Apple CEO Tim Cook Talks Long-Term Coronavirus Impact in New Interview

Apple CEO Tim Cook visited Birmingham, Alabama yesterday, and while there, he did an interview with Fox Business. Portions of the interview where Cook discussed the coronavirus were shared yesterday, but now the entire 10 minute interview has been released. Expanding on his comments about the coronavirus, Cook says that things are progressing as expected in terms of “bringing things back,” but

16 Celebs in Their Youth Who Look So Hot, They Could Become Your Next Crush

16 Celebs in Their Youth Who Look So Hot, They Could Become Your Next Crush 11 1 13 9 13k Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Flipping through your old photo album in search of gems is a special pleasure. We all have that picture or 2 in which we look so pretty and cool we want to ask ourselves, “Wow, is that really me?” Celebrities are no exception, and sometimes their

Expanded Apple Store in Toronto’s Fairview Mall Now Open

As expected, Apple today opened a new 10,287 square-foot store in the Fairview Mall in Toronto, Canada. The updated store is located next to the former location, but it is nearly twice the size. Fairview Mall Apple Store photo via 9to5Mac and Ronald Quitoriano The new retail location is the second Apple Store in Toronto with Apple’s modern retail design elements, which include large rotating

Hundreds rally in US cities against anti-Muslim violence in Delhi | USA News

Hundreds of Indian Americans of different faiths rallied outside Indian consulates in major American cities on Friday evening to protest against the recent violence in Delhi that has killed at least 42 people, and injured hundreds. Violence erupted in the Indian capital on Monday, leading to a three-day-long rampage, with Hindu mobs attacking Muslim homes, shops and mosques. The attacks were

Good News: Now You Can Get a Tattoo Your Granny Would Approve Of

Good News: Now You Can Get a Tattoo Your Granny Would Approve Of 8 0 10 9 7k Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Embroidery is a craft that many of us associate with the warm and caring hands of our grandmas. One of the latest tattoo trends places pieces of intricate embroidery right on people’s skin, and they look avant-garde and nostalgic at the same time. These

MacRumors Giveaway: Win a Leather Folio or Sleeve for the MacBook Air or MacBook Pro From Woolnut

For this week’s giveaway, we’ve teamed up with Woolnut to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win either a Leather Folio or Leather Sleeve designed to fit the 13-inch MacBook Pro or MacBook Air. Priced at 112.50 euros, the Leather Folio for Apple’s 13-inch MacBook options is made from a soft, rich full-grain leather sourced from Scandinavia. As with all quality leather, over time, the Folio will

8 Critical Periods in a Child’s Life That Every Parent Should Know About

8 Critical Periods in a Child’s Life That Every Parent Should Know About 10 0 40 8 13k Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Knowing what kind of behavior to expect from your kid can make your life as a parent a lot easier. Your 4-year-old’s aggressive behavior might not only get on your nerves but also make you wonder if you’re a good parent at all. However, it’s normal

Apple Sends Care Packages to Employees Stranded in China’s Wenzhou City and Hubei Province by Coronavirus

Apple has sent gift packages that include an iPad, face masks, hand sanitizer, disinfecting wipes, and more, to its employees stranded in Wenzhou and Hubei due to the coronavirus, according to details shared on Chinese social network Weibo. While over half of Apple Stores have reopened on shortened hours in China, many retail, corporate, and manufacturing staff remain at home. Families who have

Finally, There’s a Chair for Those Who Love Sitting on Their Legs, and It’s a Real Catch

Finally, There’s a Chair for Those Who Love Sitting on Their Legs, and It’s a Real Catch 11 0 20 9 13k Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest No matter if you work in an office or from home, you probably spend more than half of your day sitting. It’s tough in itself, and if you’re a fan of sitting on your legs or with your legs crossed, you may often suffer from pain or 

Top Stories: iPad Keyboard With Trackpad in 2020, Arm-Based Mac in 2021?, MacRumors Turns 20

