"Apple Previews iOS 10, the Biggest iOS Release Ever: Introduces Massive Update to Messages, New Home App, All-New Photos, Music and News & Opens Siri, Maps, Phone and Messages to Developers" Apple 2:08 PM
"Apple Previews Major Update with macOS Sierra: Use Siri on the Mac, Access Your Desktop from Anywhere, Copy and Paste Between Devices & Rediscover Favorite Memories in Photos" Apple 2:09 PM
"macOS Sierra: What can your Mac do now? Just ask." Apple 2:10 PM
"Apple Previews watchOS 3; Faster, Simpler with Breakthrough Health Features" Apple 2:09 PM
"watchOS: Feels like a whole new watch." Apple 2:11 PM
"Powerful New Siri Capabilities & Single Sign-On Coming to Apple TV" Apple 2:09 PM
"Swift Playgrounds App Makes Learning to Code Easy & Fun: New iPad App Teaches Coding Concepts & Encourages Creative Experimentation" Apple 2:09 PM
"Swift Playgrounds: Learn serious code on your iPad. In a seriously fun way." Apple 2:11 PM
WWDC 2016
"Apple Outlines Siri Improvements: At annual developers' conference, Apple moves to make its digital assistant more useful" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1:51 PM
"Apple aims to court developers with open Siri" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 3:30 PM
"Hail a ride hands-free: Apple opens Siri to outside developers" Reuters 3:30 PM
"Apple touts A.I. in iOS -- with barely a mention of the term -- and opens 'crown jewels' to devs" Computerworld 4:31 PM
"Apple Music hits 15 million subscribers" CNET 1:59 PM
"Apple Gunning For PayPal As It Introduces Apple Pay For Web" Forbes 3:31 PM
Apple News
"Pressing Apple to Innovate Doesn't Play to Its Strengths: Apple Inc. has always had a talent for perfecting the work of others. And now, it has the market-defining scale to keep doing that for the foreseeable future." ["The conventional answer is 'create a totally new product line,' or its cousin, 'unveil something no one has done before.' That is, Apple should try to out-innovate its competitors. That is a terrible idea. It runs counter to Apple's strengths, as well as its growth trajectory."] WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:10 AM
"Apple Music will get a makeover, but it needs much more: A $10-a-month music service is a $10-a-month music service." Recode 7:06 AM
"Apple's Future: iPhone, Hardware, and Software" Bloomberg Video 7:52 AM
"Coming later today: Apple's next big software improvements" Associated Press 7:03 AM
"Apple is about to reveal how serious it is about competing with Amazon and Google on AI: Is Siri just catching up, or does Apple have a leapfrog move?" Recode 7:35 AM
"Apple: Want apps? Then subscribe/Company risks inflicting 'subscription fatigue' on customers" Computerworld 7:14 AM
"Apple is doing something generous for app developers — but it may cost you" Yahoo! Finance 10:35 AM
"Apple Must Pledge India Plants Before Stores Get Approval" Bloomberg 7:35 AM
"Could Siri finally be coming to OS X? All eyes (and ears) turn to Apple's WWDC keynote for the details" Computerworld 7:13 AM
"Siri Hints at Dark Mode for iOS 10, Too: Siri seems to have given a lot away head of this year's WWDC, with her latest hint concerns a possible dark mode feature for iOS 10" AppAdvice 7:23 AM
"Siri responses hint at launch on Mac" CNET 10:46 AM
"Growing iOS 10 and macOS 10.12 traffic on 9to5Mac ahead of wider launch" 9to5Mac 10:41 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"What is the best edit suite dual monitor setup for Final Cut Pro X?" fcp.co 7:23 AM
"How to automatically mount a network drive on Mac OS X" BetaNews 10:45 AM
"Make your screencast, presentation or tutorial stand out with ScreenFlow 6" IT.Enquirer 7:02 AM
"Numbers Charts With Non-Consecutive Data" MacMost 10:12 AM
