AppleMagazine
EXEC TELLS FIRST UN COUNCIL MEETING THAT BIG TECH CAN'T BE TRUSTED TO GUARANTEE AI SAFETY
The handful of big tech companies leading the race to commercialize AI can’t be trusted to guarantee the safety of systems we don’t yet understand and that are prone to “chaotic or unpredictable behavior,” an artificial intelligence company executive told the first U.N. Security Council meeting on AI’s threats to global peace this week.
3 min |
July 21, 2023
AppleMagazine
COST FOR BASE F-150 LIGHTNING ELECTRIC VEHICLE FALLS BELOW $50,000 AS FORD CUTS PRICES SUBSTANTIALLY
The sticker price on Ford’s F-150 Lightning electric pickup is being lowered by thousands of dollars due to increased plant capacity, falling costs for battery raw materials and internal efforts to scale production by the Detroit automaker.
1 min |
July 21, 2023
AppleMagazine
LAWMAKERS APPROVE BILL ALLOWING FRENCH POLICE TO LOCATE SUSPECTS BY TAPPING THEIR DEVICES
French lawmakers on Tuesday adopted a sweeping justice reform bill that includes a provision to allow law enforcement agents to remotely tap into the cameras, microphones and location services of phones and other internet-connected devices of some suspected criminals.
3 min |
July 21, 2023
AppleMagazine
watchOS: THE BIGGEST UPDATE EVER, WITH MORE INFORMATION AT A GLANCE
watchOS 10, set to be released this September, features comprehensive redesigns, more advanced metrics, views and experiences for cyclists, and insights for mental and vision health in what's being dubbed as \"the biggest update since the introduction of Apple Watch.\"
4 min |
July 21, 2023
AppleMagazine
IN 'OPPENHEIMER,' CHRISTOPHER NOLAN BUILDS A THRILLING, SERIOUS BLOCKBUSTER FOR ADULTS
Christopher Nolan has never been one to take the easy or straightforward route while making a movie.
6 min |
July 21, 2023
AppleMagazine
TESLA'S 1ST ELECTRIC PICKUP HAS ROLLED OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE, COMPANY SAYS
Tesla says its first production Cybertruck electric pickup has rolled off the assembly line, nearly two years behind the original schedule.
1 min |
July 21, 2023
AppleMagazine
TIKTOK NEEDS TO DO MORE TO COMPLY WITH EUROPE'S NEW DIGITAL RULES, OFFICIAL SAYS
TikTok needs to do more to get ready for new European Union digital rules designed to keep users safe online, a top official said this week.
1 min |
July 21, 2023
AppleMagazine
BARBENHEIMER: THE STORY BEHIND THE SUMMER'S MOST ONLINE MOVIE SHOWDOWN
The very online showdown between Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” all started with a date: July 21.
5 min |
July 21, 2023
AppleMagazine
'OPPENHEIMER' STIRS UP CONFLICTED HISTORY FOR LOS ALAMOS AND NEW MEXICO DOWNWINDERS
The movie about a man who changed the course of the world’s history by shepherding the development of the first atomic bomb is expected to be a blockbuster, dramatic and full of suspense.
4 min |
July 21, 2023
AppleMagazine
CYBERSECURITY LABELING FOR SMART DEVICES AIMS TO HELP PEOPLE CHOOSE THOSE LESS VULNERABLE TO HACKING
The Biden administration and major consumer technology players launched an effort to put a nationwide cybersecurity certification and labeling program in place to help consumers choose smart devices that are less vulnerable to hacking.
3 min |
July 21, 2023
AppleMagazine
SPAIN FINES APPLE & AMAZON $218 MILLION FOR ELBOWING OUT SMALL RETAILERS
Amazon and Apple were fined a total of 194 million euros ($218 million) this week for colluding to box out competitors by favoring sales of Apple products directly from the online retail giant, Spain’s antitrust watchdog said.
1 min |
July 21, 2023
Techlife News
TWITTER SEEKS END TO US OVERSIGHT OF DATA USE AS FTC'S LINA KAHN GOES BEFORE HOUSE COMMITTEE
Twitter wants a federal court to end an order imposed by the Federal Trade Commission that limits its data security practices.
1 min |
July 15, 2023
Techlife News
CALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTER TO START COMPLEX PROCESS TO DISPLAY SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR VERTICALLY
The lengthy process of putting the retired space shuttle Endeavour on display in the vertical launch position will begin this month in Los Angeles.
1 min |
July 15, 2023
Techlife News
CILLIAN MURPHY, PLAYING OPPENHEIMER, FINALLY GETS TO LEAD A CHRISTOPHER NOLAN FILM
The day Christopher Nolan called Cillian Murphy about his new film, \"Oppenheimer, Murphy hung up the phone in disbelief.
4 min |
July 15, 2023
Techlife News
ELON MUSK UNVEILS HIS NEW AI STARTUP WITH A TEAM OF TOP RESEARCHERS BUT A VAGUE MISSION
Elon Musk is finally starting to talk about the artificial intelligence company he founded to compete with ChatGPT-maker OpenAl.
