"Apple Addresses Repatriation Issue, but Leaves Big Question Unanswered: Apple has finally revealed some of its plans for the overseas cash, but the answer to one important question remains." The Motley Fool 6:31 PM
"Apple CEO Tim Cook to deliver Duke University commencement address in May" AppleInsider 6:36 AM
"Tim Cook to Deliver 2018 Commencement Address at Duke University on May 13" MacRumors 6:37 AM
"Concerns rise over Apple's iCloud move" Global Times 6:40 AM
"Omaha officials might be pursuing part of Apple's expansion plan without even knowing it" Omaha World-Herald 9:13 AM
"Prosecutors In South Korea Now Investigating iPhone Batterygate" UberGizmo 5:46 PM
"South Korea prosecutors are investigating Apple's iPhone battery controversy: They're looking to determine whether the battery optimizations fall under planned obsolescence" The Verge 5:46 PM
"Why not build an iPhone in the USA?" USA Today 1/20
"Office 2016 For Mac Adds Real-Time Collaborative Editing" UberGizmo 4:28 PM
"Apple still wants to teach the world to code (with Swift)" Computerworld 1/19
"Text bomb, text bomb, you're my text bomb! Naughty HTML freezes Messages, Safari, etc: Apple font code on iOS, macOS knackered by texted link" The Register 1/19
"Malicious Chrome extension is next to impossible to manually remove: Extensions remain the Achilles heel for an otherwise highly secure browser." Ars Technica 1/19
"Apple Releases macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 Beta 6 to Developers [Download] iClarified 1/19
"MacOS 10.13.3 Beta 6 and iOS 11.2.5 Beta 7 Released for Testing" OS X Daily 1/19
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Scrivener for Mac: The ultimate guide/If you're just getting started with Scrivener for Mac, here's your first step!" iMore 2:37 PM
"Apple's 'Everyone Can Code' Adopted By Education Institutions In Europe" UberGizmo 7:06 PM
"Apple's Green Hills store in Nashville, Tennessee set to close on February 11th for renovations" 9to5Mac 10:03 AM
"Apple Is Currently Replacing Faulty iPhone 6 Plus Units With iPhone 6s Plus Until March" Redmond Pie 1/20
"London's Regent Street Apple Store uses MOTU hardware and software to control the acoustics for live performances" AppleInsider 1/20
"BMW to switch Apple CarPlay to subscription service: It's actually cheaper over the course of a three- or four-year lease than BMW's current $300 charge." Engadget 1/20
"Disney hires former iTunes director to lead its upcoming streaming platform" 9to5Mac 1/20
"Leading European technical colleges adopt Apple's Everyone Can Code initiative: Apple today announced 70 colleges and universities in Europe have adopted Everyone Can Code, a comprehensive program designed by Apple to help everyone learn to build mobile apps." Apple 1/19
"Leading European Technical Colleges Adopt Apple's Everyone Can Code Initiative" Business Wire 1/19
"iPhone slowdown controversy might boost 'Right to Repair' bills" Cult of Mac 1/19
"Apple starts search for retail employees to staff its upcoming Washington D.C. Carnegie Library store" AppleInsider 1/19
"Apple begins hiring staff for upcoming retail location in Washington, D.C's historic Carnegie Library" 9to5Mac 1/19
"Tim Cook: 'I don't want my nephew on a social network'/Apple chief talks about tax affairs and overuse of tech at launch of school coding initiative" The Guardian 1/19
"Apple CEO Tim Cook: I don't want my nephew on a social network" Business Insider 1/19
"Apple CEO becomes latest tech bigwig to warn of social media's dangers" The Next Web 1/19
"Apple CEO Tim Cook: I Don't Believe in Overuse of Technology" MacRumors 1/19
"Kristen Wiig Will Star in Comedy Series for Apple, Reese Witherspoon to Executive Produce" The Mac Observer 1/19
"Disney Hires Apple Veteran to Launch Its Netflix Killer (Exclusive)" Variety 1/19
"Apple's former iTunes director will head up Disney's upcoming streaming service" The Verge 1/19
"Apple relents, accepts net neutrality testing app into iOS App Store" Ars Technica 1/19
"Missed FBI-Apple Battle? Say Hello to This Years Old War Between Microsoft and Justice Department" WCCFTech 1/19
