Technology
AppleMagazine
Takeoff And Cruise: Toyota Making ‘Flying Car,' Luxury Boat
Toyota Motor Corp. is working on a “flying car.”
3 min |
June 09, 2017
AppleMagazine
WWDC 2017: The Biggest Announcements
WWDC 2017: The Definitive Timline
5 min |
June 09, 2017
AppleMagazine
Q&A: Internet Extremism And How To Combat It
In the wake of Britain’s third major attack in three months, Prime Minister Theresa May called on governments to form international agreements to prevent the spread of extremism online.
4 min |
June 09, 2017
AppleMagazine
Tim Cook: Tech Without Values Is Worthless
Science is worthless if it isn’t motivated by basic human values and the desire to help people, Apple CEO Tim Cook told graduates of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Friday, urging them to use their powers for good.
1 min |
June 16,2017
AppleMagazine
Verizon Takes Over Yahoo To Complete $4.5 Billion Deal
Verizon has taken over Yahoo, completing a $4.5 billion deal that will usher in a new management team to attempt to wring more advertising revenue from one of the internet’s best-known brands.
2 min |
June 16,2017
AppleMagazine
'Fintech' Startup Sofi Moving Into Traditional Banking
Online lender and financial startup SoFi has taken the first step toward competing with the nation’s biggest banks on their home turf: the checking account.
2 min |
June 16,2017
AppleMagazine
Lyft Joining Forces With Jaguar Land Rover In Tech Venture
The next Lyft car you book may soon be a Jaguar or a Land Rover.
1 min |
June 16,2017
AppleMagazine
In Google Vs. The EU, A $2.7B Fine Could Just Be The Start
Google’s parent company Alphabet can easily afford the $2.7 billion write-down it’s taking to cover a big antitrust fine in Europe. But it might find it harder to shrug off the rest of the European regulatory assault that’s headed its way.
3 min |
July 28 2017
AppleMagazine
Science Build DNA From Scratch To Alter Life's Blueprint
At Jef Boeke’s lab, you can whiff an odor that seems out of place, as if they were baking bread here.
4 min |
July 28 2017
AppleMagazine
Apple Magazine Celebrating 300 Issues
A Look Back At The Story So Far
5 min |
July 28 2017
AppleMagazine
New York Eyes 'Textalyzer' To Bust Drivers
New York state is set to study the use of a device known as the “textalyzer” that would allow police to determine whether a motorist involved in a serious crash was texting while driving.
2 min |
July 28 2017
AppleMagazine
Concerns Increase In Wisconsin Over Deal For Foxconn Plant
Concerns are increasing among lawmakers and others in Wisconsin over what incentives the state may offer to become the first U.S. home of Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn.
2 min |
July 28 2017
AppleMagazine
Authorities Warn Virtual Kidnapping Scams Are On The Rise
The caller who rang Valerie Sobel’s cellphone had a horrifying message: “We have Simone’s finger. Do you want to see the rest of her in a body bag?”
3 min |
July 28 2017
AppleMagazine
EU Hits Google With $2.7B Fine For Abusing Weaker Rivals
European regulators fined Google a record 2.42 billion euros ($2.72 billion) for abusing its dominance of the online search market in a case that could be just the opening salvo in Europe’s attempt to curb the company’s clout on that continent.
4 min |
June 30,2017
AppleMagazine
JK Rowling Marks 20 Years
Wizarding legend Harry Potter’s tale has turned 20.
1 min |
June 30,2017
AppleMagazine
Pandora CEO Tim Westergren Departs
The co-founder and CEO of Pandora, under intensifying competitive pressure from Spotify and Apple Music, has relinquished his position and will step down from the company board as well.
2 min |
June 30,2017
AppleMagazine
Online Options For Oscar-Nominated Flicks Expand This Week
More movies and cheaper options arrive online this week for movie fans still needing to catch up on Oscar-nominated flicks.
4 min |
February 24, 2017
AppleMagazine
Samsung Family Succession Hits Snag With Chief's Arrest
South Korea was taken by surprise last Friday with the arrest of the scion of the country’s richest family and de-facto leader at Samsung over his alleged involvement in a massive corruption scandal that engulfed the president and riveted the nation.
4 min |
February 24, 2017
AppleMagazine
Moviepass Founder's Next Act: Watch Ads, See Free Movies
Stacy Spikes co-founded MoviePass, a subscription service that lets you frequent movie theaters for a set monthly fee. After MoviePass sold offa majority stake in 2017, Spikes watched as the new owners quickly expanded, only to find the cost of all those movie tickets too high to sustain.
2 min |
May 3, 2019
AppleMagazine
Dreams Of Ubiquitous Social Robots Still Aren't Coming True
Hopes that the tech industry was on the cusp of rolling personal robots into homes are dimming now that several once-promising consumer robotics companies have shut down.
2 min |
May 3, 2019
AppleMagazine
San Francisco Billionaire Gives $30M To Study Homelessness
A San Francisco billionaire is donating $30 million to the University of California, San Francisco, to research root causes of homelessness and potential solutions.
1 min |
May 3, 2019
AppleMagazine
Samsung's 1Q Profit Slides On Falling Chip Prices
Samsung Electronics Co. said its operating profit for the last quarter declined more than 60% from a year earlier because of falling chip prices and sluggish demands for its display panels.
1 min |
May 3, 2019
AppleMagazine
Airpods: Next-Generation Wearable Experience
After months of rumors and teases, Apple officially lifted the lid on its redesigned AirPods in March, introducing a whole host of innovative new features designed to elevate the wireless earbuds experience and give users more control with ‘Hey Siri’.
7 min |
May 3, 2019
AppleMagazine
Cover-up: Students Deck Out Dome With Captain America Shield
Student pranksters at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have struck again, drawing inspiration from America’s hottest movie.
1 min |
May 3, 2019
AppleMagazine
Hugs, Tears Mark Taping Of Final ‘Big Bang Theory' Episode
Hugs and tears punctuated the final taping of “The Big Bang Theory,” a lovefest for its stars, crew and audience alike.
2 min |
May 3, 2019
AppleMagazine
Robotics Challenge Sparks Students' Passion For Stem Careers
More than 15,000 students from about 40 countries brought robots they’ve spent months building and fine-tuning to Louisville recently for a world championship designed to spark their interest in pursuing careers in fields such as engineering and technology.
3 min |
May 10, 2019
AppleMagazine
Sirius XM Buys Stake In Music Streaming Site Pandora
Pandora is raising cash to help it take on Spotify and other streaming music services.
1 min |
June 16,2017
AppleMagazine
Review: Interstellar Virus Makes Trouble In New Sci-fi Novel
“The Space Between the Stars” (Berkley), by Anne Corlett.
2 min |
June 16,2017
AppleMagazine
Facebook Deploys Ai To Fight Terrorism On Its Network
Facebook has started deploying its artificial intelligence capabilities to help combat terrorists’ use of its service.
2 min |
June 23, 2017
AppleMagazine
Harvard Freshmen's Ouster Over Posts Draws Broad Response
Few college-bound kids lose their shot, and their slot, at their dream school once they get in, but it happened at one of the world’s most elite institutions and for a reason that has, until recently, hardly registered in the university admissions process: social media.
3 min |