Summary: 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 MacBites After Hours - MacBites After Hours 0145 Events California Streaming Event - MacBites Live on MacBites.fm Contact Us - Mail Us - Contact Us - MacBites Mail - MacBites on Twitter - Elaine on Twitter - Mike on Twitter - MacBites Siri on Twitter
