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Removing The Headphone Jack Could Have Consequences Far Beyond Which Headphones We Use. By switching from an analog signal to a digital one, Apple has potentially given itself more control than ever over what people can do with music or other audio content on an iPhone. And in the past, the company has given in to pressures from major media companies, like with iTunes DRM.

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ANOTHER BITE OF THE APPLE WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK It's The Beginning Of The End For The Headphone Jack, And Other Facts digg.com Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: Why Apple killed the headphone jack, how to raise a genius and when the sea will reclaim New York City. THE RETURN OF DRM Removing The Headphone Jack Could Have Consequences Far Beyond Which Headphones We Use eff.org By switching from an analog signal to a digital one, Apple has potentially given itself more control than ever over what people can do with music or other audio content on an iPhone. And in the past, the company has given in to pressures from major media companies, like with iTunes DRM. IT'S BETTER, PROBABLY What The Early, Hands-On Reviews Say About The iPhone 7 (And The AirPods) digg.com ​It will be several days before the full reviews for the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus drop, so in the meantime we rounded up the first impressions from tech bloggers who had a chance to play around with the devices at Apple's event on Wednesday. BRACES WE DIGG | SPONSORED Straight Teeth For A Sweet Price smiledirectclub.com Smile Direct Club's aligners are invisible, affordable and shipped straight to your door. Everything's assessed online, so you don't even need to visit the dentist! LOST TO THE SANDS OF TIME YOU CAN LOGIN BUT YOU CAN NEVER LOGOUT The Facebook Of The Dead theringer.com Inside Legacy.com, America's online obituary warehouse IPO, RETIRE AT 39 It's Tough Being Over 40 In Silicon Valley bloomberg.com Older workers are trying lawsuits, classes, makeovers — even surgery — to keep working. NO MATTER HOW YOU SLICE IT WATCH: Watching Kinetic Sand Get Cut With A Knife Will Bring You Eternal Bliss digg.com Had a rough week of catch up after Labor Day? Looking to carve out your moment of zen for the day? A fan of anything "oddly satisfying?" Well, we've got just the thing for you! WHO'S IN CHARGE HERE? FIRE YOUR BOSS Excess Management Is Costing The US $3 Trillion Per Year hbr.org More people are working in big, bureaucratic organizations than ever before. Yet there's compelling evidence that bureaucracy creates a significant drag on productivity and organizational resilience and innovation. TRUTH IS ALL RELATIVE THESE DAYS, RIGHT? How We Arrived At The Era Of Post-Truth Politics economist.com Dishonesty in politics is nothing new; but the manner in which some politicians now lie, and the havoc they may wreak by doing so, are worrying. VIDEO OF THE DAY HIT THE ROAD, JACK Parody Apple Ad For The iPhone 7 Hits The Nail On The Head digg.com People don't understand that Apple has released a completely innovative product, in that it is not innovative at all. They've done something that seems counterintuitive: They made it worse. IN THE NEWS North Korea Claims Successful Test Of 10 Kiloton Nuclear Warhead NASA Space Probe To Collect Asteroid Samples, Possible Clues to Life Dozens Of People Stuck Overnight On Cable Cars In French Alps Giraffes Are Actually Four Different Species Phew! It's Friday! Listen to some good tunes and enjoy that headphone jack while you got it. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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