"Apple Shuts Some Elements of Electric Self-Driving Car Project, Lays Off Workers: Company has never publicly acknowledged that it is working on a car" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:33 AM
"The Apple dream car might not happen: 'Dozens of employees' have reportedly left Apple's secret car project." Recode 12:39 PM
"Apple is shifting the focus of its secret car project" Associated Press 7:54 AM
"Apple 'Rejiggers' Self-Driving Car Project" BuzzFeed 8:13 AM
"Apple has fully autonomous vehicles on closed routes, but is rebooting its Car project again" Electrek 8:08 AM
"Apple loses dozens of staff from car project" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:33 AM
"Report: Layoffs at Apple as Car Project Hits the Skids" PC Magazine 12:39 PM
"Bob Mansfield Reportedly Shaking Up Apple Car Project With Layoffs" The Mac Observer 7:52 AM
"Apple and a Truly Wireless Future: AirPods are just the start" AppAdvice 8:37 AM
"Did Apple miss the mark on innovation this week?" ReadWrite 7:13 PM
"EU finance ministers line up behind tax ruling against Apple" Associated Press 7:54 AM
"EU Stresses Importance of U.S. Investment Following Apple Ruling" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:22 AM
"Apple Is Said to Be Rethinking Strategy on Self-Driving Cars" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 9/9
"Apple fires dozens of Project Titan employees as initiative shifts to software" AppleInsider 9/9
"Why Apple Misses Steve Jobs More Than Ever: More than anything else, Apple misses its late founder because of a single quality." Inc. 9/9
"Steve Jobs effectively explains why Apple removed the headphone socket from the iPhone 7 [Video]" 9to5Mac 9/9
"With Series 2, Apple admits its smaA" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 9/9
"Mossberg: Apple, the king of tech taste and daring, takes a breather/Cupertino gambles it can wait an extra year for a new iPhone design." Recode 9/9
"The Apple Inc. iPhone 7 Looks Like a Strong Offering: A solid update to tech titan's most important product line." The Motley Fool 9/9
"Apple won't crack the Chinese market with the iPhone 7: Fierce competition from Chinese companies offering great phones at cheap prices makes the populous region harder than ever to succeed in." CNET 9/9
"Chinese Apple addicts won't be selling their kidneys for an iPhone 7 anytime soon" CNBC 9/9
"Apple Pay Needs to Prove It's Actually Better Than a Physical Wallet" Backchannel 9/9
"EU's Apple Tax Case Prompted by Senate Tip Off, Vestager Says" Bloomberg 9/9
"How a U.S. tipoff led to Apple's $14 billion EU tax bill" CNNMoney 9/9
"Tim Cook Says Apple is 'Very Committed' to the Mac and to 'Stay Tuned'" MacRumors 9/9
"There's a new sign that Apple is releasing new MacBooks soon" Business Insider 9/9
"Uptick in Malware and Vulnerabilities: What You Need to Know" Intego 9/9
"Apple Mac virus can take screenshots and see everything you type" Telegraph 9/9
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"How to Search in PDF on Mac with Preview" OS X Daily 4:04 PM
"Hidden macOS Sierra feature: Open everything as a tab" Mac Kung Fu 9:36 AM
"Hidden macOS Sierra feature: Manual Time Machine" Mac Kung Fu 8:12 AM
"Hidden macOS Sierra feature: Window stickiness" Mac Kung Fu 8:12 AM
"Hidden macOS Sierra feature: Reduce Motion (systemwide)" Mac Kung Fu 8:11 AM
"Hidden macOS Sierra feature: Move menu icons" Mac Kung Fu 8:11 AM
"How to save your Desktop and Documents folder to iCloud Drive in macOS Sierra" iMore 9/9
"More ways to convert rich text to plain text on the clipboard: If your OS X app doesn't have a paste without formatting option, readers came up with a number of suggestions." Macworld 9/9
