"Apple Disrupts Silicon Valley With Another Eye-Catcher: Its New Home" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 4:37 PM
"U.S. government seeks to intervene in Apple's EU tax appeal: source" Reuters 2:26 PM
"US government reportedly set to intervene in Apple $15bn Ireland tax dispute with EU" 9to5Mac 1:28 PM
"Trump administration weighs into Apple's €13bn Irish tax row with the EU - sources" Irish Independent 9:04 PM
"Feds said to have filed appeal opposing Apple's retroactive $14.8 billion Irish tax bill" AppleInsider 2:26 PM
"Nasdaq glitch sets AAPL & other shares to $123.47 in non-existent stock crash" 9to5Mac 6:38 AM
"Amazon, Apple, Google stock prices go haywire due to 'improper' use of Nasdaq data" ZDNet 6:50 AM
"Nasdaq glitch: What can you buy for $123.47?" BBC 6:37 AM
"Apple share prices appear to more than double due to reporting glitch [u] AppleInsider 6:38 AM
"Imagination Technologies accuses Apple of unethical behaviour in chip dispute" Telegraph 9:06 AM
"Imagination Technologies slams Apple for ditching its iPhone GPU tech in earnings call" AppleInsider 9:57 AM
"Apple's Fifth Avenue temporary store in NYC still drawing massive traffic next to construction site" AppleInsider 4:20 PM
"Apple Tests 3-D Face Scanning to Unlock Next iPhone" Bloomberg 7/3
"Apple Working on Feature to Use Face to Unlock iPhone" Bloomberg Video 7/3
"The next iPhone reportedly scans your face instead of your finger" Engadget 7/3
"Why The iPhone Can't Be Made In The US" [Video Report] Bloomberg 7/3
"Tim Cook makes $145 million in 2016, blows CEO competition out of water" SiliconBeat 7/3
"ACCC to question Apple on Westpac chat app payments ban: Technology giant Apple's controversial decision to order Westpac Banking Corporation to disable a mobile banking feature that let customers make payments in chat apps such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger has caught the attention of Australia's competition watchdog, amid concerns it could be attempting to remove rivals to its own upcoming service." Australian Financial Review 7/3
"Your iPhone 7 may have been manufactured by a coal worker" Business Insider 7/3
"The Powerful Secret Inside Your New iPad Pro: Apple is pitching its new iPad Pro a powerful tablet computer than can replace your laptop computer. Not every agrees with the practicalities of that view, but the silicon inside the tablet certainly deliver the power. To deliver that the iPad Pro has one of the most advanced chips currently on the market." Forbes 7/3
"Apple Music won't have to wait long for Jay-Z's new album" Cult of Mac 7/3
"Today in Apple history: End of the line for Power Mac G4 Cube" Cult of Mac 7/3
Non-Apple News
"Amazon and eBay images broken by Photobucket's 'ransom demand'" BBC 1:18 PM
"With Bixby still MIA, Samsung scrambling to build Apple HomePod competing smart speaker" AppleInsider 2:26 PM
"After Apple's HomePod announcement, Samsung said to be also planning intelligent speaker" 9to5Mac 8:34 AM
"The first self-driving grocery delivery van: I got to experience the disruption of autonomous deliveries first-hand in Greenwich." Ars Technica 8:30 AM
"Massive iPhone Leaks Confirm 25 New Features" Forbes 9:05 PM
"Apple said to be exploring face scanning technology for the iPhone" TechCrunch 4:19 PM
"The iPhone 8 looks incredible in this hands-on video with a model" BGR 2:26 PM
"iPhone 8 may instantly unlock the moment you look at it" ZDNet 6:47 AM
"KGI's Kuo Lists 10 Predictions for the New Apple iPhone" StreetInsider 7/3
"Ming-Chi Kuo Predicts iPhone 8 Will Omit Touch ID Entirely, Come in Limited Color Options" MacRumors 7/3
"The most accurate Apple analyst says the next iPhone will have face recognition and a giant screen" CNBC 7/3
"All 2017 iPhone Models Said to Include Standard 5W USB-A Adapter, With Wireless Charger Sold Separately" MacRumors 7/3
"KGI: iPhone 8 features highest screen-to-body ratio in industry, but lacks Touch ID fingerprint scanner of any kind" 9to5Mac 7/3
"Top Analyst: No iPhone 8 Touch ID, Although Other Features Remain" AppAdvice 7/3
"iPhone 8 will include fewer casing colors, no Touch ID" Cult of Mac 7/3
"Supply chain remains skeptical Apple can embed Touch ID fingerprint sensor into 'iPhone 8' OLED display" AppleInsider 7/3
"Supposed iPhone 8 screen frame leaks" iDownload Blog 7/3
"Apple considers investment in LG Display's OLED plant" The Investor 7/3
"New iPad Pro's A10X Fusion Processor First Chip Built Using TSMC's 10nm Process" MacTrast 7/3
"TrendForce Says Capacity Expansions from Chinese and Korean Panel Suppliers Will Raise AMOLED Penetration in Smartphone Market to Nearly 50% by 2020: The confirmation of Samsung Display (SDC) being Apple's AMOLED panel supplier for the upcoming iPhone devices has spurred other smartphone brands and panel makers to aggressively invest in this display technology. The latest display market forecast by WitsView, a division of TrendForce, finds that AMOLED is set to become mainstream in the global smartphone market in the near future with the penetration rate reaching to almost 50% by 2020." TrendForce 7/3
"Apple's adoption of OLED in iPhone 8 will see it used in 50% of smartphones by 2020 – Trendforce" 9to5Mac 7/3
