Mike Peterson is a San Diego-based journalist who has been writing about Apple, online privacy, and cybersecurity since 2016. He serves as the assistant managing editor of AppleInsider.
Before transitioning to technology-focused digital media, Mike was a print journalist covering local government, education, and public safety. He also served as an art director and copy editor for several local newspapers. He's worn many hats in journalism, doing everything from reporting on city council meetings to managing a small newsroom staff.
Coming from a predominantly non-technical background, he specializes in explaining complicated topics to a general audience. However, he grew up around computers, built his first Windows machine in his teens, and acquired his first Mac in college. He has since taught himself Python programming, and he maintains an interest in privacy and cryptography.
Prior to his writing career, Mike spent his teenage years as a recording musician and indie rock frontman. Although he has almost fully recovered from that ordeal, he still records occasionally in Logic Pro.
A person of many varied interests, Mike is also a voracious reader, an avid outdoor enthusiast and hiker, and a registered yoga teacher. In his spare time, he enjoys hoppy beers, jazz music, and spending time by the ocean.
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Apple is celebrating the 105th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. National Park Service with a donation campaign and park-related content across its services.
Apple TV+ has ordered "The Changeling," a new drama series based on the book of the same name starring and executive produced by LaKeith Stanfield.
Lithium-ion battery pioneer and Nobel Prize winner Akira Yoshino believes that Apple could announce some type of electric vehicle initiative by the end of 2021.
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Hulu now supports high-dynamic range (HDR) streaming for some of its original content on compatible Apple TV models and other streaming devices.
Current component and chip shortages plaguing the smartphone industry are now affecting "everybody but Apple," according to new wireless industry research.
Spotify is now rolling out its premium podcast feature to all creators based in the U.S., allowing them to charge up to $150 for a subscription.
Mac users across the globe are reportedly having trouble logging into their enterprise virtual private networks because of an apparent certificate issue, user reports suggest.
Pop singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo used an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil to design some of the augmented reality effects for her latest music video.
An informal Apple pay equity survey organized by one of the company's software engineers shows a 6% wage gap between the salaries of men and women.
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A pair of Princeton researchers claim that Apple's CSAM detection system is dangerous because they explored and warned against similar technology, but the two systems are far from identical.
Amid controversy surrounding Apple's CSAM detection system, a San Francisco Bay Area doctor has been charged with possessing child pornography in his Apple iCloud account, according to federal authorities.
China has passed one of the most restrictive data protection laws in the world, tightening control over how personal information is collected and used by companies in the country.
T-Mobile has confirmed that a massive data breach affecting both current and former customers is now worse than it originally reported.
In addition to successful efforts to hire Google search and artificial intelligence chief John Giannandrea, Apple at one point also attempted to poach the executive's search deputy Ben Gomes.
Apple used a variety of lobbying tactics to kill off a pair of bills introduced by state lawmakers in Georgia, including legislation that would force the company to allow third-party app stores.
Google is reportedly dismantling its health technology initiative and splitting its projects across other teams as the chief of the division departs the company.
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