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Not everyone is alarmed to see Jony Ive leave Apple

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AirPower is one of Jony Ive’s most notable recent failures.
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While Jony Ive’s departure from Apple is being called “the end of an era,” not everyone is sad to see him go. This company’s Chief Design Officer has legions of fans but he also has detractors who blame Ive for repetitive designs, flawed keyboards and more.

How Steve Jobs inspired the name of Jony Ive’s new company

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LoveFrom, the name of Jony Ive's new design studio, is inspired by a Steve Jobs ideal.
LoveFrom, the name of Jony Ive's new design studio, is inspired by a Steve Jobs ideal.
Photo: Allie Osmar Siarto/Flickr CC

News that Jony Ive is leaving Apple to start his own design company is rocking the tech world this afternoon. Apple has already signed up to be the first client for Ive’s design firm called LoveFrom.

In a new interview discussing his departure from Apple, Ive explained how Apple co-founder Steve Jobs helped inspire the name for his new company.

Meet the first woman to head up Apple’s famous Industrial Design team

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Evans Hankey VP of Industrial Design
Evans Hankey just took on a huge role that will help shape the company for years to come.
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Jony Ive’s departure from Apple puts Evans Hankey in charge of the Industrial Design team that created everything from the iMac to the iPhone — a position critical to the future of the company. Her new title is VP of Industrial Design,

Jony Ive’s role was so large that that two people will be needed to replace him. Alan Dye will be VP of Human Interface Design, so he’ll be leading the software group.

Jony Ive is leaving Apple

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It's the end of an era.
Photo: Apple

Apple’s long-time design boss Jony Ive revealed today that he is leaving the company.

After helping create some of the most iconic consumer products of all time for Apple, Ive says he is going to strike out on his own to create a new creative business called LoveFrom.

Apple Music hits 60 million paid subscribers

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Apple Music is a very bright spot in Apple’s portfolio.
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Apple Music passed a milestone: it has 60 million subscribers worldwide. That’s a 20% increase in just over a year.

This news comes straight from the mouth of Eddy Cue, who heads up Apple’s streaming music efforts.

Apple might kill the Lightning port with speedier waveguides

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An iPhone receiving data via a waveguide wouldn’t need an external port.
Photo: Apple/Cult of Mac

Apple is looking for better options for transmitting data than wires or wireless connections. One possibility mixes the two: sending high-speed data down waveguides.

The result would something capable of transferring data much more quickly than a wire and without requiring a port on the iPhone.

Apple adds One Drop blood glucose monitor to store shelves

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One Drop can predict blood glucose.
Photo: One Drop

Apple retail stores are expanding their lineup of health-related products with a blood glucose monitor that integrates with iPhone and Apple Watch.

One Drop might be the most beautifully designed blood glucose monitor we’ve ever seen. Its advanced health features though are what really set it apart from other products.

Apple security chief will talk iOS 13, macOS Catalina at Black Hat

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Ivan Krstic last appeared at Black Hat in 2016.
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Apple security chief Ivan Krstic will be returning to the Black Hat security conference this summer to discuss iOS 13 and macOS Catalina — as well as the security protections in Apple’s new Find My service.

The 50-minute talk, titled “Behind the scene of iOS and Mac Security,” will take place on August 8. Krstic describes it as the “first public discussion of several key technologies new to iOS 13 and the Mac.”

Apple celebrates cricket with ‘Shot on iPhone’ video

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Apple India — Our Game
Apple India used iPhones to create an homage to a game that’s something of a national obsession.
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Cricket is the most popular sport in India, and Apple India introduced a short video that’s a love story to the game. This homage was filmed entirely with the iPhone XS, demonstrating some of the capabilities of its camera.

Watch it now:

Apple’s latest machine learning breakthrough could help train better AI

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Apple's secret AI sauce gets a new ingredient
Apple is working hard to improve its AI technology.
Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac

Having lagged behind in artificial intelligence for several years, Apple is eager to prove that it’s catching up.

In a new paper, published in Apple’s own Machine Learning Journal, it describes an approach to “unsupervised domain adaptation.” It claims that this can help improve the performance of “deep learning” models in certain scenarios.

