In surprising news, Apple just announced that Sir Jony Ive will leave the company later this year to start his own design company.
Twitter Starts Flagging Tweets From World Leaders That Break its Rules
In a blog post today, Twitter said it would start labeling tweets from Donald Trump government officials that break its rules against bullying and abusive behavior.
A critical function of our service is providing a place where people can openly and publicly respond to their leaders and hold them accountable.With this in mind, there are certain cases where it may be in the public’s interest to have access to certain Tweets, even if they would otherwise be in violation of our rules.
On the rare occasions when this happens, we’ll place a notice – a screen you have to click or tap through before you see the Tweet – to provide additional context and clarity. We’ll also take steps to make sure the Tweet is not algorithmically elevated on our service.
Pokémon Masters Coming to iOS Later This Summer
A new game called Pokémon Masters is heading to iOS this summer. On the island of Pasio, players will form teams of Trainers and their partner Pokémon and engage in 3-on-3 real-time battles.
Players can team up with duos such as Korrina & Lucario, Brendan & Treecko, Clair & Kingdra, and many more. With all sorts of Trainers on Pasio, there are sure to be some exciting and unexpected encounters in this new story. At launch, there will be 65 sync pairs to recruit in Pokémon Masters, with additional sync pairs to come following the game’s release.
Apple Music Reaches 60 Million Subscribers Worldwide
Eddy Cue said today that Apple Music has 60 million subscribers worldwide. Beats 1 also has “tens of millions of listeners.”
Science and Macs, Mozilla's Track THIS – TMO Daily Observations 2019-06-27
Andrew Orr and John Martellaro join host Kelly Guimont to discuss the Mac’s value to scientists and the new tracking project from Mozilla.
Apple Stores Now Sell One Drop Blood Glucose Monitor
Long sold online, Apple stores have now added the One Drop blood glucose monitor to its inventory.
How to Download macOS Catalina Public Beta
Now that people aren’t hammering Apple’s servers all at once, it’s a good time to download the macOS Catalina public beta.
Facebook's Cryptocurrency Reveals Its Real Aims
Facebook’s announcement it was launching a cryptocurrency freaked lots of people out. It’s not just about privacy. It’s not too far-fetched to say that firms like Facebook are almost becoming countries in their own right, as Molly Wood outlined for Wired.
While Facebook’s ambitions appear unsubtle (at least to me), the biggest tech companies are all building more and more advanced and immersive ecosystems. So maybe it’s time to start asking: What is the functional difference between a company and a country? It’s not a crazy question: We’re already at a point where huge multinational tech monopsonies have so much power over the global economy that central bankers and regulators are starting to wonder if they even have the tools to set economic policy, like they used to in the old days.
Game of Thrones Beyond the Wall Game Coming to iOS
If you can tear yourself away from Harry Potter Wizards Unite, a new Game of Thrones game is coming to iOS soon. Users can pre-register for Game of Thrones Beyond the Wall now, and be alerted when it is available. The game was created by BeHaviour Interactive. The trailer, released Thursday, doesn’t reveal much but indicates the game is a strategy-led RPG. The graphics look to be suitably impressive and epic too. It may just fill the space left in fans lives now the TV show is off-air!
EE Offering Apple TV 4K in New Broadband Deals
EE is offering existing Pay Monthly mobile or 12-month SIM customers an Apple TV 4K and BT Sport if they upgrade to a broadband package.