TSMC Might Remain Sole Supplier for Apple A12 Chip (opens the source in a new tab)
Samsung not riding quite as high as previous - but, they're still huge
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Apple Privacy Policies Griefing Nosy Governments (opens the source in a new tab)
Apple's flown to Oz twice in the last month to lobby against new laws
IBM Builds Blockchain Tool for London Stock Exchange (opens the source in a new tab)
It's not there yet, but blockchain tools are only going to get bigger
DOJ Announces Takedown of AlphaBay Dark Web Market (opens the source in a new tab)
FBI claims it was 10x the size of silk road. Hansa Market also down.
Apple Most Profitable US Company by Far (opens the source in a new tab)
Third in revenue, but nearly twice #2 JP Morgan Chase in profit
Google Introduces Feeds, a New Way to Creepily Track Your Interests (opens the source in a new tab)
With every new service, I want to use Google less
Massive Amazon s3 Breach Points at Cloud Security Issues (opens the source in a new tab)
The rush to the cloud and IoT is leaving security behind
iAWACS v2.0 Could Be Interesting (opens the source in a new tab)
From https://jesterscourt.cc/jay-faves/
HTC Releases an Alexa Phone (opens the source in a new tab)
And Amazon steps one more step closer to world domination
Samsung Might Start Making Apple Chips Again (opens the source in a new tab)
This is a dysfunctional relationship.
Ideological Crowdfunding Platform (opens the source in a new tab)
From Pax Dickinson. Interesting concept
Apple’s Risky Balancing Act with the Next iPhone (opens the source in a new tab)
Great article by Jason Snell, rtwt
Qualcomm Says Out of Court Settlement with Apple Possible (opens the source in a new tab)
Translation: We're about to get screwed otherwise
Google Glass Is Not Yet Dead (opens the source in a new tab)
There's still a long way before this is real
Yandex Open Sources Machine Learning Library (opens the source in a new tab)
Russian search provider releases CatBoost machine learning system
New macOS Malware Spreading (opens the source in a new tab)
Mac has been safer than windows since forever - but nothing lasts
Facebook AIs Talked to Each Other, and Kept Inventing New Languages (opens the source in a new tab)
And we can't understand them. Skynet.
Face Scanning DHS Security Theater (opens the source in a new tab)
Opt-out by not flying. Yet another privacy-invasion that won't help
Uber Becomes Minority Partner with Russian Yandex (opens the source in a new tab)
Yandex CEO will become CEO of the new company
Connecticut Bans Civil Forfeiture Without Criminal Conviction (opens the source in a new tab)
This needs to spread, and quickly.