"Apple Announces 'Bug Bounty' Program: Company will pay hackers who report vulnerabilities up to $200,000 for the most severe bugs" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:52 AM
"Apple's bug bounty program favors quality over quantity: The company will pay between $25,000 and $200,000 for exploits" IDG News Service 7:58 AM
"Apple Finally Launches Bug Bounties: A select handful of researchers can earn up to $200,000 for identifying vulnerabilities in iOS or iCloud." PC Magazine 8:20 AM
"Apple offers reward for finding security flaws" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:58 AM
"Apple Arrives Late To Bug Bounty Arena, Offers Up To $200K For Serious Vulnerabilities" HotHardware 3:50 PM
"Apple urged to rethink gun emoji change" BBC 7:58 AM
"Bloomberg: Tim Cook Isn't Spending Enough Time In India" Benzinga 8:24 AM
"Strategy Analytics: Android Captures Record 97 Percent Smartphone Marketshare in India in Q2 2016" ["Woody Oh, Director at Strategy Analytics, added, 'Apple iOS fell 35 percent annually and shipped 0.8 million smartphones in India in Q2 2016. Apple's smartphone marketshare has halved from 4 percent to just 2 percent in India during the past year. Apple iOS will need to reduce iPhone pricing to cheaper levels, attract more operator subsidies and enlarge its retail presence through Apple stores or online channels if it wants to regrow significantly in the future.'"] Strategy Analytics 7:49 AM
"Apple losing smartphone share in India despite big efforts: The share of iOS phones in the market dropped to 2.4 percent in the second quarter, said Strategy Analytics" IDG News Service 7:52 AM
"The iPhone is struggling in India: Despite a charm offensive in the mega-populous nation, Apple's latest results show a marked drop in sales." CNET 7:42 AM
"Apple Continues to Struggle in India as iPhone Sales Drop 35 Percent in 2016" MacRumors 7:51 AM
"Apple sees disappointing iPhone sales in India" BetaNews 8:08 AM
"Reports of Apple's death in India are greatly exaggerated" Apple Must 10:04 AM
"Apple Sued Over iPhone's Proximity Sensor in New Patent Troll Lawsuit" MacRumors 9:53 AM
"Exclusive: Apple acquires Turi in major exit for Seattle-based machine learning and AI startup" GeekWire 3:35 PM
"Apple acquires Turi, a machine learning company" TechCrunch 3:36 PM
"Apple Acquires Machine Learning and AI Startup Turi" MacRumors 3:35 PM
"Apple buys machine learning startup Turi" The Verge 5:52 PM
"Apple targets AI abilities with Turi deal" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 9:38 PM
"Apple Mulls Building in $1 Billion Data Center in Da Nang" BizLive: Vietnam 5:47 PM
"Apple reportedly planning $1B database center and R&D facility in Vietnam" AppleInsider 5:48 PM
"How the New iPhone Could Quash Wireless Price Hikes: Apple's latest phone, due this fall, may force big players to reconsider timing of increases" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2:05 PM
"Apple given all-clear to sell energy from solar farm" BBC 10:44 AM
"Apple Gets Approval to Sell Wholesale Energy as Tech Giants Blaze Renewable Trail" The Mac Observer 5:55 PM
"Report: Apple Developing Universal Digital Television Guide for Apple TV" MacTrast 7:57 AM
"Report: Apple Prepping TV Guide for Streaming Apps" PC Magazine 2:13 PM
"With streaming plans stalled, Apple is developing a universal video guide for tvOS" Silicon Valley Business Journal 9:57 AM
"Microsoft is changing its toy gun emoji to a revolver — the exact opposite of Apple" Business Insider 12:07 PM
"Microsoft's new emojis include different skins tones and families. And a gun" CNET 10:23 AM
"Calvin Klein, Designers Back Apple in Samsung Patent Fight: More than 100 designers and educators signed an amicus brief showing support for Cupertino." PC Magazine 8:51 AM
