Tim Cook reiterated his call for greater data privacy protections in Time, arguing that new legislation and consumer tools are needed.
Tesla Launches Charging Station that can be Plugged into A Wall Outlet
Tesla launched its first charging system that can be plugged into a standard wall outlet using a common NEMA 14-50 plug.
Apple Pay Boss to Deliver Keynote at Major Industry Conference
Apple Pay chief Jennifer Bailey will deliver a keynote address at major payments technology conference TRANSACT.
Facebook to Introduce Stricter Rules in Countries Holding Elections This Year
Facebook will introduce stricter rules on political advertising to a number of countries holding elections this year. The rules and tools aimed at curbing election interference will go live in India, Nigeria, Ukraine, and the European Union. The rollout will begin on Wednesday in Nigeria. Katie Harbath, Facebook’s Director of Global Politics and Outreach, told Reuters that only advertisers located in the country will be able to run electoral adverts there. Rob Leathern, a Director of Product Management at Facebook, also discussed the importance of storing electoral adverts in a searchable library.
We’re learning from every country,” Leathern said. “We know we’re not going to be perfect, but our goal is continuing, ongoing improvement.” Facebook believes that holding the ads in a library for seven years is a key part of fighting intereference, he added.. The library will resemble archives brought to the United States, Brazil and Britain last year.
Mastercard Plans to Stop Free Trials That Keep Billing You (Update)
Mastercard announced a new policy for merchants who keep your card information after you sign up with a free trial.
iPhone X Smart Battery Case Description Referenced AirPower Charging Mat, Now That's Disappeared
A product description for the iPhone X Smart Case referenced the AirPower Charging Mat. Those references have since been removed.
IBM PC Unboxing, Interpreting Watch Data – TMO Daily Observations 2019-01-16
Kelly Guimont has Bryan Chaffin and Andrew Orr on to discuss the state of IBM PC packaging and how to interpret Apple Watch heart rate data.
PDF Converter OCR 6 for Mac: $19
We have a deal on PDF Converter OCR 6 for Mac. This software allows you to make PDFs editable and searchable, while retaining the original layout, graphics, and hyperlinks. You can also scan 27 languages, merge multiple documents, and more. You can get this app for $19 through our deal.
Universal TV Exec Jason Katims Joins Apple
Mr. Katims as created moves like Parenthood, Roswell, About a Boy and Rise. He was also involved with Friday Night Lights, Boston Public, and The Path.
How to Use JavaScript When Creating Shortcuts
Redditor u/keveridge put together a nice guide on how to use JavaScript when creating Shortcuts. JavaScript lets you perform complex actions that would be hard to do with regular shortcut actions.
We make use of the Safari web browser, running within the shortcut, in order to execute the JavaScript. To do so, we:
make an HTML file that contains our code and provides an output;
pass the contents of the file to Safari as a Data URL;
use Get Contents of Web Page to render the page provide the output to the shortcut.