"Apple's Corporate Culture Motivates Employees, Boosts its Stock Price" ["McGregor spent weeks studying Apple's stores and found that its employees exhibited high levels of total motivation because managers do not use fear and emotional pressure to motivate employees. As a result, she said Apple's stores produce more sales per square foot than any other retailer in the United States, including Tiffany."] TheStreet 4:11 PM
"Following Windows 10 event, the Apple-Microsoft slugfest is on" USA Today 4:11 PM
"Apple Acquires Startup Developing Advanced AI for Phones" Bloomberg 8:21 AM
"Apple buys deep learning startup Perceptio, hints at better iOS image processing" The Inquirer 8:21 AM
"Apple Acquires Perceptio, An Artificial Intelligence Startup" TechCrunch 8:24 AM
"Apple's Latest Buy Could Smarten Up Siri, Without Compromising Privacy" Forbes 8:15 AM
"Apple Acquires Perceptio, A Deep Learning, AI Specialist" InformationWeek 4:09 PM
"Apple needs to fix its privacy issues, and fast" The Next Web 8:39 AM
"El Capitan notes talk about the elimination of Secure Empty Trash, disappearing email and problems with email groups, Keychain and password problems, Aperture issues, dual-display problems, Apple's new San Francisco font, Safari changes and more." MacInTouch 4:21 PM
"Newly Released Tapes Reveal Visionary Genius of Apple's Steve Jobs" [Video] ABCNews 9:02 AM
"Video Shared With Apple Employees Shows 'Softer Side' of Steve Jobs" MacRumors 9:03 AM
"GIS reports strong performance for September due to Apple orders" DigiTimes 8:41 AM
"Microsoft Throws Shade On The Apple Pencil" TechCrunch 11:53 AM
"Surface Pro 4 is '50 percent faster than the MacBook Air'" The Inquirer 11:54 AM
"Porsche chooses Apple CarPlay because Google reportedly asks for too much data" The Verge 8:25 AM
"Porsche approves CarPlay for new 911, rejects Android Auto as Google demands too much data" 9to5Mac 8:25 AM
"Apple approves first adblocker that works within mobile apps" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:14 AM
"Apple shows off some funky commercials for the Apple Watch" Memeburn 8:32 AM
"From analog to digital: How Danny Boyle's 'Steve Jobs' captures the rapid advancement of technology" AppleInsider 11:54 AM
"Apple Interbrand's Number One Most Valuable Global Brand For 3rd Consecutive Year" MacPrices 8:28 AM
"Does Apple plan a robot army to combat the android horde?" Computerworld 8:10 AM
"Read Tim Cook's Note To Apple Employees On The Anniversary Of Jobs' Death" TechCrunch 8:24 PM
"John Sculley on 'Steve Jobs': Jeff Daniels' Performance, Fails to Fully Capture Jobs" MacRumors 9:07 PM
"Disney animators use iPad Pro to sketch characters such as Mickey and Olaf" 9to5Mac 7:10 PM
"Disney artists go hands-on with the iPad Pro" iMore 6:45 PM
"Disney Artists Tweet and Periscope about Apple's New iPad Pro" The Mac Observer 6:47 PM
Non-Apple News
"Europe-U.S. data transfer deal used by many firms ruled invalid" Reuters 9:06 PM
"Samsung Sees Third-Quarter Profit Rebounding: The technology company's outlook suggests an end to a nearly two-year decline from tepid sales" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:57 PM
"Why are Android users switching to Apple's iPhone?" CIO 1:49 PM
"Fixing Safari View Controller: No more disappearing buttons." Studio Neat 1:38 PM
"Apple insists its Watch is necessary/Technically Incorrect: The Apple Watch is simple, utilitarian, necessary and cool. That's Apple's latest pitch in new ads." CNET 1:38 PM
"Steve Jobs Stories Need to Be Told, Stop Fighting about Books and Movies" The Mac Observer 1:01 PM
