"USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Mobile Electronic Devices and Radio Frequency and Processing Components Thereof" ["The USITC has identified Apple Inc. of Cupertino, CA, as the respondent in this investigation."] United States International Trade Commission 2:55 PM
"Apple faces US agency investigation in Qualcomm legal spat: The US International Trade Commission, which has the power to bar products from entering the country, will investigate Qualcomm's complaints against Apple." CNET 2:55 PM
"U.S. to review Qualcomm's complaints about Apple iPhone patents" Reuters 8:55 PM
"This Apple Inc. iPhone 'Super Cycle' Could Have Staying Power: Apple may enjoy two consecutive successful iPhone cycles." The Motley Fool 7:53 AM
"All 2017 iPhones to Come in Only Three Colors, Launch Simultaneously in September" MacRumors 1:04 PM
"KGI: iPhone 8 will launch with iPhone 7s, limited to three colors and short supply" 9to5Mac 1:04 PM
"Trai raps Apple for 'colonising data' in India, says it's anti-customer" Times of India 8:10 AM
"Apple accused of 'anti-consumer' behaviour by Indian regulator: India has a Do Not Disturb app to control cold calls and spam, but Apple won't put it in iOS. That's upset the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India." CNET 8:12 AM
"4 Ways Apple Changed the Tech Industry (and the World)" [Slideshow] iDrop News 8:11 PM
"I Don't Think There's Going to Be an 'iPhone 7S'" Daring Fireball 7:57 PM
"Apple's Instagram is for Tim Cook beauty shots, says Conan/Commentary: As Apple appears on Instagram, Conan O'Brien insists CEO Tim Cook wants bodybuilding shots to be his legacy." CNET 2:42 PM
"The iPhone 8 might not come in rose gold: Rosé season is ending" The Verge 2:42 PM
"Apple's ARKit: Will networks cope with the bandwidth demands?" Computerworld 12:13 PM
"Feature Request: Give us the option of switching off password blobs" 9to5Mac 9:00 AM
"A Thesis for Augmented Reality" Tech.pinions [Subscription Required for Full Article] 8:59 AM
"Is the Apple Watch Poised to Realize Its Potential?" The Tech Night Owl 8:46 AM
"Apple Finally Invents Instagram, Revolutionizing Your iPhone Photos" Forbes 8:43 AM
"Apple: The first practical ARKit app I've seen (Video)" Apple 3.0 8:42 AM
"Guilt by association: The Apple Watch versus smartwatches" Macworld 7:59 AM
"Internet thirsty for 'iPhone 8' rumors hype alleged case that could fit literally any iPhone" AppleInsider 7:55 AM
Non-Apple
"True AI cannot be developed until the 'brain code' has been cracked: Starmind" ZDNet 8:54 PM
"How many streaming services can the market support?" Apple World Today 7:55 PM
"Are Smartphones, Social Media—and Designers—Ruining Teenagers?" Subtraction 3:28 PM
"Opinion: Google Pixel is still the best Android phone because of its sheer simplicity" 9to5Google 2:56 PM
"Pixel 2 leak: Google's 2017 flagship phone belongs in 2016" BGR 9:20 AM
"Snap's Path Forward" The Information [Subscription Required for Full Article] 9:20 AM
"Sharp's new phone is half Essential, half iPhone 8" The Verge 8:42 AM
"Google Was Right to Fire the Memo Writer: That his sexist manifesto even gained traction at the company suggests its workplace culture has a long way to go." Slate 10:06 AM
"Why it may be illegal for Google to punish that engineer over his now viral anti-diversity memo" CNBC 8:34 AM
Humor/Cartoons
"Comic: The Leaks Are Coming From Inside the Infinite Loop!" iMore 8:22 AM
"Windows 10 security: Here's tech support scammers' latest ploy, says Microsoft" ZDNet 7:01 AM
"Microsoft says that people appreciate Windows 10's new privacy features: Your positive feedback is really helping it out" The Inquirer 6:29 AM
"Windows 10 security: Here's tech support scammers' latest ploy, says Microsoft" ZDNet 6:31 AM
"Windows 10 after two years: Microsoft's mixed report card" ZDNet 12:18 PM
