MacBreak Weekly 556

Two more entries in the seemingly endless stream of Uber scandals. Scandal #1: Uber almost gets kicked out of Apple's App Store for identifying iPhones. Scandal #2: Unroll.me, which bills itself as an automated email unsubscribing service, sold data it gleaned from users' email to Uber. Apple slashes affiliate commissions from 7% to 2.5%. It is seeming more and more like the redesigned iPhone 8 might be facing production delays. Two years after its release to the public, the Apple Watch is both more than we expected, and less.

• Kelly Guimont's picks: Uni-ball Kuru Toga Hello Kitty Mechanical Pencil and Staples Arc Customizable Notebook
• Andy's Pick: MeFoto Walkabout Air Monopod
• Rene's Pick: Apple Watch Nike+ Band

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Links

• Uber’s C.E.O. Plays With Fire
• Daring Fireball: On Uber’s ‘Identifying and Tagging’ of iPhones
• Controversies Take a Toll on Uber’s Stock
• Ming-Chi Kuo Agrees iPhone 8 Will Launch in September With 'Severe' Shortages Due to Delayed Production
• You'll know Apple blew it when it makes a fingerprint dongle
• Powermat CEO calls wireless charging a ‘standard feature in the next iPhone’
• On its 2nd anniversary, Apple Watch settling into role as fitness & notification wearable with Siri, Apple Pay
• People are freaked out that Unroll.me sold email data to Uber - Business Insider
• Gruber: Unrollme heartbroken? Give me an f'ing break
• “Anonymized” data really isn’t—and here’s why not
• Apple cuts App Store affiliate commission from 7% to 2.5%
• Uniball KuruToga Hello Kitty Mechanical Pencil
• Staples Arc Customizable Notebook
• Apple Watch Nike+ Band
• MeFoto Walkabout Air monopod