Non-Apple News
"The Robots of 2018 Are iPads on Wheels: Information robots took over the robot section of CES 2018." Quartz 5:47 PM
"There Is Nothing Virtual About Bitcoin's Energy Appetite" New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 5:40 PM
"Carillion short seller targets Welsh Apple supplier IQE" Telegraph 4:29 PM
"Verizon's lower-cost unlimited plan now works in Canada and Mexico: Use your service as you would at home... mostly." Engadget 6:37 AM
"EU says tech companies show 'continued improvement' at removing hate speech" Neowin 1/20
"Twitter says 50,000 Russia-linked accounts tweeted during 2016 US presidential election" ZDNet 1/19
"A government shutdown probably won't have a big effect on internet security" Mashable 1/19
"Google's CEO has no problem releasing employees from nondisclosure agreements so women can speak out" Recode 1/19
"Google CEO Sundar Pichai says memo writer James Damore wasn't fired for politics" Business Insider 1/19
"FCC drops idiotic plans to downgrade entire nation's internet speeds" The Register 1/19
"Net Neutrality is over: Here are three things to know and do" BetaNews 1/19
"iPhone X has the notch but this is Samsung's solution for full-screen displays: Why have a notch when you can cut holes in a full-screen smartphone display?" ZDNet 1/19
"Ransomware: Why the crooks are ditching bitcoin and where they are going next" ZDNet 1/19
"iOS 11.2.5 Home app icons suggest HomePod will support HomeKit scenes for muting Siri, more" 9to5Mac 5:15 PM
"Rosenblatt Securities Revises iPhone X Production Estimates; Beliefs Fall In Line With KGI's Earlier Reports Of Smartphone's Demise" WCCFTech 2:36 PM
"Is your iPhone slowing down? Apple reveals big update that will speed it up: APPLE has reversed its controversial patching policy for old iPhones - meaning you can prevent it slowing down." Daily Star Sunday 6:40 AM
"Apple's HomePod smart speaker gains FCC approval; launch could be imminent" phoneArena 1/20
"HomePod, Apple's Amazon Echo killer is, could launch very soon" Mashable 1/20
"Apple Readies HomePod Amid Speculation About Big Acquisitions" Fortune 1/20
"iMac Pro review: Mac Pro power in the shape of an iMac/The fastest Mac available is for users who demand multi-core performance." Macworld 1/19
"iMac Pro Has A Thunderbolt 3 Storage Surprise For You" Bare Feats 1/19
"Hands-on: 'Flir One Pro' turns your iPhone into a thermal imaging camera that's helpful for homeowners [Video] 9to5Mac 1/19
"ConnectSense Smart Outlet review: A solid smart plug for the HomeKit set" TechHive 1/19
How-To/Tutorial
"How to Fix your Water-damaged iPhone, iPad, AirPods, or Mac: Do you fear that your Apple device may have met a watery grave? You might be able to save it." iMore 2:39 PM
"How to trigger Emergency SOS on your iPhone (and shut it off): How do you quickly call emergency services and notify your emergency contacts on your iPhone? With Apple's SOS feature." iMore 1/20
"Fix Your iPhone Battery Yourself (All the Cool Kids Are Doing It)" iFixit 1/20
"How to reboot, reset, or enter DFU mode on iPhone 7 and 7 Plus: How do you reboot or DFU iPhone 7 when the Home button has gone Force Touch? Easily, it turns out!" iMore 1/20
"How to download, install and use Amazon Prime Video on your Apple TV" Apple Must 1/20
"How to use AirPods with Apple TV: Apple's wireless headphones make it easy to enjoy a little private TV time." Macworld 1/19
"How To Use Tap To Wake On iPhone X" AddictiveTips 1/19
Tips
"Apple iPhone tips and tricks - 15 incredible things you never knew your iPhone could do" Express UK 6:40 AM
"6 iPhone phone call secrets you probably didn't know" Apple Must 1/19
"Apple's Beats is on Tom Brady's side/Commentary: In an ad to coincide with the AFC Championship game, Beats features the New England Patriots quarterback being deaf to criticism." CNET 1/20
"Apple Inc. Might Be Planning to Kill the iPhone X Later in 2018: This Fool dives into some interesting implications of a claim made by an Apple analyst." The Motley Fool 1/20