"New ARKit demos: Tesla Model 3, food ordering & inter-dimensional portal" iDownload Blog 7/3
"ARKit Demos: 7 iPhone Augmented Reality Demos to Get Excited About iOS 11" iPhone Hacks 7/3
"Tech's mistreatment of women 'not just a case of a few bad actors'" CNNMoney 7/3
"The latest Galaxy Note 8 leak backs up our worst fears about the phone" BGR 7/3
"Limiting time online 'won't protect children'" BBC 7/3
"Kill the Open Internet, and Wave Goodbye to Consumer Choice" Wired 7/3
"Snapshots from a more hopeful time: a day with Haiku, the open-source BeOS/After years of alpha, the open-source execution of BeOS is beautiful but buggy." Ars Technica 7/3
"The (re)making of 'Crash Bandicoot'" Engadget 7/3
"A non-Apple smartwatch that you'll actually want to wear" Mashable 7/3
"Why are Microsoft's chatbots all assholes?" BGR 8:51 PM
"Intel Is Staffing A Design Team For A Revolutionary New Processor Core" HotHardware 4:22 PM
"Intel Core i9-7900X review: The fastest chip in the world, but too darn expensive/When eight-core Ryzen costs £300, do any of these new Intel chips make sense?" Ars Technica 1:12 PM
"Intel: HPC And AI Are New Catalysts" Seeking Alpha 8:09 PM
"AMD Ryzen success sees firm claw back CPU market share from Intel: PassMark indicates sharp upturn for AMD following Ryzen launch" The Inquirer 6:51 AM
"Toshiba unveils 1.5TB QLC 3D Flash" EE Times Asia 6:33 AM
"Microsoft Announces Global Salesforce, Marketing Reorganization: Microsoft Corp. reorganized its sales and marketing operations in a bid to simplify two large, complex units and provide more skilled, technical staff as part of a shift toward artificial intelligence and the cloud." Bloomberg 7/3
"Microsoft announces global sales-force, marketing reorganization; no layoffs mentioned" Bloomberg News 7/3
"Report: Microsoft To Lay Off Thousands, Enterprise, SME Sales Groups Could Be Affected" CRN 7/3
"Microsoft reportedly axing 'thousands' of jobs in plans to boost cloud computing sales" Computer Business Review 7/3
"Microsoft to Lay Off Thousands of Workers Worldwide" Softpedia 7/3
"Microsoft is reportedly about to lay off 'thousands' of staff" Business Insider 7/3
"Microsoft to unveil global layoff plan next week - report" Telecompaper 7/3
"Microsoft's cloud focus could mean yet more layoffs" Engadget 7/3
"Cloud sales shift as enormo Microsoft reorg continues – sources: Enterprise, corporate sales become one" The Register 7/3
"Microsoft Reportedly Getting Ready to Swing Its Axe" TheStreet 7/3
"Microsoft Calls On Tech Industry To Form 'Digital' Geneva Convention" MediaDailyNews 7/3
"Windows 10 Has 17 Times More Users on Steam than All Versions of Apple macOS" Softpedia 7/3
"Windows 10 release date, features, devices and free upgrade: France drops Windows 10 privacy case" IT PRO 7/3
"Windows 10 will use protected folders to thwart crypto ransomware - Help Net Security" Help Net Security 7/3
"Windows XP patches cause rise in users as Windows 10 stalls (again)" The Inquirer 7/3
"What WannaCry Infection? 16-Year-Old Windows XP Posts Record Growth Last Month" Softpedia 7/3
"18 innovative businesses using IBM Watson: Which companies are using Watson's big data and analytics to power their business?" Computerworld UK 7/3
"IBM Watson ventures into Latin America with latest cancer deal" Pharma Phorum 7/3
"IBM uses AI to serve up Wimbledon highlights" CNET 7/3
"IBM Watson serving up a treat for Wimbledon's biggest fans" The Memo 7/3
"Hewlett Packard Enterprise Stock Continued to Fall in June" Market Realist 7/3
"When Should You Buy Apple Again?" Seeking Alpha 1:18 PM
"Apple, Google and other Nasdaq Stocks Swing Wildly in After-Hours Trading" Bloomberg 7/3
"Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde Market: Will Apple, FANGs Triumph Over Banks?" Investor's Business Daily 7/3
"Bite Apple Inc. Stock In Spite of Bland Leadership" InvestorPlace 7/3
Industry News
"NASDAQ Data Glitch Causes Mayhem As AAPL, MSFT, GOOG And Other Tech Stocks Freak Out" HotHardware 4:23 PM
"5 Big Tech Companies Besides Microsoft That Are Firing People" TheStreet 4:27 PM
"Aussie stocks shine as US holiday subdues global trading" FOXBusiness 4:24 PM
"CANADA STOCKS-TSX hits near 7-month low as gold and tech shares retreat" Nasdaq 4:25 PM
"Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde Market: Will Apple, FANGs Overwhelm Banks?" Investor's Business Daily 4:26 PM
"A Nasdaq Data Glitch Causes Apple's Stock to Soar 348%, Pushing Its Market Cap to $3.37 Trillion" TheStreet 7:25 AM
"Stock market tries to kick off July trade with a bang: Dow transports notch first intraday high since March 1 in early trade" MarketWatch 7/3
"Asian shares slide but Australia jumps as rates kept on hold" FOXBusiness 7:23 AM
"Global Stocks Retreat as Investors Question Tech's Dominance: U.S. markets closed for Fourth of July holiday" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:26 PM
"Korean stocks hiccup after missile test" MarketWatch 7:26 AM
"European stocks pull back after biggest rally in 2 months" MarketWatch 7:26 AM
"Silicon Valley investor resigns after harassment claims" BBC 8:07 AM
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