Apple details why it’s removed some apps that mimic Screen Time functionality
The company has determined that some parental control apps misuse its MDM system which lets them “gain too much information” from users’ devices.
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WSJ joins Apple’s news subscription service, NYT & other major publishers reportedly opt out
Apple’s upcoming news subscription service is also said to offer a free tier so you’ll be able to read a bunch of select articles without paying anything.
Here are the shows Apple is probably going to preview at the star-studded March 25 event
Here are the projects that have either completed filming or are nearing their wrap dates. They are the likeliest to appear in Apple’s first wave of shows.
Apple’s already signed up many publishers for a news service with a 50:50 revenue split
Some publishers bet that Apple’s brand and marketing power will prompt millions of people to become subscribers.
Apple’s upcoming news subscription service is running into resistance from big publishers
Apple apparently wants half of the revenue. Small wonder the greedy Cupertino technology powerhouse has faced a pushback from America’s biggest newspapers.
A tiny custom screw: the issues Apple will face if it moves iPhone assembly back to America
“Made in USA” iPhones? Not so fast. A tale of a tiny custom screw illustrates how Apple found that no country can match China’s combination of scale, skills, infrastructure and cost.
NYT: Facebook to integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger chats
Facebook is planning to integrate chats from its messaging properties WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger in 2020.
Los Angeles sues the Weather Channel app over alleged misuse of location data
The popular Weather Channel app is being sued by the city of Los Angeles for allegedly covertly mining private data of its 45 million monthly users and selling it to third-party advertisers.
A look at Apple’s flirtation with Mac manufacturing in California in the 1980s
The New York Times takes a fascinating look at Apple’s domestic ill-fated factories that it was running back in the 1980s, and why they failed and prompted the company to outsource most of the manufacturing jobs to China.
Apple’s reportedly shelved plans that would’ve significantly curtailed location collection
Apple requires apps to justify collecting location details via popups but they never mention advertising or data sale, only features like getting “estimated travel times”.
How real journalists and human editors pick the news that you’ll read on Apple News
A rare peek into Apple’s curation team details how they hired and trained real human journalists and editors to nuke fake news and clickbait out of orbit.
You might have to wait one more year for Apple’s TV streaming service
In a New York Times article titled “Apple Goes to Hollywood. Will Its Story Have a Happy Ending?”, author John Koblin alleges that Apple’s new original video programming offering may roll out as early as March 2019.