"Using a Mac Equivalent of Unix 'tree' Command to View Folder Trees at Terminal" OS X Daily 9/9
"How to disable Direct Message read receipts on Twitter" iDownload Blog 9/9
"The Last Mac Office Suite You'll Never Buy" Mac360 9/9
Op/Ed
"Overcast trying ads, dark theme now free" Marco Arment 9/9
"Misleading headline: 'Apple plans Java development" Apple Must 9/9
Press Releases
"The Hangouts extension for Chrome now functions like a standalone app" The Next Web 9/9
"Beyond the Headphone Jack, iPhone 7 Is a Conservative Update" PC Magazine 8:30 AM
"The iPhone 7 is a huge gift to accessory makers" The Verge 8:34 AM
"How much does the iPhone 7 cost around the world?" Telegraph 8:34 AM
"The inventor of Siri says Amazon's Echo and Alexa are 'incomplete'" Business Insider 10:19 AM
"How Star Trek artists imagined the iPad... nearly 30 years ago" Ars Technica 7:18 PM
"iPhone 7 is 70 per cent more popular than the iPhone 6S" V3 8:02 AM
"Four Apple Stores to Reopen in Time for iPhone 7 Launch" MacRumors 9/9
"The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are already selling out – here's what's still available" BGR 9/9
"Headphone companies: no headphone jack, no problem" The Verge 9/9
"Wireless earphones are a harbinger of our budding lives" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 9/9
"Survey finds weaker demand in Asean for Apple and Samsung phones" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 9/9
"$400 Chinese smartphones? Apple and Samsung shrug off cheap rivals, raise prices anyway" ZDNet 9/9
"Apple TV continues to lose ground to Chromecast one year after its relaunch" VentureBeat 9/9
"Apple Music vs. Spotify: Guess who's winning now/New subscriber figures suggest Apple just can't catch up, as the rival music services both jolt forward at the same rate." CNET 9/9
"iShoes, anyone? Apple did make a (one-off) pair of sneakers back in the '90s" Apple World Today 9/9
Non-Apple News
"A Linguist Helping Apps Learn to Speak Millennial" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 12:39 PM
"Your phone could be causing your face to break out" Business Insider 12:39 PM
"Samsung urges Note 7 users to switch off phones and turn them in" Reuters 8:37 AM
"U.S. safety agency urges Galaxy Note 7 owners to stop using smartphone" Reuters 8:37 AM
"U.S. regulator tells air passengers not to turn on Galaxy Note 7 phones" Reuters 8:36 AM
"Samsung is finally working with the U.S. government on a formal recall of the Galaxy Note 7: The Consumer Product Safety Commission says people should not use or charge the tablets, whose batteries have been linked to a fire risk." Recode 9/9
"US safety agency: Stop using your Samsung Galaxy Note 7" ExtremeTech 9/9
"Two critical bugs and more malicious apps make for a bad week for Android" Ars Technica 9/9
"FCC Takes Huge Step Toward Killing The Cable Set-Top Box For Good" Forbes 9/9
"Norwegian Newspaper Slams Zuckerberg Over Deleted Photo" PC Magazine 9/9
"We Asked a Battery Expert Why Samsung's Phones Are Catching Fire" Time 9/9
"AirPods schmairpods: Samsung reminds world it made wireless earbuds first" CNET 9/9
"Florida Man's prized jeep cremated by exploding Samsung Galaxy Note 7" The Register 9/9
Publications/Podcasts
"The TouchArcade Show - 243 - Listening Requires a Headphone Jack" Touch Arcade 8:14 AM
"Podcast: Apple iPhone 7, Watch 2nd Edition Launch Event" Tech.pinions 8:02 AM
"Did Apple Drop the Ball with The iPhone 7 Launch? On today's episode of the Zacks Friday Finish Line podcast, Content Writer Ryan McQueeney and Editor Maddy Johnson take on this week's biggest news from the investment and financial world." Zacks 9/9
