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Stanford publishes Apple Watch Heart Study

Apple Heart Study

As Apple announced the release of its new Research app and the launch of three medical studies which take advantage of the new app, Stanford researchers published the full results of the Apple Watch Heart Study in the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

Facebook fixes iOS app camera bug

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Facebook has pushed out a new build of its iOS app that corrects a previously-identified bug that could inadvertently activate the iPhone's camera. The new version (build 247) is available for immediate download from the App Store, assuming your phone hasn't already updated.

Apple Card credit limit isn’t sexist, says Goldman Sachs CEO

Apple Card

Is Apple partner Goldman Sachs' algorithm used to determine Apple Card creditworthiness gender-biased? That's the claim from some on Twitter – a serious enough issue to merit an investigation of the New York state Department of Financial Services (DFS). Goldman Sachs denies it, and the company CEO encourages couples that suspect they've been treated unfairly to get in touch.

Editor’s Desk: Apple update death march, Adobe expectations, Apple Health and EHR

This week saw yet another point update from Apple to fix a problem, this time for an issue first introduced in late October. We also saw the release of an app we've been waiting for from Adobe for a year - one that's underwhelming many of us, it turns out. Apple surprised us with some welcome electronic health record integration; now if only the rest of the health care industry would catch up. Thoughts on all this stuff in this week's editor's desk roundup.

How to get rid of the Mac’s Catalina upgrade reminder

Getting tired of seeing that persistent notification in your Mac dock to remind you to upgrade to macOS 10.15 Catalina? It's possible to turn off that notification permanently without having to upgrade. All it requires is a little command-line tinkering, if you're up for it. Read on for details.