not waiting on the EU to make companies pay." Engadget 12/30
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"The Biggest Tech Fails of 2018: Facebook, Amazon, and Apple had big years, but they also make our list of the biggest tech fails of 2018. Here's what they (and others) did to earn a Silicon Valley facepalm." PC Magazine 12/30
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"The Patent used by SpeakWare to sue Apple with for Patent Infringement in July is now being challenged to invalidate it" Patently Apple 12/30
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"This clever AI hid data from its creators to cheat at its appointed task" TechCrunch 9:04 PM
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"FCC to suspend operations January 3rd unless funding resumes" Engadget 2:34 PM
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"AT&T's first 5G speed tests are here, and they're not great" Android Police 2:20 PM
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"Popsugar's Twinning app was leaking everyone's uploaded photos" TechCrunch 10:37 AM
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"Software teaches robots to respect ownership: Researchers at Yale University have developed a robotic system that helps robots be more polite (and more importantly, more useful)." ZDNet 7:57 AM
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"Here's why telephones and calculators use different numeric keypads" The Next Web 7:08 AM
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"Net's founding father Dr Larry Roberts dies aged 81" BBC 7:56 AM
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"Larry Roberts, Grandfather of the Internet, Dies at 81" Gizmodo 6:04 AM
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"Hackers use a fake wax hand to fool vein authentication security" The Verge 5:48 AM
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"Where in the World Is Larry Page? The Google founder sets a good example for fellow CEOs by keeping a low profile." WSJ.com 12/30
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"Early internet pioneer Larry Roberts dies at 81: He lead the team that created ARPAnet." Engadget 12/30
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"Amazon will build more Whole Foods stores to expand Prime Now: The grocery chain may be a Trojan horse for Amazon's delivery service." Engadget 12/30
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"Fake-porn videos are being weaponised to harass and humiliate women" ["But recent breakthroughs in machine-learning technology, employed by creators racing to refine and perfect their fakes, have made fake-video creation more accessible than ever. All that's needed to make a persuasive mimicry within a matter of hours is a computer and a robust collection of photos, such as those posted by the millions onto social media every day."] Washington Post 12/30
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"Facebook Data Scandals Stoke Criticism That a Privacy Watchdog Too Rarely Bites" New York Times 12/30
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"Sapienz: Facebook's push to automate software testing" VentureBeat 12/30
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"Europe to fund bug bounties for 15 open source programs, including VLC, Drupal and Notepad++" BetaNews 12/30
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"Major US newspapers hit by cyberattack, disrupting printing and distribution" BetaNews 12/30
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"The Most Dangerous People on the Internet in 2018" Wired 12/30
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"The Talk Show ✪: Ep. 239, With Special Guest Rene Ritchie" Daring Fireball 9:04 PM
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"TMO Background Mode Interview with Astrophysicist Dr. Jill Tarter" The Mac Observer 4:56 PM
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"Insider: How CorelCAD Continues to Grow—Unique Differentiation and Global Sales Channel" Architosh 12:04 PM
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"Insider: Graebert On Concentric Circles of (.dwg) Users—Why Its Cloud and Enterprise Updates Matter" Architosh 12:04 PM
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"Insider: Marcus O'Brien of Autodesk—A Conversation About AutoCAD for Mac and Other Platforms" Architosh 12:04 PM
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"Insider: Bricsys 2018: CAD + Machine Learning Equals Intelligent Collaboration" Architosh 12:03 PM
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"Insider: A (.dwg) Renaissance—Neil Petersen of the ODA Explains Why" Architosh 12:02 PM
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"App Camp For Girls Gains New Co-Executive Directors" MacVoices 11:40 AM
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"Above Avalon Podcast Episode 138: iPhone Pessimism Gone Too Far" Above Avalon 12/30
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"December 29: Gene Steinberg meets Bryan Chaffin of The Mac Observer, and Peter Cohen, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 12/30
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