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AppleMagazine
WALGREENS DIVES INTO PRIMARY CARE WITH CLINIC EXPANSION
Walgreens will squeeze primary care clinics into as many as 700 of its U.S. stores over the next few years in a major expansion of the care it offers customers.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #454
AppleMagazine
TIKTOK TO LEAVE HONG KONG AS SECURITY LAW RAISES QUESTIONS
TikTok said it will stop operations in Hong Kong, joining other social media companies in warily eyeing ramifications of a sweeping national security law that took effect last week.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #454
AppleMagazine
NOT SO RANDOM ACTS: SCIENCE FINDS THAT BEING KIND PAYS OFF
Acts of kindness may not be that random after all. Science says being kind pays off.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #454
AppleMagazine
VIRTUAL TRAINING CAN BE GOOD FOR TRAINERS, OWNERS AND DOGS
Jennifer Stile was apprehensive when she found out that training classes for her puppy Josie would be moving online because of the pandemic.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #454
AppleMagazine
FACEBOOK CIVIL RIGHTS AUDIT: ‘SERIOUS SETBACKS' MAR PROGRESS
A two-year audit of Facebook’s civil rights record found “serious setbacks” that have marred the social network’s progress on matters such as hate speech, misinformation and bias.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #454
AppleMagazine
TOM HANKS ON COVID-19, ‘GREYHOUND' AND WARTIME MENTALITY
Since contracting COVID-19 in March, Tom Hanks has been, by most measures, busy.
6 min |
AppleMagazine #454
AppleMagazine
AMAZON HOMELESS SHELTER BOOSTS UNIQUE PROGRAM FOR SICK KIDS
Amazon’s explosive growth over the past decade helped fuel a growing homelessness crisis in Seattle.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #454
AppleMagazine
macOS: TAKING LEAPS FORWARD WITH BIG SUR
Despite the coronavirus pandemic causing the world’s biggest tech events to be canceled, Apple powered through with a virtual alternative, with Craig Federighi taking to the stage to lift the lid on an all-new macOS.
8 min |
AppleMagazine #454
AppleMagazine
A TIMELY PORTRAIT IN ‘JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE'
Getting into “good trouble” is a guiding principle for John Lewis. It’s not only OK, but necessary to enact and inspire meaningful change.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #454
AppleMagazine
AMC Pushes Back Movie Theater Reopening By 2 Weeks
AMC Theaters, the nation’s largest chain, is pushing back its plans to begin reopening theaters by two weeks following the closure because of COVID-19. The company said that it would open approximately 450 U.S. locations on July 30 and the remaining 150 the following week.
1 min |
July 03, 2020
AppleMagazine
Amazon Looks to Self-Driving Future By Acquiring Zoox
Amazon said that it is buying self-driving technology company Zoox, which is developing an autonomous vehicle for a ride-hailing service that people would request on their phones.
3 min |
July 03, 2020
AppleMagazine
Zoom Got Big Fast. Then videobombers made it rework security
Back in March as the coronavirus pandemic gathered steam in the U.S., a largely unheralded video-conferencing service suddenly found itself in the spotlight.
3 min |
July 03, 2020
AppleMagazine
UK Regulator Urges Reforms To Curb Google, Facebook Ad Power
British regulators want new rules to foster competition in digital advertising markets and rein in the industry’s dominant players, Google and Facebook.
2 min |
July 03, 2020
AppleMagazine
iOS 14: HANDS-ON WITH THE BIGGEST NEW FEATURES
Refusing to let COVID-19 impact its release schedule, Apple took to its virtual WWDC stage at the end of June to show off the latest version of its iOS and iPadOS operating systems, set for release this fall.
8 min |
July 03, 2020
AppleMagazine
MICROSOFT TO PERMANENTLY CLOSE ALL PHYSICAL STORES
Microsoft said it is permanently closing nearly all of its physical stores around the world.
1 min |
July 03, 2020
AppleMagazine
HOW RISKY IS FLYING DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC?
How risky is flying during the coronavirus pandemic?
