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AT&T Employees Took Bribes to Compromise Network
The DoJ charged a Pakistani man with bribing AT&T employees to install malware on the company’s network and unlock customer devices.
Google Outlines New Hardware Sustainability Commitments
All shipments going to or from Google customers will be carbon neutral by 2020 and by 2022 all its products will contain recycled materials.
Claris is Back, as Filemaker Returns to Original Name
Twenty-one years from when the brand last existed, Claris is back with Filemaker returning to its original name.
Mobile Bank Monzo Stored Card PINs in Internal Logs
Calling it a bug, mobile-only bank Monzo logged PINs inside encrypted internal logs under certain conditions, and some employees had access.
Huawei Wants to build "Huawei OS" to Compete
Huawei OS could be coming in the future as the Chinese company prepares for a worst-case scenario in light of U.S. blacklisting.
Goldman Sachs Hopes Apple Card Spending Will Help Company
Goldman Sachs is excited that Apple Card will “push the brand into the mainstream” and hopes customers will buy a lot of Apple products.
Facebook Rebrands Instagram and WhatsApp
Mad over Facebook’s terrible reputation, Mark Zuckerberg wants to rebrand Instagram and WhatsApp to make it clear who owns them.
Goldman Sachs Releases PDF of Apple Card Customer Agreement with Terms
Goldman Sachs has released (perhaps inadvertently) the customer agreement that will govern Apple Card, though Apple won’t launch Apple Card until later this month.
Apple Sells LEGO Hidden Side Ghost AR Kits
Apple now sells LEGO Hidden Side augmented reality kits on Apple.com, offering kids a fun way to explore worlds they can build.
FTC Scrutinizes Amazon-Apple Deal to Sell iPhones
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is looking into a deal between Apple and Amazon that brought direct iPhone sales to the latter.
Germany Orders Google to Stop Human Review of Voice Recordings
On the same day that Apple pauses Siri grading, a Germany privacy watchdog ordered Google to stop its human review of voice snippets.
Apple Will Give Customers a Choice About Siri Grading
Apple is pausing the Siri grading program that sends some Siri queries to its servers for better processing.
Apple Releases macOS Mojave 10.14.6 Supplemental Update for Sleep Issue
This patch was specifically released to fix an issue that prevented some Macs from not waking up sleep.
iPhone Bluetooth Can Reveal Personal Information
Trending security news today shows that iPhone Bluetooth can reveal some personal information like phone numbers.
Apple Faces Another Lawsuit Over iPhone Throttling
Apple faces another class action lawsuit over the iPhone throttling fiasco starting in January 17 filed on behalf of 18 people.
CBS All Access Now Available on Apple TV Channels
CBS All Access is now live on Apple TV Channels, offering customers with offline downloads and a seven-day free trial.
'Apple Upgrade' Blamed for Accidental 911 Calls
An Apple upgrade is blamed for a wave of accidental 911 calls in Nebraska. So far this year 7,000 abandoned calls were placed.
Vizio Adds Support for HomeKit and AirPlay 2 to SmartCast TVs
The company said the upgrade would be rolled out through an over-the-air update for those TVs, with the update titled SmartCast 3.0.
Poolside.fm: a Ridiculous Music Site
And, you don’t get to choose what you listen to, or what you watch. It’s great.
Apple Software Exec Kim Vorrath Moves to AR Team
Kim Vorrath has led program management for Apple’s software team for over 15 years, but now she’s moving to the AR team.
Apple Hires Xbox Co-Creator and VR Engineer Nat Brown
Apple has hired Nat Brown, co-creator of the Xbox game console and a former VR engineer for Valve, to work on unknown projects.
Castbox Launches Live Audio Streaming Feature
Castbox launched a new audio-streaming feature called Livecast that will allow podcasters to broadcast and interact with listeners live.
Counterfeit iPhone Smuggler Gets Three Years in Prison
iPhone smuggler Jianhua “Jeff” Li was sentenced to three years in prison after being convicted of smuggling 40,000 iPhones into the U.S.