Everyone makes mistakes. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a tinker, a tailor, a rich man, a poor man, a beggar man, or a streaming service owned by a major tech company that dabbles in film production. Or, for that matter, a female district attorney in New York City whose entire …
Read More »Target Offering Brand New iPads for $199 Online As Part of Surprise Tech Sale
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Big news for Apple fans or shoppers who have been eyeing a new tablet: a new Target deal has discounted the iPad to just $199 online. This is …
Read More »Jon Stewart on Breakdown of His Apple TV Show: 'Our Aims Don't Align in Any Way'
Jon Stewart weighed in on the abrupt end of his Apple TV series The Problem With Jon Stewart this week, further detailing the disagreements he and Apple had on the content he wanted to produce for the platform. “They didn’t censor me, it wasn’t free speech,” Stewart told Puck journalist …
Read More »Apple Apologizes for Dystopian Ad That Crushes Art Tools
After airing an astonishingly unnerving advertisement for the new iPad Pro earlier this week, Apple issued an apology on Thursday. The clip — which shows an array of creative tools such as a guitar, piano, trumpet, and bottles of paint being crushed by a hydraulic press — was widely criticized. …
Read More »'Girls State' Revisits Faux-Government Program From the Female Perspective. It's Not Pretty
You may remember Boys State, the 2020 documentary in which filmmakers Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss embedded themselves with the decades-old program that lets teenagers get a taste of the political process. Watching as hundreds of young Texans played out mock versions of campaigning, strategizing, stumping and either sticking to …
Read More »Jon Stewart Says Apple Wouldn't Let Him Interview FTC Chair
“Daily Show” host Jon Stewart revealed on Monday that Apple blocked him from interviewing Lina Kahn, chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission, for his podcast “The Problem With Jon Stewart” — an accompaniment to his 2021-2023 AppleTV show of the same name. “I wanted to have you on a podcast …
Read More »The Justice Department Is Suing Apple for 'Green Bubble' Discrimination
The federal government is suing Apple. The landmark civil suit, filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, accuses the Big Tech behemoth of violating antitrust laws through its alleged monopolization of the smartphone market. The DOJ alleges Apple has met competitive threats by “imposing …
Read More »Apple Fined Nearly $2 Billion in EU Music Streaming Antitrust Case Brought by Spotify
The European Union has fined Apple nearly $2 billion (€1.8 billion) for “abusing its dominant position” to stymie the distribution of different streaming apps to iPad and iPhone users. The decision was handed down several years after Spotify filed an antitrust complaint against the tech giant, accusing it of introducing …
Read More »Apple Vision Pro Users Are in a Race to Try the Dumbest Possible Stunts With It
Apple Vision Pro, a $3,500 mixed reality headset with strong “Google Glass 2.0” vibes, is now on sale, and it has already proved as divisive as its failed predecessor. On one side are the multitude of haters dismissing the bulky computer goggles as “stupid.” On the other is an army …
Read More »The Best iPhone 15 Cases to Protect That New Smartphone
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Just picked up a new iPhone 15? You’ll still want to invest in a quality iPhone case. Apple is touting the iPhone 15’s durability, but, as with previous …
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