Apple releases first public beta of macOS Mojave with new system-wide Dark Mode, group FaceTime, desktop Stacks, redesigned Finder and Mac App Store, and more
here's how Joseph Keller / iMore : How to use macOS Recovery to restore the operating system on your Mac Corazon Victorino / International Business Times : macOS Mojave Update: How To Install Public B...
Apple and Cochlear partner to introduce the Nucleus 7 Sound Processor hearing implant, which works directly with iOS devices rather than via an app
The Nucleus 7 Sound Processor is the world's … Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE : New Cochlear hearing processor will be Apple-compatible Adnan Farooqui / Ubergizmo : First iPhone-Compatible Cochlear Impla...
Instagram “Stories” clones Snapchat's Stories feature for ephemeral photo and video slideshows, will roll out globally on iOS and Android over next few weeks
One of the more eye-rolling sentiments … Alexandra Vaidos / Softpedia News : Instagram Introduces Snapchat-like Feature Stories Shashidhar KJ / MediaNama : Instagram takes on Snapchat with self-destru...
Facebook starts testing opt-in end-to-end encryption in Messenger; chats visible on one device on each end, messages can self-destruct after a pre-set time
but there's a catch Evan Selleck / iPhone Hacks : Facebook Messenger Testing Secret Conversations with End-to-End Encryption Adrian Diaconescu / Pocketnow : Facebook Messenger kicks off end-to-end enc...
YouTube for iOS Now Supports Google Cardboard
Get the official YouTube app for iPhone and iPad. Joseph Keller / iMore : YouTube adds full support for Google Cardboard VR videos
Facebook Moments private photo-sharing app launches in EU and Canada without facial recognition, now available in all countries worldwide
without the one thing that makes it great (FB) Killian Bell / TechnoBuffalo : Facebook Moments lands in Canada and Europe without its best feature Tim Hardwick / MacRumors : Facebook Moments for iOS G...
Bill Campbell, legendary “Coach” to Silicon Valley execs, and former Intuit CEO, has died of cancer at age 75
Adam Lashinsky is on assignment. Erin Griffith is a writer at Fortune. Pete Carey / Mercury News : Bill Campbell, coach to Silicon Valley's top executives, dead at 75 Jon Callaghan / True Ventures : ...
WhatsApp says it has enabled end-to-end encryption for all forms of communication on its service, which now has over a billion users, by default
WhatsApp has always prioritized making … Open Whisper Systems : WhatsApp's Signal Protocol integration is now complete John Snow / blog.kaspersky.com : WhatsApp switches to secure end-to-end encryptio...
Twitter now lets users add descriptive text to images in its mobile apps to improve accessibility
even if you're not blind Sarah Perez / TechCrunch : Twitter makes its service more accessible to the visually impaired Selena Larson / The Daily Dot : Twitter finally adds photo captioning for the vis...
Pebble lays off 40 employees, about 25% of staff, blames tough fundraising climate, has raised $26M over last 8 months on top of $20M Kickstarter campaign
smartwatch bubble ready to burst? MacNN : Pebble laying off 25 percent of workforce this week István Fekete / iPhone in Canada Blog : Pebble Lays Off 25% of Staff Amid Increased Financial Concerns Val...