A robot apple-picker is now harvesting fruit in New Zealand orchards - MIT Technology Review

https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/613237/a-robot-apple-picker-is-using-machine-vision-to-harvest-fruit-in-new-zealand/

The machine uses lidar to navigate the rows between the trees, and machine vision to identify which apples are ripe […] It then uses a vacuum to gently “suck” apples off the trees.

Appl Still Hasn’t Fixd Its MacBook Kyboad Problm

https://www.wsj.com/graphics/apple-still-hasnt-fixed-its-macbook-keyboard-problem/

Apple’s third-generation butterfly keyboard was supposed to fix all the previous defects but buyers are still having problems

The Prototype iPhones That Hackers Use to Research Apple’s Most Sensitive Code - Motherboard

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/gyakgw/the-prototype-dev-fused-iphones-that-hackers-use-to-research-apple-zero-days

Very few people have heard of them, but “dev-fused” iPhones sold on the grey market are one of the most important tools for the best iOS hackers in the world.

How Hackers and Scammers Break into iCloud-Locked iPhones - Motherboard

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/8xyq8v/how-to-unlock-icloud-stolen-iphone

In a novel melding of physical and cybercrime, hackers, thieves, and even independent repair companies are finding ways to “unlock iCloud” from iPhones.

Google will stop peddling a data collector through Apple’s back door - TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/30/googles-also-peddling-a-data-collector-through-apples-back-door/

It looks like Facebook was not the only one abusing Apple’s system for distributing employee-only apps to sidestep the App Store and collect extensive data on users.

Apple blocks Facebook from running its internal iOS apps - The Verge

https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/30/18203551/apple-facebook-blocked-internal-ios-apps

The shutdown comes in response to news that Facebook has been using Apple’s program for internal app distribution to track teenage customers with a “research” app.

iPhones are Allergic to Helium – iFixit

https://ifixit.org/blog/11986/iphones-are-allergic-to-helium/

Like an incredibly tiny grain of sand, the helium molecules are small enough to get inside the device, physically stop the clock, and turn your phone temporarily into a paperweight.

First Case Surfaces of Law Enforcement Forcing Suspect to Unlock iPhone With Face ID - Mac Rumors

https://www.macrumors.com/2018/10/01/first-case-law-suspect-unlock-iphone-face-id/

Safari’s “Siri Suggested” Search Results Highlighted Conspiracy Sites And Fake News

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/charliewarzel/safari-siri-search-conspiracy-fake-news

Dozens of popular iPhone apps caught sending user location data to monetization firms – TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/07/a-dozen-popular-iphone-apps-caught-quietly-sending-user-locations-to-monetization-firms/

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