"Will Lawsuits Force Apple, Inc. To Prevent Texting And Driving? Cupertino has been thinking about iPhone safety behind the wheel since 2008 but still isn't using its patented tools. A recent class-action lawsuit hopes to change that in a hurry." The Motley Fool 11:26 AM
"Apple's hidden multi-billion dollar business could be the star of Monday's earnings" Business Insider 8:42 AM
"Apple set to return to sales growth at next quarterly results" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:50 AM
"Trump order: Google recalls staff to the U.S., Apple speaks out" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 7:04 AM
"These companies wouldn't exist if it weren't for immigrants: Apple, eBay and Oracle are among the companies built by first—or second—generation Americans from a country President Trump has now banned immigration from." CNNMoney 1:35 PM
"Apple, Google and Facebook condemn Donald Trump's immigration ban" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 7:05 AM
"Apple has allegedly begun removing Iranian iOS apps from the App store" TechCrunch 11:25 AM
"For Apple's iPhone Sales, Size Matters: Despite softer-than-expected demand for iPhones, customers are willing to pay more for extras" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1/28
"Apple to return to growth as iPhone 7 boosts sales" Telegraph 1/28
"Read Apple CEO Tim Cook's Email To Employees About Trump's Refugee Ban: 'It is not a policy we support,' Cook wrote to Apple employees on Saturday afternoon." BuzzFeed 1/28
"Tim Cook says Trump's executive orders are 'not a policy we support'" The Verge 1/28
"Apple CEO Tim Cook on Trump Muslim ban: 'Apple would not exist without immigration ... It is not a policy we support.'" Recode 1/28
"Apple CEO Meets With A Top Republican Senator On Capitol Hill" BuzzFeed 1/28
"Tim Cook in Washington: Meetings w/ Sen. Hatch & Dept of Veterans Affairs, dinner w/ Jared Kushner & Ivanka Trump" 9to5Mac 1/28
"The Chronological History of How Qualcomm Became the Most Powerful Apple Supplier Ever: Qualcomm's patent portfolio was the key to its power." The Motley Fool 1/28
"For reasons unknown, Apple takes down theft-deterrent Activation Lock web tool" iDownload Blog 8:43 AM
"Securing Small Business Data in Mac Centric Industries" Intego 1/28
"Apple introduces Night Shift in macOS Sierra 10.12.4 to help Mac users sleep better" BetaNews 1/27
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Logic Pros (101): Getting started with Logic Pro X – The interface" 9to5Mac 1:48 PM
"How To: Turn Off 'Boot on Lid Open' on the 2016 MacBook Pro" MacTrast 11:25 AM
"How to Send Read Receipts to Specific Contact in Messages for Mac" OS X Daily 5:41 PM
"How to screenshot with the Touch Bar on your Mac" iMore 12:05 PM
"Easily create animated GIFs from video via ffmpeg" The Robservatory 11:49 AM
"PDFtk: Although there are several good GUI applications for working with PDFs on the Mac (including the built-in Preview until the recent unpleasantness), sometimes a command-line tool is just more efficient. For years, I've been using PDFtk Server. Despite its name, there's no networking aspect to it—it's just a regular command-line program." Dr. Drang 12:40 PM
"How to find your Mac's Home folder (and add it to Finder)" CNET 1/28
"How to move huge files between MacBooks in one easy step" [Video] Business Insider 1/28
"How to take a screenshot on Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android" Telegraph 1/28
"macOS 10.12.4 (Beta 1): 'Night Shift' Comes to the Mac [Video] RazMag 1/27
"Apple earns Louis Braille Award for advances in device accessibility" iDownload Blog 7:34 AM
"Amazon's Open Alexa Takes on Apple's Closed HomeKit Initiative" Digital Trends 1/28
"Apple Formally Joins High-Powered AI Partnership" TechNewsWorld 1/28
"ASB honors Apple's accessibility work with Louis Braille Award" iMore 1/28
"Any gear will do: watch this gorgeous wedding video filmed with iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus" DIY Photography 1/28
"Power Dinner: Jared and Ivanka break bread with Tim Cook and Lisa Jackson" Politico 1/27
