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FCC AWARDS $25M TO EXPAND INTERNET IN RURAL NEW HAMPSHIRE
Internet providers in New Hampshire will receive more than $25 million in federal funding over 10 years to expand broadband access across in rural parts of the state, the Federal Communications Commission announced this week.
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AppleMagazine #477
AppleMagazine
CHINA'S ALIBABA, TENCENT UNIT FINED UNDER ANTI-MONOPOLY LAW
China’s market regulator on Monday said it fined Alibaba Group and a Tencent Holdings-backed company for failing to seek approval before proceeding with some acquisitions.
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AppleMagazine #477
AppleMagazine
APPLE'S APP STORES OPEN NEW PRIVACY WINDOW FOR CUSTOMERS
Apple has begun spelling out what kinds of personal information is being collected by the digital services displayed in its app stores for iPhones and other products made by the trendsetting company.
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AppleMagazine #477
AppleMagazine
AS LEADERS SET FRESH CLIMATE GOALS, BIDEN PLEDGES US SUPPORT
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden pledged to rejoin the Paris climate accord on the first day of his presidency, as world leaders staged a virtual gathering to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the international pact aimed at curbing global warming.
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AppleMagazine #477
AppleMagazine
AMAZON'S ZOOX UNVEILS AUTONOMOUS ELECTRIC VEHICLE
An autonomous vehicle company acquired this year by Amazon has unveiled a four-person “robo-taxi,” a compact, multidirectional vehicle designed for dense, urban environments.
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AppleMagazine #477
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE AI RESEARCHER'S EXIT SPARKS ETHICS, BIAS CONCERNS
Prominent artificial intelligence scholar Timnit Gebru helped improve Google’s public image as a company that elevates Black computer scientists and questions harmful uses of AI technology.
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AppleMagazine #476
AppleMagazine
NBA COACHES ATTIRE: MASKS ARE IN, JACKETS ARE OPTIONAL
For NBA coaches, masks are required this season. Jackets are not.
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AppleMagazine #476
AppleMagazine
TWILIO CEO DISCUSSES WHY PANDEMIC LIFTED TECH TO NEW HEIGHTS
Twilio has emerged as a technological backbone for thousands of companies during the pandemic. Its users rely on its digital tools to connect with customers through mobile apps, call centers and messaging services as the shift to online commerce and curbside pickup accelerates.
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AppleMagazine #476
AppleMagazine
GENE-EDITING TREATMENT SHOWS PROMISE FOR SICKLE CELL DISEASE
Scientists are seeing promising early results from the first studies testing gene editing for painful, inherited blood disorders that plague millions worldwide, especially Black people.
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AppleMagazine #476
AppleMagazine
CALIFORNIA RELEASES SMARTPHONE VIRUS TOOL AS CASES SOAR
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a voluntary smartphone tool to alert people of possible coronavirus exposure as cases soar higher, new restrictions are imposed and many people still say they won’t heed the pleas to stay home.
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AppleMagazine #476
AppleMagazine
AURORA TO BUY UBER'S SELF-DRIVING VEHICLES ARM
Uber is selling off its autonomous vehicles development arm to Aurora as the ride-hailing company slims down after its revenues were pummeled by the coronavirus pandemic.
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AppleMagazine #476
AppleMagazine
APPLE TO TIGHTEN APP PRIVACY, REMOVE APPS THAT DON'T COMPLY
Apple is stepping up privacy for app users, forcing developers to be more transparent about data collection and warning they could be removed if they don’t comply with a new anti-tracking measure, a company executive and regulators said this week.
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AppleMagazine #476
AppleMagazine
AIRPODS MAX: ALL THE SOUND TECH YOU CAN GET
Apple may not have hosted an all-bells, all whistles event to show off its new headphones, but it didn’t need to: the company’s letting the sound speak for itself.
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AppleMagazine #476
AppleMagazine
ANOTHER JUDGE BLOCKS TRUMP'S TIKTOK BAN; APP STILL IN LIMBO
A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s attempts to ban TikTok, the latest legal defeat for the administration as it tries to wrest the popular app from its Chinese owners.
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AppleMagazine #476
AppleMagazine
AMERICANS CAN PAY THEIR CREDIT CARD BILLS, BUT FOR HOW LONG?
The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t stopped Americans from keeping up with their credit card payments, thanks in large part to government relief programs passed by Congress earlier this year.
