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June 3, 2019

Apple says it is building Real User Indicator, a new tool for developers that uses on-device intelligence to detect bot-like activity during new account signups (Nick Statt/The Verge)

Nick Statt / The Verge: Apple says it is building Real User Indicator, a new tool for developers that uses on-device intelligence to detect bot-like activity during new account signups — To combat rampant fake behavior on the internet — Apple says it’s building a new tool it calls Real User Indicator … Apple says

June 3, 2019

iOS 13 will let users automatically send unknown or spam callers to voicemail, using "Siri intelligence" to recognize numbers from Contacts, Mail, and Messages (Chris Welch/The Verge)

Chris Welch / The Verge: iOS 13 will let users automatically send unknown or spam callers to voicemail, using “Siri intelligence” to recognize numbers from Contacts, Mail, and Messages — Calls from unknown numbers will be automatically sent to voicemail — Apple is taking a new step to combat spam calls in iOS 13. iOS

Apple embraces the dark side — and kills off iTunes, the app that started it all

At Apple’s WWDC 2019, tech columnist Geoffrey Fowler says there were lots of small but welcome iterations on products — some of which were long overdue. Apple embraces the dark side — and kills off iTunes, the app that started it all Source: Washington Post Tech

Apple embraces the dark side — and kills off the app that started it all

At Apple’s WWDC 2019, tech columnist Geoffrey Fowler says there were lots of small but welcome iterations on products — some of which were long overdue. Apple embraces the dark side — and kills off the app that started it all Source: Washington Post Tech

June 3, 2019

LevelTen Energy, which is developing a platform to match SMBs with renewable energy suppliers, raises $20.5M Series B led by Prelude Ventures (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: LevelTen Energy, which is developing a platform to match SMBs with renewable energy suppliers, raises $20.5M Series B led by Prelude Ventures — Seattle Techstars graduate LevelTen Energy, a startup developing a platform that matches small- and medium-sized businesses with renewable energy suppliers … LevelTen Energy, which is developing a platform

Twitter buys startup to detect 'network manipulation' – CNET

Fake news will be easier to spot with newly acquired Fabula AI. Twitter buys startup to detect 'network manipulation' – CNET Source: CNet

Apple is pushing 'privacy protections forward,' CEO Tim Cook says – CNET

Apple CEO rejects the notion that the company is making privacy a competitive front. Apple is pushing 'privacy protections forward,' CEO Tim Cook says – CNET Source: CNet

June 3, 2019

Apple’s top spec Mac Pro will likely cost at least $35,000

Apple announced today that its new Mac Pro starts at an already pricey $6,000, but the company neglected to mention how much the top-of-the-line model will cost. So we shopped around for equivalent parts to the top-end spec that Apple’s promising. As it turns out: $33,720.88 is likely the bare minimum — and that’s before

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June 3, 2019

Apple’s Real User Indicator will tell developers when a new account may actually be a bot

Apple says it’s building a new tool it calls Real User Indicator that could cut down on the number of bots secretly signing up for new accounts with mobile, desktop, and web services. The feature, announced during the company’s Platforms State of the Union event at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), is designed to check

A Eulogy for iTunes

Apple’s software changed the way we listen to music. And though it got a little bloated over the years, we will miss it. A Eulogy for iTunes Source: NY Times Tech

Apple will finally kill off iTunes in MacOS Catalina – CNET

Apple Music is replacing its iconic iTunes for Mac with separate Music, Podcasts and TV apps. Apple will finally kill off iTunes in MacOS Catalina – CNET Source: CNet

Apple's iPadOS reportedly adds mouse support – CNET

Users report their mice are working on their iPads. Apple's iPadOS reportedly adds mouse support – CNET Source: CNet

June 3, 2019

Apple is building a major defense against spam calls into iOS 13

Apple is taking a new step to combat spam calls in iOS 13. Today, you can already install third-party spam call screeners on your iPhone, but if that’s not good enough (or something you don’t want to do), iOS 13 will add a new solution this fall: it will be able to automatically silence any

June 3, 2019

Apple will force iOS developers to use its new Apple ID sign in option

Single sign-in can be super convenient — instead of creating a new username and password for each app and website you visit, just press a button to log in with your Google or Facebook account instead. And today, Apple announced its own, potentially even more attractive single sign-in scheme: one that doesn’t turn data about

Building An Ergonomic Keyboard

Despite the passing of several decades since that scene in Star Trek IV, the Voyage Home in which Mr. Scott remarks “A keyboard! How quaint!“, here on earth, they remain a central plank of our user interface experience. A plank is an appropriate metaphor, for the traditional keyboard with its layout derived from typewriters and intended

June 3, 2019

House lawmakers launch antitrust investigation into Big Tech

The House Judiciary Committee is launching an investigation into giant tech companies like Facebook and Google to determine whether they are abusing their market dominance and violating antitrust law. “The open internet has delivered enormous benefits to Americans, including a surge of economic opportunity, massive investment, and new pathways for education online,” Judiciary Chairman Jerrold

June 3, 2019

Physics breakthrough should solve quantum computing’s dead cat problem

A team of Yale researchers just blew the lid off one of quantum computing’s biggest problems: the unpredictability of qubits. In what’s being dubbed “a beautiful experiment,” the team discovered how to catch an artificial atom in mid “quantum jump,” and interfere with its outcome. Schrodinger’s cat lives! With regards to Bohr and Schrodinger What

June 3, 2019

How to Start Your Own Podcast

Podcasts are now firmly established parts of pop culture, and chances are you probably have a favorite (or seven) that help make your commute more bearable. And while every armchair broadcaster with a voice recorder app is eager to get in the game, creating a professional-sounding podcast isn’t as simple as it might… Read more…

June 3, 2019

watchOS 6 will include a Noise app to track dangerous noise levels, a Dose app for medication reminders, activity trends, Cycles app for tracking women's health (Apple)

Apple: watchOS 6 will include a Noise app to track dangerous noise levels, a Dose app for medication reminders, activity trends, Cycles app for tracking women’s health — Introducing Cycle Tracking, Noise app, Activity Trends and App Store Right on the Wrist — San Jose, California … watchOS 6 will include a Noise app to

Facebook, Google and other tech giants to face antitrust investigation by House lawmakers

The probe announced Monday by the House Judiciary Committee’s competition-minded panel, led by Rep. David Cicilline (R.I.), is expected to be far-reaching, covering the extent to which a company like Google favors its products over rivals or Facebook clones or acquires competitors in an attempt to ensure its continued dominance in social networking. Facebook, Google

June 3, 2019

The rise and fall of iTunes, Apple’s most hated app

It was a long run for iTunes, the jukebox software that revolutionized the music industry after its launch in 2001. But now, in the year 2019, it’s finally being put out of its misery — and ours. With macOS 10.15 Catalina, the primary functions of iTunes will be spun out into separate Music, TV, and

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