"TMO Daily Observations 2016-09-09: The Day the iPhone got Faster than the MacBook" The Mac Observer 9/9
"What The Tech 324: Apple Courageously Debuts The iPhone 7" Thurrott 9/9
"Happy Hour Podcast 084 | iPhone 7 and Apple Watch Series 2 event" 9to5Mac 9/9
"AppleInsider podcast talks Apple event, iPhone 7, Apple Watch Series 2" AppleInsider 9/9
"CNET UK podcast 497: iPhone 7 discussed, AirPod consternation and Samsung's Note 7 recall" CNET 9/9
"Walt Mossberg says Apple is taking a gamble on the iPhone 7: Recode and The Verge join forces to answer your questions about this week's Apple event." Recode 9/9
"Intel Supplying Wireless Chips for Some Apple iPhones: The Intel chips are a replacement for those sold by Qualcomm" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9/9
"Apple Watch Series 2 breaks new ground" Coolest Gadgets 9/9
"Apple pulls in chip orders for new Apple Watch, say sources" DigiTimes 9/9
"Apple Watch Series 2 could be twice as successful as the original" Cult of Mac 9/9
AppleCare/Helps
"Even With Cheaper Screen Fix, Does AppleCare+ Pay Off? Whether or not to buy Apple's iPhone coverage plan may depend on how many times you think you'll smash your screen" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9/9
"Apple Watch Nike+ vs. the World (of Fitness Trackers): How does Apple Watch Nike+ shape up against other fitness trackers from the likes of Fitbit, Garmin, and Samsung?" PC Magazine 8:30 AM
"Focal Elear headphone review" The Gadgeteer 10:19 AM
"Steve Jobs' thoughts on 'courage' help explain why Apple removed the iPhone 7's headphone jack" BGR 4:04 PM
"The first iPhone didn't have a normal headphone jack, either: Its jack was 'deeply recessed.'" Recode 12:40 PM
"Will Apple's AirPods Actually Stay in Your Ear?" iClarified 12:39 PM
"Is Apple Watch Series 2 a good option for runners?" Cult of Mac 9:38 AM
"There is no Apple Car — and there never will be" Business Insider 9:38 AM
"Is Apple Ditching the Car Business?" 24/7 Wall St. 9:33 AM
"I have a big iPhone family, and I'm not optimistic about Apple's new EarPods or AirPods" Business Insider 9:32 AM
"Apple Historically Killed The Headphone Jack. What Does It Mean For Square?" Quora 8:37 AM
"Is the Apple Watch Series 2 a Winner? The new smartwatch offering looks like a solid evolution over the prior generation model." The Motley Fool 8:22 AM
"Future shock: Wireless is coming" Macworld 8:04 AM
"Dual-lens camera to remain iPhone Plus exclusive in 2017" AppleInsider 9/9
"KGI: Dual-lens camera to remain exclusive to high-end new iPhone models in 2017, small upgrades expected" 9to5Mac 9/9
"NYT: Apple car 'reboot' involves dozens of layoffs/Instead of building a whole new car, reportedly the new focus is just self-driving car tech." Engadget 9/9
"The slogan for Apple's new iPhone 7 translates into 'This is penis' in Hong Kong" Quartz 9/9
"The Evolution of Gorilla Glass and Why It Matters" Tech.pinions 9/9
"You think Apple's new Airpods look like toothbrushes, tiny shower heads... and Snoopy" BBC 9/9
"I Forgot How Bad Apple's EarPods (not AirPods) Sound" Kirkville 9/9
"Shutting down the Apple Store for a new product is overkill: 'The Apple Store is down! The Apple Store is down!' Why must we still do this every time?" Macworld 9/9
"LastThink Releases Dominican Republic Tv Live 4.5 for iOS" prMac 8:04 AM
"WITLS Releases Cannibal Juglar, a Game for iOS Devices" prMac 8:04 AM
"Coming September 10: Gene Steinberg meets Kirk McElhearn, Macworld's 'iTunes Guy,' and Bob 'Dr. Mac' LeVitus, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 9/9
"Windows 10: Microsoft plans to unveil next-generation Surface devices next month" Express UK 9/9
"Microsoft Surface All-In-One (AIO) PC Codenamed 'Cardinal' Tipped To Debut In October" Tech Times 9/9
