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HUMANOID ROBOTS ARE HERE, BUT THEY'RE A LITTLE AWKWARD.D O WE REALLY NEED THEM?
Building a robot that's both human-like and useful is a decades-old engineering dream inspired by popular science fiction.
4 min |
November 11, 2023
Techlife News
iPad Overhaul
2024 SET TO BE A GREAT YEAR FOR THE ENTIRE TABLET RANGE
4 min |
November 11, 2023
Techlife News
NINTENDO IS DEVELOPING A LIVE-ACTION FILM BASED ON ITS HIT VIDEO GAME 'THE LEGEND OF ZELDA'
Nintendo is developing a live-action film based on its hit video game \"The Legend of Zelda,\" the Japanese company behind the Super Mario franchise said this week.
2 min |
November 11, 2023
Techlife News
MIND-ALTERING KETAMINE BECOMES NEW PAIN TREATMENT, DESPITE LITTLE RESEARCH OR REGULATION
As U.S. doctors scale back their use of opioid painkillers, a new option for hard-to-treat pain is taking root: ketamine, the decades-old surgical drug that is now a trendy psychedelic therapy.
5 min |
November 11, 2023
Techlife News
Apple Hits Setback in Dispute With European Union Over Tax Case
Apple might end up on the hook after all for billions of euros in back taxes to Ireland in the latest twist in a long-running European Union dispute, following a legal opinion Thursday from to an adviser to the bloc's top court.
1 min |
November 11, 2023
AppleMagazine
A META ENGINEER SAW HIS OWN CHILD FACE HARASSMENT ON INSTAGRAM. NOW, HE'S TESTIFYING BEFORE CONGRESS
On the same day whistleblower Frances Haugen was testifying before Congress about the harms of Facebook and Instagram to children in the fall of 2021, a former engineering director at the social media giant who had rejoined the company as a consultant sent an alarming email to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the same topic.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #628
AppleMagazine
BANKMAN-FRIED'S TRIAL EXPOSED CRYPTO FRAUD BUT CONGRESS HAS NOT BEEN EAGER TO REGULATE THE INDUSTRY
The conviction of former cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried for stealing at least $10 billion from customers and investors is the latest black mark for the cryptocurrency industry, but in Washington, there seems to be little to no interest in pushing through regulation.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #628
AppleMagazine
NINTENDO IS DEVELOPING A LIVE-ACTION FILM BASED ON ITS HIT VIDEO GAME 'THE LEGEND OF ZELDA'
Nintendo is developing a live-action film based on its hit video game \"The Legend of Zelda,\" the Japanese company behind the Super Mario franchise said this week.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #628
AppleMagazine
THERE'S TOO MUCH GUESSWORK IN RENTING AN AIRBNB. THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL GIANT IS TRYING TO FIX THAT
Airbnb will highlight rental listings that have received top scores from guests, information that the company's CEO says will help bring hotel-like reliability to booking a house or room on the site.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #628
AppleMagazine
CHINA'S XI URGES COUNTRIES UNITE IN TACKLING AI CHALLENGES BUT MAKES NO MENTION OF INTERNET CONTROLS
Chinese President Xi Jinping said this week that potential risks associated with artificial intelligence are challenges that countries should deal with together, remarks that come against the backdrop of China's rigid control of free speech on the internet.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #628
AppleMagazine
iPad Overhaul
2024 SET TO BE A GREAT YEAR FOR THE ENTIRE TABLET RANGE
4 min |
AppleMagazine #628
AppleMagazine
OLDEST BLACK HOLE DISCOVERED DATING BACK TO 470 MILLION YEARS AFTER THE BIG BANG
Scientists have discovered the oldest black hole yet, a cosmic beast formed a mere 470 million years after the Big Bang.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #628
AppleMagazine
HUMANOID ROBOTS ARE HERE, BUT THEY'RE A LITTLE AWKWARD. DO WE REALLY NEED THEM?