"Microsoft warns of tech support scams using phishing emails" Neowin 12:24 PM
"Intel completes massive deal as it looks to rock autonomous driving market" Portland Business Journal 2:56 PM
"Intel's push for petabyte SSDs requires a new kind of drive: Meet the Ruler." Engadget 6:29 AM
"Intel unveils new 'Ruler' form factor for SSDs, supports up to 1 petabyte of storage" MSPoweruser 6:42 AM
"Intel teases new 'ruler' SSD form factor for super high-density storage racks" Neowin 10:02 AM
"Intel To Unveil 8th Gen Core Processors August 21 On Facebook Live During US Solar Eclipse" HotHardware 7:55 PM
"Intel 18-core Core i9-7980XE launches September 25 for $2,000: Sports a 2.6GHz base clock and 4.4GHz boost—but can it combat AMD's Threadripper?" Ars Technica 10:16 AM
"Intel has unveiled full specs of Core X-series; 18-core processor available in September" Neowin 6:31 AM
"First of Intel's Core X-series processor family to be available from 28 August: Full specs released for Intel processor family that will compete head-to-head with AMD's Threadripper" Computing 6:42 AM
"Intel unveils specs for Core X-series processor family coming in September: 14-, 16-, and 18-core Core i9 devices will clock in at up to 4.5GHz out-of-the-box" V3 6:41 AM
"Intel details its Core X-Series processors ahead of September launch: 14-, 16-, and 18-core Core i9 devices will clock in at up to 4.5GHz" The Inquirer 12:33 PM
"AMD admits that Ryzen has difficulty with Linux" Fudzilla 6:42 AM
"IBM Research achieves new milestone in deep learning performance" ZDNet 6:31 AM
"IBM touts improved distributed training time for visual recognition models" TechCrunch 6:35 AM
"IBM Research Distributed Deep Learning code breaks accuracy record for image recognition: IBM's machine learning algorithm achieved 33.8% accuracy on image recognition, beating Facebook and Microsoft. It could speed up deep learning training from 'days or hours to minutes or seconds.'" TechRepublic 6:48 AM
"IBM beats AI image recognition record using distributed deep learning" The Stack 6:49 AM
"AI news: IBM breaks record for AI image recognition accuracy" IT PRO 6:49 AM
"IBM AI breakthrough sees firm smash Microsoft's image recognition record: Firm has developed distributed deep learning software to speed things up" The Inquirer 12:32 PM
"IBM's Watson artificial intelligence system could improve cancer treatment" The Economic Times 6:50 AM
"IBM sues former CIO: Big Blue files lawsuit to stop former executive from working at cloud computing rival AWS" ITP Technology 6:49 AM
"IBM To Appeal Order To Pay Indiana $78 Million" WKYU FM 6:49 AM
"Shares of Apple close at all-time high of $160.08, blowing past previous record" AppleInsider 3:28 PM
"Apple touches $161.83, a new all-time intraday high" Apple 3.0 2:42 PM
"Apple's Stock Price Rises Above $160 Mark to Set New All-Time High" MacRumors 12:21 PM
"What's wrong with this picture?" Apple 3.0 3:28 PM
"Why Apple May Be a Big Loser for Investors" Investopedia 8:01 AM
"A Covered Call Options Strategy for Apple" [Video] Bloomberg 8:14 PM
Industry News
"Dow struggles for 10th straight record as bank stock rally wanes: Dow could close higher for an 11th straight session, longest streak since February" MarketWatch 3:29 PM
"Dow's Record-Breaking Streak Under Threat in Final Hour" TheStreet 3:29 PM
"Wall Street falls after Trump warning to North Korea" Reuters 3:29 PM
"Dow Ends Winning Streak: The blue-chip index ended its streak of nine consecutive record closes through Monday" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:28 PM
"Asian markets slip amid weakening dollar" MarketWatch 7:10 AM
"European stocks edge lower on downbeat German, Chinese export data" MarketWatch 7:11 AM
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