John Binns, the 21-year-old American who took responsibility for the high-profile hack disclosed by the company last week, told the Journal that he had used an unprotected router to access personal records of customers.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said last week it would investigate the data breach, with some T-Mobile customers also suing the company for damages in Seattle federal court.
Via: Reuters
There was a time when employees at Apple—long one of Silicon Valley’s most secretive companies—wouldn’t dare to speak openly about their employer in public without permission. Often they were too spooked to talk to colleagues in other parts of the company, if they could even figure out who they were.
But in the past few weeks the doors to the Apple kingdom have been partially cracked open with the help of an unlikely tool: Slack…
“Before Slack, it was difficult for employees to talk to somebody who works in retail unless you went to the store,” said Cher Scarlett, a software engineer on Apple’s global security team. “It was impossible to talk to someone who works in hardware as I don’t work with anyone there. You’re giving people a platform that allows them to connect with people they wouldn’t ordinarily connect with.”
There are now 3,000 internal Slack channels at Apple, some with more than 10,000 members, making it far easier for employees to connect with each other and coalesce around common causes. Slack channels for different themes and advocacy groups at Apple quickly began to form, ranging from the mundane such as #announcements, #careers, and #help-desk-support to common interest groups such as #talk-investments and #talk-trading.
Some channels revolve around religious affiliations such as Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. Two of the more popular advocacy channels include #remote-work-advocacy and #talk-benefits, both of which boast more than 7,000 members, according to current employees.
Source: The Information
The below is an official announcement from the 73rd Emmy Awards that includes nods for various content for Apple TV+.
The Television Academy announced today the award winners for the 73rd Emmy Awards in juried categories from Animation, Costume, Interactive Programming and Motion Design. These juried awards will be presented at the 2021 Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which take place at L.A. LIVE the weekend of Sept. 11 and 12 at 5:00 PM on Saturday and at 1:00 PM and 5:00 PM on Sunday. An edited presentation will be broadcast on Saturday, Sept. 18, (8:00 PM ET/PT) on FXX.
Juried category entrants are screened by a panel of professionals in the appropriate peer groups (Animation, Costume Design, Interactive Programming and Motion Design) with the possibility of one, more than one or no entry being awarded an Emmy. As a result, there are no nominees but instead a one-step evaluation and voting procedure. Deliberations include open discussions of each entrant's work with a thorough review of the merits of awarding the Emmy.
The following juried winners' awards will be presented during the Creative Arts ceremonies:
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation
The juried awards bestowed for Individual Achievement in Animation reflect the variety of artistic achievements that contribute to the creation of 2D- and 3D-animated content and the talented artists who drive animation excellence.
Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal • Plague of Madness • Adult Swim • Cartoon Network Studios
David Krentz, Storyboard ArtistLove, Death + Robots • Ice • Netflix • Blur Studio for Netflix
Robert Valley, Production DesignerLove, Death + Robots • Ice • Netflix • Blur Studio for Netflix
Patricio Betteo, Background ArtistLove, Death + Robots • All Through the House • Netflix • Blur Studio for Netflix
Dan Gill, Stop Motion AnimatorLove, Death + Robots • Automated Customer Service • Netflix • Blur Studio for Netflix
Laurent Nicolas, Character DesignerThe Simpsons • Wad Goals • FOX • A Gracie Films Production in association with 20th Television Animation
Nik Ranieri, Lead Character Layout ArtistOutstanding Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program
"In this year's Emmys competition, Variety, Nonfiction and Reality returns to a Juried Award to recognize excellence in a category that has grown to include so many genres," said Luke Reichle, costume design and supervision governor. "All three winning shows are superb examples of the art of costume design and supervision, showing great creativity in the conception and execution of each unique vision," added Governor Laura Guzik.
Black Is King • Disney+ • Walt Disney Studios
Zerina Akers, Costume Designer
Timothy White, Costume SupervisorThe Masked Singer • Super 8 - The Plot Chickens! Part 2 • FOX • FOX Alternative Entertainment
Marina Toybina, Costume Designer
Grainne O'Sullivan, Costume Supervisor
Gabrielle Letamendi, Assistant Costume Designer
Lucia Maldonado, Assistant Costume DesignerSherman's Showcase Black History Month Spectacular • IFC • The Riddle Entertainment Group, Emerald Street, Get Lifted and RadicalMedia
Ariyela Wald-Cohain, Costume Designer
Patty Malkin, Costume Supervisor
Erica D. Schwartz, Assistant Costume DesignerOutstanding Innovation in Interactive Programming
"The excellent work in For All Mankind showcases the power of an interactive and immersive story to provide a unique, one-of-a-kind experience for the audience," said Interactive Media Governor Lori Schwartz. "This creative team embraced new technology that will inspire better and even higher-quality use of AR storytelling in the future," added Governor Chris Thomes.
For All Mankind: Time Capsule • Apple TV+ • Apple / Tall Ship Productions
Apple
Tall Ship ProductionsOutstanding Motion Design
"The work of this motion design team was innovative and original and truly carried the narrative like nothing we had ever seen," said Greg Kupiec, motion and title design governor. "This Emmy-winning work encourages others to continue raising the standard of motion design and to bring awareness of the art and significance of motion design in creating television excellence," added Governor Lauraine Gibbons.
Calls • Apple TV+ • Apple / Studiocanal / Bad Hombre Productions in association with CANAL+
Alexei Tylevich, Creative Director
Ethan Stickley, Designer/Animator
Scott Ulrich, Animator
Daisuke Goto, Animator
Chi Hong, Animator
James Connelly, Editor###
Stephanie Goodell
breakwhitelight (for the Television Academy)
Stephanie@breakwhitelight.com
818.462.1150
For the complete press release, click here.
Now available, Apple is now selling refurbished M1 Mac minis in the online store. Such models have been sent back to the company for one reason or another. They have been inspected by Apple and carry the same warranties as a new model.
To see them, click here.