1 min |
July 03, 2020
AppleMagazine
MILLENNIAL MONEY: 4 EXPERT TIPS TO GET HIRED FROM HOME
Job hunting has always been a little stressful. OK, a lot stressful. A global pandemic certainly hasn’t remedied that.
3 min |
July 03, 2020
AppleMagazine
INDIA BANS DOZENS OF CHINESE APPS, CITING SECURITY REASONS
India banned 59 apps with Chinese links, saying their activities endanger the country’s sovereignty, defense and security.
1 min |
July 03, 2020
AppleMagazine
EU Urges China To Move On Trade, Back Off In Hong kong
Top European Union officials pressed China’s leaders to open the country’s markets further to European companies, show stronger leadership in reforming world trade’s governing body and step back from the brink in Hong Kong.
2 min |
June 26, 2020
AppleMagazine
WIRECARD SCANDAL MISSING BILLIONS LIKELY DON'T EXIST
German payment service provider Wirecard said it has concluded that 1.9 billion euros ($2.1 billion) which were supposed to be held in two accounts probably don’t exist, deepening troubles that last week prompted the resignation of its chief executive.
2 min |
June 26, 2020
AppleMagazine
TWITTER GIVES WORKERS DAY OFF TO VOTE IN NATIONAL ELECTIONS
Twitter says it will give its U.S. employees Election Day off going forward and employees around the world paid time off to vote in national elections.
1 min |
June 26, 2020
AppleMagazine
WWDC: EXPLORE ALL NEWS FROM THE VIRTUAL KEYNOTE
Although this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference was a little different amidst the coronavirus pandemic, Tim Cook, Craig Federighi, and Friends still managed to lift the lid on a whole host of new innovations for iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS - and confirmed the long-awaited transition from Intel to Applepowered chips for its iMacs and MacBooks.
7 min |
June 26, 2020
AppleMagazine
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION EXTENDS VISA BAN TO NON-IMMIGRANTS
The Trump administration extended a ban on green cards issued outside the United States until the end of the year and added many temporary work visas to the freeze, including those used heavily by technology companies and multinational corporations.
4 min |
June 26, 2020
AppleMagazine
SOCCER TEAMS TURNING TO VIRTUAL ‘FAN TOKENS' TO RAISE MONEY
Soccer clubs around Europe are increasingly turning to virtual “fan tokens” to raise money and enhance fan engagement.
4 min |
June 26, 2020
AppleMagazine
SEGWAY, POPULAR WITH POLICE BUT NOT THE PUBLIC, HITS BRAKES
Segway, which boldly claimed its two-wheeled personal transporter would revolutionize the way people get around, is ending production of its namesake vehicle.
2 min |
June 26, 2020
AppleMagazine
NEW MEXICO LAWMAKERS BACK MANDATORY POLICE BODY CAMERAS
New Mexico’s Legislature approved a proposal to make police body cameras mandatory for nearly all state and local law enforcement officers, sending the bill to supportive Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham for final approval.
3 min |
June 26, 2020
AppleMagazine
MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR OUTDOOR SPACE, NO MATTER HOW SMALL
Coronavirus quarantine had many people rethinking the interiors of their homes this spring. DIY projects were tackled, and rooms reorganized.
4 min |
June 26, 2020
AppleMagazine
CHINA LAUNCHES FINAL SATELLITE IN GPS-LIKE BEIDOU SYSTEM
China on Tuesday launched the final satellite in its Beidou constellation that emulates and may seek to compete with the U.S. Global Positioning System, marking a further step in the country’s advance as a major space power.
2 min |
June 26, 2020
AppleMagazine
Criminals Stealing Unemployment Benefits As Claims Surge
Criminals are seizing on a surge in job losses to steal unemployment benefits from Americans nationwide. This complicates an already tough situation for millions of financially strapped Americans and overwhelmed state unemployment offices.
4 min |
June 12, 2020
AppleMagazine
Trump Administration Moves To Block Chinese Airlines From US
The Trump administration moved this week to block Chinese airlines from flying to the U.S. in an escalation of trade and travel tensions between the two countries.
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