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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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