Apple appears to have a bunch of new products ready to launch in the near future, led by the long-rumored iPad Pro, which is now looking like it may come alongside a new Smart Keyboard that even includes a trackpad. Powerbeats4 earphones also appear to be imminent, while Target has a ton of new placeholder listings in its inventory system that may point toward updates for a lot of other Apple

Coronavirus impacts app stores, Facebook sues mobile SDK maker, Apple kicks out a cloud gaming app – TechCrunch

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the Extra Crunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all. The app industry is as hot as ever, with a record 204 billion downloads in 2019 and $120 billion in consumer spending in 2019, according to App Annie’s recently released “State of Mobile” annual report. People are now spending 3 hours

Men From the Bright Side Editorial Tell About the Best and Worst Presents They Ever Got

Men From the Bright Side Editorial Tell About the Best and Worst Presents They Ever Got 12 0 9 8 5k Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Not every man will tell you what he wants to get as a present, but at the same time, they are unlikely to appreciate another bottle of aftershave or another useless gift. In addition, neither the giver nor the getter is happy to 

Idlib: ‘A crisis on a monumental scale’ | Middle East

In the past three months, nearly one million people have fled advancing Syrian government forces in Idlib province near the border with Turkey. With Ankara refusing to open border crossings and millions of civilians trapped, the United Nations has warned of an impending bloodbath and a “massacre on a scale that has never been seen during this entire war”. Mark Cutts, the UN’s deputy regional

Apple Disables Clearview AI’s Developer Account After Violating Enterprise Certificate Rules

Apple has disabled the developer account of New York City-based facial recognition startup Clearview AI and provided the company with 14 days to respond for violating the rules of its enterprise program, according to BuzzFeed News. As part of the program, Apple issues enterprise certificates to large organizations to deploy select apps to their employees for internal use only, but the report

15 People Whose Photos Will Drag You Out of Bed and Straight to the Gym

15 People Whose Photos Will Drag You Out of Bed and Straight to the Gym 19 0 23 9 20k Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest The New Year has passed and many Mondays have come and gone, but some of us just can’t find the nerve to change the things we’re tired of. Well, it looks like all those standard excuses like, “I don’t have time,” or “It’s too late,” work only for

Disney World Returns Fully Working iPhone 11 to Family Weeks After Device Sank to Bottom of Seven Seas Lagoon

A family from Montana has both Apple and Disney to thank for ensuring their recent vacation ended magically after all. In early October, parents Lisa and Jacob Troyer took their daughter Sophie on a weeklong trip to Disney World to “fulfill a little girl’s dream.” While there, they took in the Florida sun, went on rides, met Halloween-themed Disney characters, and had all of the fun that one

What Famous People Would Look Like If They Lived in the 21st Century

What Famous People Would Look Like If They Lived in the 21st Century 20 1 23 10 15k Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest From the biggest monarchs to the greatest historical figures to ever exist, an artist is bringing them all back to life. A true historian at heart, Becca Saladin has skillfully revived and reimagined figures that we have only seen in books, sculptures,

March Game Developers Conference Postponed Due to Coronavirus Concerns

The annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) that was set to take place from March 16 to March 20 in San Francisco, has been postponed until “later in the summer,” event organizers announced today. After close consultation with our partners in the game development industry and community around the world, we’ve made the difficult decision to postpone the Game Developers Conference this March.

Why Businesses Should Consider Managed Cloud-Based WAF Protection

The City of Baltimore was under cyber-attack last year, with hackers demanding $76,000 in ransom. Though the city chose not to pay the ransom, the attack still cost them nearly $18 million in damages, and then the city signed up for a $20 million cyber insurance policy. It’s very evident that cyber-attacks are not only costly in terms of time and money but also bring extensive legal liability

7 Reasons to Not Throw Away Silica Gel Packets

7 Reasons to Not Throw Away Silica Gel Packets 13 0 24 8 18k Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest It doesn’t matter if you buy a pair of sneakers or some medicine for your grandma, you’re likely to find these small bags of silica gel in the box or container. Most people just toss them in the trash without thinking twice, but these packets may actually save the day in 