"Here's why Apple doesn't care about updating Macs" ZDNet 8:12 AM
"Apple And Talking Smack About Security" Mac360 8:09 AM
"Reading the Apple tea leaves for what's coming this fall: A new iPhone and Watch are almost certain this fall, but how about a Mac with Touch ID?" Computerworld 8:00 AM
"New emoji add gender parity and a more realistic drawing style in iOS 10 and macOS Sierra" Macworld 7:51 AM
"Samsung designers must love their Apple Watch" Computerworld 7:45 AM
Non-Apple
"For a Relaxing Vacation, Look to the Data: People are using Fitbits, smartphones and other wearable technology to track leisure goals like limiting computer use and working out more" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 6:06 PM
"Eventually, AI Agents Will Put Even Authors Out of Work" The Mac Observer 5:56 PM
"Knocking down the data silos to build better data systems" ReadWrite 5:46 PM
"This is how I know Samsung will ditch the headphone jack" iDownload Blog 9:58 AM
"MSI's desktop GPU-equipped laptop is one helluva gaming and VR rig" VentureBeat 8:09 AM
"Coming August 6: Gene Steinberg meets blogger/podcaster Kirk McElhearn and TechnoBuffalo's Sean Aune, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 8:54 PM
"LastThink Releases Online Jamaica TV 4.5 for iOS" prMac 5:47 PM
"You can finally buy a rainbow Pride Apple Watch band just like Apple's exclusive employee bands" 9to5Mac 3:37 PM
"Incipio acquires Griffin, another popular Apple accessory maker following Incase purchase" 9to5Mac 2:03 PM
"Here are all of the banks that currently support Apple Pay" iMore 12:12 PM
"Apple Music arrives in Korea and Israel ahead of competition" Mashable 11:50 AM
"Battery pack sales doubled after Pokémon Go's release" The Verge 11:50 AM
"Best lenses and lens kits for shooting video on your iPhone" iMore 9:58 AM
"Disney launches child-focused messaging app w. built-in games & safety features" 9to5Mac 7:54 AM
"Matias Tactile One: it's a Mac keyboard, it's an iPhone keyboard" Apple World Today 7:52 AM
"Apple Stock Up After Announcing 'Security Bounty' Program" TheStreet 8:11 AM
"Apple Issued the Most High-Grade Bonds Last Wrek" Market Realist 8:24 AM
"Where Is Apple Trading Compared to Its Moving Averages?" Market Realist 8:24 AM
Industry News
"S&P 500, Nasdaq ring up records after stellar jobs report: Dow component Merck & Co surges to close up 10% after its rival failed a late-stage drug trial" MarketWatch 4:04 PM
"S&P 500, Nasdaq Score New Record Highs as Jobs Report Supports Economic Recovery: Stocks secure robust gains by market close Friday after the latest labor market snapshot breezes past expectations, providing solid evidence for the U.S. economic recovery." TheStreet 4:04 PM
"Jobs Data Spur Big Gains For Stocks; Financials Lead, Utilities Lag" Investor's Business Daily 4:04 PM
"Nasdaq beats its year-old closing high, S&P 500 hits record, too" USA Today 4:04 PM
"Strong Jobs Data Catapults S&P to Record High: U.S. stocks surged on Friday, with the S&P 500 touching a record intraday high after a second straight month of robust labor market data brightened the economic outlook." Reuters 12:34 PM
"Nasdaq, S&P 500 Hit Records as Strong Jobs Report Fuels Stocks: Nonfarm payrolls up 255,000 in July, unemployment rate at 4.9%" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:02 PM
"Asian markets rev up after BOE's aggressive moves: Asian shares gained moderately Friday following aggressive easing by the Bank of England. However, many investors held fire on trades as they awaited U.S. jobs data, which will offer another clue to the timing of rate increases by the Federal Reserve." MarketWatch 7:04 AM
"European stocks rise the most in 3 weeks, but ends week lower: MarketWatch" MarketWatch 12:32 PM
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