Techlife News
NEW RULES FOR US NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCIES BALANCE AI'S PROMISE WITH NEED TO PROTECT AGAINST RISKS
New rules from the White House on the use of artificial intelligence by U.S. national security and spy agencies aim to balance the technology’s immense promise with the need to protect against its risks.
2 min |
October 26, 2024
Techlife News
GOFUNDME BETS SOCIAL MEDIA CAN UNLOCK GEN Z GIVING.A META PARTNERSHIP AND NEW TOOLS WILL TEST THAT
New GoFundMe tools will make it easier to circulate causes across online platforms in a push to cater toward younger generations.
3 min |
October 26, 2024
Techlife News
NETFLIX'S SUBSCRIBER GROWTH IS SLOWING, BUT ITS PROFIT AND STOCK PRICE ARE STILL SURGING
Netflix reported that its subscriber growth slowed dramatically during the summer, a sign the huge gains from the video-streaming service’s crackdown on freeloading viewers is tapering off.
2 min |
October 26, 2024
Techlife News
LOWER-PRICED NEW CARS ARE GAINING POPULARITY, AND NOT JUST FOR CASH-POOR BUYERS
Had she wanted to, Michelle Chumley could have afforded a pricey new SUV loaded with options.
4 min |
October 26, 2024
Techlife News
iPad mini AI-READY DESIGN: THE A17 CHIP POWERHOUSE IN A COMPACT SIZE
Technology continues to shrink in size yet grow in capability, and the new iPad mini is no exception.
5 min |
October 26, 2024
Techlife News
ONE TECH TIP: HOW TO PREPARE YOUR ONLINE ACCOUNTS FOR WHEN YOU DIE
Most people have accumulated a pile of data — selfies, emails, videos and more — on their social media and digital accounts over their lifetimes. What happens to it when we die?
3 min |
October 26, 2024
Techlife News
US FINES AMERICAN AIRLINES $50 MILLION OVER MISHANDLING OF DISABLED PASSENGERS AND WHEELCHAIRS
The U.S. government fined American Airlines $50 million for failing to provide wheelchair assistance to passengers with disabilities and damaging thousands of wheelchairs over a five-year period.
2 min |
October 26, 2024
Techlife News
HONG KONG BARS SERVICES LIKE WHATSAPP AND GOOGLE DRIVE FROM GOVERNMENT COMPUTERS
The Hong Kong government is barring most civil servants from using popular apps like WhatsApp, WeChat and Google Drive on their work computers due to potential security risks.
1 min |
October 26, 2024
Techlife News
FLYING AIR TAXIS MOVE CLOSER TO US TAKEOFF WITH ISSUING OF FAA RULE
Federal regulators gave a strong push to electric-powered air taxis by issuing a final rule for operating the aircraft and how pilots will be trained to fly them.
1 min |
October 26, 2024
Techlife News
OCTOBER IS CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH.HERE'S HOW TO STAY SAFE FROM SCAMS
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, which means it’s the perfect time to learn how to protect yourself from scams.
6 min |
October 26, 2024
AppleMagazine
KUWAIT BANS 'CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS 6' VIDEO GAME LIKELY OVER IT FEATURING SADDAM HUSSEIN IN 1990S
The tiny Mideast nation of Kuwait has banned the release of the video game “Call of Duty: Black Ops 6,” which features the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and is set in part in the 1990s Gulf War.
1 min |
October 25, 2024
AppleMagazine
LOCAL NEWS SOURCES ARE STILL DRYING UP, BUT THERE'S GROWTH IN DIGITAL SITES IN METRO AREAS
Newspapers in the United States closed at the rate of more than two per week during 2023, but a burst of activity among digital entrepreneurs illustrated some tiny shoots of growth in what has become a desert-like climate for local news.
2 min |
October 25, 2024
AppleMagazine
NETFLIX'S SUBSCRIBER GROWTH IS SLOWING, BUT ITS PROFIT AND STOCK PRICE ARE STILL SURGING
Netflix reported that its subscriber growth slowed dramatically during the summer, a sign the huge gains from the video-streaming service’s crackdown on freeloading viewers is tapering off.
2 min |
October 25, 2024
AppleMagazine
PELOTON PLANS TO SELL ITS DELUXE STATIONARY BIKE AT COSTCO TO REACH HOLIDAY SHOPPERS
Peloton plans to sell its deluxe stationary bike at Costco this holiday season as the struggling connected-exercise company seeks to broaden its customer base.
2 min |
October 25, 2024
AppleMagazine
GOFUNDME BETS SOCIAL MEDIA CAN UNLOCK GEN Z GIVING.A META PARTNERSHIP AND NEW TOOLS WILL TEST THAT
New GoFundMe tools will make it easier to circulate causes across online platforms in a push to cater toward younger generations.