"Apple CEO Tim Cook dines with Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump" Business Insider 1/27
"Apple CEO Tim Cook meets with Sen. Orrin Hatch, lunches with Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner" AppleInsider 1/27
"Apple takes baby steps in India, sells 2.5M iPhones in 2016" CNET 1/27
"Partnership on AI Update" ["Apple has joined the Partnership on AI as a founding member. The company has been involved and collaborating with the Partnership since before it was first announced and is thrilled to formalize its membership alongside Amazon, Facebook, Google/DeepMind, IBM, and Microsoft."] Partnership on AI 1/27
"Apple's Siri chief joins Partnership on A.I. board" Computerworld 1/27
"Apple has confirmed it is joining the Partnership on AI" Business Insider 1/27
"Apple joins Amazon, Google, Facebook in 'Partnership on AI ' research project" VentureBeat 1/27
"Apple, ACLU join partnership to research artificial intelligence, create best practices" GeekWire 1/27
"Apple joins Amazon, Facebook, Google, IBM and Microsoft in AI initiative" TechCrunch 1/27
"Apple joins research group for ethical AI with fellow tech giants" The Verge 1/27
"Apple Watch 'not syncing' in cheap deal: Some customers who purchased the latest Apple Watch for £69 ($86) under a deal offered by Vitality Insurance are complaining that their activity data is not being uploaded by the firm's app." BBC 1/27
"Bookish hacker finds holes in Amazon, Apple, Google epub services" The Register 1/27
"Apple celebrates Chinese Lunar New Year with curated apps, Apple Store events" AppleInsider 1/27
"Today in Apple history: Steve Jobs introduces us to the iPad" Cult of Mac 1/27
"Seven Years Ago Today: Steve Jobs Introduces the iPad" MacRumors 1/27
Non-Apple News
"Ransomware killed 70% of Washington DC CCTV ahead of inauguration" The Register 9:13 PM
"These smart glasses automatically focus on what you're looking at: They could become available in two to three years" The Verge 9:08 AM
"20 TB Hard Disk Drives, The Future Of HDDS" Forbes 1/28
"Virtual reality 'could help treat vertigo'" BBC 1/28
"The Anti-iPhone Of The Future: Since the first iPhone, every smartphone is now a tiny tablet. Philippe Starck and Jerome Olivet demonstrate how that could change with AI." Fast Company Design 1/27
"Mark Zuckerberg is dropping his Hawaiian land lawsuits, calling them 'a mistake'" Recode 1/27
"Trump told to stop gov't lawsuit over Qualcomm patent licensing: Action or inaction on Qualcomm could be a bellwether of Trump patent policy." Ars Technica 1/27
"Sprint Promo Discounts Unlimited Plan to $50/Month" PC Magazine 1/27
"FCC's new chairman introduces plan to scale back net neutrality transparency rules" The Verge 1/27
"Delete Your Antivirus, Says Ex-Firefox Developer — Who Claims It's Worthless" Digital Trends 1/27
"The e-mail term 'spam' actually stems from a Monty Python sketch" [Video] Business Insider 1/27
Publications/Podcasts
"Safari Passwords, Shopping Lists, and Synology RT2600ac Router – Mac Geek Gab 642" The Mac Observer 11:17 AM
"The Talk Show: 'iPhone Is the New Hitler'" Daring Fireball 1/27
"Apple's Clean Energy Efforts, Partnership on AI -TMO Daily Observations 2017-01-27" The Mac Observer 1/27
"Happy Hour Podcast 104 | iOS 10.3 and Find My AirPods, Night Shift for Mac and upcoming App Store changes" 9to5Mac 1/27
"AppleInsider podcast talks about macOS, iOS betas and 'iPhone 8'" AppleInsider 1/27
"Apple's weirdest, whackiest, and worst products, this week on The CultCast" Cult of Mac 1/27
"Remaster #27: The Year Ahead/Federico and Myke talk about what they're excited for in 2017." Relay FM 1/27
"The Next Track, Episode #37 – Ripping DVDs and Blu-Rays, with Rob Griffiths" Kirkville 1/27
"Review: Fabriq is a $50 AirPlay speaker with a small form-factor [Video] 9to5Mac 1/27
"Pokémon Go on Apple Watch vs. Pokémon Go Plus: Which should you wear? Both wearable devices augment the iPhone game, but in surprisingly different ways." Macworld 1/27
"The GoPower Watch should go with you if you're traveling with an Apple Watch and an iPhone" Apple World Today 1/27
