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| May 23 · Issue #951 · View online |
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Apple’s Tim Cook takes the stand in Epic trial….SNAP CEO happy to pay Apple Tax….Apple to deliver lossless music to HomePod….Spotify to offer downloads to Apple Watch…How to erase yourself from the internet….Air India has a big breach…Learn what’s being collected about you…..How to make the most of two-factor authentication….Take your vaccine record with you…What’s next for the workplace…The Future of Meetings according to Microsoft….Netflix wants to play games…Here comes faster 5G…Google goes downtown….Instacart adds 7-11…All about Only Fans….those stories and more are all here today, in THE COMUNICANO SUNDAY EDITION…
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Judge in Fortnite case holds Tim Cook's feet to the fire over App Store competition
Gonzalez Rogers took nearly 10 minutes — the longest singular line of questioning she’s put to a witness in the trial — to grill Cook about both the business model of the App Store and the very nature of its relationship with developers.
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Tim Cook plays innocent in Epic v Apple’s culminating testimony
Apple CEO Tim Cook took his first turn in the witness chair this morning in what is probably the most anticipated testimony of the Epic v. Apple antitrust case.
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Apple Accuses Microsoft of Using Epic in Legal Attack
Apple Inc. injected a new level of intrigue in its bitter court fight with Epic Games Inc., suggesting the Fortnite maker was acting as a stalking horse for Microsoft Corp. and withholding evidence.
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Snap CEO Evan Spiegel: We're happy to pay Apple 30% — without Apple we wouldn't exist
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel on Friday said the social media company is happy to pay Apple’s 30% commission rate on in-app transactions.
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HomePod and HomePod mini to support Apple Music Lossless in a future software update
HomePod and HomePod mini will receive a software update in the future to support Lossless audio quality natively, Apple says in a document.
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Spotify finally adds offline music downloads on Apple Watch
Spotify is adding the ability to download playlists, albums, and podcasts on Apple Watch to play offline, without needing an iPhone nearby. Users will be able to add and delete Spotify content on their phones and sync with the Watch.
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Google searches for San Jose’s final OK to launch major downtown transformation
San Jose city leaders are expected to approved Google’s plans for a transit village mega campus in Silicon Valley.
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What the ephemerality of the Web means for your hyperlinks
Hyperlinks are a powerful tool for journalists and their readers. Diving deep into the context of an article is just a click away. But hyperlinks are a double-edged sword; for all of the internet’s boundlessness, what’s found on the Web can also be modified, moved, or entirely vanished. The fragility of the Web poses an […]
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Want to erase yourself from the internet? Here’s how
There are endless tech companies, advertisers, snoops, and enterprising hackers out there trying to get their hands on as much of your info as possible.
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Air India data breach impacts 4.5 million customers
Air India disclosed a data breach after personal information belonging to roughly 4.5 million of its customers was leaked two months following the hack of Passenger Service System provider SITA in February 2021.
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What data is being collected on you? Some shocking info
On August 31, 2009, politician Malte Spitz traveled from Berlin to Erlangen, sending 29 text messages as he traveled. On November 5, 2009, he rocked out to U2 at the Brandenburg Gate.
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The relentless rise of Royal Mail text message scams
Criminals are exploiting gaping security flaws in decades-old systems to con people out of their life’s savings
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Forget 5.5G, it's time to get ready for '5G-Advanced'
A decade ago, there was a debate involving LTE-Advanced, 4.5G and 4.9G. Today, the same debate is brewing around 5.5G, 5G-Advanced and, potentially, 6G.
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The definitive ranking of two-factor authentication methods
You should be using two-factor authentication and you already know this. but you also need to know which method of 2FA is right for you.
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Leaked Emails Show Crime App Citizen Is Testing On-Demand Security Force
Citizen would deploy private security forces at the request of app users, according to documents and sources.
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OnlyFans Isn’t Just Porn ;)
Despite all assertions that the site isn’t powered by its sexual content, the platform is synonymous with porn. What is it really?
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How to Carry Your Vaccination Card on Your Phone
With mask restrictions changing, you might have to pull out proof of vaccination. But the official vaccine card doesn’t fit easily in a wallet. Here’s how to keep it handy on your phone.
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Microsoft Teams is bringing this awesome desktop feature to mobile
Microsoft Teams is adding a handy new feature to its mobile application that may make things easier for on-the-go users.
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Prime Now finds a new home on Amazon
Amazon’s ultrafast shopping experience is moving exclusively onto the Amazon app and website so customers can shop all Amazon has to offer from one convenient location.
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Amazon is shutting down its Prime Now fast delivery app
The service launched in 2014 as a way for Prime members to get one- or two-hour delivery on a range of goods, from household essentials to toys or groceries.
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Microsoft reveals its vision of the future of meetings
As businesses move towards a hybrid working model meetings will be conducted in-person and virtually at the same time.
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If You Don’t Want To Return To The Office Or Stay At Home Everyday, There’s Now A Third Attractive Way To Work
There are a number of smart, scrappy entrepreneurs and an experienced
co-working veteran that seek to disrupt the staid office real estate market.
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Netflix Seeks Executive to Expand Game Efforts
Netflix is looking to hire an executive to oversee an expansion into videogames, a sign it is stepping up its efforts to grow beyond traditional filmed entertainment, according to people familiar with the situation.
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Survey: More than One-Third of US Online Grocery Shoppers to Keep E-Commerce Habit Post-Pandemic
One question looming over U.S. grocery retailers is how many of their customers who were pushed into online shopping last year will continue to do so after the pandemic recedes. Thanks to new data released from Coresight Research this week, we are starting to get an answer.
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Formstack: 82% of people don't know what 'no-code' means
Despite massive growth in no-code tools, only 18% of people are familiar with the no-code concept, said Formstack. While using no-code tools.
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Instacart Expands 7-Eleven Delivery Nationwide
Instacart announced today that it is expanding its delivery partnership with 7-Eleven across the U.S. Instacart will now deliver food, household items, alcohol, snacks and more from roughly 6,000 7-Eleven stores across 33 states and Washington, D.C. in as little as 30 minutes.
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Napa Valley sees wine grape production plummet amid wildfires, pandemic
The value of agricultural production in Napa County was only about half the previous year’s total, according to an annual crop report released at
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Wisconsin Wine Is Worth Your Time
Wisconsin, and the Midwest in general, isn’t known as a premiere wine-making destination. Erin Rasmussen and the American Wine Project are on a mission to change that.
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Missouri wine industry looks to be the Napa Valley of the Midwest
Missouri might be no match for Napa Valley yet, but its trajectory of growth is putting it on course to be.
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