Apple announced on Friday a Bruce Springsteen documentary, and you can see a preview of it that will be released Friday, October 23. It captures Mr. Springsteen recording live with The E Street Band for the first time in 35 years. Both the album and companion documentary include recently written Springsteen songs side by side with legendary but previously unreleased compositions from the 1970s. Throughout the documentary, Springsteen shares his thoughts and feelings behind “Letter To You,” and puts the new music into the context of his entire body of work. In that way, it’s the next piece in the autobiographical series that began with the memoir “Born to Run,” continued with “Springsteen on Broadway” and advanced through his film “Western Stars.”
Bruce Springsteen ‘Letter to You’ Documentary Premieres October 23 on Apple TV+
A new documentary called “Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to You” premieres on Apple TV+ Friday, October 23, the same day his album of the same name launches.
Hands-on with Watch SE, TV App Expansion – TMO Daily Observations 2020-10-05
John Martellaro and Charlotte Henry join host Kelly Guimont to discuss Charlotte’s new Watch SE, and the TV app coming to gaming consoles.
Tim Millet Talks About iPad Air 4 A14 Apple Chip in Interview
Tim Millet, Apple’s Vice President for Platform Architecture, spoke to The Star about the A14 Apple chip found in the iPad Air 4.
Some Disney Movies are Available in 4K Via iTunes
Some movies from various Disney-owned franchises are available in 4K via iTunes, including things like Marvel and Star Wars content.
When Will The Targeted Advertising Bubble Burst?
A large part of the web is free because of targeted advertising, but former Google employee Tim Hwang argues that it doesn’t even work.
He notes that while “some digital and social media messaging is quite effective,” it’s common for platforms and media agencies to triple (at least) its apparent value by wrongly crediting digital ads for purchases that consumers would have made anyway. Aral calls this “the most widely used shell game in business today.”
Or, as Hwang puts it: “The whole edifice of online advertising is, in short, bunk.”
Remembering Steve Jobs on The Ninth Anniversary of His Death
Monday, October 5, 2020, marked the ninth anniversary of the passing of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who suffered from pancreatic cancer.
Battery Life, Network Tweaks, and Cool Stuff Found — Mac Geek Gab 836
Has iOS 14.0.1 hurt your battery life? We might have a fix for you. Networking is always top-of-mind, and your two favorite geeks share some answers to your related questions. Then it’s Cool Stuff Found, where John and Dave share all the cool things you and they have discovered in the past week. Press play and enjoy learning five new things, folks!
Security Friday, Widgets, and You – TMO Daily Observations 2020-10-02
Andrew Orr joins host Kelly Guimont for Security Friday news and updates, and a discussion about iOS 14’s widgets and what they can/can’t do.
Facebook Doesn’t Like Netflix Documentary ‘The Social Dilemma’
Facebook has published criticism of “The Social Dilemma” a Netflix documentary that reveals how social platforms use algorithms as addiction.
“Rather than offer a nuanced look at technology, it gives a distorted view of how social media platforms work to create a convenient scapegoat for what are difficult and complex societal problems,” Facebook said.
However, one issued raised in the movie is that Facebook’s algorithms learn more specific things about users, like their preferred political party, and shows them news it think they will agree with. That problem doesn’t happen on the services Facebook compares itself to.
Difficult and complex societal problems that you monetize.