"Why haven't you customized your Mac OS X Toolbar?" Apple World Today 7:43 AM
"Paragon's Hard Disk Manager is what Apple's Disk Utility should be" Apple World Today 7:43 AM
"Free: Rename A Gazillion Mac Files" NoodleMac 8:33 AM
Op/Ed
"Apple UI design has jumped the shark: Take a look at this screen shot of the App Store app while upgrading from Yosemite to El Capitan:" Rondam Ramblings 8:52 AM
Press Releases
"Leawo Prof. Media Mac 7.5.0 Debut with Improved HD Screen Compatibility" prMac 7:24 AM
"Live from WWDC 2016! Stay tuned to see what Apple has in store." Engadget 7:54 AM
"WWDC June 13th 2016 - Live Event Blog" Modmyi 7:53 AM
"Apple WWDC 2016: Live from Apple's WWDC keynote" The Verge 7:40 AM
"Live from Apple's Keynote at WWDC 2016" TechCrunch 7:26 AM
"WWDC 2016 Keynote: live coverage" Six Colors 7:23 AM
"Apple's developers conference 2016: Join us (live blog)/The iPhone maker will show off its newest software, talk up Siri and likely roll out changes to Apple Music." CNET 7:16 AM
"Liveblog: Apple's WWDC 2016 keynote starts Monday at 10am PT/1pm ET: Join us to get a first look at the new versions of OS X, iOS, watchOS, and tvOS." Ars Technica 6/12
"Apple WWDC 2016 live blog – Join us!" TechnoBuffalo 6/12
"Live from Apple's WWDC 2016 keynote" Mashable 6/12
"Going to San Francisco for Apple's WWDC keynote: You can watch the live stream here, starting Monday at 10:00 a.m. Pacific, 1:00 p.m. Eastern." Apple 3.0 6/12
"Microsoft Intensifies Its Enterprise Campaign Against The iPad And MacBook" Seeking Alpha 4:23 PM
"Apple Pay payments coming to the web" BGR 10:40 AM
"Apple taps into Euro 2016 frenzy with 'Shot on iPhone' spot: Apple has marked the kick-off of the Euro 2016 championship with a spot showing the beauty of football, as part of its ongoing 'Shot on iPhone' campaign." Campaign 7:35 AM
"Apple now has over 2M apps in App Store, paid nearly $50B to developers" AppleInsider 12:55 PM
"Apple WWDC 2016 keynote: By the numbers" ZDNet 12:57 PM
"Tim Cook starts WWDC with a moment of silence for Orlando victims" Mashable 12:55 PM
"Apple Store DOES NOT go offline ahead of today's keynote, but Apple Public Beta Program does" iDownload Blog 11:59 AM
"WWDC: Apple now has over 13 million developers" Apple World Today 12:51 PM
"Long lines make WWDC look like an iPhone launch" Cult of Mac 11:17 AM
"Metal detectors seemingly being installed at WWDC as Tim Cook acknowledges Orlando tragedy" 9to5Mac 8:40 AM
"WWDC ID badges are written in Apple's own Swift language" Cult of Mac 8:39 AM
"This 9-year-old girl is the youngest developer at WWDC 2016" Mashable 7:47 AM
"Today in Apple history: Steve Jobs' NeXT gets major cash injection" Cult of Mac 8:39 AM
Non-Apple News
"Huge spam and malware network goes offline" BBC 7:52 AM
"'Yes, Quake is back': The classic arena shooter returns with a focus on e-sports/A full 20 years after the first Quake launched, the classic competitive shooter returns with Quake Champions." CNET 7:52 AM
"Why President Obama is less than impressed after ditching BlackBerry phone" ZDNet 7:39 AM
"Facebook to users: Download Moments or say goodbye to your synced photos/Those sure are some nice photos; it'd be a shame if something happened to them..." PCWorld 7:29 AM
"'Harmful' robot aims to spark AI debate" BBC 7:12 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"MGG 609: Keynote Thoughts and Power Magic" The Mac Observer 8:16 PM
"TMO Daily Observations 2016-06-13: WWDC 2016 Keynote Wrap Up" The Mac Observer 3:27 PM
"WWDC is almost here and we wonder what the future is for iOS and, more importantly, MacOS" The MT Show 7:02 AM
"Apple again reverses stance, will no longer require Apple TV developers to support the Siri Remote" 9to5Mac 6:13 PM
