Techlife News
CALIFORNIA VOTERS WEIGH NEW TAX ON RICH TO BOOST EV ADOPTION
Should California’s richest residents pay higher taxes to help put more electric vehicles on the road? That’s a question the state’s voters are weighing in the election.
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Techlife News #576
Techlife News
EU'S CALL OF DUTY: PROBE MICROSOFT ACTIVISION BLIZZARD DEAL
The European Union has launched an investigation into Microsoft’s planned takeover of video game giant Activision Blizzard, fearing the $69 billion deal would distort fair competition to popular titles like Call of Duty.
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Techlife News #576
Techlife News
IN A FIRST, DOCTORS TREAT FATAL GENETIC DISEASE BEFORE BIRTH
A toddler is thriving after doctors in the U.S. and Canada used a novel technique to treat her before she was born for a rare genetic disease that caused the deaths of two of her sisters.
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November 12, 2022
Techlife News
US WEATHER SATELLITE, TEST PAYLOAD LAUNCHED INTO SPACE
A satellite intended to improve weather forecasting and an experimental inflatable heat shield to protect spacecraft entering atmospheres were launched into space from California on Thursday.
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November 12, 2022
Techlife News
CALIFORNIANS APPROVE BIG FUNDING BOOST FOR ARTS EDUCATION
California voters on Tuesday approved a ballot measure backed by a celebrity lineup that included Barbra Streisand and Los Angeles-born rappers will.i.am and Dr. Dre that could pump as much as $1 billion a year from the state’s general fund into arts education.
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November 12, 2022
Techlife News
FROM 'ENOLA HOLMES' TO 'EXTRACTION,' NETFLIX BETS ON SEQUELS
It’s easy to forget that the Netflix original film department is still rather young. Five years ago, the streaming service didn’t even really have one. But things move quickly in the competitive streaming world, especially when starting from scratch.
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November 12, 2022
AppleMagazine
'The Crown' Returns to Blur the Line Between Royals, Fiction
When “The Crown” returns after a two-year absence, the splintering marriage of Charles and Diana and more woes for Queen Elizabeth II are in the drama’s elegant but intrusive spotlight.
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November 11, 2022
AppleMagazine
TWITTER’S BLUE CHECK: VITAL VERIFICATION OR STATUS SYMBOL?
The story of Twitter’s blue checkmarks — a simple verification system that’s come to be viewed as an elite status symbol — began with some high-profile impersonations, just as the site began taking off in 2008 and ‘09.
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AppleMagazine #576
AppleMagazine
Blue Check Rethinking the future of social media
After months of back and forth, Tesla founder Elon Musk closed the $44 billion deal to buy the social network Twitter, and the takeover hasn't been without its controversy.
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AppleMagazine #576
AppleMagazine
NASA LAUNCH OF MOON ROCKET DELAYED AGAIN BY TROPICAL WEATHER
NASA is again postponing the launch of its new moon rocket because of a storm threatening the Florida coast.
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AppleMagazine #576
AppleMagazine
CRYPTO EXCHANGE BINANCE TO BUY RIVAL FTX IN APPARENT BAILOUT
The cryptocurrency exchange Binance said it plans to buy its rival FTX Trading, in the latest example of how fortunes can change rapidly in the crypto world.
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AppleMagazine #576
AppleMagazine
RIHANNA TALKS MOTHERHOOD, SUPER BOWL: 'IT WAS NOW OR NEVER'
Rihanna knew that if she was going to return to the stage less than a year after giving birth to her first child, the performance would have to top anything she'd done before.
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AppleMagazine #576
AppleMagazine
FACEBOOK PARENT META CUTS 11,000 JOBS, 13% OF WORKFORCE
Facebook parent Meta is laying off 11,000 people, about 13% of its workforce, as it contends with faltering revenue and broader tech industry woes, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a letter to employees Wednesday.
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AppleMagazine #576
AppleMagazine
ITALIAN EV STARTUP TAKES ON US, CHINESE RIVALS WITH DESIGN
Elon Musk’s Tesla paved the way nearly two decades ago. Now, the global transition to fully electric vehicles is littered with startups, inspired by a new era in mobility and drawn by the lower cost of building EVs compared with their fossil-fuel-guzzling forebears.
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AppleMagazine #576
AppleMagazine
CALIFORNIA VOTERS WEIGH NEW TAX ON RICH TO BOOST EV ADOPTION
Should California’s richest residents pay higher taxes to help put more electric vehicles on the road? That’s a question the state’s voters are weighing in the election.
