AppleMagazine
CRUISE WANTS TO TEST SELF-DRIVING CARS ALL OVER CALIFORNIA
General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit asked California for permission to test the cars across the entire state.
1 min |
March 24, 2023
AppleMagazine
IOS 16.4 HINTS AT UPCOMING AIRPODS 4 & NEW CHARGING CASE
Apple has recently rolled out the iOS 16.4 Release Candidate (RC) for developers and beta testers, containing references to the next-generation AirPods 4 and an updated charging case.
1 min |
March 24, 2023
AppleMagazine
Why Tiktok's Security Risks Keep Raising Fears
TikTok is once again fending off claims that its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, would share user data from its popular video-sharing app with the Chinese government, or push propaganda and misinformation on its behalf.
5 min |
March 24, 2023
AppleMagazine
The Bitcoin Bounce: What Comes Next?
Markets this year are roiling, uncertainty abounds and the U.S. government has had to step in to rescue two large American banks in recent days. So why is bitcoin, considered among the riskiest bets of them all, rising so fast?
2 min |
March 24, 2023
Techlife News
EU MOVES ON CLEAN TECHNOLOGY: SUBSIDIES UP, FREE MARKET DOWN
The European Union presented plans to fundamentally revamp its policies on promoting green technologies and dealing with critical raw materials, imposing limits on imports from countries like China while unleashing subsidies and other financial incentives to ramp up home production.
3 min |
March 18, 2023
Techlife News
DON'T LEAVE GLOBAL SOUTH OUT OF GREEN TECH GROWTH, UN WARNS
The majority of developing nations are set to miss out on the economic benefits of booming green technologies, slowing progress toward their climate goals and widening the inequality gap between rich and poor countries, a United Nations report warned Thursday.
2 min |
March 18, 2023
Techlife News
BAIDU UNVEILS CHATGPT-RIVAL ERNIE BOT; 650 COMPANIES SIGN UP
Chinese search giant Baidu unveiled its artificial intelligence chatbot Ernie Bot, presenting its rival to the Microsoft-backed ChatGPT in a prerecorded video presentation Thursday that appeared to disappoint investors.
1 min |
March 18, 2023
Techlife News
VIRGIN ORBIT PAUSING ALL WORK, REPORTEDLY FURLOUGHS STAFF
Virgin Orbit said Thursday it is pausing all operations amid reports that the company is furloughing almost all its staff as part of a bid to seek a funding lifeline.
1 min |
March 18, 2023
Techlife News
A 2nd Wave of Layoffs at Meta; 10,000 Jobs Are Cut
Facebook parent Meta is slashing 10,000 jobs, about as many as the social media company announced late last year in its first round of cuts, as uncertainly about the global economy hits the technology sector particularly hard.
2 min |
March 18, 2023
AppleMagazine
IS MY MONEY SAFE? WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BANK FAILURES
The recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, which catered mostly to the tech industry, may have you worried about your money.
2 min |
March 16, 2023
AppleMagazine
GOVERNMENT RACES TO REASSURE US THAT BANKING SYSTEM IS SAFE
Depositors withdrew savings and investors broadly sold off bank shares this week as the federal government raced to reassure Americans that the banking system was secure after two bank failures fed fears that more financial institutions could fall.
4 min |
March 16, 2023
AppleMagazine
AUDIENCE FOR 95TH OSCARS REBOUNDS SLIGHTLY TO 18.7 MILLION
Whether it was the lingering drama of The Slap or the prominence of blockbusters in the best picture race, a bigger audience was lured back to the Oscars this year.
2 min |
March 16, 2023
AppleMagazine
WHAT CAN CHATGPT MAKER'S NEW AI MODEL GPT-4 DO?
The company behind the ChatGPT chatbot has rolled out its latest artificial intelligence model, GPT-4, in the next step for a technology that's caught the world's attention.
