Technology
AppleMagazine
China Virus Outbreak Rams Global Tourism, Costing Billions
Business around the world that have grown increasingly reliant on big-spending tourists from China are taking a heavy hit, with tens of millions of Chinese residents restricted from leaving their country as the coronavirus spreads.
4 min |
January 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
Airbnb Launches Bahamas Sabbatical To Help After Dorian
Airbnb is giving a few people a chance to spend a two-month sabbatical in the Bahamas in an attempt to boost the Caribbean island damaged last year by Hurricane Dorian.
1 min |
January 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
The Big Lesson From The Bezos Hack: Anyone Can Be A Target
You may not think you’re in the same league as JeffBezos when it comes to being a hacking target.
3 min |
January 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
US Consumer Confidence Shows Solid Gain In January
U.S. consumer confidence showed a strong gain in January, bolstered by continued strength in the job market.
1 min |
January 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
Wyoming Governor: Carbon Capture Technology Can Help Coal
Climate change is a man-made problem, but the solution doesn’t have to come at the expense of fossil fuels, said Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon.
2 min |
January 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
Guy Ritchie's ‘The Gentlemen' Is Stale Pint Of Ale
Guy Ritchie’s honor-among-thieves meta-caper “The Gentlemen,” with Matthew McConaughey, has all the tailored tweed suits and smoky atmosphere of a handsome scotch commercial. “The Gentlemen” might not be an ad, but Ritchie’s film is most assuredly selling something.
2 min |
January 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
You: Pro - New Generation Powers Up Your Tech
As iPhone and iPad sales begin to fall, Apple is focusing its attention on professional users, introducing a bunch of new hardware to compete in an increasingly crowded - but lucrative - market. With the launch of Pro Mode for macOS, the company could be onto a winner…
6 min |
January 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
Workers Criticize Amazon On Climate Despite Risk To Jobs
Hundreds of employees are openly criticizing Amazon’s record on climate change despite what they say is a company policy that puts their jobs at risk for speaking out.
1 min |
January 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
GM To Invest $2.2B In Detroit To Build Electric Vehicles
General Motors is spending $2.2 billion to refurbish an underused Detroit factory so it can build a series of electric and self-driving vehicles, eventually employing 2,200 people.
2 min |
January 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
Apple Holiday Season Tops Projections As Iphone Bounces Back
Apple is still reaping huge profits from the iPhone while mining more moneymaking opportunities from the growing popularity of its smartwatch, digital services, and wireless earbuds.
3 min |
January 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
‘Bad Boys for Life' Is Kinda Bad. Watcha Gonna Do?
The third edition of the “Bad Boys” franchise starts as it must do: With a gleaming Porsche swerving at impossible speeds through Miami traffic under the expert control of Will Smith, with Martin Lawrence growing very sick beside him.
4 min |
January 24, 2020
AppleMagazine
Drones: Soaring Innovation Changing The World
There are few pieces of technology that excite us quite like drones. Though these unmanned ariel marvels aren’t new, it’s only now that we’re realizing their full potential across virtually every aspect of our lives, including entertainment, public services, travel, and distribution…
8 min |
January 24, 2020
AppleMagazine
THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S NEW QUARREL WITH APPLE
The deadly shooting of three U.S. sailors at a Navy installation in December could reignite a long-simmering fight between the federal government and tech companies over data privacy and encryption.
4 min |
January 24, 2020
AppleMagazine
NO ASTROVANS FOR SPACEX, CREWS RIDING TO ROCKETS IN TESLAS
Astronauts launched by SpaceX in coming months will ride to their rockets in high fashion.
1 min |
January 24, 2020
AppleMagazine
UK POLICE USE OF FACIAL RECOGNITION TESTS PUBLIC'S TOLERANCE
When British police used facial recognition cameras to monitor crowds arriving for a soccer match in Wales, some fans protested by covering their faces. In a sign of the technology’s divisiveness, even the head of a neighboring police force said he opposed it.