Building a robot that's both human-like and useful is a decades-old engineering dream inspired by popular science fiction.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #628
AppleMagazine
WEWORK SEEKS BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION IN STUNNING FALL FOR A FIRM ONCE VALUED AT CLOSE TO $50 BILLION
WeWork has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, marking a stunning fall for the office sharing company once seen as a Wall Street darling that promised to upend the way people went to work around the world.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #628
AppleMagazine
TO HELP 2024 VOTERS, META SAYS IT WILL BEGIN LABELING POLITICAL ADS THAT USE AI-GENERATED IMAGERY
Facebook and Instagram will require political ads running on their platforms to disclose if they were created using artificial intelligence, their parent company announced on Wednesday.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #628
AppleMagazine
CHATGPT-MAKER OPENAI HOSTS ITS FIRST BIG TECH SHOWCASE AS THE AI STARTUP FACES GROWING COMPETITION
Less than a year into its meteoric rise, the company behind ChatGPT unveiled the future it has in mind for its artificial intelligence technology on Monday, launching a new line of chatbot products that can be customized to a variety of tasks.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #628
AppleMagazine
RIVIAN TO END EXCLUSIVITY WITH AMAZON, ALLOW OTHER COMPANIES TO BUY ITS ELECTRIC VANS
Electric vehicle maker Rivian said this week that it will allow other companies to purchase its fleet of delivery vans, ending an exclusive agreement with Amazon.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #628
AppleMagazine
IN DAVID FINCHER'S 'THE KILLER,' AN ASSASSIN HIDES IN PLAIN SIGHT
It's a noir staple to open with a bit of narration, but once the nameless hit-man protagonist of David Fincher's \"The Killer\" starts gabbing, he doesn't stop.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #628
AppleMagazine
GALLAUDET HAS A HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION WITH WIDE APPLICATIONS. THE LATEST IS A HELMET
Shelby Bean could not help but feel a bit jealous.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #628
AppleMagazine
MIND-ALTERING KETAMINE BECOMES NEW PAIN TREATMENT, DESPITE LITTLE RESEARCH OR REGULATION
As U.S. doctors scale back their use of opioid painkillers, a new option for hard-to-treat pain is taking root: ketamine, the decades-old surgical drug that is now a trendy psychedelic therapy.
5 min |
AppleMagazine #628
Techlife News
EUROPEAN PRIVACY OFFICIALS WIDEN BAN ON META'S BEHAVIORAL ADVERTISING TO MOST OF EUROPE
European officials widened a ban on Meta’s “behavioral advertising” practices to most of Europe on Wednesday, setting up a broader conflict between the continent’s privacy-conscious institutions and an American technology giant.
2 min |
November 04, 2023
Techlife News
AIRBNB EARNS $4.4 BILLION IN 3Q THANKS TO TAX BREAK AND HIGHERTHAN-EXPECTED REVENUE
Airbnb said it earned $4.37 billion in the third quarter as it booked a large tax benefit and posted higher-than-expected revenue during the summer travel season.
1 min |
November 04, 2023
Techlife News
DOORDASH ORDERS SURGE 24% IN THE THIRD QUARTER, HELPING TO NARROW THE DELIVERY APP'S LOSSES
DoorDash powered past sales and earnings expectations in the third quarter, saying a growing mix of stores and faster service is drawing customers in the U.S. and abroad.
2 min |
November 04, 2023
Techlife News
NASA'S LUCY SPACECRAFT SWOOPS PAST FIRST OF 10 ASTEROIDS ON LONG JOURNEY TO JUPITER
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft on Wednesday encountered the first of 10 asteroids on its long journey to Jupiter.
1 min |
November 04, 2023
AppleMagazine
CRUISE, GM'S ROBOTAXI SERVICE, SUSPENDS ALL DRIVERLESS OPERATIONS NATIONWIDE
Cruise, the autonomous vehicle unit owned by General Motors, is suspending driverless operations nationwide days after regulators in California found that its driverless cars posed a danger to public safety.
3 min |
November 03, 2023
AppleMagazine
BUSINESS GROUP ESTIMATES SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND CLEAN ENERGY JOBS IN EV. BATTERY 7 STORAGE AND SOLAR
A nonpartisan business group that advocates for clean energy estimates that 403,000 jobs will be created by the 210 major energy projects announced since the Inflation Reduction Act took effect in mid-2022.
2 min |
November 03, 2023
AppleMagazine
BIDEN WANTS TO MOVE FAST ON AI SAFEGUARDS AND SIGNS AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TO ADDRESS HIS CONCERNS
President Joe Biden this week signed an ambitious executive order on artificial intelligence that seeks to balance the needs of cutting-edge technology companies with national security and consumer rights, creating an early set of guardrails that could be fortified by legislation and global agreements.
4 min |
November 03, 2023
AppleMagazine
CUTTING-EDGE AI RAISES FEARS ABOUT RISKS TO HUMANITY.ARE TECH AND POLITICAL LEADERS DOING ENOUGH?
Chatbots like ChatGPT wowed the world with their ability to write speeches, plan vacations or hold a conversation as good as or arguably even better than humans do, thanks to cutting-edge artificial intelligence systems.
5 min |
November 03, 2023
AppleMagazine
TIGER WOODS AND RORY MCILROY'S TGL TO FEATURE 15-HOLE MATCHES.OVERTIME AND LOTS OF TECHNOLOGY
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are bringing modern technology to the royal and ancient game with TGL, a team-based golf league played over 15 holes that combines an oversized simulator with actual shots to a tech-infused green that can change contours depending on the shot.
3 min |
November 03, 2023
AppleMagazine
MICROSOFT STARTS ROLLING OUT WINDOWS 11 UPDATE WITH AI COPILOT ASSISTANT
Microsoft added a Copilot chatbot to its Bing search engine earlier this year in February. Now, the tech giant has started rolling out an update for the Windows 11 PC operating system which brings a new version of this chatbot (in preview) integrated into the software. The latest Windows 11 2023 update, also known as 23H2, will add the Copilot chatbot to the world’s most widely used PC operating system.
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