"A Close Look At Microsoft's Azure Cloud, Part 2: The Offering" Forbes 9/9
"Windows 10 14393.187 Now a Release Candidate, Could Be Next Cumulative Update" Softpedia 9/9
"Microsoft Expected to Launch Surface PC in Late October" Softpedia 9/9
"Box and IBM team up to increase productivity in cloud workflows" BetaNews 9/9
"IBM's AI guru leaps over to Brit biz benevolent.ai" The Register 9/9
"HP Inc. (HPQ) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for September 12, 2016" Nasdaq 9/9
"Samsung Could Be Selling This Business to HP for $1.8 Billion" Fortune 9/9
"Samsung Electronics considers $1.8 bn printer business sale to HP: report" Live Mint 9/9
"Samsung Elec considers $1.8-billion printer business sale to HP: report" The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 9/9
"Samsung Elec considers $1.8 billion printer business sale to HP - report" Reuters 9/9
"Samsung Elec considers sale of printer business to HP -Seoul Economic Daily" Reuters 9/9
"Samsung to sell printer business to HP: report" The Korea Herald 9/9
"HP reinvents home printing wih smallest Inkjet All-in-One" Geekzone 9/9
"UK tech firm to acquire HP software business in £6.6bn deal" BDaily 9/9
"Software company Micro Focus in £6.6bn HP deal" Express UK 9/9
"Intel Security will revert to the McAfee name" BetaNews 9/9
"Intel sells McAfee security unit for $4.2bn" V3 9/9
"Intel pulls out hard cash to gobble virtual CPU upstart Soft Machines" The Register 9/9
"Movidius founders eye future as they cash in chips with sale to Intel" Irish Times 9/9
"AMD Announces Pricing and Upsize of $700 Million of Convertible Senior Notes and Pricing of Public Offering of $600 Million of Common Stock" MarketWatch 9/9
"AMD Aims to Retake the Server Market with Naples and Snowy Owl" SemiAccurate 9/9
"AMD Takes Advantage of Its Soaring Stock Price" The Motley Fool 9/9
"New gaming PCs powered by 7th Generation AMD A-Series desktop processors launched globally" The Nation, Thailand 9/9
"Oracle continues to drive cloud adoption in Africa" India Info Line 9/9
"Oracle Earnings Preview: Cloud Revenue (SAAS/PAAS) Needs To Hit Inflection Point" Seeking Alpha 9/9
"Apple Stock's iPhone 7 Sell-Off -- a Buying Opportunity?" The Motley Fool 12:39 PM
"Here's a Reason Why Apple Stock Is Lower Today" TheStreet 9/9
"Here's Why Apple Could Be Headed Much Lower -- and How to Trade It From Here" TheStreet 9/9
"Ireland's Apple Tax Woes Belie Work on Tax Reform, Noonan Says" Bloomberg 9/9
Industry News
"Dow logs nearly 400-point drop as rate-hike fear grips Wall Street: Dow sheds nearly 400 points; oil prices slumps nearly 4%" MarketWatch 9/9
"Stocks Pare Losses; Fed Officials Hint at September Hike: The Federal Reserve's second rate hike since the Great Recession could come as soon as next month." TheStreet 9/9
"Market calm shattered: Dow closes down almost 400 points on rate fears" USA Today 9/9
"Stocks See Biggest Drop Since June as Rate-Hike Fears Grip Wall Street" FOXBusiness 9/9
"Stocks Post Biggest Fall Since Brexit Over Rate Fears: Dow industrials, S&P 500 both tumble more than 2%" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9/9
"South Korean stocks sink, leading Asian market slide: North Korea's fifth nuclear test weighed on Asian shares Friday, compounding market disappointment over the European Central Bank's inaction on stimulus." MarketWatch 9/9
"European stocks log worst fall in 5 weeks on Fed, ECB worries: European stocks were pushed sharply lower Friday, cementing a decline for the week, as a selloff accelerated on the prospect of higher U.S. interest rates." MarketWatch 9/9
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