FCC proposes $208M in fines for wireless carriers that sold your location for years – TechCrunch

The FCC has officially and finally determined that the major wireless carriers in the U.S. broke the law by secretly selling subscribers’ location data for years with almost no constraints or disclosure. But its Commissioners decry the $208 million penalty proposed to be paid by these enormously rich corporations, calling it “not properly proportioned to the consumer harms suffered.” Under the

Coronavirus outbreak ‘getting bigger’: All the latest updates | News

Hopes that the coronavirus would be contained to China have vanished as the first case in sub-Saharan Africa was announced in Nigeria, while number of infections continue to grow in Europe pounding stock markets amid fears of a global recession. On Friday, the US State Department raised its alert level for Italy, warning Americans to reconsider travel due to the outbreak. “Many cases of COVID-19

U.S. Carriers Facing $200M in Fines for Selling Customer Location Data

As expected, the United States Federal Communications Commission today proposed fines against the four major wireless carriers in the United States for improperly sharing and selling real-time customer location information without taking “reasonable measures” to protect against unauthorized access to the data. In a statement [PDF] released today, the FCC says that T-Mobile should pay the most,

Facebook Messenger ditches Discover, demotes chat bots – TechCrunch

Chat bots were central to Facebook Messenger’s strategy three years ago. Now they’re being hidden from view in the app along with games and businesses. Facebook Messenger is now removing the Discover tab as it focuses on speed and simplicity instead of broad utility like China’s WeChat. The changes are part of a larger Messenger redesign that reorients the People tab around Stories as Facebook

Your Time of Birth Can Show If You’re a Day Person or a Night Owl, According to Research

Your Time of Birth Can Show If You’re a Day Person or a Night Owl, According to Research 12 1 23 12 11k Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Early birds and night owls have a different style of living, different habits, different preferences, and a different environment, researchers suggest. Moreover, after some studies, it was found that the moment when you were born is

Apple has blocked Clearview AI’s iPhone app for violating its rules – TechCrunch

An iPhone app built by controversial facial recognition startup Clearview AI has been blocked by Apple, effectively banning the app from use. Apple confirmed to TechCrunch that the startup “violated” the terms of its enterprise developer program. The app allows its users — which the company claims it serves only law enforcement officers — to use their phone camera or upload a photo to search its

Facebook brings its 3D photos feature to users with single-camera phones – TechCrunch

Facebook first showed off its 3D photos back in 2018, and shared the technical details behind it a month later. But unless you had one of a handful of phones with dual cameras back then (when they weren’t so common), you couldn’t make your own. Today an update brings 3D photos to those of us still rocking a single camera. In case you don’t remember or haven’t seen one lately, the 3D photos work

New High-Risk Vulnerability Affects Servers Running Apache Tomcat

If your web server is running on Apache Tomcat, you should immediately install the latest available version of the server application to prevent hackers from taking unauthorized control over it. Yes, that’s possible because all versions (9.x/8.x/7.x/6.x) of the Apache Tomcat released in the past 13 years have been found vulnerable to a new high-severity (CVSS 9.8) ‘file read and inclusion bug‘—

End Game, the startup behind Zombs Royale, raises $3M – TechCrunch

End Game Interactive CEO Yang C. Liu has a refreshingly straightforward description of what he and his co-founder Luke Zbihlyj are up to: “We’re just building games. And to be honest, we don’t know what we’re doing.” Despite this self-proclaimed ignorance, End Game has just raised $3 million in seed funding from an impressive group of investors: The round was led by the game-focused firm Makers

Hands-On With Cases Designed for 2020 iPad Pro Models

Apple is working on updated 11 and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models that are set to be released in the first half of 2020, perhaps as soon as March if rumors of a March 31 event are accurate. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. Prior to the release of new devices, case makers often scramble to be the first to have cases ready, and there are already ‌iPad Pro‌ cases designed for

