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Apple (AAPL) is reinventing itself so it no longer depends solely on the iPhone, and the latest example of this change comes via the tech giant's new Apple Card credit card. Available to select customers starting Tuesday, Aug. from https://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-card-best-features-154545463.html https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/4NSQ3jh.fn04RJhu7csIPQ--~A/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9ODAw/https:/media-mbst-pub-ue1.s3.amazonaws.com/creatr-uploaded-images/2019-08/b8c6de00-b925-11e9-b7fe-0ccfd4a6e360

Apple Watch remains the best-selling smartwatch worldwide, according to the latest report from Strategy Analytics. The smartwatch industry is doing well as a whole, shipping 12 million units globally from April to June this year, up 44 percent from the same period in 2018. from https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/07/apple-watch-smartwatch-analytics/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fcrop%3D2000%252C1239%252C0%252C95%26quality%3D85%26format%3Djpg%26resize%3D1600%252C992%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-uploaded-images%252F2019-08%252F2562efd0-b8f5-11e9-b6fd-a26deae88a31%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3Ddfe0d076e2ce6a590be28641e84b39ee1209546a&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=1c8eeefea0d23ed2d95bcd7464d669fe6f379f1a

Just as it did with the Galaxy S10, Samsung is making a 5G version of the Galaxy Note 10. And just like the Galaxy S10 5G, the Galaxy Note 10 Plus 5G will start off as a Verizon exclusive in the United States. (It’ll be available internationally, as well.) A 256GB model will cost $1,299. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/7/20757588/samsung-galaxy-note-10-plus-5g-verizon-exclusive-features-price-carriers-unpacked-event https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/64932204/cwelch_190806_3577_0001.0.jpg

The Trump administration is drafting an executive order to ban “anti-conservative bias” on social media, according to Politico. The report quotes three anonymous sources, including one White House official, saying that the plan is still nebulous and in its early stages. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/7/20759191/white-house-trump-administration-social-media-bias-executive-order-report https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/64932852/1160146583.jpg.0.jpg

Sales listings for shotgun rounds, magazines and other firearm accessories are slipping through the cracks at Google and Amazon -- despite algorithms designed to catch the forbidden items. from https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/07/amazon-and-google-continue-to-list-gun-accessories-despite-ban/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fresize%3D2000%252C2000%252Cshrink%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-images%252F2018-11%252Fbd6b26f0-e81a-11e8-bfd7-907e51a14172%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3D4de7da6591d88a9095153e5d4445080b5aad4162&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=6cbf08bb471703c26b2e50b151387494048427e7

It was clear that Disney's upcoming streaming service, Disney+, would be relying on some familiar names when it first started devouring movie and TV franchises left, right and center. from https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/07/a-home-alone-reboot-is-coming-to-disney/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fcrop%3D640%252C350%252C0%252C0%26quality%3D85%26format%3Djpg%26resize%3D1600%252C875%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-uploaded-images%252F2019-08%252F03bee380-b8f9-11e9-bb97-7883684cea3d%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3D089971b3324c6a0d89b085a66987b1dc56195452&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=481512c2f495e7b453203f1f853755c578ced975

New Yorkers pride themselves on having seen it all, but if there’s one thing they have yet to set their grime-coated eyeballs on, it’s hoards of self-driving cars roaming their streets. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/6/20755163/new-york-city-self-driving-shuttle-service https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/64920743/ahawkins_190804_3589_0008.0.jpg