"Hands-on: Incase ICON and new ICON Lite backpacks fit 15-inch MacBooks, all iPads, and much more" 9to5Mac 1/27
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Hands On: Redesigned Evernote 8.0.3 for iPhone and iPad brings major design revamp" AppleInsider 5:41 PM
"A curved Surface: Microsoft always wins" Macworld 1/28
"How Can We Tell if Our Love for Apple is Logical or Biased?" The Mac Observer 1/27
"The Battle to Control Home Automation" MacStories 1/27
"Dropcam Founder Greg Duffy Joining Apple Could be a Smart Home Boost" The Mac Observer 1/27
"Four more predictions for 2017" ["Prediction #8 — Apple Video. According to the Wall $treet Journal Apple is adding some original video content to its Apple Music streaming service. I think this presages a new — yet to be announced — Apple video service."] I, Cringely 1/27
"Look at one of the most stunning iPhone 8 concept designs we've ever seen" BGR 1/27
"Texting While Driving? That's Your Fault, Not Apple's" AppleBlend 1/27
"Comment: Sales figures show importance of India as a growth market as Apple leads premium segment" 9to5Mac 1/27
Non-Apple
"AI's open source model is closed, inadequate, and outdated" TechCrunch 1/28
"'You took so much time to joke me'—two hours trolling a Windows support scammer: 'Albert Morris' and team get taken for a ride while we tried to track their tradecraft." Ars Technica UK 1/28
"Why fake news is a tech problem: With fake news wrecking everything, Silicon Valley is our last hope" Computerworld 1/28
"Wrist-based heart rate monitors vs. chest heart rate straps: Can you ditch your stinky HR strap for an optical wrist-based system?" Bikeradar 1/28
"Opinion: The Huawei Mate 9 is the best Android alternative to Google's Pixel XL" 9to5Google 1/27
"Silicon Valley's AI Ethics Boards Shouldn't Be Secret" Backchannel 1/27
"Life would be so much better if I could wash my phone" The Verge 1/27
"Coming January 28: Gene Steinberg meets CNET Audiophiliac Steve Guttenberg, and The Mac Observer's Bryan Chaffin, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!" The Tech Night Owl LIVE 1/27
"Nvidia Shield owners rejoice: You now have Amazon and more" CNET 1/27
"Satechi USB-C Power Meter shows power usage of devices connected to MacBook ports" AppleInsider 1/27
"tappr.tv - visual music dance show for iOS - Now in 3D and VR" prMac 1/27
"Snappd - the Home of Vertical Video Is Here & Available on the App Store" prMac 1/27
"Microsoft Goes From Window(s) Cleaning to Cloud-Gazing" GuruFocus 7:15 AM
"Satya Nadella, Microsoft, on why robots are the future of work" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 8:43 AM
"Microsoft's Psychological Warfare Against Apple: Once more Microsoft is heavily promoting the success of the Surface lineup." Forbes 11:50 AM
"Microsoft HoloLens isn't a toy, creator says. At least not yet" CNET 8:41 AM
"IBM's Most Competitive Business Unit Keeps Amazon, Microsoft Out" GuruFocus 7:15 AM
"IBM To Acquire Agile 3 Solutions For Security Visualization" Seeking Alpha 5:41 PM
"Why IBM Investors May Have Much More Risk Than Reward" 24/7 Wall St. 8:42 AM
"The making of Dell's XPS 13 2-in-1: Here's how Dell made its most compelling convertible yet." Engadget 5:41 PM
"No 6-Core AMD Ryzen CPUs: 4-Core And 8-Core Only?" Forbes 8:24 AM
"Cisco TelePresence control software had remote-exploitable bug" The Register 5:41 PM
"Tech firms' alarm over Donald Trump's travel ban" BBC 7:05 AM
"Tech Executives React to Trump Immigration Order in Their Own Words: Leaders break with weeks of cautious engagement with new administration" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:05 AM
"Here's What Silicon Valley Is Saying About Trump's Immigration Ban" PC Magazine 12:18 PM
"Diversity in tech: Lots of attention, little progress" Associated Press 11:26 AM
"Microsoft Corporation's Cloud-Computing Business Is Surging: While the software giant doesn't share very detailed financial information on Azure, it's clear the business is becoming increasingly important to Microsoft." The Motley Fool 1/28
