[ad_1] The changes could impact companies like Apple and TikTok. Per Chinese law, Apple began storing Chinese users’ iCloud accounts in a Chinese data center last year. Apple says it still controls encryption keys, but Hawley sees this as a national security threat. And like other senators, Hawley fears TikTok’s owner ByteDance could be pressured […]
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Tech companies won’t become banks, but they’ll pretend to
[ad_1] You can’t escape stories of tech companies dipping their toes into banking. This year, Google revealed it’s working on a check-clearing platform for 2020, and Facebook relaunched its own payments platform. Apple launched a credit card in partnership with Goldman Sachs’ Marcus digital bank, too. As hardware sales and ad revenues dry up, these […]
President Trump will visit Apple’s Mac Pro factory on November 20th
[ad_1] For Apple, though, there’s an extra level of urgency. The next big round of US tariffs on China is poised to take effect on December 15th, and it could easily raise the costs of selling phones, laptops, monitors and other mainstays of Apple’s product lineup. A tour like this might help Apple persuade Trump […]
iFixit examines the 16-inch MacBook Pro’s ‘throwback’ keyboard design
[ad_1] iFixit’s story is a good read if you want to get the full, sad tale of the rise and fall of Apple’s laptop keyboards. Long story short, Apple replaced the comfortable, highly-lauded keyboard in the MacBook Pro in the fall of 2016, bringing over the thin, butterfly-switch keyboard it originally introduced in the tiny […]
Apple TV+ snags Gary Oldman for spy drama ‘Slow Horses’
[ad_1] The show — named after the first novel in Herron’s series — tells the story of a team of British intelligence agents banished to MI5’s lackluster Slough House department due to making major mistakes in the field. Oldman plays the group’s leader, the clever but curmudgeonly Jackson Lamb. The role is a departure from […]
Amazon is selling the new 16-inch MacBook Pro for $100 less than Apple
[ad_1] It replaces the similarly-sized 15-inch model. It’s fast, it’s light and – drumroll — it has a new keyboard. This is a major USP for the device, given the unrelenting problems it’s had over the last year. The new model features a new Magic Keyboard designed to address previous issues, plus the oft-requested physical […]
Apple bans vaping apps from the App Store
[ad_1] “Experts ranging from the CDC to the American Heart Association have attributed a variety of lung injuries and fatalities to e-cigarette and vaping products, going so far as to call the spread of these devices a public health crisis and a youth epidemic,” an Apple spokesperson said. “We agree, and we’ve updated our App […]
Wirecutter’s best deals: Save $200 on a 13-inch MacBook Pro (2019)
[ad_1] Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, two Thunderbolt 3 ports) Street price: $1500; deal price: $1300 If you’re interested in purchasing an Apple laptop, this is a solid drop on a MacBook we recommend. The Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, two Thunderbolt 3 ports), which typically sells for $1500, is now down to $1300 in […]
Apple might be planning its own subscription bundle
[ad_1] On one hand, such a variation clause would be fairly common practice given that no company wants to renegotiate all of its deals to offer a tweaked service. And certainly, bundling News+ with either TV+, Music or both, would make good sense as an extra-value add-on. If a bundle did launch, and it is […]
Stanford publishes its massive Apple Watch heart-rate study
[ad_1] The study, which was sponsored by Apple and started back in 2017, garnered enough interest to enlist 400,000 volunteers with access to an iPhone and a Watch Series 1, 2 or 3. Apple’s newer smartwatches weren’t included, because it was before their time. The Heart Study app monitored the participants’ heart rhythm to look […]