"Apple's New Campus: An Exclusive Look Inside the Mothership" Wired 7:09 AM
"Apple Plans Laptop Upgrades to Take on Microsoft: Apple Inc. plans to announce an update to its laptop lineup at an annual conference for app developers in early June, a move that could help offset new competition from Microsoft Corp. as well as declining iPad sales." Bloomberg 1:41 PM
"Apple reportedly announcing a slew of MacBook updates next month: Even the aging MacBook Air could get a much-needed speed bump." Engadget 2:51 PM
"Apple to update MacBooks at WWDC 2017, including possible Air, Pro refresh" AppleInsider 2:51 PM
"Apple Launching Three New Laptops in June (Report)" LAPTOP Magazine 2:51 PM
"Apple is overhauling hundreds of stores to try to create the 'modern-day town square': Angela Ahrendts puts her stamp on the Apple Store." Recode 4:15 PM
"How Apple can make the iPad great again: Two straightforward enhancements would make the iPad more useful for more people, while retaining what has always made an iPad great" InfoWorld 7:39 AM
"Apple's Sneaky Strategy To Replace Your MacBook Pro" ["Inside these moves you can see Apple's strategy for the Mac computers take shape, especially the MacBook and MacBook Pro machines. How often can Tim Cook and his team get consumers to buy a new Mac?"] Forbes 9:44 AM
"Apple's Original Content Push Could Snare a Former Hollywood Exec" Fortune 7:25 AM
"Apple Courts Michael Lombardo to Head Original TV Programming" The Mac Observer 10:23 AM
"Apple is looking for a programming chief" iDownload Blog 10:15 AM
"Apple Fixes Dozens Of Serious MacOS, iOS Flaws" Silicon UK 7:38 AM
"MacOS Sierra 10.12.5 Eases Windows 10 Creators Update Boot Camp Install" Digital Trends 7:49 AM
"Third-Party Apps Will Need App-Specific Passwords for iCloud Access From June 15" MacRumors 7:15 AM
"Apple Goes 'Beyond WWDC' with Third Party Events" The Mac Observer 1:40 PM
"No, your Apple computer isn't immune from ransomware" Yahoo Tech 7:23 AM
"Apple Seeds First Developer Release of macOS Sierra 10.12.6" The Mac Observer 1:40 PM
"Beta 1 of MacOS 10.12.6, iOS 10.3.3, tvOS 10.2.2, watchOS 3.2.3 Released for Testing" OS X Daily 9:03 PM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"About the security content of macOS Sierra 10.12.5, Security Update 2017-002 El Capitan, and Security Update 2017-002 Yosemite" Apple Support 7:19 AM
"About the security content of Safari 10.1.1" Apple Support 7:19 AM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"iMazing 2.2 review: A better way to use your Mac to manage your iPhone and iPad/Move over, iTunes. iMazing is the iOS device manager we've been waiting for." Macworld 9:54 AM
"How to manage RAID volumes in macOS Sierra: An advanced guide/Learn advanced techniques for managing RAID volumes in macOS Sierra. The Terminal commands include creating nested RAID arrays, adding hot spares, and checking the status of rebuilt volumes." TechRepublic 7:29 AM
"Protecting Your Mac Against Ransomware" MacMost 10:41 AM
"App specific passwords will be required to sign in to iCloud with third party apps from June 15, here's how to make them" 9to5Mac 7:16 AM
"How to make phone calls on your Mac: Making and receiving phone calls on your Mac is convenient and easy to set up. Here's how" Macworld UK 7:37 AM
"Switching from Mac to PC, part 5: Gaming is a serious business/Learn about the games, games, and more games you get when you move to a Windows PC." PCWorld 6:39 AM
"How to edit appointment details with the Calendar Inspector in macOS Sierra" Apple World Today 7:06 AM
"macOS: Great Wallpaper is Hidden in Your Mac's Screensaver Collection" The Mac Observer 3:15 PM
"iCloud and iWork: Using On-Demand Downloads" The Mac Observer 9:32 AM
