Jon McCormack previously worked at Google’s Advanced Technology & Products Group, but he was hired from his gig at Amazon, where he was Chief Technology Officer of the devices group.
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AR Grocery Shopping Will Soon be a Thing With This App
It’s part of a Retail AR platform that Mr. Hart is building for his company Dent Reality.
Surprise! Facebook Scans Your Private Messenger Conversations
If you’re worried that Facebook isn’t stripping away every last shred of your privacy, don’t be because the company confirmed it scans the conversations you have in its Messenger private messaging platform.
A New macOS Backdoor Was Found, And it's Linked to OceanLotus
The Mac Observer has some best practices to make sure you’re safe from phishing attacks:
Apple Announces ProRes RAW Video Format, Adds Close Captioning to Final Cut Pro X
Final Cut Pro X 10.4.1 adds two new features, a new Apple file format called ProRes RAW and support for closed captioning.
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery Launches April 25th with Dame Maggie Smith and Michael Gambon Voices
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is designed to allow players to create their own Hogwarts student and experience life at the wizarding school.
Two New Apple Videos for Working on iPad, Sock Puppets and Cherries Not Included
The first one shows you how to use two at once, while the second shows how to annotate and markup screenshots.
Do You Use a Third Party Mac Display? Don't Update macOS Yet
So far it doesn’t sound like it affects displays that connect directly to Macs using mini DisplayPort or Thunderbolt.
Handling a Crashed Startup Disk Gracefully
Dr. Mac’s had a rough week with a toasted startup disk followed by a swollen battery, but he learned a thing or two along the way that could save you time or trouble.
Apple Pay Launches in Brazil
The announcement is aimed at businesses, in particular, as Apple works to add retailers that accept Apple Pay.
Kerry Ehrin Takes Over as Executive Producer of Apple's Witherspoon and Aniston Drama
Apple’s Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston TV series is bringing on Kerry Ehrin as its new writer and executive producer.
Apple Hires Google's AI Chief, Tim Cook Touts His Commitment to Privacy
In a letter to employees, Tim Cook said that John Giannandrea shared Apple’s commitment to privacy and “our thoughtful approach” to machine learning.
Hidden Code in iOS 11.3 Could Reference Apple AR Glasses
The CoreUI framework can now request UI assets in meters. Is that part of ARKit 1.5 or something else?
Apple's 2018 Second Fiscal Quarter Earnings Report Set for May 1
Apple will be hosting its 2018 second fiscal quarter earnings report and conference call on Tuesday, May 1st.
Attention: Apple is Hiring Linux Kernel Developers
Phoronix thought that maybe it had to do with the CUPS print server or LLVM compiler, but the emphasis on embedded systems might mean something different.
watchOS 4.3.1 Beta 1 for Apple Watch Available to Developers
Apple released watchOS 4.3.1 beta 1 for developers on Monday with what seems to be just bug fixes for the Apple Watch operating system.
Bloomberg: Apple Plans to Move Macs to In-House CPUs as Early as 2020
The report is attributed to unnamed sources who said the project is codenamed Kalamata, which is both a city in Greece and an olive variant.
Apple Releases iOS 11.4 Developer Beta with AirPlay 2 Support
Apple released iOS 11.4 developer beta for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch on Monday. This is the first developer beta for iOS 11.4 and includes AirPlay 2, along with hints that HomePod stereo support is finally coming.
Cloudflare Intros New DNS Servers to Keep Your Browsing Activity Private
Cloudflare launched its own DNS servers that focus on privacy, speed, and avoiding online censorship.
PSA: Apple is Removing Facebook Contact Sync From macOS
If syncing is now removed, then I wonder if Apple will end up removing Facebook from Internet Accounts.
MyFitnessPal Data Breach Hits 150 Million Users
The nutrition logging service MyFitnessPal just uncovered a massive data breach that impacts 150 million users.
Apple Releases Combo Updater for macOS High Sierra 10.13.4
Apple released the combo updater for macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 on Friday. The combo updater is a 2.49GB download and contains everything in the macOS Sierra 10.13.4 released on Thursday, along with all the updates since High Sierra’s inaugural 10.13.0 release back in the fall.
Apple Releases macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 with Business Chat, eGPUs, Messages on iCloud, More
In addition to going hand in hand with iOS 11.3, which was released earlier in the day, the update features Business Chat, support for external GPUs (eGPUs), Messages on iCloud, and more.
This May You'll Be Able to Download Your Apple Profile Data
Download Apple profile data is a good move, and it’s unfortunate that Apple didn’t have something like this sooner, instead of being forced by regulation.