Bright Side Readers Shared 18 Stories About Their Dates That Prove Finding Love Is a Lottery

Bright Side Readers Shared 18 Stories About Their Dates That Prove Finding Love Is a Lottery 10 1 15 7 13k Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Dating is an essential part of finding love and understanding whether this is your person. But not all of these meetings go smoothly and end successfully. We published articles about funny dating situations many times so our

Teen hit Yolo raises $8M to let you Snapchat anonymously – TechCrunch

It wasn’t a fad. Yolo became the country’s No. 1 app just a week after launch by letting teens ask for anonymous replies to questions they posted on Snapchat. But nine months later, Yolo is still in the top 100 iOS apps and has 10 million active users. Now it’s safeguarding the app from predators while revealing a smart new feature for spinning up anonymous group chats, powered by $8 million in

Relativity Space expands its rocket-printing operations into an enormous new Long Beach HQ – TechCrunch

Building a rocket is a big operation, even when you’re printing them from the ground up, like Relativity Space. The launch startup is graduating from its initial office, which is a bit cramped for assembling rockets, to a huge space in Long Beach, where the company will go from prototype to first flight. We recently visited Relativity at their old headquarters, which had the scrappy (literally —

Deals: Best Buy’s Flash Sale Has Big Discounts on 15-Inch MacBook Pro (Up to $1,500 Off Custom Configurations)

Best Buy started its newest flash sale this morning, offering deals on Apple products and more through tonight at 11:59 p.m. CT. This includes deals on the MacBook Pro, iPhone X, 4K TVs, Arlo security cameras, and more. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running

Let’s Encrypt Issued A Billion Free SSL Certificates in the Last 4 Years

Let’s Encrypt, a free, automated, and open certificate signing authority (CA) from the nonprofit Internet Security Research Group (ISRG), has said it’s issued a billion certificates since its launch in 2015. The CA issued its first certificate in September 2015, before eventually reaching 100 million in June 2017. Since late last year, Let’s Encrypt has issued at least 1.2 million certificates

8 Signs That Your Partner Loves Your Pet Way More Than They Love You

8 Signs That Your Partner Loves Your Pet Way More Than They Love You 10 1 12 11 8k Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Competing with other humans to get your partner’s attention is one thing, but when you are up against the goodest boy ever, there’s no doubt he’s gonna steal your love. And, when that happens, your significant other will still love you, of course, but

Nigeria confirms first coronavirus case: All the latest updates | News

Hopes that the coronavirus would be contained to China have vanished as the first case in sub-Saharan Africa was announced in Nigeria and stock markets took a pounding amid fears of a global recession. In China – the epicentre of the deadly disease – the National Health Commission reported on Friday at least 44 new coronavirus deaths, bringing to 2,788 the number of fatalities nationwide.

FCC to Propose Fining AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile $200M for Sharing Customer Location Data

The United States Federal Communication Commission is expected to propose fining AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, and Sprint $200 million in total for improperly disclosing real-time customer location data, reports Reuters. Proposed fines for the four major carriers in the United States could be announced as soon as tomorrow, and the carriers would have the chance to challenge the fines before they

20+ Animals That We Want to Hug and Never Let Go

20+ Animals That We Want to Hug and Never Let Go 22 0 33 12 17k Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest People who have pets live longer and have better health. It was found that elderly cat and dog owners visit doctors 21% less often than people who don’t have a fluffy friend. And people who suffer from hypertension experience relief and their blood pressure decreases

Lady Gaga’s New ‘Stupid Love’ Music Video Shot Entirely on iPhone 11 Pro

Lady Gaga this evening released her latest single, “Stupid Love,” with a music video to go along with it. The video was shot entirely on an iPhone 11 Pro. Prior to the video’s release, Lady Gaga shared a series of teaser trailers featuring the new song, and Apple has also highlighted the video on its own YouTube channel in a shorter one minute clip. There have been other high-profile Shot on

An Artist Covers Her Clients With Blackout Floral Tattoos That Look Like Fancy Clothing