"Microsoft shows Windows 10 market share growing steadily, but the numbers are fake" BetaNews 1/28
"Microsoft's Surface line now a $4.3 billion business" MSPoweruser 1/28
"HoloLens AR Headset Sales In Thousands, Says Microsoft" Tech Times 1/28
"Microsoft Looks Like a Better Investment Bet Than Intel: Both PC-centric companies are on the mend, but Microsoft is likely to deliver more for shareholders." Barron's 1/28
"Microsoft offering legal help to employees affected by Trump immigration order" TechCrunch 1/28
"Microsoft 'shares the concerns' over Trump's executive orders: 'We will continue to advocate on this important topic'" The Verge 1/28
"Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella responds to Trump's immigration ban, says immigrants have a 'positive impact' on the country" GeekWire 1/28
"Microsoft comments on Donald Trump's immigration order" Business Insider 1/28
"HP Recalls Nearly 100,000 Laptop Batteries Due To Fire And Overheating Concerns" MobiPicker 1/28
"Intel Announces Impressive Market Success For 2016" iTech Post 1/28
"AMD Ryzen to surpass Intel Kaby Lake in a battle" GigJets 1/28
"New Reports Claim No 6-Core AMD Ryzen CPU Coming Out" SegmentNext 1/28
"Silicon Valley Leaders Target Donald Trump's Travel Restrictions: Executives worry order will affect their companies' employees, say ban violates personal and company principals" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1/28
"Google Recalls Staff to U.S. After Trump Immigration Order" Bloomberg 1/28
"Following Trump's executive order on entry visas, Google orders staff back to US: Over 100 Google employees are affected" The Verge 1/28
"Google criticises Trump's immigration order, recalls staff to the US" Business Insider 1/28
"Nearly 200 Google Employees Affected By Trump's Immigration Order" BuzzFeed 1/28
"U.S. companies scramble to cope with seven-country immigration ban" Reuters 1/28
"The Trump Administration's Cyber Hubris: Trump uses an insecure Android phone and his press secretary tweets passwords. What could possibly go wrong?" PC Magazine 1/28
"Diversity in tech: Lots of attention, little progress" Associated Press 1/28
"Cars Won't Be 'Computers on Wheels' Until They Fix This Problem" PC Magazine 1/28
"Apple Repurchase Program - Positive Effects" Seeking Alpha 8:39 PM
"Why Apple Remains Undervalued Long-Term Tech Bet" Forbes 11:26 AM
"Earnings Preview: What To Expect From Apple On Tuesday" Forbes 8:43 AM
"Tim Cook Just Sold Another 30,000 $AAPL Shares..." RazMag 1/28
"What to expect from Apple's Q1 2017 earnings call" Cult of Mac 1/27
"Apple eats itself as iPhone fatigue spreads: Wall St downgrades stock – because buyers prefer last year's model" The Register 1/27
"Apple Cruising on Momentum High, Plus Jim Cramer's Thoughts" TheStreet 1/27
"Look whose Apple price targets are underwater now" Apple 3.0 1/27
Industry News
"Dow ends landmark week with a whimper: Starbucks skids after disappointing same-store sales" MarketWatch 1/27
"Dow, S&P 500 Slide as Crude Sells Off, Alphabet Disappoints: Wall Street ends a record-breaking week with slight losses on Friday as a slump in crude oil prices pressures energy and industry bellwether Alphabet disappoints on earnings." TheStreet 1/27
"Nasdaq Scores 1.9% Weekly Gain; Facebook, Apple Steady Ahead Of Earnings" Investor's Business Daily 1/27
"Stocks end mixed as Dow climbs further above 20,000 mark" Associated Press 1/27
"Wall St Slips as Earnings, GDP Data Disappoint" Reuters 1/27
"Stocks Steady as Investors Parse Trump Trade Policy, Earnings: Investors examine company earnings reports and the latest signals from the Trump administration" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1/27
"Asian markets tick higher ahead of Lunar New Year's holiday: Investors' renewed enthusiasm for risk continued into Asia-Pacific trading on Friday morning, as equities continued to build on recent gains and the dollar crept upward, breaching 115 yen for the first time this week." MarketWatch 1/27
"European stocks close lower as bank rally loses steam: European Central Bank" MarketWatch 1/27
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