3 min |
November 11, 2022
AppleMagazine
APPLE SAYS IPHONE SUPPLIES HURT BY ANTI-VIRUS CURBS IN CHINA
Apple Inc. is warning customers they'll have to wait longer to get its latest iPhone models after anti-virus restrictions were imposed on a contractor's factory in central China.
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AppleMagazine #576
AppleMagazine
5 MISTAKES YOU'RE MAKING WITH MEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT
Millions of retirees are in the thick of Medicare open enrollment, which runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, but many find the process challenging.
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AppleMagazine #576
AppleMagazine
BIKES, BATTERIES AND BLAZES SPARK CONCERN IN NYC
A weekend fire that injured over three dozen people and forced firefighters to use ropes to pluck people from a 20th-story window - is drawing attention to a rising concern in New York City: battery fires that can arise in the electric bikes and scooters that have proliferated here.
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AppleMagazine #576
Techlife News
EPA AWARDS GRANTS TO MONITOR AIR QUALITY IN 37 STATES
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday awarded grants for projects to monitor air quality in 37 states, with a focus on minority communities and other areas overburdened by pollution.
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Techlife News #575
Techlife News
EMERSON SELLING CLIMATE TECHNOLOGIES IN $14B DEAL
Emerson is selling a majority stake in its climate technologies business to Blackstone in a deal valued at $14 billion including debt.
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Techlife News #575
Techlife News
AMAZON MUSIC EXPANDS CATALOG T0 100M SONGS FOR MEMBERS
Amazon Music is gearing up for a massive content expansion: The streaming giant will offer a full catalog of music with more than 100 million songs for members.
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Techlife News #575
Techlife News
TAYLOR SWIFT ANNOUNCES 27-DATE US STADIUM TOUR IN 2023
Fresh off one of her biggest album launches of her career, Taylor Swift announced a new U.S. stadium tour starting in 2023, with international dates to follow.
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Techlife News #575
Techlife News
‘MANIFEST’ TAKES OFF ON NETFLIX FOR FOURTH AND FINAL SEASON
When NBC canceled the sci-fi family drama “Manifest” last year after three seasons, fans were devastated: The central mystery about a commercial plane that disappeared for more than five years — only to land with crew and passengers that hadn’t aged a day — was nowhere near solved.
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Techlife News #575
Techlife News
PLAN TO EXPAND DATA CENTERS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA APPROVED
A plan to redevelop a rural swath of northern Virginia into data centers has received approval after a marathon public hearing that stretched through the night.
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Techlife News #575
Techlife News
PROBLEM-PLAGUED BOEING SETS AMBITIOUS TURNAROUND TARGETS
Boeing officials vowed this week to significantly increase airplane production and cash flow in the next few years as the company seeks to recover from years of mistakes in its airline and defense businesses.
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Techlife News #575
Techlife News
STELLANTIS: PARK OLDER MODELS DUE TO 3 TAKATA AIR BAG DEATHS
Stellantis and the U.S. government are warning owners of 276,000 older vehicles to stop driving them after Takata airbags apparently exploded in three more vehicles, killing the drivers.
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Techlife News #575
Techlife News
CHINA LAUNCHES 3RD AND FINAL SPACE STATION COMPONENT
China on Monday launched the third and final module to complete its permanent space station and realize a more than decade-long effort to maintain a constant crewed presence in orbit, as its competition with the U.S. grows increasingly fierce.
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Techlife News #575
Techlife News
MISINFORMATION AND THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS: WHAT TO EXPECT
Conspiracy theories about mail ballots. Anonymous text messages warning voters to stay home. Fringe social media platforms where election misinformation spreads with impunity.
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Techlife News #575
Techlife News
Q&A: COMPANY'S CHEMISTRY COULD CUT EV BATTERY COSTS
A small company called Sila has contracts with most major automakers to research or provide a promising new battery chemistry that can let electric vehicles travel farther with a smaller battery.
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Techlife News #575
Techlife News
macOS Ventura - Deep dive: Hands-on with the new operating system
Hot off the heels of the iOS 16 release and a slew of new hardware announcements, The launch of macOS Ventura brings dozens of new features designed to make our MacBooks, iMacs, and Mac Studios even more powerful and cutting-edge, including the cutting-edge Stage Manager.
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