3 min |
March 16, 2023
AppleMagazine
CALIFORNIA COURT RULES FOR UBER, LYFT IN RIDE-HAILING CASE
App-based ride-hailing and delivery companies like Uber and Lyft can continue to treat their California drivers as independent contractors, a state appeals court ruled Monday, allowing the tech giants to bypass other state laws requiring worker protections and benefits.
2 min |
March 16, 2023
AppleMagazine
INSIDER Q&A-NINTENDO'S BOWSER
With a new theme park attraction opened last month, an upcoming major motion picture and the sequel to a massive hit video game about to be released, everything's coming up Nintendo.
4 min |
March 16, 2023
AppleMagazine
SAMSUNG TO INVEST $230 BILLION TO BUILD "MEGA" CHIP CLUSTER
Samsung Electronics said it expects to invest 300 trillion won ($230 billion) over the next 20 years as part of an ambitious South Korean national project to build the world's largest semiconductor manufacturing base near the capital, Seoul.
1 min |
March 16, 2023
AppleMagazine
Live Activities
Real-Time Awareness: A Bridge Between iOS & the New AR Headset
5 min |
March 16, 2023
AppleMagazine
SILICON VALLEY BANK'S DEMISE DISRUPTS THE DISRUPTORS IN TECH
Silicon Valley Bank's collapse rattled the technology industry that had been the bank's backbone, leaving shell-shocked entrepreneurs thankful for the government reprieve that saved their money while they mourned the loss of a place that served as a chummy club of innovation.
4 min |
March 16, 2023
AppleMagazine
BELGIUM BANS TIKTOK FROM GOVERNMENT PHONES AFTER US, EU
Belgium is banning TikTok from government phones over worries about cybersecurity, privacy and misinformation, the country's prime minister said, mirroring recent action by other authorities in Europe and the U.S.
1 min |
March 16, 2023
AppleMagazine
MONEY: JOB PLUS A SIDE GIG? AVOID THESE MISTAKES
At the beginning of the year, many people have their eyes set on goals.
3 min |
March 16, 2023
AppleMagazine
A 2ND WAVE OF LAYOFFS AT META: 10,000 JOBS ARE CUT
Facebook parent Meta is slashing 10,000 jobs, about as many as the social media company announced late last year in its first round of cuts, as uncertainly about the global economy hits the technology sector particularly hard.
1 min |
March 16, 2023
AppleMagazine
IDRIS ELBA RETURNS AS LUTHER IN GRISLY NETFLIX FILM
For anyone holding on to some latent hope that Idris Elba will be the next James Bond, I have some bad news:\" Luther: The Fallen Sun\" puts (another) nail in that very firmly sealed coffin.
3 min |
March 16, 2023
AppleMagazine
HYBRIDS: TOYOTA PRIUS VS KIA NIRO
The Toyota Prius, which has become synonymous with hybrid cars the past 20 years, is fresh off a full redesign for 2023.
3 min |
March 16, 2023
audioXpress
Remote Recording in the Rock Era
David Hewitt's On the Road
3 min |
April 2023
audioXpress
Power Transformer Parameters, Selection, and Testing
Part 6 - Quality, Reliability, and Design
10+ min |
April 2023
Linux Magazine
Meet Me in the Stream
You don't need Facebook to keep up with your friends online. With diaspora*, you get a similar experience without the spying.
10+ min |
#269/April 2023: The Fediverse
Linux Magazine
A customizable distro with better support: EuroLinux
EuroLinux offers enterprise class software with support from real engineers for a fair price. Bruce talks to the developers behind this RHEL-based distribution.
7 min |
#269/April 2023: The Fediverse
Linux Magazine
A decentralized photo sharing platform: Picture This!
Pixelfed offers an interesting alternative to centralized, algorithm-driven, commercial photo sharing services.
8 min |
#269/April 2023: The Fediverse
audioXpress
Wrong Things "Everybody Knows" About Acoustics
Our acoustic expert sets the record straight about some of the more common misconceptions about acoustics that he has heard over the years.
9 min |
April 2023
Linux Magazine
Social Time
Do you have to give up your privacy to enjoy access to social media? The makers of the Fediverse say no.
7 min |