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AppleMagazine #476
AppleMagazine
POWERFUL M1: BENCHMARKS REVAL INCREDIBLE POWER OF NEW CHIP
Though it was always Apple’s intention to create leaner, faster machines when it transitioned to its own custom chip, even Craig Federighi revealed he was shocked when benchmarks were revealed. M1 takes the Mac in a whole new direction, revolutionizing computing once again.
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AppleMagazine #475
AppleMagazine
HAWAII SEEKS TO BE SEEN AS A REMOTE WORKPLACE WITH A VIEW
Software engineer Raymond Berger begins his work day at 5 a.m., before the sun comes up over Hawaii.
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AppleMagazine #475
AppleMagazine
THE PANDEMIC IS CHANGING HOLLYWOOD, MAYBE FOREVER
“No New ‘Movies’ Till Influenza Ends” blared a New York Times headline on Oct. 10, 1918, while the deadly second wave of the Spanish Flu was unfolding.
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AppleMagazine #475
AppleMagazine
UK AUTHORIZES PFIZER CORONAVIRUS VACCINE FOR EMERGENCY USE
British officials authorized a COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use on Wednesday, greenlighting the world’s first shot against the virus that’s backed by rigorous science and taking a major step toward eventually ending the pandemic.
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AppleMagazine #475
AppleMagazine
SALESFORCE TO BUY WORK CHAT SERVICE SLACK FOR $27.7 BILLION
Business software pioneer Salesforce.com is buying work-chatting service Slack for $27.7 billion in a deal aimed at giving the two companies a better shot at competing against longtime industry powerhouse Microsoft.
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AppleMagazine #475
AppleMagazine
GM RETHINKS PLANNED STAKE IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE MAKER NIKOLA
General Motors will not be taking a stake in the electric vehicle company Nikola, and the company said that it was scuttling one of its marquee vehicles, an electric and hydrogen-powered pickup, after GM pulled technological support from the project.
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AppleMagazine #475
AppleMagazine
DOORDASH LOOKING FOR A VALUATION OF NEARLY $30B
DoorDash is looking for a valuation of nearly $30 billion when it takes itself public, reflecting how integral food delivery has become in millions of people’s lives during the pandemic.
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AppleMagazine #475
AppleMagazine
CHINA'S SPACE AMBITIONS: ROBOT ON MARS, A HUMAN ON THE MOON
China’s landing of its third probe on the moon is part of an increasingly ambitious space program that has a robot rover en route to Mars, is developing a reusable space plane and is planning to put humans back on the lunar surface.
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AppleMagazine #475
AppleMagazine
CALIFORNIA PROVIDING $500M IN VIRUS AID FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
California will provide temporary tax relief and $500 million in aid to small businesses struggling because of coronavirus outbreak restrictions, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced this week.
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AppleMagazine #475
AppleMagazine
BLACK FRIDAY SEES RECORD ONLINE AS US SHOPPERS STAY HOME
Black Friday online sales hit a new record this year as pandemic-wary Americans filled virtual carts instead of real ones.
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AppleMagazine #475
AppleMagazine
US-EUROPEAN OCEAN MONITORING SATELLITE LAUNCHES INTO ORBIT
A U.S.-European satellite designed to extend a decades-long measurement of global sea surface heights was launched into Earth orbit from California last Saturday.
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AppleMagazine #474
AppleMagazine
GLOBAL TECH GIANTS THREATEN TO LEAVE PAKISTAN OVER NEW RULES
Internet and technology companies have threatened to leave Pakistan after the government granted blanket powers to authorities to censor digital content, a move critics say was aimed at curtailing freedom of expression in the conservative Islamic nation.
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AppleMagazine #474
AppleMagazine
DETROIT RESIDENTS CONCERNED ABOUT TRAFFIC CAMERA EXPANSION
Detroit officials’ plan to install 200 more traffic light-mounted cameras at city intersections is facing community resistance amid privacy and racial discrimination concerns.
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AppleMagazine #474
AppleMagazine
BEST BUY REPORTS 3Q RESULTS THAT EXCEED WALL STREET VIEWS
Best Buy Co. reported fiscal third-quarter results that blew through analysts’ expectations as the nation’s largest consumer electronics retailer enjoyed surging demand for items like home theater and appliances that help people learn, cook, work and connect in their homes during the pandemic.
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AppleMagazine #474
AppleMagazine
UNCHANGED FROM EARLY ESTIMATE, US ECONOMY GREW 33.1% IN Q3
The second of three estimates on U.S. growth for the July-September quarter was unchanged at a record pace of 33.1%. But a resurgence in the coronavirus is expected to slow growth sharply in the current quarter with some economists even raising the specter of a double-dip recession.
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