Feb 25th 2020
MacBreak Weekly 702
Baby Alex
Coronavirus vs Apple, JIF vs GIF
Records live every Tuesday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 19:00 UTC.
This Week's Stories:
- JIF vs GIF: The peanut butter weighs in on the pronunciation debate of the ages
- Let's just get rid of animated GIFs and use animated PNGs instead!
- COVID-19: Apple moves production to Taiwan, stocks down, but iPad purchases up
- Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR Tech Deep Dive
- Warren Buffett finally switches from flip phone to iPhone
- Apple might maybe think about letting you use Chrome on your iPhone
- Safari requires 13-month HTTPS certificates
- Apple wants you to secure your router with HomeKit, but only 3 routers use it
- Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple-designed ARM Macs coming in 2021
- COVID-19: Apple asks shareholders to follow CDC coronavirus quarantine measures
- Steve Jobs would have been 65 yesterday
- Larry Tesler, the inventor of copy and paste, dies at 74
- Bert Sutherland, who helped develop the ARPANET, dies at 83
- Katherine Johnson, NASA mathematician dies at 101
- How often does your TV set off your HomePod, Echo, Cortana, and Home?
- Supreme Court: Apple must pay VirnetX $440 million
- Apple will soon let you text someone your car keys
- Bob Iger resigns from Disney
Picks of the Week:
- Andy's Pick 1: Agrippina - Metropolitan Opera in HD
- Andy's Pick 2: Spend Stack
- Rene's Pick: Sachtler Flowtech 75: the world’s fastest tripod legs
- Lory's Pick: Nintendo Switch Animal Crossing: New Horizons Edition
- Alex's Pick: Leica BLK360 LIDAR Imaging Laser Scanner
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Links
- Jif x GIPHY Creamy Peanut Butter Limited Edition Jar, 40oz
- Jif really wants you to stop pronouncing GIF like its peanut butter
- Apple moves some AirPods, iPad and Apple Watch production from China to Taiwan
- Over Half of Apple's Retail Stores in China Reopened Amid Ongoing Coronavirus Outbreak
- Coronavirus is increasing demand for iPads as students, workers stay home
- Apple publishes Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR technology deep dives - 9to5Mac
- Warren Buffet says he's finally using an Apple iPhone
- Apple is ‘probably the best business in the world’ says Warren Buffett [Video]
- Gurman: Apple Is Considering Allowing Third-Party Default Apps and, Seemingly, an SDK for HomePod
- Apple drops a bomb on long-life HTTPS certificates: Safari to snub new security certs valid for more than 13 months
- Apple support document details HomeKit router features, complicated setup process
- Mac With Apple-Designed Arm Processor Coming in First Half of 2021 - MacRumors
- Apple Asks Shareholders Attending Tomorrow's Meeting to Follow CDC Coronavirus Quarantine Measures
- Remembering Steve Jobs on what would be his 65th birthday (Monday, 2/24)
- Larry Tesler, the Apple employee who invented cut, copy, paste, dies at 74
- Bert Sutherland - Wikipedia
- Katherine Johnson Dies at 101; Mathematician Broke Barriers at NASA
- U.S. Supreme Court rejects Apple appeal in patent fight with VirnetX - Reuters
- Apple's Upcoming 'CarKey' Feature Will Let You Send Digital Keys Using Messages App
- Nintendo Switch Animal Crossing: New Horizons Edition
- Agrippina - Met in HD
- Spend Stack
- Sachtler Flowtech 75
- The world’s fastest tripod legs - Flowtech 75
- Leica BLK360 LIDAR Imaging Laser Scanner