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MacSurfer's Archive: Tuesday, August 13, 2019
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Apple brings contactless student IDs on iPhone and Apple Watch to more universities"  Apple 10:28 AM
  • "Apple brings contactless student IDs to a dozen more universities" TechCrunch 10:48 AM
  • "Searching for gold with habitat restoration in mind"  Apple 7:42 AM
  • "Revamped Apple Maps Rollout Extends to Northeast U.S." MacRumors 8:50 AM
  • "New Apple Maps are rolling out to the northeast U.SApple promises to complete its U.S. rollout of new map data by the end of the year, with other countries to follow in 2020." Macworld 11:55 AM
  • "Recalled 2015 15-Inch MacBook Pro Models With Faulty Batteries Banned From Flights in U.S." MacRumors 9:08 PM
  • "Here's what happens on Apple's augmented reality walks" Cult of Mac 7:53 AM
  • "Location-based dating apps allow usernames to be stalked" 9to5Mac 7:45 AM
  • "How Hacking an Apple Device Could Make You a Millionaire" Market Realist 9:05 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Facebook Paid Contractors to Transcribe Users' Audio Chats: Facebook Inc. has been paying hundreds of outside contractors to transcribe clips of audio from users of its services, according to people with knowledge of the work." Bloomberg [Free/Paid Registration Required] 3:34 PM
  • "Facebook paid contractors to transcribe Messenger app audio" AppleInsider 6:40 PM
  • "After the El Paso and Gilroy shootings, tech leaders are saying platforms must stop amplifying hate speech" Vox 3:26 PM
  • "Facial recognition software mistook 1 in 5 California lawmakers for criminals, says ACLU" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 2:04 PM
  • "Hands-free phone ban for drivers 'should be considered'" BBC 7:41 AM
  • "Three Years of Misery Inside Google, the Happiest Company in Tech" Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:34 AM
  • "Exclusive: Google's jobs search draws antitrust complaints from rivals" Reuters 7:34 AM
  • "Google Confirms Password Replacement For 1.7 Billion Android Users" Forbes 7:32 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Salmon Gold, Gift Card Shenanigans – TMO Daily Observations 2019-08-13" The Mac Observer 1:37 PM
  • "Macstock -Mike T. Rose on the 'Charm' of Macstock" MacVoices 12:52 PM
  • "Podcast: What's wrong with Congress' tech policy conversation?" The Verge 8:49 AM
  • "Let's Talk iOS 304: Signing up for Apple Card" iDownload Blog 7:58 AM
  • "The Power... of Power – Mac Geek Gab Podcast 774" The Mac Observer 7:20 AM