Dennis Sellers

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has bought the first-ever commercial batch of carbon-free aluminum from a joint venture between two of the world’s biggest aluminum suppliers, according to Reuters.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Russian President Vladimir Putin signed new legislation requiring all computers, smartphones, and smart TVs sold in Russia to be released with pre-installed Russian software, Reuters reports. And Apple has said it will pull out of that country's market in 2020 if Russia launch a total ban on selling its products without the pre-installed Russian software, note the IB TImes.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Another day, another (potential) lawsuit. Roberto de Jesus Escobar Gaviria, the brother of Narcos fame drug lord, Pablo Escobar, told Digital Trends that he will file a $30 billion class-action lawsuit on Jan. 6, 2020 in California, against Apple for accumulating illegal profits. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">California Supreme Court justices are expressing concerns with forcing Apple to pay its store employees for the time they spend undergoing bag checks, with one justice saying workers regularly choose to bring personal bags to work and that it seems "odd" to require Apple to pay them for checking items, reports Law360 (a subscription is required to read the entire article).</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple wants future Apple Watches to be able to help diagnose, even treat, Parkinson’s and other related illnesses. The company has filed for a patent (number 20190366286) for “passive tracking of dyskinesia/tremor symptoms.”</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Future Apple Watches may be able to tell if you're indoors or outdoors. Apple has filed for a patent (number 20190368884) dubbed “indoor/outdoor detection using a wearable computer.”</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The 27-inch display on the LG UltraFine 5K — which is 18.3 inches high, 24.6 inches wide, 9.4 inches deep, and weighs 18.7 pounds — is gorgeous. It boasts a 5120-by-2880 resolution, 14.7 million pixels, P3 wide color gamut, and 500 cd/m² of brightness. Unfortunately, the monitor’s body itself lacks the Apple aesthetic, looking clunky compared to most of the tech giant's products.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple and Qualcomm are working to launch a new 5G iPhone as fast as possible, Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon said at Qualcomm's Snapdragon Tech Summit this week, reports PCMag. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">After compiling more than 250,000 independent employee reviews from companies around the U.S., CareerBliss has announced the 10th annual CareerBliss 50 Happiest Companies in America. Apple ranks sixth, up from 10th place.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Purse Power, Inc. — whose mission is to “create greater economic equality and safety for women and girls” — has announced that Tatiana Bonnefoi will be joining this woman-owned and women-led start-up technology company as its board chair. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">According to 9to5 Mac, Apple News is expanding its mail notifications with a new Good Morning daily newsletter. </p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Oops. According to a KrebosOnSecurity report, Apple’s iPhone 11 Pro intermittently seeks a user’s location information even when all applications and system services on the phone are individually set to never request this data.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">ple has posted a new support document outlining troubleshooting steps for users experiencing problems with unexpected shutdowns on the 2019 13-inch MacBook Pro that debuted in July.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has filed for a patent (number 10,495,475) for “routing based on detected stops.” A continuation of previous patents, it involves enhanced features for the tech giant's Maps app.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Apple has posted a video on its YouTube channel called Snowbrawl. Shot on an iPhone 11 Pro and directed by  David Leitch, it features a bunch of kids having a snowball fight.</p>