"Apple updates Apple TV, tvOS with Sling, sports, apps, and more" Ars Technica 12:55 PM
"Apple TV gets better for cord-cutters and cable TV subscribers: There's also a new remote app with tons of new features and HomeKit support for automation." Engadget 12:50 PM
"Apple is updating Apple TV with Siri improvements, single sign-on, and a dark mode" VentureBeat 12:48 PM
"Apple simplifies cable app sign-ins for Apple TV" CNET 1:58 PM
"Apple TV to get Single Sign-on for Channels, More" The Mac Observer 12:51 PM
"Apple announces new Remote app with Siri, game controller and more" iDownload Blog 12:57 PM
"Apple now offers an application programming interface for neural networking" Apple World Today 7:49 PM
"Apple Is Opening Up Its Technology at Just the Right Time" Time 6:13 PM
"Analysis From Apple's Developer Conference: A Series of Upgrades" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 4:35 PM
"Apple Photos is now the same as Google Photos except for one key feature" Tech Insider 4:28 PM
"Apple's iMessage Just Became A WeChat Clone" Forbes 3:31 PM
"Breakout star of Apple's WWDC calls out developers for lack of rhythm/Commentary: Bozoma 'Boz' Saint John, the head of global consumer marketing for Apple Music and iTunes, was like a breath of fresh air on stage at Apple's annual developers conference." CNET 3:29 PM
"WWDC2016: This is the most profound announcement at the show" Apple Must 3:05 PM
"WWDC And The Growth Of Apple Pay" Seeking Alpha 12:55 PM
"Is Microsoft trying to steal Apple's WWDC thunder?" BetaNews 11:59 AM
"WWDC 2016: This is what we're most excited about" BGR 11:17 AM
"Why Microsoft just bought LinkedIn: It's all about the data" ZDNet 12:33 PM
"Microsoft to Acquire LinkedIn for $26.2 Billion: Deal is for $196 per LinkedIn share, a 50% premium to Friday's close" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:04 PM
"Here's Microsoft CEO's letter to employees about the $26 billion LinkedIn acquisition: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shares his reasoning behind Microsoft's LinkedIn acquisition." PCWorld 12:29 PM
"Why Microsoft bought LinkedIn for $26 billion, in one word: Cortana" PCWorld 12:28 PM
"Microsoft buys LinkedIn for $26.2 billion to expand its business products" PCWorld 12:27 PM
"Tech Household Name Apple in the Limelight" Investor Network 8:56 AM
"Qualcomm Stock Already Reflects iPhone Decline" Investopedia 7:52 AM
Industry News
"U.S. stocks retreat for third day on Fed, Brexit jitters: Apple slides as developer conference kicks off, LinkedIn soars on Microsoft deal" MarketWatch 3:43 PM
"Wall Street Ends at Session Lows on Fed, Brexit Fears: Stocks sell off in a disappointing start to the week as market bulls stay on the sidelines ahead of the Federal Reserve's meeting Tuesday." TheStreet 3:43 PM
"Stocks Falter as Investors Fret About Global Growth: Investors are awaiting central bank meetings this week by the Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan and Bank of England" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:42 PM
"Nikkei tumbles 3.5% as Asian stocks plunge on Brexit fears: Stocks in Japan plunged on Monday as worries about a potential exit by the U.K. from the European Union left investors scrambling for safe haven assets, sending the Japanese yen stronger and bond yields lower yet again." MarketWatch 7:03 AM
"European stocks tumble to three-month low as Brexit fears bite: European stocks dropped to their lowest in more than three months Monday, with bank shares among decliners as investors faced heightened concerns about the Brexit vote on whether the U.K. should cut ties with the European Union." MarketWatch 11:37 AM
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