Techlife News
TRADING APPS MOVE TO GET A LIVE PERSON TO HEAR YOUR PROBLEMS
It’s one of the downsides of apps that make things like ordering food or buying stocks and cryptocurrencies easier: What happens when something goes wrong?
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October 09, 2021
Techlife News
US AUTO SALES SLUMP STALLED BY CAR COMPUTER CHIP SHORTAGE
In a normal month before the pandemic, Con Paulos’ Chevy dealership in Jerome, Idaho, sold around 40 new vehicles. In September, it was only six. Now he’s got nothing new in stock, and every car, truck or SUV on order has been sold.
3 min |
October 09, 2021
AppleMagazine
NEW PLANT IN GERMANY AIMS TO CUT FLYING'S CARBON FOOTPRINT
German officials unveiled what they said is the world’s first commercial plant for making synthetic kerosene, touted as a climate-friendly fuel of the future.
3 min |
Ocotber 08, 2021
AppleMagazine
WILLIAM SHATNER WILL FLY TO SPACE ABOARD BLUE ORIGIN ROCKET
Captain Kirk is rocketing into space next week — boldly going where no other sci-fi stars have gone.
3 min |
Ocotber 08, 2021
AppleMagazine
UAE TO LAUNCH PROBE TARGETING ASTEROID BETWEEN MARS, JUPITER
The United Arab Emirates announced plans to send a probe to land on an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter to collect data on the origins of the universe, the latest project in the oil-rich federation’s ambitious space program.
2 min |
Ocotber 08, 2021
AppleMagazine
TESLA REPORTS STRONGERTHAN-EXPECTED Q3 SALES
Tesla says it delivered 241,300 electric vehicles in the third quarter even as it wrestled with a global shortage of computer chips that has hit the entire auto industry
1 min |
Ocotber 08, 2021
AppleMagazine
HOW TO INVEST IN CRYPTOCURRENCY WITHOUT BUYING ANY
Cryptocurrencies are inherently cryptic — it’s right there in the name. And if you follow Warren Buffett’s advice to never invest in businesses you can’t understand, it may be hard to justify investing in a currency made of math instead of gold.
3 min |
Ocotber 08, 2021
AppleMagazine
OUTAGE HIGHLIGHTS HOW VITAL FACEBOOK HAS BECOME WORLDWIDE
The six-hour outage at Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp was a headache for many casual users but far more serious for the millions of people worldwide who rely on the social media sites to run their businesses or communicate with relatives, fellow parents, teachers or neighbors.
5 min |
Ocotber 08, 2021
AppleMagazine
Steve Jobs
10 years without the genius behind apple
7 min |
Ocotber 08, 2021
AppleMagazine
DAIMLER'S TRUCKS, LUXURY CARS TO GO THEIR SEPARATE WAYS
Daimler's truck and luxury car businesses are going their separate ways
2 min |
Ocotber 08, 2021
AppleMagazine
IN CALIFORNIA, SOME BUY MACHINES THAT MAKE WATER OUT OF AIR
The machine Ted Bowman helped design can make water out of the air, and in parched California, some homeowners are already buying the pricey devices.
2 min |
Ocotber 08, 2021
Techlife News
Australia Wants Facebook Held Liable for Anonymous Comments
Australia’s prime minister described social media as a “coward’s palace” and warned that digital platforms including Facebook should be held liable for defamatory comments posted anonymously.
2 min |
October 09, 2021
AppleMagazine
CHINA TIGHTENS POLITICAL CONTROL OF INTERNET GIANTS
The crackdown reflects Xi Jinping’s emphasis on reviving the party’s “original mission” of leading economic and social development.
4 min |
Ocotber 08, 2021
Techlife News
AMAZON UNVEILS ‘JETSONS'-LIKE ROAMING ROBOT FOR THE HOME
Amazon’s new robot can hear, see and follow you around the home, but its no Rosey the Robot.
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CHINA SAYS ALL CRYPTO TRANSACTIONS ILLEGAL; BITCOIN TUMBLES
China’s central bank declared all transactions involving Bitcoin and other virtual currencies illegal, stepping up a campaign to block use of unofficial digital money.
2 min |
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AT&T TO REQUIRE VACCINES FOR 90,000 OF ITS UNION WORKERS
AT&T has become one of the largest employers in the U.S. to mandate vaccines for a significant number of frontline workers.
