"Apple preaches privacy. Lawmakers want the talk to turn to action. As states introduce privacy legislation, the tech giant is either absent from those efforts or backs industry groups that actively lobby against them." Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 10:59 AM
"Apple's push for a federal privacy law is reportedly hurting state efforts" VentureBeat 1:01 PM
"Lawmakers say Apple only pays lip service to enacting privacy laws" Cult of Mac 12:32 PM
"Industrial Design And Operational Excellence Drives Apple's Success" Forbes 8:19 AM
"Washington Post: 'Apple Preaches Privacy. Lawmakers Want the Talk to Turn to Action.'" Daring Fireball 4:00 PM
"Services are Key to Apple's Emerging Market Strategy" Tech.pinions [Free/Paid Registration Required] 12:13 PM
"Why Did Apple Abandon Its AR and VR Headset Dreams? Right now, Apple doesn't see much promise in the widely-hyped augmented reality and virtual reality market." Motley Fool 1:09 PM
"Apple's rumored discontinuation of its AR glasses project would be a massive blow to the consumer AR headset market" Business Insider 10:57 AM
"Apple Arcade won't save us from the scourge of freemium gaming, but it's a start: Apple's subscription gaming service won't make free-to-play games obsolete, but it will give us lots of high-quality alternatives." Macworld 8:49 AM
Non-Apple
"Advancing human exploration: Is space the final frontier, and how can data and AI get us there?" ZDNet 11:19 AM
"Dreamscape Review: It took Steven Spielberg to launch a VR arcade that finally nails the experience/Dreamscape mixes escape room action with hyper-realism for one of the best VR spaces you can try today" GearBrain 11:08 AM
"The Rise of Influencers and the Decay of Journalism" Monday Note 8:57 AM
"Congress Wants to Solve Deepfakes by 2020: That should worry us." Slate 8:41 AM
"Google's awful gestures are ruining Android Q: There has to be something better than this." Android Central 8:28 AM
"The MUG Event Calendar for the Week of July 15: Christian Pickman of Micromat, The Apple Credit Card, and Photos" The MUG Center 10:40 AM
"'Dragalia Lost' Gets New Quests for The Mercurial Gauntlet, a New Chapter for the Main Campaign, and a New Weekend Quest Event Beginning Today" Touch Arcade 8:57 AM
"Eve Extend increases range of Bluetooth HomeKit accessories" AppleInsider 8:53 AM
"Waze for iPhone is now showing you toll prices along your route" iDownload Blog 9:14 AM
"Waze now shows road toll prices along your driving route" TechCrunch 8:25 AM
"Marriott International Invites Guests and Associates Worldwide to Take the Wellbeing Challenge: Download and Play TakeCare Level30™" PRNewswire 8:16 AM
"Compass Pro Matte Black is a versatile tripod stand that works great with iPad Pros" Apple World Today 8:15 AM
"German schools ban Microsoft Office 365 amid privacy concerns" The Next Web 8:15 AM
"Microsoft blocks major Windows 10 update for Surface Book 2 after bug makes GPU vanish" ZDNet 10:40 AM
"Intel connects 64 Loihi 'brain chips' together and hands them off to researchers/Intel's current brain network isn't quite as smart as a frog. Next up: mole rats." PCWorld 8:42 AM
"Intel's ultra-efficient AI chips can power prosthetics and self-driving cars" Engadget 8:53 AM
"Intel's Pohoiki Beach is a neuromorphic computer capable of simulating 8 million neurons" VentureBeat 8:42 AM
"Intel's Modem Patents Have Exclusive Bidder" ["Analysts believe Apple is the exclusive buyer."] Market Realist 8:44 AM
"Next Generation Intel Atom Tremont: Potential L3 Cache" AnandTech 8:44 AM
"AMD earnings: What to expect/Strong quarter for PC shipments may have helped AMD as it looks to take on Intel and Nvidia" MarketWatch 7:33 PM
"How did AMD make its Zen processors faster?" Engadget 8:25 AM
"AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT benchmarked at 3440x1440" TweakTown 10:44 AM
"Report: AMD's Zen 2 Ryzen CPUs rock in DAWBench VI" The Tech Report 10:43 AM
"AMD's Eight-Core Ryzen 7 2700X Now Available for $200" AnandTech 2:28 PM
"AMD RX 5700 Series Midrange Consumer GPU Product Reviews Indicate It Is Competitive" Forbes 6:40 PM
"AMD Stock Hits New High on Rising Optimism for Its Chips" Barron's [Free/Paid Registration Required] 2:29 PM
"Frank Azor Joins AMD As 'Chief Gaming Architect'" Forbes 10:57 AM
"Update: AMD Confirms Dell-Alienware Heavyweight Frank Azor As Chief Architect Of Gaming Solutions" HotHardware 3:51 PM
"Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 855 Plus: A Higher Bin SKU" AnandTech 8:41 AM
"Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 855 Plus" Thurrott 8:41 AM
"Could chiplets help fuel the next leap in computer processing power?" ZDNet 8:08 AM
"IBM Watson's Newly Sold Marketing Tech Division Rebrands as Acoustic" AdWeek 9:12 AM
"What Should Investors Expect from IBM's Q2 Earnings After Red Hat Deal?" Zacks 2:29 PM
"Why the Asia-Pacific region is high on Dell Technologies' radar: Advancements in innovations such as 5G, robotics and automation, and autonomous vehicles has made the region one to watch for global companies, Dell Technologies' president of Asia Pacific & Japan, Global Digital Cities has said." ZDNet 7:47 PM
"Stocks eke out another round of records as investors brace for 2nd-quarter earnings: Citigroup earnings kick off a week of earnings reports" MarketWatch 3:57 PM
"Wall Street closes at fresh records for second-straight day" FOXBusiness 3:57 PM
"U.S. Stocks Edge Higher: Major indexes rise slightly as investors parse Citi earnings" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 3:57 PM
"Asian markets recover after China's GDP growth fails to meet already low expectations: Indexes in Hong Kong, Shanghai rise; Nikkei closed for holiday" MarketWatch and Associated Press 8:58 AM
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