An Artist Covers Her Clients With Blackout Floral Tattoos That Look Like Fancy Clothing 9 3 12 14 5k Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Esther Garcia is a tattoo artist from Chicago, and when clients leave her after their final tattoo session, it looks like they’ve changed out their old clothes for some beautiful skin-tight shirts or leggings. You can immediately

20 People Who Got Ridiculous Presents They’ll Never Forget

20 People Who Got Ridiculous Presents They’ll Never Forget 22 0 18 8 10k Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest If you give unusual, eccentric gifts to your loved ones and friends, as research suggests, it can greatly improve your relationships. And while some experiments can fail, it’s always better to treat any situation with humor. We at Bright Side collected some

Limited Series Based on Downfall of WeWork Coming to Apple TV+

Apple has picked up a limited series based on the story of WeWork for Apple TV+, according to a new report from Variety. The upcoming show is based on the six-part Wondery podcast called “WeCrashed: The Rise and Fall of WeWork.” WeWork in early 2019 was valued at close to $50 billion as it prepared for an IPO, but the company crashed and burned after a series of articles highlighted

First US coronavirus case of unknown origin marks ‘turning point’ | USA News

Officials in California expressed frustration on Thursday over access to coronavirus testing kits after the first case of the respiratory disease of unknown origin was diagnosed in the United States, prompting fears of “community spread”.  On Wednesday, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevent (CDC) announced that a California patient who contracted COVID-19 did not have relevant travel

Why We’re Eager to Waste Money on Luxurious Things but Become Greedy in Everyday Life

Why We’re Eager to Waste Money on Luxurious Things but Become Greedy in Everyday Life 11 0 14 7 14k Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest According to a survey, people on average leave more than a 20% tip in restaurants. At the same time, almost no one refuses their change while buying groceries at the market. The statistics also show that 1 in 5 iPhone owners have

‘Crossy Road Castle’ Now Available on Apple Arcade

Apple regularly adds new games to Apple Arcade, and this week’s addition is Crossy Road Castle, made by Hipster Whale, the developer behind the popular Crossy Road game. Crossy Road is an endless Frogger-style game where the goal is to get various animals and characters across the road, but Crossy Road Castle, which was announced back in October, is a cross between an endless runner and a

Citroën introduces a two-seat EV that costs €19.99 a month – TechCrunch

The Citroën Ami is a new take on urban mobility. It’s electric, cheap and doesn’t require a license. In short, it’s less of a car and more of an electric scooter with two seats, doors and a heater. Jokes aside, the Citroën Ami could be a glimpse at the future of mobility. The innovation isn’t in the technical aspects of the Ami. Citroën is positioning the Ami as an urban mobility solution. The

Tinder’s video series ‘Swipe Night’ gets a second season – TechCrunch

Following a successful debut for Tinder’s first foray into original content, the company is giving its interactive video series “Swipe Night” another run. The company confirmed today it’s renewing “Swipe Night” for a second season that will launch this summer, again as an in-app experience within Tinder’s dating app. Variety first reported the news of “Swipe Night’s” return. Tinder further

20 Tweets by Chrissy Teigen That Are Better Than Any Stand-Up Lines

20 Tweets by Chrissy Teigen That Are Better Than Any Stand-Up Lines 27 1 26 10 18k Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest If you think you know exactly who Chrissy Teigen is, you might be wrong. She isn’t just a renowned model, author, and TV personality, but she’s also Twitter royalty. Her sense of humor and sassy attitude create daily golden content that we can’t help

Apple CEO Tim Cook: ‘It Feels to Me China is Getting Coronavirus Under Control’

Apple CEO Tim Cook is in Birmingham, Alabama today, where he spoke at an event for EdFarm, which will offer Apple’s Everyone Can Code curriculum alongside civil rights education conducted through augmented reality. Following his EdFarm speech, Cook did an interview with Fox Business. The interview is set to air in full on Friday, but in a clip shared today, Cook spoke about the impact of the