Techlife News
COOPERATION OR COMPETITION? CHINA'S SECURITY INDUSTRY SEES THE US, NOT AI, AS THE BIGGER THREAT
After years of breakneck growth, China’s security and surveillance industry is now focused on shoring up its vulnerabilities to the United States and other outside actors, worried about risks posed by hackers, advances in artificial intelligence and pressure from rival governments.
5 min |
Techlife News #608
Techlife News
BUTTIGIEG SAYS US 'GREEN CORRIDORS' INITIATIVE IS KEY TO CUTTING SHIPPING INDUSTRY EMISSIONS
An American push to establish \"green shipping corridors\" is key to reducing carbon emissions from the shipping industry, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said this week while touring the port of Yokohama near Tokyo.
3 min |
Techlife News #608
Techlife News
US APPROVES CHICKEN MADE FROM CULTIVATED CELLS, THE NATION'S FIRST 'LAB-GROWN' MEAT
For the first time, U.S. regulators this week approved the sale of chicken made from animal cells, allowing two California companies to offer “lab-grown” meat to the nation’s restaurant tables and eventually, supermarket shelves.
5 min |
Techlife News #608
Techlife News
FACEBOOK OWNER WANTS PRETEENS TO STEP INTO VIRTUAL REALITY WITH ITS QUEST HEADSET
The corporate parent of Facebook and Instagram plans to open a digital gateway for kids as young as 10 years old to enter virtual reality through the Meta Quest headset, despite rising concerns about children spending too much time on social media.
2 min |
Techlife News #608
Techlife News
EUROPE, US URGED TO INVESTIGATE THE TYPE OF AI THAT POWERS SYSTEMS LIKE CHATGPT
European Union consumer protection groups urged regulators this week to investigate the type of artificial intelligence underpinning systems like ChatGPT, citing risks that leave people vulnerable and the delay before the bloc’s groundbreaking AI regulations take effect.
1 min |
Techlife News #608
Time
100 Most Influential Companies 2023 - Disrupters
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is pushing past doubt, into the future
10+ min |
July 03, 2023
AppleMagazine
WHAT IF THINGS COULD TURN OUT DIFFERENTLY? HOW THE MULTIVERSE GOT INTO OUR HEADS AND DIDN'T LET GO
“Let’s do things differently this time.”
6 min |
June 23, 2023
AppleMagazine
TESLA TECHNOLOGY INCHES CLOSER TO BECOMING INDUSTRY STANDARD AS RIVIAN JOINS ITS CHARGING NETWORK
Electric vehicle maker Rivian says it will follow General Motors and Ford and join Tesla’s charging network next year.
2 min |
June 23, 2023
AppleMagazine
BIDEN DISCUSSES RISKS AND PROMISES OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WITH TECH LEADERS IN SAN FRANCISCO
President Joe Biden convened a group of technology leaders on Tuesday to debate what he called the “risks and enormous promises” of artificial intelligence.
2 min |
June 23, 2023
AppleMagazine
COOPERATION OR COMPETITION? CHINA'S SECURITY INDUSTRY SEES THE US, NOT AI, AS THE BIGGER THREAT
After years of breakneck growth, China’s security and surveillance industry is now focused on shoring up its vulnerabilities to the United States and other outside actors, worried about risks posed by hackers, advances in artificial intelligence and pressure from rival governments.
5 min |
June 23, 2023
AppleMagazine
BUTTIGIEG SAYS US 'GREEN CORRIDORS' INITIATIVE IS KEY TO CUTTING SHIPPING INDUSTRY EMISSIONS
An American push to establish “green shipping corridors” is key to reducing carbon emissions from the shipping industry, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said this week while touring the port of Yokohama near Tokyo.
3 min |
June 23, 2023
AppleMagazine
FTC ACCUSES AMAZON OF ENROLLING CONSUMERS INTO PRIME WITHOUT CONSENT AND MAKING IT HARD TO CANCEL
The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon for what it called a years-long effort to enroll consumers without consent into its Prime program and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions.
2 min |
June 23, 2023
AppleMagazine
FACEBOOK OWNER WANTS PRETEENS TO STEP INTO VIRTUAL REALITY WITH ITS QUEST HEADSET
The corporate parent of Facebook and Instagram plans to open a digital gateway for kids as young as 10 years old to enter virtual reality through the Meta Quest headset, despite rising concerns about children spending too much time on social media.
2 min |
June 23, 2023
AppleMagazine
iOS Next Gen: POWERFUL UPDATE BRINGS INNOVATIVE ADDITIONS
At this year's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) keynote on June 5, Apple lifted the lid on exciting new features coming in iOS 17 this fall.
5 min |
June 23, 2023
AppleMagazine
UNDER COURT DEAL, BINANCE CAN CONTINUE U.S. OPERATIONS AS IT BATTLES SEC FRAUD CHARGES
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Binance have reached an agreement in court that lets the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange continue to operate in the United States as it battles SEC fraud charges.
1 min |
June 23, 2023
AppleMagazine
INSIDER Q&A: LITHIUM BATTERIES HAVE A 4-HOUR LIMIT. MATEO JARAMILLO HOPES TO SOLVE THAT
Wind and solar power are sometimes dinged for not producing electricity 24 hours a day, but one of the most abundant minerals on the planet, iron, could be key to changing that.
