"Did Apple just grab a slice of Uber? A lot of people will be talking about news this morning that Didi is to buy Uber China in a deal valued at around $35 billion, a deal that puts Apple firmly in the ride-sharing market." Computerworld 7:04 AM
"Apple is now an investor in the world's biggest ride-sharing companies" Quartz 7:15 AM
"Apple now owns a piece of Uber?" CNNMoney 10:19 AM
"Uber-Didi Deal: Another Hint at Apple's Car Ambitions?" 24/7 Wall St. 8:58 AM
"Didi to buy Uber's China business in $35 billion deal" ["All of China's technology heavyweights will be stakeholders in Didi, as Uber shareholder Baidu will gain a stake. Apple Inc recently made a rare $1 billion investment in Didi."] Reuters 7:13 AM
"Apple partner Didi Chuxing to buy Uber China for $1 billion" AppleInsider 8:03 AM
"Apple's China Business Did Not Fall Off A Cliff" Seeking Alpha 7:09 AM
"Court Issues New Order in VirnetX - Apple Lawsuit: Court Orders Retrial of Previously Consolidated Cases as Two Separate Matters" PRNewswire 8:37 AM
"Judge voids VirnetX's $625.6 million Apple verdict; VirnetX plunges" Reuters 9:32 AM
"Judge Throws Out $625 Million VirnetX Verdict Against Apple, Sets Two Separate Retrials" MacRumors 11:21 AM
"Judge wipes out patent troll's $625M verdict against Apple/Judge: Repeated references to an earlier trial prejudiced jury against Apple." Ars Technica 8:13 PM
"Apple Prevails in Court Ruling, Saves $650 Million for Now" 24/7 Wall St. 1:04 PM
"Apple to Supreme Court: Let's End This Samsung Patent Fight/Samsung stole Apple's patents and should end its court appeal, Apple's lawyers wrote." PC Magazine 2:53 PM
"Elon Musk wants Tesla and SolarCity to do something that would make Steve Jobs proud: Tesla CEO Elon Musk is often compared to the late Steve Jobs, as a Silicon Alley visionary. But Musk is much more a technologist than Jobs ever was." Business Insider 8:55 AM
"Maps: the new frontier in the tech arms race/Uber is entering the mapping business, taking on Google, Apple and TomTom. And this isn't just about taxi pickups – the future of driverless cars is at stake" The Guardian 10:05 AM
"Watch Apple sell 18 iPhones in the time it took you to read this headline" 9to5Mac 7:19 AM
"Apple sells nearly 400 iPhones per minute (and other insane Stats)" Business Insider 9:13 AM
"Apple Launches iBooks Twitter Account, Promotes Harry Potter" AppAdvice 7:36 AM
"Apple Launches New iBooks Instagram Account" MacTrast 7:37 AM
"Apple's new ad really wants you to believe the iPad Pro is a full computer" The Verge 5:05 PM
"Apple's new ad: iPad Pro — What's a Computer?" The Loop 5:04 PM
"Twitter's Communications Boss Leaves Company: Natalie Kerris departs Twitter just months after joining. Company CMO Leslie Berland will take over communications." BuzzFeed 7:45 PM
"Former Apple PR exec Natalie Kerris leaving new gig at Twitter after less than 6 months" 9to5Mac 7:45 PM
"Singapore Apple reseller CEO quits as local store looms" ZDNet 7:23 AM
"Apple shuttlebus drivers vote in favor of first contract after unionization" AppleInsider 2:46 PM
"This Pokemon Go iPhone screen cover may be stolen IP, but you'll still want it" The Next Web 12:03 PM
"Pokémon Go update angers players by removing key features - here's what's new" Telegraph 7:36 AM
"Today in Apple history: Macintosh SE gets supersized" Cult of Mac 8:38 AM
Non-Apple News
"200M Yahoo accounts go up for sale on digital black market" IDG News Service 9:26 PM
"Google Daydream is looking for the 'Citizen Kane' of VR games" VentureBeat 9:09 PM
"Employees are 'exhausted' by the constant need to check email after hours, study finds" Business Insider 8:12 PM
"Multitouch is about to get more advanced thanks to Qeexo" Engadget 3:47 PM
Publications/Podcasts
"The Dalrymple Report: With special guest Christina Warren" The Loop 6:30 PM
"Weekly Podcast 194: Racing With Apple On The Red Road" Apple'n'Apps 6:16 PM
"How the Apple Car will make you money, and more fun stuff about robot vehicles [Podcast interview] Cult of Mac 3:25 PM
"TMO Background Mode: Interview with SCC Director of Mobile App Development Tim DeBenedictis" The Mac Observer 2:42 PM
"TMO Daily Observations 2016-08-01: Licensing iOS, Didi Buys Uber China" The Mac Observer 12:47 PM
"Purported Mute switch leak reaffirms rumors of Space Black iPhone 7 model" iDownload Blog 9:13 AM
"Is this proof of 'Space Black' iPhone 7? New image leaked" TrustedReviews 9:19 AM
"Alleged iPhone 7 Mute Button Corroborates Rumor of New Space Black Color [Photo] iClarified 9:41 AM
"Video claims to show Apple EarPods with Lightning connector" iLounge 9:14 AM
"Apple to give 'unprecedented' talk on iOS 10 security at upcoming hacker conference" BGR 7:54 AM
"Warning: Some people using the new iPhone jailbreak are seeing credit card, PayPal account breaches" BGR 11:20 AM
"Worldwide Tablet Shipments Decline More Than 12% in Second Quarter as the Market Shifts Its Focus Toward Productivity, According to IDC" ["Apple's launch of its second detachable helped lessen its year-over-year decline to 9%, but more importantly it helped raise Apple's average selling price (ASP) and revenue. Price reductions on previous generation iPads and the latest Pro iterations are expected to have the same effect for the remainder of 2016 as the consumer and enterprise audiences evaluate their needs."] Business Wire 9:22 AM