"Put Some Glamour Into Your Mac's Photos" Mac360 7:44 AM
Op/Ed
"The Love And Hate Of Apple's Updates" PixoBebo 9:31 AM
Press Releases
"New CMD-D Conference Targets Automation" TidBITS 5:03 PM
"Apple's Sal Soghoian announces 'Masters of Automation' event" Computerworld 9:31 AM
"Sal Soghoian Announces CMD-D, a Mac and iOS Automation Conference Coming in August" MacStories 9:31 AM
"MP3 'died' and nobody noticed: Expired Fraunhofer patents won't be renewed" The Register 7:16 AM
"Meet the Heroes of the Trusted League: The Most Trusted Brands in America" [18. Apple: Most Trusted Mobile Phone] Reader's Digest 9:50 AM
"Apple Buys AI Specialist Startup Lattice for $200M" Zacks 9:54 AM
"Google to Push AI Smarts to iPhone, New Photo Books Service: The Alphabet unit plans to expand its voice-based assistant beyond its own hardware at this week's I/O conference" Bloomberg 10:01 AM
"Apple's first Singapore retail location officially set to open on May 27" 9to5Mac 2:49 PM
"Apple's latest Beats ad uses NBA stars LeBron James, James Harden & others" AppleInsider 12:42 PM
"Apple's New iPhone 7 Plus Ad Promotes Camera's 'Portrait' Mode" MacTrast 7:30 AM
"Cook charity auction raises over $680K for Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights" AppleInsider 4:14 PM
"Naver Clova targets both Galaxy, iPhone users" The Korea Times 7:39 AM
Non-Apple News
"Hundreds of millions of login credentials were found on an insecure database" Mashable 7:31 PM
"The Galaxy S8 is reportedly selling like hotcakes: Samsung has sold over 5 million units of the curved flagship phone in its first month, according to a report." CNET 5:54 PM
"AI group gets bigger as Sony, Intel, eBay and others join: Host of big names join the Partnership on AI to research best practices in the field of artificial intelligence." CNET 4:40 PM
"Zenimax turns on Samsung after victory in Oculus VR suit" Engadget 7:53 AM
"UploadVR sued for 'rampant' sexism, general awfulness" Engadget 7:23 AM
"Netflix is testing a price surge on your weekend binge" Mashable 7:15 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"Watch: All the hardware rumored to debut at WWDC 2017" AppleInsider 7:31 PM
"iPad mini on Life Support, Michael Lombardo at Apple -TMO Daily Observations 2017-05-16" The Mac Observer 12:24 PM
"Let's Talk iOS 187: This is a no-brainer" iDownload Blog 7:32 AM
"Why iPhone users don't really need Amazon's new Echo Show: Amazon's new Echo Show has iPhone users questioning whether we need another screen in our homes." Macworld 7:20 AM
"iPhone 7 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S8+ Detailed Camera Comparison" iPhone Hacks 8:58 PM
"u-JAYS by JAYS Wireless Bluetooth Headphones Review" iDrop News 2:52 PM
How-To/Tutorial
"6 ways to lock down your iPhone's lock screen: From text message alerts to wireless settings, your iPhone's lock screen is brimming with sensitive data and controls. Here's how to lock it all down." PCWorld 7:20 AM
"How to Install iOS 10.3.2 on Your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch" iPhone Hacks 7:07 AM
Tips
"Correcting your iPhone's Pronunciation" iLounge 4:40 PM
"There's an easy way to defend against attacks like WannaCry: Go mobile" Mashable 4:13 PM
"Beware: Don't Click On This Malicious WhatsApp Message Link Spreading Around, Here's Why" Redmond Pie 4:01 PM
"2 easy ways to child-proof your Android or iOS device" PCWorld 7:30 AM
"Apple Pay officially goes live in Italy with support from 3 banks" 9to5Mac 9:02 PM
"DJI launches new Apple TV app showcasing curated drone footage" 9to5Mac 7:30 PM
"Bragi's Dash Pro earbuds pack improved audio and AI smarts: The company also delivers real-time translation through a software update." Engadget 5:37 PM