3 min |
June 23, 2023
AppleMagazine
EUROPE, US URGED TO INVESTIGATE THE TYPE OF AI THAT POWERS SYSTEMS LIKE CHATGPT
European Union consumer protection groups urged regulators this week to investigate the type of artificial intelligence underpinning systems like ChatGPT, citing risks that leave people vulnerable and the delay before the bloc’s groundbreaking AI regulations take effect.
1 min |
June 23, 2023
AppleMagazine
US APPROVES CHICKEN MADE FROM CULTIVATED CELLS, THE NATION'S FIRST 'LAB-GROWN' MEAT
For the first time, U.S. regulators this week approved the sale of chicken made from animal cells, allowing two California companies to offer “lab-grown” meat to the nation’s restaurant tables and eventually, supermarket shelves.
5 min |
June 23, 2023
AppleMagazine
CHRIS HEMSWORTH RETURNS IN 'EXTRACTION 2,' A GUN-FOR-HIRE WHO PULLS YOU COMPLETELY IN
Tyler Rake was clinically dead when we last saw him at the end of “Extraction,” tumbling over a bridge in Bangladesh with a fatal, burbling bullet wound to his neck. But death is no match for Netflix.
2 min |
June 23, 2023
AppleMagazine
GANNETT SUES GOOGLE, ALPHABET CLAIMING THEY HAVE A MONOPOLY ON DIGITAL ADVERTISING
Gannett has filed a civil lawsuit against Google and its parent company Alphabet, claiming that they unlawfully hold monopolies in the advertising technology tools that publishers and advertisers use to buy and sell online ad space.
2 min |
June 23, 2023
New York magazine
AI Is a Lot of Work
As the technology becomes ubiquitous, a vast tasker underclass is emerging and not going anywhere.
10+ min |
June 19-July 2, 2023
Techlife News
THOUSANDS OF REDDIT COMMUNITIES GO DARK TO BOYCOTT THIRD-PARTY APP CHARGES
Thousands of Reddit discussion forums have gone dark this week to protest a new policy that will charge some third-party apps to access data on the site, leading to worries about content moderation and accessibility.
3 min |
June 17, 2023
Techlife News
MORE COMPANIES SETTING 'NET-ZERO CLIMATE TARGETS.BUT FEW HAVE CREDIBLE PLANS, REPORT SAYS 7
A growing number of companies are pledging to cut their greenhouse gas emissions to\" net zero\" as part of global efforts to tackle climate change, but that goal is rarely supported by a credible plan, according to a report published this week.
2 min |
June 17, 2023
Techlife News
GOOGLE SHOULD BREAK UP DIGITAL AD BUSINESS OVER COMPETITION CONCERNS, EUROPEAN REGULATORS SAY
European Union regulators hit Google with fresh antitrust charges, saying the only way to satisfy competition concerns about its lucrative digital ad business is by selling off parts of the tech giant's main moneymaker.
2 min |
June 17, 2023
Techlife News
HOW EUROPE IS LEADING THE WORLD IN THE PUSH TO REGULATE AI
Lawmakers in Europe signed off this week on the world's first set of comprehensive rules for artificial intelligence, clearing a key hurdle as authorities across the globe race to rein in Al.
4 min |
June 17, 2023
Techlife News
MICROSOFT STAKES XBOX VIDEO GAME SALES ON LONG-AWAITED SPACE ADVENTURE STARFIELD
One small step for an intrepid crew of 24th century space explorers could be a giant leap or flop - for Microsoft when the Xbox-maker launches its long-awaited video game Starfield.
2 min |
June 17, 2023
Techlife News
'AVATAR 3' PUSHED TO 2025 AND DISNEY SETS TWO 'STAR WARS' FILMS FOR 2026
\"Avatar: The Way of Water\" may have finally arrived in theaters in 2022, but that long parade of \"Avatar\" delays isn't done, yet.
1 min |
June 17, 2023
Techlife News
SEC LAWSUITS AGAINST CRYPTOCURRENCY COMPANIES RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT INDUSTRY'S FUTURE
First came the crypto winter, then the alleged fraud wrought by FTX founder Sam Bankman Fried, and now the lawsuits. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed lawsuits last week against the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, Binance and Coinbase, deepening tensions between the government and a volatile industry that has been marred by scandals and market meltdowns.
3 min |
June 17, 2023
Techlife News
THERANOS FOUNDER OBJECTS TO $250 MONTHLY RESTITUTION SOUGHT BY US DUE TO LIMITED FINANCIAL RESOURCES
Federal prosecutors want Elizabeth Holmes to pay $250 each month to victims of her failed blood testing startup after she leaves prison, but her attorneys are pushing back citing \"limited financial resources\" available to the disgraced founder of Theranos.
1 min |
June 17, 2023
Techlife News
RETAIL SALES ROSE 0.3% IN MAY DESPITE PRESSURE FROM HIGHER INFLATION AND INTEREST RATES
Americans increased their spending at retailers last month despite pressure from still-high inflation and rising borrowing costs.
3 min |