The UK Government put forward its proposals for tackling online harm including a “duty of care” for social media firms and a new regulator.
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Canadian Woman Bought $6M Worth in iPhones, iPads Unnoticed for 5 Years
Nadia Minetto bought $6 million in iPhones and iPads, charging them to her company credit card. They didn’t notice until five years later.
Another Family Finds Hidden Airbnb Camera
A New Zealand family staying at a home in Cork, Ireland, found they were being recorded with a hidden Airbnb camera.
Apple Music Paid Subscribers Surpass Spotify in U.S.
The number of Apple Music paid subscribers have overtaken Spotify in the United States, with the former reaching 28 million.
Apple Reveals UK Gender Pay Gap
Apple’s median hourly gender pay gap in the UK is now 15% in favor of men, an improvement from last year’s figures.
Apple Music Subscription Prices Cut in India
Apple cut the cost of all tiers of Apple Music in India, following the arrival of Spotify and YouTube Music in the country.
Did Apple Hire Ian Goodfellow for Self-Driving Technology?
Apple has recently hired Ian Goodfellow, a well-known expert in the machine learning community. Mr. Goodfellow used to work at Google.
Amazon Aiming to Challenge AirPods With Alexa-Enabled Earbuds
Amazon is preparing to challenge Apple’s AirPods by releasing its own earbud headphones that will have Alexa integration.
Analysts: Apple TV+ is no 'Netflix Killer'
Apple TV+ is not set to be a “Netflix Killer”, according to a new report by analysts, who were also underwhelmed by Apple News+.
Apple Pay for Transit Goes Live in Singapore
Commuters in Singapore can now use Apple Pay to pay for their journey, with New York City preparing to pilot the service in the coming days.
Snap Games Launches With 6 Games
Snapchat’s gaming platform called Snap Games launches today with six games. The feature rolls out today for everyone around the world.
Vodafone Connect First 5G Train Station in UK
Birmingham New Street Station became the first train station in the UK to be connected to a 5G network during a test by Vodafone.
App Store Q1 2019 Shows Downloads Fell for First Time Since 2015
Morgan Stanley shared some data that show App Store downloads fell 5%, its first decline since 2015. CNBC’s Kif Lessing wrote a Twitter thread.
Internet Archive Saved 450,000 MySpace Songs
The Internet Archive has uploaded 450,000 MySpace songs collected before the website suffered its data loss.
Millions of Facebook Data Records Stored on Amazon Cloud Servers and Leaked
Over 100,000 open databases were found on Amazon Cloud and contained the personal information of millions of Facebook users.
New Powerbeats Pro Ad Surfaces, Looks Official (Update)
Last month, there was a rumor of new wireless headphones by Apple called Powerbeats Pro. Now it sounds like they are official.
Zero Day Exploit Affects TP-Link Routers
Before you’re tempted to check out Amazon’s sale on TP-Link routers, you should know a zero day exploit was recently found in these devices.
Apple Employee Interrogated at Border, ACLU Files Complaint
Recently Andreas Gal wrote about his experience being interrogated at the U.S. border. Now the ACLU is filing a complaint.
Scoring With Apple Pay: Tottenham Hotspur Prepare to Open Doors at First Fully Cashless Stadium
Tottenham Hotspur will open the doors to the first fully cashless stadium Wednesday. Fans have to purchase items using Apple Pay or a card.
Apple News+ Hit 200,000 Subscribers in First 48 Hours
Over 200,000 people subscribed to Apple News+ in the first 48 hours the service was available, although concerns from media leaders remain.
Japan Display to Supply OLED Screens for Apple Watch
Japan Display will start to supply OLED screens for the Apple Watch, currently supplied by LG, later this year.
Apple Sued Over Swollen Apple Watch Batteries
New Jersey resident Gina Priano-Keyser is suing Apple in a class-action lawsuit related to swollen Apple Watch batteries.
Swatch Wins Rights to ‘Tick Different’ Trademark
“Think Different” is a famous Apple slogan, but that didn’t stop a court from ruling in The Swatch Group’s favor of Tick Different.
An Inside Look Into a Recent Spam Operation
Millions of people were affected for 10 days in March by a spam email operation. But the spammer didn’t set a password for their server (via TechCrunch). [Apple Support Scam is a new Voice Phishing Trick] Email Spam It’s a fascinating story. Security researcher Bob Diachenko found the server after the operation. The spammer had…
