Apple Actually Did It. - TechLinked Sept. 13 2023

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NEWS SOURCES:

 

INTRODUCING USB-C

Apple Event - launches iPhone 15 with USB-C and a17pro chip/ (Apple Watch Series 9/Ultra 2)

https://www.apple.com/ca/apple-events/?&mtid=209251kg40341&aosid=p238&mnid=sjJX4QmVg-dc_mtid_209251kg40341_pcrid_673053902870_pgrid_151898826654_pexid__&cid=wwa-ca-kwgo-features-slid----Post-

LTT Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KuLMe6KSVQ

MacOS 14 Sonoma and IOS 17 will release in September

https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/09/12/apple-releases-detailed-pdfs-of-ios-17-and-macos-sonoma-features

Apple quietly ends the IPhone 13 mini

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/the-iphone-13-mini-is-dead-leaving-small-phone-lovers-in-a-lurch/

 

THUNDERSTRUCK

Intel announces Thunderbolt 5 with up to 120Gbps speeds

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/intel-introduces-thunderbolt-5-standard.html

https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/12/23869802/intel-thunderbolt-5-launch-specs

https://www.engadget.com/intel-thunderbolt-5-launch-130006804.html

https://www.pcgamer.com/intel-predicts-a-resurgence-of-external-gpus-because-of-thunderbolt-5s-huge-bandwidth-increase/

 

California Just Became the Third State to Pass Electronics Right to Repair

https://www.ifixit.com/News/81914/california-just-became-the-third-state-to-pass-electronics-right-to-repair

Apple is supporting the bill and some are suspicious

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/24/apple-backs-california-right-to-repair-bill-in-major-policy-shift.html

Rossman, discussing suspicions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfhFBSraDSM

https://pirg.org/california/articles/what-californias-right-to-repair-legislation-could-mean-for-you/

California rules tend to affect everybody because they’re so big, unclear if that will be the case here.

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/09/1121952184/the-impact-of-californias-environmental-regulations-ripples-across-the-u-s

 

Quick Bits

 

APPLE EQUIVALENT DOSE

France blocks iPhone 12 sales over radiation concerns

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66795168

Apple disputes that it is out of step with radiation guidelines

https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-disputes-french-findings-says-iphone-12-complies-with-radiation-standards-2023-09-13/

Even the allowed limits is far below what might be considered dangerous

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/13/what-is-behind-frances-ban-of-apples-iphone-12

 

TRANSPARENT PAINT

Microsoft is introducing a background removal tool to Paint

https://www.techspot.com/news/100096-ms-paint-could-soon-getting-one-most-convenient.html

https://petapixel.com/2023/09/08/microsoft-adds-photoshop-like-background-removal-feature-to-paint/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-paint-in-windows-11-gets-a-background-removal-tool/

 

BAVARIAN FIRE DRILL

MGM ‘cybersecurity issue’ shuts down slot machines and ATMs in Las Vegas casino

https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/11/23869020/mgm-resorts-hacked-casino-shut-down-las-vegas

https://twitter.com/MGMResortsIntl/status/1701256032369164399?s=20

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/13/mgm-resorts-cyberattack-and-outage-stretches-into-third-day.html

https://twitter.com/vxunderground/status/1701758864390050145?s=20

 

AMAZON TECH NEWS STORY VERY INTERESTING HIGH-QUALITY LUXURY

Amazon launches generative AI to help sellers write product descriptions

https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/small-business/amazon-sellers-generative-ai-tool

(Ebay did a while back too)

https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/07/ebay-rolls-out-a-tool-that-generates-product-listings-from-photos/?guccounter=1&guce

Amazon Supply Chain by Amazon

https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/12/23869795/supply-chain-by-amazon-prime-for-manufacturers

 

BETTER NEVER THAN LATE

Microsoft Surface Duo’s support window ends, but the device never ran a current version of Android during that window anyway

https://www.androidpolice.com/first-microsoft-surface-duo-has-reached-end-of-road/

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/microsoft-puts-the-surface-duo-1-out-of-its-misery-ends-support/

https://www.pcmag.com/news/microsoft-is-done-updating-its-surface-duo-foldable-phone