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In this episode, we’re licensing some shady tech shenanigans from 1984
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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
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
