MacSurfer's Headline News
 
Home | Apple Stock | Tracked Sites | TechNN | | E-Mail | Sherlock Plugin
Login | Subscribe to MacSurfer's Headline News
Poll | Most Popular | Talking Heads | A Year Ago Today |

MacSurfer's Archive: Wednesday, December 18, 2019
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Final 'big four' Australian bank folds, announces Apple Pay rollout by mid-2020" AppleInsider 8:59 PM
  • "Apple Hires Ex-Vox Media Marketer Zach Kahn to Head Podcast PR (Exclusive)" Variety 8:15 AM
  • "Apple Reportedly Eyeing Office Spaces in Pittsburgh and New York City" MacRumors 10:19 AM
  • "'Night mode' smartphone features that shift your screen to warmer colors might actually be worse for your sleep, new study finds" Business Insider 9:37 AM
  • "Broadcom Seeks Buyer for RF Wireless-Chip Unit: Credit Suisse helping chip maker find a buyer for the unit, which could be worth $10 billion" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1:10 PM
  • "Apple could be the new owner of Broadcom's RF wireless chip business" 9to5Mac 1:15 PM
  • "Foxconn to look into alleged fraud involving flawed iPhone parts" Taiwan News 11:45 AM
  • "Foxconn investigating $43M fraud ring involving faulty iPhone parts" AppleInsider 11:45 AM
  • "Apple Investigates $1.3B Fraud Scheme That Made Working iPhones from Rejected Parts" iDrop News 3:22 PM
  • "A milestone: Earthquake early warning system sends first public alert to smartphones in California" ["More than 40 people received the warning, said Jennifer Strauss, project manager for the MyShake app, which was created by UC Berkeley and released publicly in October. It is available on iOS and Android systems."]  Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 1:15 PM
  • "Earthquake triggers California's early warning app for the first time" Mashable 1:15 PM
  • "Sorry, Alexa: Siri still the most widespread AI assistant" Cult of Mac 10:19 AM
  • "Apple's 'Find My iPhone' feature credited with helping teen locate her stolen car" 9to5Mac 9:56 PM
  • "Are you using one of the world's worst passwords?" Apple Must 9:14 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "German University Forced to Hand Out 38,000 Passwords in Person: After a malware attack, the University of Giessen is forcing students and employees to pick up new passwords in person to comply with strict legal requirements, prompting long lines of people outside the school gym." PC Magazine 9:56 PM
  • "Verizon Outages Reported Nationwide: Users reported widespread disruptions as they tried to make outgoing calls and text. The company said it had fixed a problem involving long-distance calls to landlines." New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 1:08 PM
  • "We Tested Ring's Security. It's Awful: Ring lacks basic security features, making it easy for hackers to turn the company's cameras against its customers." Vice 10:19 AM
  • "R.I.P. Google Glass Explorer Edition" CNET 1:45 PM
  • "Google has a new answer to Apple iMessage, but it lacks critical privacy features" CNBC 8:21 AM
  • "Facebook accesses your location even when you've opted out" 9to5Mac 8:07 AM
  • "Peter Thiel, the bridge between Trump and Facebook" Axios 7:55 AM
  • "People with epilepsy targeted in Twitter attack" BBC 7:45 AM
  • "Facebook is using part-time fact-checkers to fight misinformation" Business Insider 7:43 AM
  • "The Machines Are Learning, and So Are the Students: Artificial intelligence is starting to take over repetitive tasks in classrooms, like grading, and is optimizing coursework and revolutionizing the preparation for college entrance exams." New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:42 AM
  • "Meet The Mad Scientist Who Wrote the Book on How to Hunt Hackers" Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:42 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Stacktrace Podcast 067: 'The Year of the Pro', with special guest Myke Hurley" 9to5Mac 1:16 PM
  • "Home Automation Standards, Ring 'Security' Measures – TMO Daily Observations 2019-12-18" The Mac Observer 1:08 PM
  • "Above Avalon Podcast Episode 160: Let's Talk 'Apple Tax'" Above Avalon 10:20 AM