Russell Brandom, The Verge: On October 13th, 2018, two men walked into a Great Midwest Bank in a suburban strip mall outside Milwaukee. They were the first two customers when the bank opened, barely recognizable behind sunglasses and heavy beard…
Lees meerTo go along with their press release on Improving Siri’s privacy protections, Apple also posted a knowledge base article with questions and answers on Siri Privacy and grading. The whole thing was interesting to me, but this bit stuck out: Is S…
Lees meerAs a result of our review, we realize we haven’t been fully living up to our high ideals, and for that we apologize. As we previously announced, we halted the Siri grading program. We plan to resume later this fall when software updates are relea…
Lees meerI joined John Gruber this week to talk about Apple Card and Apple's upcoming product announcements. There were many hilarious moments, as there usually are when the two of us get together.∞ Read this on The Loop
Lees meerWe occasionally use a noise generator called Noizio for its simplicity - we only ever use the "rainfall" setting - but if you need something more, check out Dark Noise.∞ Read this on The Loop
Lees meerCheck out all the pictures. Amazing knockoff. Shameless.∞ Read this on The Loop
Lees meerJuli Clover, MacRumors: Apple today released a surprise iOS 13.1 beta, which is unprecedented as the company has never before released a point update for an unreleased software update. This is a notable move by Apple. To clarify, developers no…
Lees meer[VIDEO] Marques Brownlee took a road trip to his nearest 5G city to experience true 5G (as opposed to the fake 5G that is 5GE) for himself. The video is embedded in the main Loop post. I love this whole video, but two things stand out. Around 3:55 …
Lees meerThat time of year again. The leaves are about to start turning, at least up north. Follow the link, drag the slider to see when the leaves will be prime for peeping in your neck of the woods.∞ Read this on The Loop
Lees meerDaniel Eran Dilger, AppleInsider: For years, this new Apple product was derided as too expensive to compete against cheaper alternatives. Yet by targeting the premium high end first, it was able to establish itself and then attract an even broad…
Lees meerThe Guardian: The Australian man who claimed to have invented cryptocurrency bitcoin has been ordered to hand over half of his alleged bitcoin holdings, reported to be worth up to $5bn. The IT security consultant Craig Wright, 49, was sued …
Lees meerNate D Sanders auction page: Extraordinarily scarce Pixar Animation Studios poster signed by its co-founder Steve Jobs, sometime after 1995 when ''Toy Story'', the first computer-animated feature film, debuted. Jobs' legendary vision is evident …
Lees meer[VIDEO] A fine commercial (video embedded in main Loop post), but one bit of the voiceover stuck out to me: It's a new kind of credit card, created by Apple, not a bank. The fine print in the ad (tiny, but readable) says, in part: Issued b…
Lees meerJean-Louis Gassée: Does the world need a new credit card, especially one without any outstanding perks? The answer lies in the way the Apple Card works rather than in the number of miles or the cash rebate percentages. And: For a sufficien…
Lees meer[VIDEO] From the official show description: Dickinson is a half-hour comedy series starring Oscar® nominee Hailee Steinfeld. Created by Alena Smith, Dickinson audaciously explores the constraints of society, gender, and family from the perspe…
Lees meerGeoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post: I recently used my credit card to buy a banana. Then I tried to figure out how my credit card let companies buy me. And: Despite a federal privacy law covering cards, I found that six types of businesse…
Lees meerJason Snell: This is the third year of the iPhone X hardware family, and the second year for the iPhone XR, so changes to the external design of Apple's phones — often the biggest driver of a huge sales bump — are unlikely. The presence of the i…
Lees meerIf you're a RSS junkie like me, go download this now.∞ Read this on The Loop
Lees meerTo quote my go-to security guy, Rich Mogull, "Patch now."∞ Read this on The Loop
Lees meer[VIDEO] Cool guitar, great cover. Love the performance, love the audio, love the camera work. Video embedded in the main Loop post.
Lees meerEngadget got the chance to sit down with Michael Paull, president of Disney Streaming Services and look at a preview of Disney+. A few nuggets: Aside from shows like The Mandalorian and High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, which will b…
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