Welcome to the Tech Meme Ride Home for Tuesday, August 10th, 2021. I'm Brian McCullough.

Today, time for iPhone rumor season to hit fever pitch.

Will the next iPhone take a page out of the Apple Watch's book

when it comes to screens?

Has Apple run afoul of US labor law.

The crypto fix fails in the Senate,

so now folks have hopes for reconciliation with the House.

An interesting raise that is up 5X in five months and a possible explanation for the

buy now pay later craze.

Here's what you miss today in the world of tech.

We're already almost halfway through August which means it's that time of year when a

young man's fancy turns lightly to thoughts of iPhone rumors. A new iPhone reveal is

mere weeks away so this is really the meat of the Apple rumor season and

helpfully Mark Germin has a summary look at what he says we can expect from iPhones this year.

A modest iPhone update is coming according to Geron with a smaller notch being the biggest

design change faster refresh rate for the screen a lot of camera upgrades including

pro-res recording and video portrait mode and one outlying possibility.

The new iPhones will include a faster A15 chip and a smaller notch, also known as the display cut out in addition to new screen

technology that could enable faster refresh rates for smoother scrolling.

Apple first added portrait mode to the iPhone 7 plus in 2016 and it quickly became a fan favorite. The

feature can put a person in sharp focus while blurring the background in what is

known as a Bocia effect. For the new, Apple plans to add the same technique to

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