apple Apple sets date to plop our new iPhones Seamus Bellamy

County fair Fair food fix: California county fair hosts drive-thru events Rusty Blazenhoff

Gadgets Here are 39 of the best July 4th deals to help keep some money in your wallet Boing Boing's Shop

Technology Senate GOP introduce bill to end 'warrant-proof' encryption, end-to-end encryption on WhatsApp is targeted Xeni Jardin

Gadgets Apple to switch Mac lineup to its own chips Rob Beschizza

police How every police officer becomes complicit in a terrible system Thom Dunn

protests NYPD traps protestors on bridge for hours after curfew Rob Beschizza

Gadgets Here’s your last chance to nab some of this week’s best deals Boing Boing's Shop

Gadgets Here’s a truckload of Mother’s Day options for the Mom who loves her kitchen Boing Boing's Shop

coronavirus Apple and the CDC's COVID19 self-diagnosis app Jason Weisberger

beastie boys Beastie Boys Story to show at select U.S. IMAX theaters Rusty Blazenhoff

Pee-Wee Herman Pee-wee Herman fans are going all out for "Big Adventure" 35th anniversary tour Rusty Blazenhoff

music The bizarre 1976 Cat Stevens song and video, Banapple Gas Gareth Branwyn

infosec Firewalla is a simple but effective way to take control of your home network Thom Dunn

Business Why I won't buy an Ipad: ten years later Cory Doctorow

fbi The FBI doesn't need Apple to give it a backdoor to encryption, because it already has all the access it needs Thom Dunn

kickstarter Jane Metcalfe, co-founder NEO.LIFE, has a cool upcoming book Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids Bill Clinton’s party on Epstein’s Lolita Express jet, Two Meghans demand millions, and a very Merry Christmas, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

politics Why AG Barr's use of Pensacola shooter case to rebuke Apple is so suspicious Xeni Jardin

kentucky One of the poorest, most desperate regions in Appalachia is experiencing an economic miracle thanks to fiber run by a New Deal-era co-op Cory Doctorow