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Rob McElhenney wasn’t going to let a global pandemic stop him from making his Apple+ workplace comedy series “Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet.” The show, which follows a zany team of engineers and creatives at a video game studio, has a special episode premiering Friday called “Mythic Quest: Quarantine.” “The motivation was simple — ‘How do …
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Apple and Google on Wednesday released long-awaited smartphone technology to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus. The companies said 22 countries and several US states are already planning to build voluntary phone apps using their software. It relies on Bluetooth wireless technology to detect when someone who downloaded the …
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Apple’s next iPhone may no longer come with a pair of the company’s iconic, white-wired earphones, according to a top tech analyst. The Cupertino, California, tech giant will not include a complimentary pair of earbuds in the iPhone 12’s packaging in order to increase demand for its already mega-popular AirPods wireless headphones, according to TFI …
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The coronavirus pandemic has scuttled another major movie release — and proved a boon for AppleTV+. “Greyhound,” a World War II drama written by and starring Tom Hanks, will now premiere in 100 countries on the six-month-old streaming service and skip a traditional wide release, Deadline reports. Apple has not announced a new release date. …
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Apple Inc will this week reopen more than 25 of its branded stores in the United States, the company said on Sunday, continuing a gradual process that has unlocked doors at nearly a fifth of its worldwide retail outlets. The iPhone maker in March shut all its stores outside of Greater China in response to …
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China is preparing to place U.S. companies including Apple and Boeing on an “unreliable entities list” in response to newly announced sanctions on tech giant Huawei. “China will take forceful countermeasures to protect its own legitimate rights,” a source told China’s government-owned Global Times. The country could cease purchasing planes made by Boeing, and impose restrictions …
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Gwyneth Paltrow still managed to make her daughter’s 16th birthday sweet. The Oscar-winning actress, 47, hosted a drive-by party for Apple Martin’s special day Thursday, inviting her daughter’s friends over to give their well wishes. Paltrow’s 14-year-old son Moses Martin and ex-husband, Chris Martin, were also on hand for the celebration. Amid a bunch of …
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A top Apple lobbyist is reportedly leaving the company after joining Joe Biden’s presidential campaign. Cynthia Hogan, Apple’s vice president for public policy and government affairs, plans to leave her post next month, the iPhone maker told Axios and Bloomberg News. Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, tapped Hogan and three others in late April to …
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Apple, keen to up its prowess in virtual reality and augmented reality, has purchased NextVR. The Newport Beach, Calif., outfit uses virtual reality tech to enable people to “attend” concerts and other live events. Neither the hardware giant nor the acquired company has disclosed the sale price, but 9to5Mac reported it as around $100 million. …
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Gwyneth Paltrow rarely features daughter Apple Martin on social media, surprising fans Thursday when she shared photos of her eldest child with ex-husband Chris Martin, wishing the teen a happy sixteenth birthday. “I can’t believe I’m actually writing these words but … happy sweet sixteen my darling girl,” Paltrow, 47, began her lengthy Instagram dedication …
Rob McElhenney wasn’t going to let a global pandemic stop him from making his Apple+ workplace comedy series “Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet.” The show, which follows a zany team of engineers and creatives at a video game studio, has a special episode premiering Friday called “Mythic Quest: Quarantine.” “The motivation was simple — ‘How do …
