Dan Moren

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Freelance Writer and Editor at Freelance

Author, podcaster, tech journalist. Not here. Mastodon: https://t.co/Cp5l8xjJza BlueSky: @dmoren.com Threads: https://t.co/XLAmsv2El4

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How North Korea Infiltrates U.S. Tech Jobs

1 week ago | twit.tv | Mikah Sargent |Dan Moren

Category: News Dan Moren joins Mikah Sargent this week on Tech News Weekly! Apple is rumored to announce a major OS redesign and unified naming scheme at WWDC this year. How YouTube creators are competing against traditional television. Insights into research showing technology use and association with reduced cognitive decline. And how North Koreans have stolen over $6 billion in cryptocurrency through U.S. remote jobs.
Apple rolls out rebranded “CarPlay Ultra” three years after its unveiling

3 weeks ago | sixcolors.com | Dan Moren

Almost three years after announcing what was then called next-generation CarPlay—or, colloquially, CarPlay 2—Apple on Thursday celebrated rolling out what it now calls “CarPlay Ultra” in a single automaker’s vehicles. If you guessed that automaker was an exceptionally high-end company selling a relatively small number of vehicles, you’d be right: hello, Aston Martin.
Android's New Design Language

3 weeks ago | twit.tv | Mikah Sargent |Dan Moren

Category: News Dan Moren joins Mikah Sargent this week! A quick preview of Android 16 and Material 3 Expressive ahead of Google I/O with CNET. If you received a 'Lopez Voice Assistant' email, you may be owed a settlement. Apple is finally rolling out its rebranded 'CarPlay Ultra', which was unveiled years ago. And the age of paranoia with deepfakes and scams. Patrick Holland of CNET joins Mikah to talk about his first look into Android 16 and Material 3, ahead of Google I/O on May 20th.
I’ll take “Bucket List” for $400, Ken

1 month ago | sixcolors.com | Dan Moren

Years ago, when I was working my first post-college job in web development and IT, I found myself totally burned out. One day, sitting at my computer, I opened up a blank Word document and just started writing down all the things I wanted to be doing instead. I’ve been lucky enough to check a number of those items off the list, including publishing novels and writing the back page column for Macworld,1 but today I get to knock off one that I was honestly never sure would happen.
Kindle app now provides “Get Book” button

1 month ago | sixcolors.com | Dan Moren

The Verge’s Andrew Liszewski reports that Amazon’s Kindle app for iOS now provides a button to go get an ebook: Contrary to prior limitations, there is now a prominent orange “Get book” button on Kindle app’s book listings. “We regularly make improvements to our apps to help ensure we are providing customers the most convenient experience possible,” Amazon spokesperson Tim Gillman told The Verge over email.
Tim Cook gambles big on the App Store and loses (for now)

1 month ago | sixcolors.com | Dan Moren

If you noticed the ground shaking, don’t bother checking USGS1: it’s not an earthquake, it’s just a court order upending Apple’s App Store model. Court filings often provide illuminating looks into organizations that are all too often shielded from public view, and this one is no exception.
The Back Page: That’s why they call it money

1 month ago | sixcolors.com | Dan Moren

It’s time again for your favorite part of the quarter: financial results!1Yes, Apple is once again poised to report how much cash it will be pouring into the Scrooge McDuck vault concealed under Apple Park’s Rainbow Stage2. Fun fact: it’s the only company that reports its quarterly earnings in cubic feet.
I’m an Apple fan in 2025. What does that even mean?

1 month ago | sixcolors.com | Dan Moren

I’m going to wax a little philosophical for this week’s column, which also happens to be my last. Stay Foolish debuted ten years ago, almost to the day, but I’ve been writing regularly for Macworld for nearly twenty years. When I first started out, we were all excited about what the latest in technology—Intel-powered Macs—would mean for Apple’s long-term prospects for survival.
I'm an Apple fan in 2025. What does that even mean?

1 month ago | macworld.com | Dan Moren

I’m going to wax a little philosophical for this week’s column, which also happens to be my last. Stay Foolish debuted a decade ago, almost to the day, but I’ve been writing regularly for Macworld for nearly 20 years. When I first started out, we were all excited about what the latest in technology–Intel-powered Macs–would mean for Apple’s long-term prospects for survival.
Google Loses DoJ Ad Tech Case

1 month ago | twit.tv | Mikah Sargent |Dan Moren

Category: News Google's ad business takes a loss against the DoJ. OpenAI is working on its own social network. Inside Zuckerberg's negotiations to end antitrust case against Meta. And ChatGPT's newest AI models is performing 'reverse location searches' from photos. Breaking news as the Department of Justice finds Google's Ad Tech violates antitrust laws. OpenAI is building a social network that looks to take on other social networks such as Meta and X.