1 min |
July 15, 2023
Techlife News
AMAZON PUSHES BACK AGAINST EUROPE'S PIONEERING NEW DIGITAL RULES
Amazon is disputing its status as a big online platform that needs to face stricter scrutiny under European Union digital rules taking effect next month, the first Silicon Valley tech giant to push back on the pioneering new standards.
2 min |
July 15, 2023
Techlife News
DELTA AIR LINES IS SOARING TO A RECORD $1.8 BILLION PROFIT AS SUMMER VACATIONERS PACK PLANES
Delta Air Lines soared to a record quarterly profit of more than $1.8 billion as summer vacationers packed planes, especially to international destinations, and the airline enjoyed a tailwind from falling fuel prices.
3 min |
July 15, 2023
Techlife News
3 Tax Prep Firms Shared 'Extraordinarily Sensitive' Data About Taxpayers With Meta, Lawmakers Say
A group of congressional Democrats reported this week that three large tax preparation firms sent "extraordinarily sensitive" information on tens of millions of taxpayers to Facebook parent company Meta over the course of at least two years.
2 min |
July 15, 2023
AppleMagazine
RELUCTANT TWITTER USERS, INFLUENCERS AND OTHERS ARE FLOCKING TO META'S NEW THREADS APP
Celebrities, lawmakers, brands and everyday social media users are flocking to Meta's freshly minted app Threads to connect with their followers, including many Twitter refugees tired of the drama surrounding Elon Musk's raucous oversight of that platform.
4 min |
July 14, 2023
AppleMagazine
TAKE THE LEAP WITH TOM CRUISE IN 'MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - DEAD RECKONING, PART ONE'
Wondering if you should choose to accept the latest \"Mission: Impossible\" entry? Maybe you're sick of all the bombast at the movie theater lately? Well, put it another way: Do you really want to disappoint Tom Cruise?
3 min |
July 14, 2023
AppleMagazine
MUSIC STREAMS FOR 2023 HIT 1 TRILLION IN RECORD TIME. LATIN AND K-POP ARTISTS ARE BIG REASONS WHY
Is non-English language music the future of the music business? Perhaps.
1 min |
July 14, 2023
AppleMagazine
EUROPE SIGNS OFF ON A NEW PRIVACY PACT THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE'S DATA TO KEEP FLOWING TO US
The European Union signed off Monday on a new agreement over the privacy of people's personal information that gets pinged across the Atlantic, aiming to ease European concerns about electronic spying by American intelligence agencies.
2 min |
July 14, 2023
AppleMagazine
WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE SPOTS MOST DISTANT BLACK HOLE YET. MORE MAY BE LURKING
Astronomers have discovered the most distant black hole yet using the Webb Space Telescope, but that record isn't expected to last.
1 min |
July 14, 2023
AppleMagazine
Threads
TWITTER'S NEW RIVAL RAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA HABITS
4 min |
July 14, 2023
AppleMagazine
3 TAX PREP FIRMS SHARED 'EXTRAORDINARILY SENSITIVE' DATA ABOUT TAXPAYERS WITH META, LAWMAKERS SAY
A group of congressional Democrats reported this week that three large tax preparation firms sent \"extraordinarily sensitive\" information on tens of millions of taxpayers to Facebook parent company Meta over the course of at least two years.
2 min |
July 14, 2023
AppleMagazine
WHAT IS THREADS? ALL YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT META'S NEW TWITTER RIVAL, ANSWERED
Threads, a text-based app built by Meta to rival Twitter, is live.
5 min |
July 14, 2023
AppleMagazine
MICROSOFT CAN MOVE AHEAD WITH RECORD $69 BILLION ACQUISITION OF ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, JUDGE RULES
A federal judge has handed Microsoft a major victory by declining to block its looming $69 billion takeover of video game company Activision Blizzard. Regulators sought to ax the deal saying it will hurt competition.
4 min |
July 14, 2023
AppleMagazine
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ASKS APPEALS COURT TO BLOCK ORDER LIMITING ITS CONTACTS WITH SOCIAL MEDIA
The Biden administration asked a federal appeals court Monday to temporarily block a lower court's order limiting executive branch officials' discussions with social media companies about controversial online posts.
3 min |
July 14, 2023
AppleMagazine
TWITTER THREATENS LEGAL ACTION AGAINST META OVER ITS NEW RIVAL APP THREADS
Twitter has threatened legal action against Meta over its new text-based app called Threads, which has drawn tens of millions of users since launching this week as a rival to Elon Musk’s social media platform.
1 min |
July 14, 2023
AppleMagazine
AMAZON PUSHES BACK AGAINST EUROPE'S PIONEERING NEW DIGITAL RULES
Amazon is disputing its status as a big online platform that needs to face stricter scrutiny under European Union digital rules taking effect next month, the first Silicon Valley tech giant to push back on the pioneering new standards.
2 min |