3 min |
October 25, 2024
AppleMagazine
BIG OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT PROPOSED FOR NEW YORK AS OTHER SITES ARE EVALUATED IN 3 STATES
Offshore wind energy projects in New York, New Jersey and Maryland are moving forward, as federal regulators examine the proposals and opponents escalate their legal challenges to the work.
2 min |
October 25, 2024
AppleMagazine
LOWER-PRICED NEW CARS ARE GAINING POPULARITY, AND NOT JUST FOR CASH-POOR BUYERS
Had she wanted to, Michelle Chumley could have afforded a pricey new SUV loaded with options.
4 min |
October 25, 2024
AppleMagazine
OCTOBER IS CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH.HERE'S HOW TO STAY SAFE FROM SCAMS
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, which means it’s the perfect time to learn how to protect yourself from scams.
6 min |
October 25, 2024
AppleMagazine
CARBON REMOVAL INDUSTRY CALLS ON U.S.GOVERNMENT FOR REGULATION IN NEW INDUSTRY REPORT
The unregulated carbon dioxide removal industry is calling on the U.S. government to implement standards and regulations to boost transparency and confidence in the sector that’s been flooded with billions of dollars in federal funding and private investment.
3 min |
October 25, 2024
AppleMagazine
iPad mini AI-READY DESIGN: THE A17 CHIP POWERHOUSE IN A COMPACT SIZE
Technology continues to shrink in size yet grow in capability, and the new iPad mini is no exception.
5 min |
October 25, 2024
AppleMagazine
US FINES AMERICAN AIRLINES $50 MILLION OVER MISHANDLING OF DISABLED PASSENGERS AND WHEELCHAIRS
The U.S. government fined American Airlines $50 million for failing to provide wheelchair assistance to passengers with disabilities and damaging thousands of wheelchairs over a five-year period.
2 min |
October 25, 2024
AppleMagazine
HONG KONG BARS SERVICES LIKE WHATSAPP AND GOOGLE DRIVE FROM GOVERNMENT COMPUTERS
The Hong Kong government is barring most civil servants from using popular apps like WhatsApp, WeChat and Google Drive on their work computers due to potential security risks.
1 min |
October 25, 2024
AppleMagazine
JUDGE DELAYS ORDER IN ANTITRUST CASE REQUIRING GOOGLE TO OPEN UP ITS APP STORE
A federal judge delayed an order requiring Google to open up its Android app store to more competition until an appeals court decides whether to block the shake-up because of legal questions surrounding a jury’s verdict that branded Google as an illegal monopolist.
2 min |
October 25, 2024
AppleMagazine
FLYING AIR TAXIS MOVE CLOSER TO US TAKEOFF WITH ISSUING OF FAA RULE
Federal regulators gave a strong push to electric-powered air taxis by issuing a final rule for operating the aircraft and how pilots will be trained to fly them.
1 min |
October 25, 2024
AppleMagazine
SLACK RESEARCHER DISCUSSES THE FEAR, LOATHING AND EXCITEMENT SURROUNDING AI IN THE WORKPLACE
Artificial intelligence’s recent rise to the forefront of business has left most office workers wondering how often they should use the technology and whether a computer will eventually replace them.
3 min |
October 25, 2024
CODE Magazine
Can an LLM Make a Video Game?
In the Summer of 1980, I played Asteroids at a gas station in rural West Texas. I stood on a stool to reach the controls and see the screen. Ever since then, I’ve wanted to make a video game. I’ve also wanted to have the time, skills, and resources to make a video game.
3 min |
November - December 2024
CODE Magazine
AI with No Internet Connection
AI, or artificial intelligence; are you bored of hearing about of it yet? Between the stock market and CEO keynotes, we can’t seem to get away from it. It promises to revolutionize everything around us.
8 min |
November - December 2024
CODE Magazine
CODE: 5 Years Ago
And just like that, we've arrived at the last installment of our \"30 Years of CODE\" celebratory column. Wow. Time flies! Seems like \"just the other day\" we had our 30-year anniversary celebration in Orlando, yet that was in December of 2023. But it's even wilder to think back five or six years. \"Just before the pandemic,\" really. How much has changed in those few short years!
10 min |
November - December 2024
CODE Magazine
Threads, Asynchrony, Parallelism, and Concurrency in C#
The concepts of process, thread, and task are fundamental to understanding the working of an operating system. You should have a good understanding of threads and how they work to learn asynchrony, parallelism, and concurrency. This article discusses the concepts related to these concepts in detail with relevant code examples wherever appropriate.
5 min |
November - December 2024
CODE Magazine
First Rule of ARIA: Don't Use ARIA
As you expand your accessibility knowledge, you've probably heard the term ARIA a few times, maybe with an explanation, maybe not. Let's start there: ARIA (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA) is a standard from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) (https://www.w3.org/) via the Web AccessibilityInitiative (WAI) (https://www.w3.org/WAI/).
10+ min |