Tile is planning to compete with Apple’s rumored AirTags which are said to use ultra-wideband technology in the form of its U1 chip.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Made $50 Billion Profit on AAPL Investment in 2020
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway likely made a US$50 billion gain on its investment in AAPL over 2020, the stake worth $125 billion in total.
iOS Privacy Changes Pose Most Risk to Facebook And Snap
iOS privacy changes are likely to hit Facebook and Snap the hardest, according to a note from MKM analysts.
Even Facebook Submitted Privacy Labels. How Bad Could Google’s Be?
The last update for Google’s iOS apps was on December 7, one day before App Store privacy labels went into effect. Is Google delaying the inevitable?
As for why Google might be trying to delay revealing its privacy label information, it’s possible the company saw all the bad press Facebook got when the social media giant was forced to reveal all the ways its apps track users, and the press and social media reactions spooked the company. Facebook Messenger’s privacy labels are horrifyingly long, for example.
For this one I’m going with a modified version of Hanlon’s Razor: “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by the holidays.” I haven’t gotten updates for a bunch of other apps, either.
Over 80,000 UK-registered .eu Domains Have Stopped Working After Brexit
More than 80,000 UK-registered .eu websites and related emails have stopped working following the completion of Britain’s departure from the EU, Computing reported. It is as a result of rules that state EU rules an .eu domain can only be held by a citizen or organization located within the block.
The EU also ruled that any British .eu domain holder who shifted their domain’s registration address from a UK address to somewhere in the EU would be eligible to retain the domain. Brits who failed to do that would have their domains suspended from 1st January 2021 to 31st March 2021 – as has now happened… On 2nd January 2021, the registry manager delivered its third Brexit notice to UK registrants, telling them that their .eu domain was no longer compliant with the .eu regulatory framework and has been moved to “SUSPENDED” status until 31st March 2021. According to EURid, a suspended domain can no longer support any service (such as website and email), but its registrar can still reinstate it after updating the registration data.
Microsoft Building New Outlook Web App for Windows and Mac
Microsoft is building a universal Outlook client that will work across both Windows and Mac, Windows Central reported. Currently named ‘Project Monarch’, it will replace default Mail & Calendar apps on Windows 10.
Project Monarch is the end-goal for Microsoft’s “One Outlook” vision, which aims to build a single Outlook client that works across PC, Mac, and the Web. Right now, Microsoft has a number of different Outlook clients for desktop, including Outlook Web, Outlook (Win32) for Windows, Outlook for Mac, and Mail & Calendar on Windows 10. Microsoft wants to replace the existing desktop clients with one app built with web technologies. The project will deliver Outlook as a single product, with the same user experience and codebase whether that be on Windows or Mac. It’ll also have a much smaller footprint and be accessible to all users whether they’re free Outlook consumers or commercial business customers.
CEO of College Futures Foundation Monica Lozano Joins Apple Board of Directors
Apple announced on Tuesday that Monica Lozano, president and CEO of College Futures Foundation, has been elected to Apple’s board of directors.
'Apple TV+ and Drift Gently to Sleep,' With Ben Smith
New York Times media columnist Ben Smith joins Charlotte Henry to discuss Apple’s place in the streaming market, Tim Cook’s influence on content, and what 2021 might have in store.
Twitter Acquires Podcasting Company ‘Breaker’ for Twitter Spaces
Twitter has acquired a social broadcasting app called Breaker and its team to help build Twitter Spaces, a new product in beta that lets users chat in real time with voice.
On January 15, 2021, Breaker will shut down for good. Up until that point, Breaker users will be able to export their OPML file to transfer their subscriptions to another podcasting app. Breaker recommends apps like Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, Pocket Casts or Castro as an alternative. For those hosting a podcast on Breaker, these can be transferred elsewhere via the RSS feed.
Cash Your Stimulus Check Using This New ‘Venmo’ Feature
Venmo has added a new check-cashing feature to its app rolling out to select users on Monday. It can be used to cash printed, payroll, and U.S. government checks. The company is also waiving its 1% fee for stimulus checks for a limited time.
To be eligible to use Cash a Check, Venmo customers will need to have either Direct Deposit or a Venmo Debit Card enabled on their account, location services turned on, and a verified email address.
Customers who gain access to the feature will then be able take a picture of their endorsed check and send it to the Venmo app to review, much like they would if cashing a check in a mobile banking app.