While we speculate Cupertino executives are in Tokyo talking to Toyota, another Apple Car project chief is moving to new highways.
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This Person Has Archived the Entirety of iTunes U
A Redditor announced that they. have archived the entire iTunes U catalog, and asks for help to upload some of the larger torrent files.
Apple Exec Looks to Address Concerns Raised by AppleToo Movement
Apple’s head of retail and people, Deirdre O’Brien, sought to address a number of key issues amongst staff raised by the AppleToo movement.
Developers Receive tvOS 15 Beta 9 for Their Devices
Apple released tvOS 15 beta 9 for developers. The company doesn’t provide release notes for this OS, but we do know what features will arrive this fall.
Rogue Amoeba's Fission Pulled from the Mac App Store
Rogue Amoeba has pulled Fission from the Mac App Store after almost a decade of trying to convince Apple to improve the service for users.
Hulu Raises Prices for On-Demand Plans by a Dollar
Disney is raising the prices of on-demand Hulu plans by US$1.00 to push subscribers to its Disney Bundle and Live TV packages.
Apple 2021 Fall Event Scheduled for September 14, Invites Reveal
Apple has sent out official invites for its 2021 Fall product event. It’s set for September 14 at 10:00AM PT, 1:00 ET.
Apple Watch Series 7 Coming Soon, but in Short Supply
We’re waiting for the iPhone 13 event, when Apple also unveils the Apple Watch Series 7. Deliveries of the new Watch might be later, though.
From TMO to Everyone, Happy Labor Day!
Today is Labor Day in the U.S. The Mac Observer will be taking the day off, and we hope you are, too. We’ll resume our regular publishing schedule on Tuesday, September 7th. Enjoy the holiday!
Salvadorans Protest Bitcoin Law, But Don’t Know What It Is
El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law goes into effect on September 7. Most Salvadorans think it should be repealed, but they don’t know what it means.
AppleToo Workers File First Two Labor Law Complaints
While Cupertino struggles to hold on to its culture of secrecy, the AppleToo organizers have filed two labor law complaints against Apple.
Digital Rights Group Responds to Apple CSAM Measures Delay
Apple’s delay to rolling out controversial measures to find known CSAM was welcomed by activists, but they want them scrapped permanently.
‘Ted Lasso’ Season Two Review: Episode Seven – Not So Great Nate
Episode seven of Ted Lasso season two takes us deep into the minds of some of the key characters, including Ted, Nate, and Keeley.
'Little America' Season Two Coming Back to Apple TV+, Shooting Early Next Year
Little America will return to Apple TV+, co-creator Emily V. Gordon has confirmed, with the plan is to resume shooting in early 2022.
Maybe Toyota Will Build the Apple Car
We’ve all been speculating for quite some time over who will build the Apple Car. The latest rumors point to Japanese auto maker Toyota.
OWC Launches Jellyfish Manager 2.0 With Cloud Backup Integrations
OtherWorld Computing announced on Thursday the launch of Jellyfish Manager 2.0. It offers cloud backup integrations, a dashboard, and a new design.
Will The Apple Watch Series 7 Have a Blood Pressure Sensor?
There is still an ongoing debate about what features the Apple Watch Series 7 will contain, particularly a blood pressure sensor.
'Dickinson' Season Three, Out November 5, Will be Its Last
‘Dickinson’ season three, out on Apple TV+ on November 3, will be the show’s final one, it has been confirmed.
Reader Apps Can Soon Bypass App Store Payments
In a move to appease the Japan Fair Trade Commission, Apple will start letting some apps link to their websites to bypass App Store payments.
EU Fines WhatsApp $266 Million Over Data Transparency
The Irish Data Protection Commission has ordered Facebook-owned WhatsApp to pay a US$266 million fine over the way it handles user data.
Judge Allows Lawsuit to Proceed That Claims Siri Violates Privacy
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White has given the green light to a lawsuit that claims Siri violates user privacy. He did dismiss part of the complaint.
Shard Labs Brings Liquid Staking to Polygon via Lido
On Thursday Shard Labs announced that it has chosen the Polygon blockchain to develop a liquid staking protocol for the MATIC token.
Apple Changsha Store in China to Open Saturday
Apple Changsha, the first Apple Store in the Hunan province of China, will open on Saturday, September 4 at 10 a.m. CST.
Apple Silicon Success Means Google Will Design Chromebook Processors Itself
Following on the heels of Cupertino’s success with Apple Silicon, Google has plans to design Chromebook processors itself.