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.
Jamf Gets Native Mac Security With Digita Security
Enterprise Mac company Jamf has acquired Digita Security, bringing native Mac security to its platform.
Digita, a two-year old startup, was founded by a team of security experts led by Patrick Wardle, whose background includes a decade as a Mac security researcher, seeking out vulnerabilities on the Mac, and time at the NSA where he honed his security research skills.
Patrick makes a lot of great Mac tools with Objective See that I recommend.
Apple Joins Open Source Data Transfer Project
Apple is joining the Data Transfer Project, an open source initiative to make it easier for uers to transfer data in between services.
LinkedIn Violates Library Privacy With LinkedIn Learning
Many states have laws in place to protect the privacy of libraries. But LinkedIn is violating this with LinkedIn Learning, formerly known as Lynda.com.
Currently, when Lynda.com is accessed through a library, a user logs in with her or his library card and a PIN. No other personal information is required.
Under the new LinkedIn Learning policy, library users would be required to create a personal, publicly searchable, profile and agree to LinkedIn’s user agreement and privacy policy before being able to use LinkedIn Learning.
Checking off the user agreement grants LinkedIn the power to share the information contained in a personal profile with whoever LinkedIn wants.
Libraries are a bastion against corporations, where you can get free resources and just hang out without having to buy anything. I hope this gets resolved in the library’s favor.
Apple CEO: Mac Pros Will Continue to Be Made in U.S.
Apple’s Mac Pro line will continue to be manufactured in the U.S. This, according to CEO Tim Cook, who made the comment in a question about Apple manufacturing during Tuesday’s quarterly conference call with analysts.
Apple Wearables Jumped to $5.53 Billion in Q3 2019
Apple’s category for “Wearables, Home, and Accessories” jumped to US$5.5.3 billion in Q3 2019, an increase from US$3.73 billion in Q3 2018.
Apple Card Rollout Scheduled for August
During Apple’s earnings call for Q3 2019, Tim Cook mentioned that Apple Card rollout will begin in August.
AAPL Reports Record June Revenues of $53.8 Billion, Guides Higher than Wall Street Expectations
Apple reported on Tuesday June quarter revenues of $53.8 billion, a record June quarter that the company pointed out was an increase of 1 percent from the year-ago quarter. Apple posted earnings per diluted share of $2.18.