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BAN ON SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BAGS GOES INTO EFFECT ON FRIDAY
A ban on single-use plastic bags that was originally scheduled to begin on the first of this year will go into effect Friday across Washington state.
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MERCK SPENDS $11.5B FOR ACCELERON, POSSIBLE BLOCKBUSTER DRUG
Merck will spend about $11.5 billion to buy Acceleron Pharma and its potential treatment for high blood pressure in vessels that connect the lungs and heart.
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UK PERMITS DEVELOPMENT OF GENE-EDITED CROPS IN LIMATE FIGHT
Britain’s government plans to allow researchers to use gene-editing techniques to develop crops that can increase yields, reduce the need for pesticides, and cut greenhouse gas emissions as the U.K.’s exit from the European Union allows it to deviate from the bloc’s rules.
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US SLIGHTLY REVISES UP ITS GDP ESTIMATE FOR Q2 TO 6.7%
The U.S. economy expanded at a 6.7% annual pace from April through June, the Commerce Department said Thursday, slightly upgrading its estimate of last quarter’s growth in the face of a resurgence of COVID-19 in the form of the delta variant.
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US, EU AGREE TO FURTHER TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY TALKS
The United States and the European Union agreed Wednesday to carry on the work of 10 expert-level panels to explore and recommend solutions to a variety of trade disputes and challenges.
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SURGING NATURAL GAS PRICES: THREAT TO CONSUMERS THIS WINTER?
Brace for a rude surprise on your winter heating bills.
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AppleMagazine
JAKE GYLLENHAAL CARRIES CLAUSTROPHOBIC ‘THE GUILTY'
An emergency dispatch center doesn’t exactly sound like the most visually exciting place to set an entire film. But the technical limitation of being imprisoned in a soulless office while high stakes action takes place off-screen can be an inspired storytelling gimmick in the right hands, as it is in “ The Guilty,” directed by Antoine Fuqua, written by Nic Pizzolatto and starring Jake Gyllenhaal.
3 min |
October 01, 2021
AppleMagazine
US MILITARY EYES PROTOTYPE MOBILE NUCLEAR REACTOR IN IDAHO
The U.S. Department of Defense is taking input on its plan to build an advanced mobile nuclear microreactor prototype at the Idaho National Laboratory in eastern Idaho.
3 min |
October 01, 2021
AppleMagazine
MERCEDES-BENZ JOINS EUROPEAN EV BATTERY JOINT VENTURE
Luxury automaker Mercedes-Benz is teaming up with Stellantis and TotalEnergies in a European electric vehicle battery joint venture, Automotive Cells Co.
1 min |
October 01, 2021
AppleMagazine
EARTH- MONITORING LANDSAT 9 SATELLITE LAUNCHES IN CALIFORNIA
The latest in a series of U.S. satellites that has recorded human and natural impacts on Earth’s surface for decades was launched into orbit from California on Monday to ensure continued observations in the era of climate change.
2 min |
October 01, 2021
AppleMagazine
iPad mini- Packing its punch in the palm of your hand
Although all eyes were on the Apple Watch Series 7 and iPhone 13 range at this year’s California Streaming event, the unexpected announcement of a refreshed iPad mini also got people talking. Bringing Apple’s smallest tablet in line with the iPad Pro and Air has helped to give consumers more choice, whilst a refreshed entry-level iPad remains a sensible buy.
7 min |
October 01, 2021
AppleMagazine
China Says All Crypto Transactions Illegal; Bitcoin Tumbles
China’s central bank declared all transactions involving Bitcoin and other virtual currencies illegal, stepping up a campaign to block use of unofficial digital money.
2 min |
October 01, 2021
AppleMagazine
Google in Court to Appeal EU's 2018 Android Antitrust Case
Google headed to a top European Union court this week to appeal a record EU antitrust penalty imposed for stifling competition through the dominance of its Android operating system.
2 min |
October 01, 2021
AppleMagazine
Ford to Add 10,800 Jobs Making Electric Vehicles, Batteries
Ford and a partner company say they plan to build three major electric-vehicle battery factories and an auto assembly plant by 2025 — a dramatic investment in the future of EV technology that will create an estimated 10,800 jobs and shift the automaker’s future manufacturing footprint toward the South.
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