"iOS 'Photoshop Fix' App Exposes The Inadequacy Of Apple's iPad Pro" Seeking Alpha 12:07 PM
"People think their iPhones get slower every time a new one comes out" Business Insider 12:05 PM
"Apple And The Age Of Excessive Expectations" PixoBebo 11:25 AM
"1 Word: What Makes Apple Different" Mac 360 11:25 AM
"Microsoft calls out Tim Cook ahead of Surface Pro 4 announcement" The Verge 9:13 AM
"Apple's latest acquisition could help improve imaging on iOS" The Next Web 8:38 AM
Non-Apple
"Tech Companies Can Blame Snowden for Data Privacy Decision" Wired 8:27 PM
"Android 6.0 Marshmallow Review: Google Outsmarts Apple By Guessing Your Next Move/Telling Google's latest mobile OS apart from Apple's iOS is getting very hard" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:45 PM
"Everything You Need To Know From Microsoft's Massive Hardware Event" TechCrunch 7:36 PM
"Why Companies Won't Learn From the T-Mobile/Experian Hack" The New Yorker 2:53 PM
"Hands on: The Surface Book is a laptop. But it's also a tablet." Ars Technica 4:04 PM
"Hands on with the Surface Book, Microsoft's 'ultimate laptop'" Mashable 2:51 PM
"Hands-on: The Surface Pro 4 is a design that's settled down/It refines almost everything, but keeps the basic look and feel of the Pro 3." Ars Technica 2:51 PM
"Microsoft has warmed my cold cynical heart with hot new hardware" The Verge 2:46 PM
"It's Time for Microsoft to Reboot Office/Office 2016 arrives with enough issues to raise the question: Why do we need it at all?" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2:00 PM
"This is Microsoft's new Surface Pro 4: better in nearly every way" The Verge 12:06 PM
"Jailbreak iOS 9.1 via TaiG or Pangu." M.I.C. Gadget 4:25 PM
"YouTube Adds In-App Editing to iOS" PC Magazine 4:09 PM
"Brother Unveils PocketJet® 7 Full-Page Mobile Printer, a Breakthrough Solution That Takes Mobile Printing to a New Level of Freedom" Business Wire 2:04 PM
"Mini-review: Cookie Cookie, the iOS app you'll only open once but appreciate daily" 9to5Mac 12:07 PM
"With 'go-go' in the name, wireless chargers bring quick juice to your iPhone" Cult of Mac 12:06 PM
"Beddit sleep tracking mattress sensor and Apple Watch app combo debuts" MacNN 8:55 AM
"Apple Updates Apple Maps to Include Transit Data for Boston and Sydney" MacTrast 8:46 AM
"Microsoft's New Devices Put Windows 10 in New Places" Wired 4:14 PM
"Microsoft Surfaces Compelling New Devices" Tech.pinions 1:59 PM
"Microsoft's 'Shock and Awe' Campaign Delivers Tantalizing Surface Book 2-in-1 With 13.5-inch Display And NVIDIA Graphics" HotHardware 6:47 PM
"Can Microsoft's new phones save its mobile ambitions?" IDG News Service 4:22 PM
"Microsoft Builds Its First Laptop, the Surface Book" WSJ Blogs 1:56 PM
"Microsoft Surface Book, Surface Pro 4 configurations and pricing revealed" PCWorld 2:22 PM
"Microsoft unveils Surface Book: 13.5-inch laptop starting at $1,499" VentureBeat 11:44 AM
"Microsoft announces Surface Pro 4" Engadget 10:24 AM
"Microsoft unveils first laptop, updated devices using Windows 10" Reuters 1:01 PM
"Microsoft announces the Surface Pro 4" Neowin 11:40 AM
"Microsoft unveils Surface Pro 4: Same size, bigger screen, starting at $899" VentureBeat 12:03 PM
"Surface Pro 4's accessories include lighter, thinner Type Cover and upgraded dock" The Verge 1:01 PM
"Microsoft Surface Pro 4 announced with new Surface Pen, starts at $899: Windows Hello, Cortana, and all the best of Windows 10 inside the thinnest, most powerful Surface yet" The Verge 11:42 AM
"Windows 10 is a massive hit, now on more than 100 million devices" BGR 10:32 AM
"Microsoft's new Windows 10 flagship phones double as desktop PCs" GeekWire 10:23 AM
