In this episode, we’re licensing some shady tech shenanigans from 1984
BackBites Apple’s CSAM U-turn * Lipstick on a pig - Wikipedia * Apple delays controversial child protection features after privacy outcry - The Verge * Apple delays plans to scan cloud uploads for child sexual abuse images | Apple | The Guardian * Apple says it will delay controversial CSAM feature - AppleMagazine * Apple is delaying roll out of its CSAM features - Geeky Gadgets * Apple Delays Rollout Of CSAM Photo Scanning - Macworld UK * Apple delays iPhone photo-scanning CSAM detection amid controversy
ChatBites Apple’s 1984 Moments * Apple just banned a pay equity Slack channel but lets fun dogs channel lie - The Verge * Apple says it has pay equity, but an informal employee survey suggests otherwise - The Verge * Apple keeps shutting down employee-run surveys on pay equity — and labor lawyers say it’s illegal - The Verge * AppleToo starts publishing employees' toxic workplace stories | Engadget * Apple reportedly asks US employees to share their vaccination status | Engadget * Apple asks U.S. employees to report vaccination status | Cult of Mac * Apple Asks All U.S. Employees to Share Vaccination Status, Still No Mandate - MacRumors * Apple asks employees to report COVID-19 vaccination status, but still no mandate - 9to5Mac * Granderson: Why the ‘great resignation’ of 2021 is a sign of hope - Los Angeles Times * Judge says Apple must face Siri privacy lawsuit after ‘accidental activations’ - 9to5Mac * Apple among tech companies lobbying against tax hikes included in $3.5 trillion economic plan - 9to5Mac * Apple pumps another $30 million into Racial Equity and Justice Initiative * Developers are becoming less interested in the Mac App Store - 9to5Mac * Apple will take a smaller cut of publishers' sales if they join Apple News - The Verge * Publishers Who Adopt Apple News Now Qualify for Reduced Commission on In-App Subscriptions - MacRumors * Apple will take a smaller cut of in-app fees from publishers who use Apple News | Engadget * Japan Fair Trade Commission closes App Store investigation - Apple * Apple will let developers redirect users to sign up for services outside the App Store - 9to5Mac * Apple Letting ‘Reader’ Apps Offer Links for Account Sign Ups Outside of the App Store to Close Japan Investigation - MacRumors * Rogue Amoeba pulls Fission editor from the Mac App Store over Apple’s lack of improvements - 9to5Mac * Judge says Apple must face Siri privacy lawsuit after ‘accidental activations’ - 9to5Mac * Apple Can’t Get Out of Siri Privacy Lawsuit, Says Judge - MacRumors
LinkedIn Stories RIP * LinkedIn rolls out Stories feature worldwide | The Drum * LinkedIn is shutting down its Stories feature after a year | Engadget * LinkedIn is scrapping its Stories feature to work on short-form video | TechCrunch * LinkedIn gives up on Stories - The Verge
Philips Hue Lights Getting Deep Spotify Integration * Philips Hue Lights Getting Deep Spotify Integration - MacRumors
Twitter Super Followers v OnlyFans * Twitter rolls out paid subscription ‘Super Follows’ to let you cash in on your tweets | TechCrunch * Twitter opens Super Follow subscriptions for some creators | Engadget * Twitter’s Super Follows feature launches with three subscription tiers - 9to5Mac * Twitter Launches Paid Super Follows, Creators Can Charge Up to $9.99/Month - MacRumors * Twitter finally launches Super Follows as OnlyFans stumbles * Twitter launches Super Follows on iOS - The Verge * Twitter will soon let users send and receive Bitcoin in its ‘Tip Jar’ platform - 9to5Mac * Twitter tests new harassment prevention feature with ‘Safety Mode’ | Engadget * Twitter’s new Safety Mode autoblocks abusive accounts - The Verge * Rogue Amoeba - Under the Microscope » Blog Archive » Fission 2.7.1 Is Now Available; Fission Exits the Mac App Store
Microsoft Event - 22 September 2021 * Microsoft will hold a Surface event on September 22nd | Engadget * Microsoft announces Surface event for September 22nd - The Verge * Steven Sinofsky - Wikipedia * Microsoft Windows 11 Launch Event - Watch the LIVE Stream! - YouTube
Shady Tech Shenanigans * Amazon isn’t denying its CEO saved an exec from being fired for discrimination - The Verge * Apple’s lobbying spend in Europe revealed in new report - 9to5Mac
iPhone Driving Licence ID * Apple announces first states to adopt driver’s licenses and state IDs in Wallet - Apple * Apple says Arizona and Georgia will be first to add state IDs to iPhones - The Verge * Apple says eight states have signed up to let people store IDs in Wallet | Engadget * What You Don’t Know About Putting Your Driver’s License on an iPhone | by Lance Ulanoff | Sep, 2021 | OneZero
Focus Coming Up in Apple’s Q4 * These 6 Apple Products Will Launch This Autumn/Fall - Macworld UK * Apple Watch blood pressure measurement not happening in S7 - 9to5Mac * WSJ: Apple plans new sleep tracking features, blood pressure tech, and more for future Apple Watch - 9to5Mac * Production woes might delay Apple Watch Series 7 * Apple’s upcoming MASSIVE 2021 September event | by Youssef Mohamed | Mac O’Clock | Aug, 2021 | Medium * Apple Watch Series 7 will be bigger than you might think * Apple Watch Series 7 may have new watchfaces to take advantage of bigger screens - The Verge * Apple Watch Series 7 to Feature Several New Faces to Take Advantage of Display With 16% More Pixels - MacRumors * Take a closer look at the new Apple Watch display sizes and faces with these mock ups - 9to5Mac * Sorry, the iPhone 13’s satellite features will likely be only for emergencies * The iPhone 13’s rumored satellite link sounds like it’s just for emergencies - The Verge * Why a folding iPhone is probably just 2 years away
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