The Internet Archive has uploaded 450,000 MySpace songs collected before the website suffered its data loss.
Apple Cuts HomePod Price by $50, Now $299
Apple is cutting the price of the HomePod a bit. It used to be US$349 but now it costs US$299.
Apple today cut the price of HomePod on its online store by $50, with the smart speaker now listed for $299, down from $349. The price drop follows recent promotional discounts at several third-party retailers across the U.S.
Apple's Relationship with Intel Could Delay 5G iPhone
Apple is planning to release a 5G iPhone in September 2020. However, its somewhat deteriorating relationship with chipmaker Intel is putting that at risk. Fast Company looked into the situation, and why Intel could decide Apple’s business is just not worth it.
In order to deliver big numbers of those modems in time for a September 2020 iPhone launch, Intel needs to deliver sample parts to Apple by early summer of this year, and then deliver a finished modem design in early 2020. Intel said in November that it expected to ship the 8160 5G modem in the second half of 2019. The company, responding to this story, pointed me to that same statement. “As we said in November 2018, Intel plans to support customer device launches in 2020 with its XMM 8160 5G multimode modem,” a company representative said in an email late Wednesday.
AI, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning Explained
We hear the first two terms all the time from Apple. They can be confusing. So, in order to help differentiate between the terms, the TechRepublic has written up a short but helpful tutorial for business people.
The first step is communicating what the definitions are for AI, machine learning (ML), and deep learning. There is some argument that AI, ML, and deep learning are each individual technologies. I view AI/ML/deep learning as successive stages of computer automation and analytics that are built on a common platform.
A traffic planning example makes it clear.
Chronicle Pro Budgeting Tool for Mac and iOS: $9.99
We have a deal on Chronicle Pro Budgeting Tool for Mac and iOS. This app helps you estimate totals for future bills, calculates what you need to save, tracks all your spending, and more. There’s a dashboard, and you can pay (and log) bills within the app, too. It’s $9.99 through our deal.
Apple Offers $9.7 Million to Cupertino for Transportation
After the city of Cupertino agreed to hold changes to a business tax that would have cost Apple over US$9 million, the company has offered US$9.7 million on five transportation projects for cyclers and pedestrians.
[Last year’s proposal] would have generated $10 million in annual revenue, most which would have come from Apple, the city’s largest employer with 24,000 workers…The city decided to postpone a ballot measure to change the business tax until 2020, giving them time to work with Apple and other businesses on private funding to relieve commuter traffic. City staff have been meeting with Apple representatives once every two weeks since October.
Millions of Facebook Data Records Stored on Amazon Cloud Servers and Leaked
Over 100,000 open databases were found on Amazon Cloud and contained the personal information of millions of Facebook users.
Powerbeats Pro Launch, Fortnite Addiction – TMO Daily Observations 2019-04-03
Bryan Chaffin and Andrew Orr join host Kelly Guimont to discuss new Powerbeats and iOS gaming including pay to play and Fortnite addiction.
New Powerbeats Pro Ad Surfaces, Looks Official (Update)
Last month, there was a rumor of new wireless headphones by Apple called Powerbeats Pro. Now it sounds like they are official.
Manage Faces in Apple’s Photos App
David Murphy has a nice tip out on how to organize photos by Faces on iOS. It’s a great way to manage photos of people.
On the three platforms you’re most likely to use to store your smartphone pictures—Apple Photos, Amazon Photos, and Google Photos—machine learning can categorize your photos by the faces in them, rather than rudimentary details like when or where they were taken.
