10 things in tech you need to know today, September 13

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Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this
Thursday.

1.
Apple announced its biggest iPhone to date,
the $1,100 iPhone XS Max, during its annual
event in Cupertino. It also unveiled the
smaller, $999 iPhone XS and
the “budget” $749 iPhone XR.

2.
President Trump’s campaign manager called Google a ‘threat
to the republic’, after a leaked video emerged showing company
executives lamenting Trump’s 2016 victory.
Republicans seized on the video as indicative of bias in Google’s
search results, though the video didn’t back up their claims.

3.
Apple unveiled an updated version of the Apple Watch with new
features apparently targeted at older wearers. The
Apple Watch 4 can take ECGs and detect if the wearer falls.

4.
Tesla’s vice president of worldwide finance and operations is the
latest senior staffer to leave the
company.Justin McAnear said he
was offered the job of CFO at a different company, and his
departure comes less than a week after chief accounting officer
Dave Morton resigned.

5.
Troubled games studio Riot Games has brought in a former Uber
executive to try and fix its culture, after employees complained
of bullying and harassment. Uber’s former senior
vice president for leadership and strategy, Frances Frei, will
act as an adviser to Riot’s culture team.

6.
European politicians voted to back controversial legislation that
could radically change the internet. Tough new
copyright legislation, should it come into effect, would mean
tech giants will have to pay to link to journalistic articles,
and scan content uploaded content for any copyright breaches.

7.
Google quietly announced it would discontinue Inbox, its
innovative email app. Many of Inbox’s features, such
as smart reply, have made their way into Google’s main service
Gmail, and it appears the firm has decided the app has served its
time.

8.
Apple’s latest mobile software, iOS 12, will be available on
Monday and it includes major changes. The update
will include changes to how notifications are displayed,
updates to the Photos app, and a new augmented-reality Measure
app to take measurements with only your iPhone camera.

9.
There were two major no-shows at the Apple event on Wednesday:
wireless charging mat Airpower, and updated Airpods
headphones. Apple gave a sneak peek at Airpower last
year, but said it wasn’t ready, and it’s been two years since the
first-generation of Airpods came out.

10.
Uber’s new northern European boss, Jamie Heywood, made his first
speech on Wednesday, radically upending what the company is best
known for. Heywood didn’t just talk about cab rides,
but talked about the future of transportation including shared
electric vehicles such as bikes and scooters.

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