4 min |
January 24, 2020
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE CEO CALLS FOR REGULATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Partnering with Europe on Responsible AI
2 min |
January 24, 2020
AppleMagazine
UN EXPERTS: JEFF BEZOS PHONE HACK SHOWS LINK TO SAUDI PRINCE
The phone of Amazon founder and Washington Post owner JeffBezos was hacked after receiving a file sent from an account used by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, United Nations experts said Wednesday.
4 min |
January 24, 2020
AppleMagazine
GM'S CRUISE HEADS DOWN NEW ROAD WITH NEW ROBOTAXI CONCEPT
General Motors’ self-driving car company will attempt to deliver on its long-running promise to provide a more environmentally friendly ride-hailing service in an unorthodox vehicle designed to eliminate the need for human operators to transport people around crowded cities.
3 min |
January 24, 2020
AppleMagazine
WHY TECH HAS BEEN SLOW TO FIGHT WILDFIRES, EXTREME WEATHER
For two years running, California’s wildfires have sent plumes of smoke across Silicon Valley.
4 min |
January 24, 2020
AppleMagazine
BOEING DOESN'T EXPECT MAX JET TO BE CLEARED UNTIL SUMMER
Boeing said that it doesn’t expect federal regulators to approve its changes to the grounded 737 Max until this summer, several months longer than the company was saying just a few weeks ago.
2 min |
January 24, 2020
AppleMagazine
Internet Of Things: Innovations Happening In Every Space
IoT is changing the way we live. Virtually every aspect of our lives has been digitized; from turning on our lights before we arrive home to prescribing medication without a doctor.
6 min |
January 17, 2020
AppleMagazine
US, China Deal Aims To Simmer Long-Running Trade Tensions
President Donald Trump signed a trade agreement Wednesday with China that is expected to boost exports from U.S. farmers and manufacturers and is aimed at lowering tensions in a long-running dispute between the economic powers.
4 min |
January 17, 2020
AppleMagazine
‘Holy Grail' Digital Effects Rewinding The Clock For Actors
With Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” expected to battle “Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood” and “1917” for the best picture Oscar in February, all eyes are on the special effects team that made the sprawling crime epic possible.
5 min |
January 17, 2020
AppleMagazine
STARTUPS SEE A MARKET IN RENTING COUCHES BY THE MONTH
Zachariah Mohammed’s living room is filled with stuff he doesn’t own.
3 min |
January 17, 2020
AppleMagazine
WANT TO SELL ON AMAZON? BUSINESSES MUST WEIGH PROS, CONS
While many small manufacturers and retailers believe Amazon is the place to be, Lyris Autran is forgoing the opportunity.
4 min |
January 17, 2020
AppleMagazine
PRIYANKA CHOPRA JONAS JOINING AMAZON'S SPY SERIES ‘CITADEL'
Priyanka Chopra Jonas will star opposite Richard Madden in the U.S. edition of “Citadel,” a drama series to be produced in conjunction with programs from several other countries.
2 min |
January 17, 2020
AppleMagazine
MIT WARNS FOREIGN STUDENTS OF POSSIBLE VISITS FROM ICE
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is warning international students that federal immigration officials may visit their work sites to verify that their employment is directly related to their studies.
2 min |
January 17, 2020
AppleMagazine
TO STOP SIGN STEALING, MLB COULD FIGHT TECH WITH MORE TECH
If Major League Baseball really wants to stop its teams from electronically stealing signs, it might consider fighting technology with more technology.
4 min |
January 17, 2020
AppleMagazine
HOLLYWOOD-BACKED QUIBI THINKS YOU'LL PAY FOR ITS VIDEO BITES
A startup heavily backed by Hollywood is wagering that you’re ready to set aside YouTube and TikTok to watch star-studded short videos on your phone — for a price.
3 min |
January 17, 2020
AppleMagazine
CITIGROUP PROFITS RISE 15%, HELPED BY TRADING LIKE JPMORGAN
Citigroup’s fourth-quarter profits rose by 15%, as the banking conglomerate benefited from a boost in trading similar to competitor JPMorgan Chase.
1 min |