"Thoughts on BMW's Decision to Charge Subscription for CarPlay" Schwarztech 1/20
"Those $29 iPhone Battery Replacements Are Taking Months — And People Are Mad" BuzzFeed 1/19
"Apple's Approach to Education Only Goes So Far" The Mac Observer 1/19
"You'd be stupid to turn off Apple's iPhone performance limiter" Yahoo! Finance 1/19
"Apple's $350 Billion U.S. Economic Contribution Was Already In The Cards" Forbes 1/19
"Voice Control is Coming to the Alexa App Soon" MacStories 1/19
"Will This Be Apple's Biggest Mistake Since the Newton? The Cupertino giant rarely makes a misstep, but when it does, it's usually dramatic." The Motley Fool 1/19
"Microsoft Releases Patches for AMD CPUs Broken by Original Meltdown and Spectre Fixes" Game Debate 7:00 AM
"[Updated with details] Skype rolls out a new update for Windows Insiders on Fast Ring" MSPoweruser 8:06 AM
"10 things you didn't know about Microsoft Cofounder Paul Allen: Microsoft Cofounder Paul Allen's sixty-fifth birthday is today. Here are 10 facts about the man you might not have known." Windows Central 10:06 AM
"Global External ODD Market Analysis 2018 Pioneer, Lenovo, HP and Dell" The New York Observer 7:01 AM
"HP Reinvents Family Storytelling with its Mini Big Books Campaign" PC Magazine 7:01 AM
"Dell to Distribute Augmented Reality Headset by Meta: The new Meta 2 offers an immersive AR experience aimed at commercial customers looking to adopt AR technologies, particularly in the fields of healthcare, manufacturing, and construction" CTech 7:02 AM
"How Dell Engineered the XPS 15 to Combine Intel Chips With AMD Graphics" Lockport Press 7:02 AM
"Intel Core i3-8300 And Core i5-8500 Quad And Six-Core Coffee Lake Processors Arriving Mid-February" HotHardware 4:41 PM
"Windows 10 build 17074.1002 shows up in the Slow ring" Neowin 1/20
"Windows 10 Build 17074.1002 Comes to the Slow Ring" Thurrott 1/20
"Microsoft's AI Image Generator Construct Life-Like Pictures 'Pixel By Pixel'" Futurism 1/20
"Spectre CPU patches can cause unwanted reboots, Intel warns" Brinkwire 1/20
"IBM, Salesforce Agree for Watson, Einstein to 'Marry'" eWeek 1/20
"NVIDIA Tells Retailers To Sell To Gamers, Not Cryptominers As GPU Shortage Causes Extreme Price Gouging" HotHardware 1/20
"Why the Apple Inc. iPhone X Isn't Doing as Well as Hoped in China" The Motley Fool 4:43 PM
"Apple, Inc.'s Q1 Services Revenue Could Top $9 Billion: Apple's services segment is benefitting from a handful of strong catalysts." The Motley Fool 10:13 AM
"Apple's Cash Repatriation Is a Big Win for Trump" Zacks 1/19
"Why the EU Is Claiming $15.3 Billion in Unpaid Taxes from Apple" Market Realist 1/19
"The US Intervenes in the Apple Tax Case" Market Realist 1/19
"Can Apple's Stock Rise Another 22%?" 24/7 Wall St. 1/19
Industry News
"S&P 500, Nasdaq add to string of 2018 records as investors shake off shutdown fears: Major indexes post third straight weekly advance" MarketWatch 1/19
"Stocks Tiptoe Mostly Higher Amid Worries Over a Government Shutdown: Stocks are mostly higher on Friday, as investors grow increasingly concerned the federal government will be forced into a shutdown at midnight." TheStreet 1/19
"Nasdaq Ends Week On High Note; Big Lots Breaks Out While IBM Weighs On Dow" Investor's Business Daily 1/19
"Wall Street ends higher despite government shutdown threat" Reuters 1/19
"S&P 500 Rises as Investors Focus on Earnings, Not Looming Shutdown: Financial stocks advance after several regional banks reported fourth-quarter results" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1/19
"Asian markets jump higher as investors brush off possible U.S. shutdown: As most Asia-Pacific stock markets ended the week higher, Australia has underperformed with a noted drop in energy stocks." MarketWatch 1/19
"European stocks score 2 1/2-year closing high: European stocks rose on Friday, with gains for industrial and tech shares helping the region's benchmark bag a third straight weekly win, as investors appeared to set aside concerns about a possible shutdown of the U.S. government." MarketWatch 1/19
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