INTERVIEW – STEVEN OVERLY — Innovations editor, The Washington Post

• Steven Overly anchors and edits The Washington Post’s Innovations blog, where he explores emerging technologies and groundbreaking ideas.
• Apple says it took ‘courage’ to remove the headphone jack on the iPhone 7. Apple confirmed the fears of many technology enthusiasts and headphone owners worldwide: the 3.5mm headphone jack would not be making its way to the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. In its place, the company will rely on three alternatives: a Lightning-compatible pair of new included EarPods; a pair of $159 wireless Bluetooth AirPods that require no physical connection; and a free dongle to connect old, analog headphones to the device. When describing this change, Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller gave a peculiar defense.
• STEVEN OVERLY: Apple eliminated the iPhone 7’s headphone jack. Twitter balked and barked.  By Steven Overly September 7 at 5:25 PM // Even before Apple formally confirmed that the iPhone 7 would no longer include a headphone jack for listening to audio, Twitter was abuzz with (mostly) informed speculation and premature criticism from disgruntled customers. The snark, in short, was rampant.