"IDC: Tablet shipments decline for seventh straight quarter, Android dominates with 65% share" VentureBeat 9:21 AM
"Apple grows share of total tablet market despite sales decline" MarketWatch 9:13 AM
"IDC: Apple increases worldwide tablet lead in Q2 despite iPad sales decline" 9to5Mac 10:50 AM
"Despite 'difficulty to compete' with iOS and Windows, Android tablets still reign supreme" Pocketnow 10:05 AM
"IDC: Apple increases worldwide tablet lead in Q2 despite iPad sales decline" 9to5Mac 12:52 PM
"Apple adds more gender diverse emoji in iOS 10" Apple 1:30 PM
"iOS 10 Beta 4 Includes Dozens of New Emoji Promoting Gender Equality" MacRumors 12:37 PM
"With iOS 10, Apple Steps Up Emoji Gender Diversity" PC Magazine 9:12 PM
"iOS 10 Beta 4 Download Now Available For iPhone, iPad, iPod touch" Redmond Pie 11:57 AM
"Apple Seeds Fourth Beta of iOS 10 to Developers" MacRumors 11:57 AM
"Apple releases watchOS 3 beta 4 for Apple Watch to developers" 9to5Mac 11:57 AM
"Apple seeds tvOS 10 beta 4 for Apple TV to developers" 9to5Mac 11:57 AM
"iOS 10 beta 4 adds introduction explaining Apple's Control Center changes" AppleInsider 1:15 PM
"NetMarketShare: Mac OS X down, iOS up in July" Apple World Today 8:33 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"Fix 'Pangu Is No Longer Available' Error After iOS 9.3.3 Jailbreak, Here's How" Redmond Pie 8:13 PM
Price Trackers/Deals
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales" MacPrices 8:03 AM
"Boombotix REX: a tiny speaker with surprisingly big sound" Apple World Today 7:44 AM
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Hands-on: New iOS 10 beta 4 features + changes [Video] 9to5Mac 6:16 PM
"Features And Changes: Everything That's New In iOS 10 Beta 4" Redmond Pie 8:53 PM
"Notebooks for iOS and Mac Organizes Your Research and Reference Materials" MacStories 10:40 AM
"Channels review: Turn your iPad or iPhone into a handheld TV" Macworld 8:07 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"Touch ID Trick: Train Multiple Fingerprints at Once" The Mac Observer 11:18 AM
"How to reset forgotten passcode iOS" PC Advisor 10:13 AM
"How to battle in gyms in Pokémon GO" iDownload Blog 7:44 AM
"I can't quit you, iOS 10 beta: Having a hard time leaving the iOS 10 beta? A single file makes the difference." Macworld 7:36 AM
Tips
"Keyboards may be leaking secrets, but probably not yours: Some wireless keyboards use little or no security to protect what you're typing. Check your model." Macworld 10:12 AM
"10 Tricks to Make Yourself an Apple Photos Master" Gizmodo UK 10:12 AM
"Snapchat: 10 tips, tricks, and cheats for making the best snaps!" iMore 8:09 AM
"6 ways to make the most of iOS 9's Notification Center" Macworld 7:20 AM
"If the iPhone 7 looks like the iPhone 6s, that could be a big problem for Apple" ZDNet 11:32 AM
"Apple's Biggest Bright Spot Is Putting The Heat On Spotify: Apple's second-quarter earnings report wasn't quite as bad as investors feared on July 26, and a bright spot came in the company's Services business, which grew sales 19% year-over-year. While investors cheered, that may be an ominous sign for Apple Music competitor Spotify." Forbes 10:39 AM
"Freshly Squeezed Op-Ed: Et tu, Apple?" YMP Now 10:30 AM
"Google and Apple: Apple could be the next AOL" Network World 9:57 AM
"Former Apple Store Employees Provide Amusing Glimpse Into Company's Retail Culture" MacRumors 10:39 AM
"Amid amusing tales, Apple Store Genius explains how to score a free replacement product" 9to5Mac 9:14 AM
"The Broken Record Report: Repeating Lies About Apple" The Tech Night Owl 8:46 AM
"A New 'Dent' in the Digital Universe/Steve Jobs once said that he wanted to 'make a dent in the universe.' The legendary founder and CEO of Apple certainly dinged the cosmos, by creating astonishing products that transformed our lives. In the process, he helped make a lot of people rich." Investing Daily 10:12 AM
"Is Apple Inc. a Good Stock to Own in Retirement?" InvestorPlace 9:56 AM
"One of Australia's Top-Performing Funds Is on a Tech Spree" Bloomberg 7:12 AM
Industry News
"U.S. stocks end lower as crude oil re-enters bear market: Tesla and SolarCity fall after reaching merger deal" MarketWatch 4:07 PM
"S&P 500, Dow Drop as Crude Closes at April Low: Crude oil was deadweight for Wall Street on Monday as continued worries over an international supply glut kept commodity traders bearish." TheStreet 4:07 PM
"U.S. Stocks Lower as Oil Prices Skid: Investors digest economic data, weigh chances of central bank easing" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:06 PM
"Asian markets rise as odds of Fed rate hike wane: Asian shares rose Monday as chances diminished for a near-term U.S. interest-rate increase, and as investors shrugged off the bad news in a batch of mixed regional economic data." MarketWatch 7:36 AM
"European stocks drop as bank shares flip lower after stress tests: European stocks declined on Monday, with bank shares losing steam following stress-test results for the industry, and as an update on eurozone manufacturing activity showed further slowing." MarketWatch 11:51 AM
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