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The inventor of the hololens just left Apple — Variety

AR/VR pioneer and Hololens co-inventor Avi Bar-Zeev has left Apple, writes Janko Roettgers. Here is the link: https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/hololens-inventor-bar-zeev-leaves-apple-1203127715/

FBI catches another man allegedly stealing Apple self-driving car secrets — Ars Technica

According to the FBI, "hundreds of the files on Chen's personally owned computer were photographs of computer screens with Apple information on the screen,"...

Apple says it’s banning Facebook’s research app that collects users’ personal information — Recode

Facebook is at the center of another privacy scandal, writes Kurt Wagner. Here is the link: https://www.recode.net/2019/1/30/18203231/apple-banning-facebook-research-app

Apple FaceTime bug lets you listen in on people you call, even if they haven’t picked up their iPhone — CNBC

A bug in FaceTime lets you listen in to the audio if you try to call someone — even if they don’t pick up,...

Global IT spending to reach $3.76 trillion in 2019: Gartner

Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.76 trillion in 2019, according to a  forecast by Gartner.