Dennis Sellers

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Let the Apple Car rumors roll on. Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,451,425) for an “autonomous navigation system.” It’s one of dozens of patents the company has filed for, or been granted, for a self-driving vehicle.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Future Animoji’s and Memoji could be generated from your photo, according to a new patent (number 10,452,896) from Apple. The filing is for a “technique for creating an avatar from image data.”</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"></p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple CEO Tim Cook has been named chairman of the advisory board of the Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management (SEM). The news of his appointment <a href="http://www.sem.tsinghua.edu.cn/news/xyywcn/19038.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">was shared</a> in a recap of the 2019 meeting of the board, which is the 20th annual meeting since the committee was established. (The announcement is in Chinese.)</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has released another macOS Catalina Supplemental Update. According to Apple’s release note it includes installation and reliability improvements, and is recommended for all users. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple and Cisco Systems have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out SPIP Litigation Group’s petition claiming that the Federal Circuit wrongly offered no explanation when it upheld a lower court finding that the tech giants didn't infringe its internet voice-calling patents, according to <a href="http://law360.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">law360.com</a> (a subscription is required to read the entire article).</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">I hope this rumor is true. The long-rumored 16-inch MacBook Pro is now in introduction and will be available by the end of the month, according to <a href="https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20191021PD205.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DigiTimes</a>. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">On a regular basis, <em>Apple World Today </em>posts a list of notable new apps or app updates that have been released. They may not necessarily be new, but they're popular and deserve mention. Here are this week’s picks.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">According to <a href="https://www.axios.com/nbc-apple-news-stocks-partnership-advertising-813663c3-87cf-42a1-ba86-d1ad7e860d2f.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic">Axios</a>, NBCUniversal has extended its partnership with Apple News to now be the exclusive seller of ads in Apple Stocks, as well as Apple News.</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"></p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple’s iPhones tops the least of the least depreciating smartphone brands, according to new data from <a href="https://www.sellcell.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sellcell,</a> a site for selling phones online.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple TV+ hasn’t even launched yet but Apple has already renewed four of its original series for second seasons. The Jason Momoa-starring apocalypse drama <em>See</em> and Hailee Steinfeld’s historical comedy <em>Dickinson</em> are among the Apple TV+ shows renewed for a season 2 prior to the streaming service’s launch in November, according to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/apples-bumpy-tv-launch-inside-tech-giants-impending-arrival-hollywood-1247577?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Hollywood Reporter</a>.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has released the macOS Catalina Supplement. According to Apple’s release note it includes installation and reliability improvements, and is recommended for all users. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">According to <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/15/goldman-sachs-ceo-says-apple-card-is-the-most-successful-credit-card-launch-ever.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CNBC</a>, David Solomon, CEO of Apple’s financial partner company Goldman Sachs, says the Apple Card is the most successful credit card launch ever.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has released iOS 13.1.3 and <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipados/">iPadOS</a> 13.1.3. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple subsidiary, Beats by Dr. Dre (Beats), has debuted the $299.95 Solo Pro, its first on-ear, noise-cancelling headphone. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Roku has <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191015005440/en/Apple-TV-App-Apple-TV-Coming-Roku" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">announced</a> that the Apple TV app is available on the Roku platform starting today. </p>