"Microsoft unveils Display Dock, a Lumia accessory that turns your Windows 10 phone into a PC" VentureBeat 10:26 AM
"Flagship Windows Phones at last: The Lumia 950, 950XL, and 550" Ars Technica 10:27 AM
"Microsoft's 5.7-inch Lumia 950 XL packs a hexa-core processor for $649" Engadget 10:36 AM
"Meet the Lumia 950, Microsoft's first Windows 10 flagship" Engadget 10:36 AM
"Microsoft HoloLens reaches developers in early 2016 for $3,000" Engadget 10:32 AM
"Microsoft unveils the Microsoft Band 2 for $249, available October 30" VentureBeat 11:13 AM
"The new Microsoft Band has a curved screen, fancy metal accents" Engadget 10:33 AM
"The new Microsoft Band is a sleeker, curvier fitness tracker: You can preorder the new fitness band now for $249, available on October 30." Ars Technica 10:16 AM
"The $249 New Microsoft Band Is Microsoft's Answer To Smartwatches" TechCrunch 10:36 AM
"Microsoft HoloLens Development Edition: Coming Q1 2016 for $3,000/First public HoloLens version won't be for consumers; it'll be for developers." Ars Technica 10:16 AM
"Microsoft OWA falls victim to password-pinching APT attack" The Inquirer 10:36 AM
"Your Microsoft Account identifier is stored in plain text, exposing you online" Neowin 7:39 AM
"Microsoft Takes Journey to DevOps Success" eWeek 7:32 AM
"Dear Google: Intel Can Build Your $50 Android One Phone" Seeking Alpha 7:18 AM
"IBM's New Unit Bets on Boom in Artificial Intelligence: Division will advise companies on using IBM's Watson artificial-intelligence software" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:56 AM
"IBM releases Power-based Linux servers with Nvidia GPUs: IBM OpenPower Foundation users get three new toys" The Inquirer 7:41 AM
"Internet of Things? Here's Cisco's internet of robots, pipelines, and power grids" ZDNet 7:38 AM
"Dell still trying to shake old PC-only image" ZDNet 8:52 PM
"Dell updates Precision range, brings in new monitors" Telecompaper 7:58 AM
"Dell SecureWorks Launches Emergency Cyber Incident Response for Clients deploying on Amazon Web Services" The Financial 7:59 AM
"AMD partners with Oculus and Dell to Power Oculus Ready PCs" Technuter 1:11 PM
"Dell beefs up Oculus-Ready PCs with AMD Radeon graphics" T3 7:58 AM
"HP and Dell suspend use of interns in Chinese factories: The US computer giants are investigating reports that students are forced to labour making their servers, but what about the rest?" The Guardian 7:58 AM
"HP launches OpenSwitch community, open source NOS" Telecompaper 8:00 AM
"HP Invokes 3D Printer's Sells" Net Dug Out 7:59 AM
"HP releases its own Linux OS flavour for open source network switches: Firm hopes to take vendor lock in out of software-defined networking" The Inquirer 7:41 AM
"Fiorina's H-P Tenure: A Disputed Legacy/The GOP hopeful says her time as tech CEO shows business savvy, but shares fell 55%" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:57 PM
"Linux developer who took on Linus Torvalds over abuse quits 'toxic' kernel community" ZDNet 7:38 AM
"Asia Markets: Japan leads Asian shares higher on bets BOJ will loosen up/Markets across Asia rallied Tuesday, with shares in Japan rising on bets that its central bank may further loosen monetary policy at its meeting this week." MarketWatch 7:54 AM
"Europe Markets: European stocks waver around 2-week high/European stock markets swung between small gains and losses on Tuesday as a string of disappointing data has forced investors to assess the effect of sluggish growth in China on the global economy." MarketWatch 7:54 AM
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