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"Apple spent $7.4M on lobbying efforts in 2019, well below outlays from Amazon and Facebook: FAANG companies — Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google — spent record amounts on respective bids to influence politicians over the course of 2019, with Apple bolstering its lobbying efforts to a new high of $7.4 million." AppleInsider 6:22 PM
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"Apple Watch helps Kentucky woman catch AFib while she was asleep" iMore 9:31 PM
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"Apple Watch detects yet another undiagnosed case of AFib" AppleInsider 9:32 PM
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"UK vows tech tax will go ahead despite US pressure" ["However the US argues that American tech giants, including Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook, are being unfairly targeted and has called for governments to wait for an international agreement."] BBC 9:33 AM
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"Chancellor Sajid Javid Says UK Will Proceed With Digital Sales Tax, Despite U.S. Protest" The Mac Observer 9:47 AM
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"Apple eyes 11 Penn Plaza for new office space" New York Post 7:42 AM
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"Foxconn's Terry Gou Vows to Fire Up Wisconsin Plant This Year" Bloomberg 8:22 AM
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"Apple TV Plus Nears Series Order for Scott Z. Burns Climate Change Anthology (Exclusive)" Variety 3:05 PM
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"US and China officially sign phase one of trade deal - Video" ZDNet 9:29 PM
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"Canonical announces high-performance Android services on the cloud: Building on top of Ubuntu on the cloud, Canonical is making it possible to run demanding Android apps from the cloud with the Anbox Cloud." ZDNet 9:26 PM
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"Samsung Galaxy Z Flip foldable may 'lock' at 90 degrees for apps like Google Duo" 9to5Google 3:46 PM
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"Barr Ratchets Up Pressure on Tech With Liability Threat" The Information [Subscription Required for Full Article] 12:37 PM
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"The nasty spyware likely used to hack Jeff Bezos lets governments secretly access everything in your smartphone, from text messages to the microphone and cameras — here's how it works" Business Insider 12:34 PM
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"This is a rare photo of the smartphone-hacking device sold by the NSO Group, the billion-dollar Israeli spyware company accused of helping hack Jeff Bezos" Business Insider 10:34 AM
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"Motorola will begin taking foldable Razr pre-orders on January 26th" Engadget 8:31 AM
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"The Next Campaign Text You Get May Be From a Friend: Apps for relational organizing—which use personal connections to get out the vote—are the latest political tech arms race. So far, Democrats have the edge." Wired [Free/Paid Registration Required] 7:46 AM
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"Hinge makers to ramp up shipments for foldable smartphones in 2H20" DigiTimes [Subscription Required for Full Article] 7:45 AM
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"Google Promises 8 Years of Updates for New Chromebooks: Updates typically cease after 6.5 years, but Chromebooks launching in 2020 will receive automatic updates until 2028." PC Magazine 7:28 AM
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"How VR helps kids with autism make sense of real world" Reuters 7:28 AM
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"#278: Honey for my Ears/This week, Phillr gets an update, iCloud encryption is in the news and Federico shows off his home screens. Also: rumors of a new Smart Keyboard, the possibility of Apple making its own podcasts and a bunch of creepy — yet soothing — whispering." Relay FM: Connected 4:08 PM
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"iPhone Cracking Lab, Two Quick Tips – TMO Daily Observations 2020-01-22" The Mac Observer 2:58 PM
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