"Neowin: Microsoft Rewards launches in the UK" Neowin 7:18 AM
"Why Microsoft's Windows game plan makes us WannaCry: Oh, 'collective responsibility' – that old chestnut" The Register 6:12 AM
"Microsoft CEO Summit on deck" Seeking Alpha 5:48 AM
"Microsoft Starts the First Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Bug Bash: Gentlemen, prepare your Windows 10 bug squashing arsenal" Softpedia 6:35 AM
"Microsoft's Joe Belfiore: 'We're going to continue to support Windows phone'" Neowin 6:23 AM
"UN and Microsoft announce £3.8m partnership on human rights" Belfast Telegraph 12:28 PM
"2017 Global Military Notebook Market:- WetPC, Lenovo, Lenovo, Dell and HP" The Herald Analyst 6:03 AM
"Dell EMC World 2017 Partners can trade Virtustream Business Cloud" PhoneMantra 6:03 AM
"HPE shows off The Machine prototype without memistors: HPE displays its first full-fledged prototype of The Machine at a lab in Colorado" IDG News Service 9:45 AM
"HP, Plaintiffs Spar In 9th Circ. Over $11B Autonomy Purchase" Law360 6:05 AM
"AMD Unveils 'Epyc' Data Center Chip: AMD chief Lisa Su unveiled formal branding for the company's server chip, now dubbed 'Epyc,' which she said will take advantage of 'the single biggest growth opportunity' in chips, the data center market. CTO Mark Papermaster vowed the company is 'back in high performance and here to stay!'" Barron's 4:15 PM
"AMD gains after laying out plans for growth in servers" MarketWatch 4:15 PM
"AMD Ryzen 9 Threadripper CPUs rumoured to offer up to 16C/32T" Hexus 6:06 AM
"AMD RX Vega Specs Update: Radeon RX Vega With 16 GB HBM2 & 1600 MHz Clock Speed On 4096 Cores Leaked" Droid Report 6:07 AM
"AMD Announces Radeon Vega Frontier Edition, The Fastest Video Card Ever" Digital Trends 7:31 PM
"Intel, AMD about to Clash with New High-End Gaming CPUs" FARS News Agency 6:10 AM
"AMD Ryzen 9 leak hints at CPUs that could outperform Intel's Core i9" TechRadar UK 6:07 AM
"Intel supports FTC against Qualcomm, says antitrust investigations enabled its new deal with Apple" Foss Patents 12:42 PM
"Intel Lining up First Ever Range of Core i9 CPUs - Using Skylake-X and Kaby Lake-X" Game Debate 6:07 AM
"Intel Skylake X latest rumours: Core i9 release date, features, specs" PC Advisor 6:12 AM
"Rumor: Intel Planning 12-Core Core i9 CPUs to Challenge AMD's Ryzen" ExtremeTech 7:25 AM
"Has IBM Finally Begun to Bottom?" TheStreet 2:50 PM
"How to reward an IBM exec for lower sales and shrinking profits? Promotion: David must be stoked by his corporate elevation from UK boss seat to Europe" The Register 6:27 AM
"Now jobs losses at IBM India, 5,000 employees under fire" The Economic Times 6:11 AM
"Cisco warns: Some products might have WannaCrypt vuln" The Register 7:31 PM
"Mainstream SiC adoption reaches tipping point" EE Times Asia 5:48 AM
"Cray partnership delivers supercomputing-as-a-service" BetaNews 6:27 AM
"Nasdaq closes at record while S&P 500, Dow slip amid political uncertainty: S&P 500 on longest 0.5%-or-less daily change streak since 1969" MarketWatch 4:42 PM
"Nasdaq Posts Fresh Record but S&P 500, Dow Retreat as Retail Earnings Disappoint" TheStreet 4:42 PM
"China Internets Lead Nasdaq; Buffett Increases Exposure To Airlines" Investor's Business Daily 4:42 PM
"Record-setting Nasdaq: What's different today vs. 2000" USA Today 4:42 PM
"Nasdaq Composite Hits Another Record: Gains in technology shares lift index to 33rd closing high of the year" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:41 PM
"Mixed bag for Asian stocks as Nikkei gets back on track" MarketWatch 6:22 AM
"European stock benchmarks end higher, boosted by commodity shares" MarketWatch 6:23 AM
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