Bootleg tracks for rapper Playboi Carti pop up on Apple Music

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Rapper Playboi Carti's debut album, Die Lit, launched last year.
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Apple Music is a great place for listening to official albums. It also turns out that it’s not a bad place to find unauthorized leaked tracks.

According to a new report, a series of leaked tracks belonging to the rapper Playboi Carti have turned up on the streaming music service. They were allegedly uploaded by a person unconnected with the artist.

Thieves rob California Apple Store at gunpoint

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The Apple store targeted in the robbery.
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Thieves robbed the Apple Store in Valencia, California, at gunpoint Wednesday morning.

As customers shopped shortly before 11 a.m., three male suspects entered Apple Valencia Town Center and “began grabbing merchandise,” including iPhones and Apple Watches, police said. One of the suspects brandished a firearm before the gang fled.

Acclaimed 2D action RPG Hyper Light Drifter coming to iOS

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This game was a big hit on Mac, PC and consoles when it launched in 2016.
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Heart Machine’s acclaimed 2D action RPG Hyper Light Drifter won hearts and minds when it launched on Mac, PC, and consoles back in 2016.

Now, three years later, it’s finally coming to the iOS App Store. And, fortunately, fans don’t have too much longer to wait.

Apple Watch fall detection helps 87-year-old woman after car accident

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Fall detection was introduced with the Apple Watch Series 4.
Screenshot: Apple

The Apple Watch Series 4’s fall detection feature has been credited with potentially helping save an 87-year-old woman’s life after a car accident.

Maine octogenarian Dotty White was on her way back from grocery shopping when she was involved in a collision. Fortunately, her trusty Apple wearable was on hand (literally) to help.

Taylor Swift will headline special gig for … Amazon Prime Day?

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You can tune in for free if you’re a Prime subscriber.
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Amazon is going all-out for Prime Day 2019. Not only will the event run for 48 hours, offering massive discounts on more than a million products, but it will also feature a music concert with some huge acts.

Shoppers will get to enjoy performances from Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, Becky G, and more. And it’s completely free for Prime subscribers.

Apple could lend a major assist to struggling display maker

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Japan Display currently makes LCD screens for the iPhone XR.
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Apple could give struggling supplier Japan Display a boost by investing $100 million in the company. This will offer a valuable lifeline as Japan Display goes through restructuring after a key investment fell through.

Apple currently represents 60% of Japan Display’s sales. Thanks to the deal, it could soon make up even more.

iPhone getting a built-in doggy detector and kitty catcher

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Apple Vision Framework
Apple’s Vision Framework is a sophisticated machine-learning method to identify Fluffy.
Screenshot: Apple

Coming to iPhone and Mac is a tool that examines images looking for cats and dogs. But the goal isn’t an app that allows people to walk around with an iPhone identifying the species of random critters. As fun as that might be, Apple is using machine learning to provide developers a powerful tool for identifying object of any type in images.

Apple Watch and iPad with LTE head for Xfinity Mobile

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Apple Watch along with several iPad tablets are options for Xfinity Mobile customers.
Photo: Apple

In a better-late-than-never scenario, Comcast’s Xfinity Mobile wireless carrier will soon begin offering two recent iPad models along with last year’s Apple Watch. These are the first non-smartphones available from this company, and all have built-in 4G LTE wireless networking.

Verizon’s new truly unlimited data plan sounds too good to be true

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This might be the best data deal we've ever seen.
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Verizon Wireless is finally offering a truly unlimited talk, text and data plan through the company’s Visible brand. It only costs $40 per month and is powered by Verizon’s 4G LTE network.

Visible revealed full details of the updated plan today. And if you’re already a Visible or Verizon subscriber, you will want to jump on this ASAP.

Polar Ignite hopes to compete with Apple Watch in health tracking

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Polar Ignite GPS fitness watch
Does Polar Ignite have the raw strength to take on Apple Watch?
Photo: Polar

Polar calls its latest wearable a GPS fitness watch, but the Ignite goes deeper into health monitoring than that description suggests. Many of the features are related to sleep tracking, including overnight heart rate measurement.

Of course, the Polar Ignite will have to take on the Apple Watch, which dominates wearables partially because of its health-tracking abilities.