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Apple unveils Pencil 2, which can attach magnetically to iPad Pro, uses inductive charging, and can detect swipe and tap gestures on the sides of the Pencil (Jeremy Horwitz/VentureBeat)

Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat: Apple unveils Pencil 2, which can attach magnetically to iPad Pro, uses inductive charging, and can detect swipe and tap gestures on the sides of the Pencil  —  Apple Pencil 2.  Apple originally introduced the Apple Pencil in September 2015 as an accessory for the first-generation iPad Pro — the company’s

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Apple announces an updated iPad Pro with no home button, larger 12.9" screen, thinner design and smaller bezels, Face ID, no headphone jack, USB-C, and more (Chris Welch/The Verge)

Chris Welch / The Verge: Apple announces an updated iPad Pro with no home button, larger 12.9″ screen, thinner design and smaller bezels, Face ID, no headphone jack, USB-C, and more  —  After months of rumors, Apple has today announced a completely redesigned iPad Pro with slimmed-down bezels, Face ID, a USB-C port … Apple

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Apple announces an updated Mac mini in space grey with Intel 8th gen CPU with four to six cores, up to 64GB RAM and 2TB SSD, starting at $799 for 8GB RAM model (Brian Heater/TechCrunch)

Brian Heater / TechCrunch: Apple announces an updated Mac mini in space grey with Intel 8th gen CPU with four to six cores, up to 64GB RAM and 2TB SSD, starting at $799 for 8GB RAM model  —  Now that the Air’s got shiny new update, it’s time for the other major neglected entry in

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Apple unveils MacBook Air with Retina 13.3" display, 50% narrower bezel, wedge design, Touch ID, USB-C ports, no Touch Bar, 8th gen Intel CPU, for $1,199+ (Nick Statt/The Verge)

Nick Statt / The Verge: Apple unveils MacBook Air with Retina 13.3″ display, 50% narrower bezel, wedge design, Touch ID, USB-C ports, no Touch Bar, 8th gen Intel CPU, for $1,199+  —  Apple has brought the MacBook Air back to life today, announcing the first proper refresh of its super thin laptop line in three

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UK mulls banning cryptocurrency assets, says they have ‘no intrinsic value’

As part of a Treasury-led taskforce, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released details of its investigation into how UK regulators should approach the cryptocurrency industry, mostly by defining the different kinds of cryptocurrencies and their underlying blockchain technology. Much like the old man who yells at the cloud, the UK government is lashing out

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Sony reports Q2 profit of $2.1B, up 17% YoY, on revenues of $19.5B, up 6% YoY, and boosts annual profit outlook by 30% to $7.7B (Makiko Yamazaki/Reuters)

Makiko Yamazaki / Reuters: Sony reports Q2 profit of $2.1B, up 17% YoY, on revenues of $19.5B, up 6% YoY, and boosts annual profit outlook by 30% to $7.7B  —  TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Sony Corp boosted its annual profit outlook by 30 percent to a record level after a strong second-quarter, propelled by popular

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