DuckDuckGo Tracker Radar is a new block list created by the company over the past couple years. It’s open source and available on GitHub.
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Apple Looking for Maps Writer/Editor
Apple advertised for a Writer/Editor for Maps, indicating that it is looking to put its own editorial information into Maps.
Is iCloud Slow For You Today? You’re Not Alone
iCloud services are experiencing some issues today, including iMessage, Apple Notes, iCloud Photos, iCloud Drive, and more.
Facebook Begins Rolling Out Messenger for Mac
Facebook has begun rolling out its dedicated Messenger app for Mac, which has been spotted by users in the French App Store.
Apple Backs Out of SXSW 2020 Over Coronavirus
Apple has pulled out of SXSW 2020 over COVID-19, where it was going to premier three of its Apple TV+ originals.
Locked Apple Notes Aren’t as Secure as You Think
Forensic company BlackBag, a Cellebrite company, recently found that locked Apple Notes are temporarily stored in an insecure state.
Apple Updates App Store Review Guidelines to Cover Spam, Crime, and More
Apple updated its App Store review guidelines with some new rules to restrict certain types of app behavior.
Google I/0 2020 Not Going Ahead
Google has canceled its annual I/0 developers conference, the biggest event in the firm’s calendar, over coronavirus fears.
Bad Reviews of New Apple TV+ Show 'Amazing Stories' Have Disappeared
Reviews of forthcoming Apple TV+ show ‘Amazing Stories’ have disappeared from two websites, leading to the question – what happened to them?!
Cathay Pacific Fined £500,000 For Major Data Breach
Cathay Pacific was fined £500,000 by the UK ICO, the largest fine available pre-GDPR, for a data breach affecting 9.4million users.
VSCO Adds a New Feature to Create Videos Called ‘Montage’
VSCO announced a new feature Wednesday called Montage. It’s a tool that lets users create multimedia videos.
Apple Subsidiary Launches Claris Connect
Claris launched its new Claris Connect workflow tool that aims to help small and medium businesses conquer automation challenges.
Let’s Encrypt Revokes Certificates After Finding a Bug
Let’s Encrypt announced on Saturday, February 29 that it discovered a bug in its Certification Authority Authorization (CAA) code.
Apple Shares Best Night Mode Pictures Shot on iPhone 11
Apple has revealed the best images shot using Night mode on iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max.
Apple Premieres ‘The Banker’ at National Civil Rights Museum
Apple premiered its film The Banker at the National Civil Rights Museum, opening in select theaters March 6 and Apple TV+ on March 20.
Apple TV+ Exec Michelle Mendelovitz Leaves for 20th Century Fox
Michelle Mendelovitz, Apple’s creative executive involved with Apple TV+, has left the company in favor of 20th Century Fox.
Apple Launches ‘She Creates’ Sessions in its Stores
As noted last week, Apple is launching Today at Apple sessions called “She Creates” to celebrate International Women’s Day 2020.
New Report Outlines Allegations of Abuse Against Uyghur Muslims Working in Apple Supply Chain
Apple Is one of the firms criticised in a damning new report looking at the mistreatment of Uyghur Muslim workers.
Apple Sees iPhone Market Share Fall in Latin America in 2019
Apple’s market share in the increasingly important Latin American (LATAM) market dropped in 2019, according to new analysis.
Laurene Powell Jobs Talks Philanthropy, Dreamers, and Steve
Laurene Powell Jobs gave a revealing interview to The New York Times in which she discussed a number of issues, including her late husband, Steve Jobs.
Apple Blocks Clearview AI iPhone App
Apple has blocked Clearview AI’s iPhone app, saying it violated the terms of its enterprise program because the app wasn’t for internal use.
Major Tech Events Being Canceled Due to Coronavirus
A number of major technology firms, including Microsoft and Facebook, are canceling events and conference appearances due to coronavirus.
Tim Cook: Apple ‘Fundamentally Strong’ in Wake of Coronavirus
In an interview with Fox Business Network, Tim Cook said that Apple is “fundamentally strong” in the face of COVID-19.
WeWork Series Coming to Apple TV+
An Apple TV+ series on the rise and fall of WeWork, based on the WeCrashed podcast from Wondery, is in development.