With Private Cloud Compute, Apple has developed an array of innovative cloud security technologies. But the service is also significant for pushing the limits of what is an acceptable business proposition for a cloud service, seemingly prioritizing secure architecture over what would be most technically efficient or economical.
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To remove many of the potential attack points and pitfalls that cloud computing can introduce, Apple says its developers focused on the idea that “security and privacy guarantees are strongest when they are entirely technically enforceable” rather than implemented through policies.
This image of an adorable small dog wearing a party hat and smiling behind a birthday cake isn't just any random pup. Her name is Bailey, and she belongs to Craig Federighi, senior vice president of software engineering at Apple, who created the image for his wife in honor of Bailey's recent birthday.
There were rumors Apple was going to remove all physical buttons from the iPhone. As recently as April of this year, there was reporting that the iPhone 16 lineup would have no physical buttons! But in 2 years they’ve added 2 physical buttons to the iPhone. Probably not too bold a statement, but I think people are happy with more functions available on these phones.
By spreading new features widely, it might make upgrades more tempting. Yet it’s also showing increasing zeal for ambitious updates to older products—the furthest thing possible from the planned obsolescence it’s sometimes accused of orchestrating.
Apple updated its $19 Polishing Cloth compatibility list this week with a few new items.
Following its iPhone 16 event on Monday, Apple shared a PDF on its website with a list of all new features and changes coming with iOS 18.
The list includes many features that were already announced, including Apple Intelligence, new customization options for the Home Screen and Control Center, a redesigned Photos app, several enhancements to the Messages app, a Passwords app, and more.
To be clear, the researchers did not gain access to Apple’s headset to see what they were viewing. Instead, they worked out what people were typing by remotely analyzing the eye movements of a virtual avatar created by the Vision Pro. This avatar can be used in Zoom calls, Teams, Slack, Reddit, Tinder, Twitter, Skype, and FaceTime.
The researchers alerted Apple to the vulnerability in April, and the company issued a patch to stop the potential for data to leak at the end of July. It is the first attack to exploit people’s “gaze” data in this way, the researchers say. The findings underline how people’s biometric data—information and measurements about your body—can expose sensitive information and be used as part of the burgeoning surveillance industry.
Roots is designed to gently guide you to offline activities while holding a firm boundary with your app time limits.
Apple explains that these offers are designed to reach an app or game’s previous subscribers and encourage them to return. The offers will only be shown to customers the developer determines are eligible for targeting. They can be displayed across the app’s product page, in the editorial selections on the Today, Games, and Apps tabs, as well as in the app itself and in Subscription settings, helping to reach those users who had downgraded their subscription or moved back onto the app’s free tier, for instance.
It’s not every day that a security researcher acquires the ability to generate counterfeit HTTPS certificates, track email activity, and execute code of his choice on thousands of servers—all in a single blow that cost only $20 and a few minutes to land. But that’s exactly what happened recently to Benjamin Harris.
I am not spending money tomorrow. I am not spending money tomorrow. I am not spending money tomorrow.
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