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AppleMagazine
SUNRUN SEES NEED ROOFTOP SOLAR FOR MORE CEO POWELL
As the head of the nation’s largest rooftop solar installer, Mary Powell has a stake in the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act, which includes tax credits to make rooftop solar more affordable.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #565
AppleMagazine
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE 2022 EMMYS
Are you ready for some football? Fine, but the return of the NFL is why the 2022 Emmy Awards have been drop-kicked from their usual Sunday berth to Monday.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #565
AppleMagazine
WANTED: 7,000 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS FOR INTEL CHIP PLANTS
Ohio’s largest-ever economic development project comes with a big employment challenge: how to find 7,000 construction workers in an already booming building environment when there’s also a national shortage of people working in the trades.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #565
AppleMagazine
FOR 1ST MONTH EVER, STREAMERS RULE BROADCAST, CABLE NETWORKS
This summer has been a breakthrough for streaming, with the time viewers spent watching services like Netflix and Hulu outpacing broadcast and cable television networks in July for the first month ever.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #565
AppleMagazine
Amazon to Buy Vacuum Maker iRobot for Roughly $1.7B
Amazon announced it has agreed to acquire the vacuum cleaner maker iRobot for approximately $1.7 billion, scooping up another company to add to its collection of smart home appliances amid broader concerns from anti-monopoly and privacy advocates about Amazon’s market power and ability to gain deeper insights into consumers’ lives.
4 min |
August 12, 2022
AppleMagazine
Browsers The war for the dominance of internet navigation
Your internet browser is perhaps the most important piece of software on your Mac, allowing you to surf the web, access social media and emails, and conduct your day-to-day affairs.
6 min |
AppleMagazine #564
AppleMagazine
FLORIDA UTILITY'S NEW DRONE CAN SPEED HURRICANE RECOVERY
Florida's primary energy provider is ready to launch a powerful new technology, just ahead of the busiest weeks of the Atlantic hurricane season: a new fixed-wing drone designed fly into tropical storm force winds and speed the restoration of electricity after severe weather.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #564
AppleMagazine
GEORGIA TO USE $240M MORE IN FEDERAL CASH TO BUILD BROADBAND
Gov. Brian Kemp said the state will spend another $240 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to construct broadband internet to rural locations that don't currently have connections.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #564
AppleMagazine
BUFFETT'S FIRM BUYS MORE APPLE, AMAZON WHILE BETTING ON OIL
Warren Buffett's company bet more on hightech darling Apple and e-commerce giant Amazon during the second quarter, while also investing billions in old-school oil producers Occidental Petroleum and Chevron.
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AppleMagazine #564
AppleMagazine
YELLEN TELLS IRS TO DEVELOP MODERNIZATION PLAN IN 6 MONTHS
Now that President Joe Biden signed Democrats' expansive climate, tax, and health care bill into law, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has directed the IRS to develop a plan within six months outlining how the tax agency will overhaul its technology, and customer service and hiring processes.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #564
AppleMagazine
U.S. MIDTERMS BRING FEW CHANGES FROM SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES
Social media companies are offering few specifics as they share their plans for safeguarding the U.S. midterm elections.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #564
AppleMagazine
AMAZON: FTC PROBE HOUNDING BEZOS, EXECS; SUBPOENAS TOO BROAD
Amazon has complained to federal regulators that they are hounding company founder Jeff Bezos and senior executives, making "impossible-to satisfy demands" in their investigation of Amazon Prime, the popular streaming and shopping service with free delivery and an estimated 200 million members around the globe.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #564
AppleMagazine
AIRBNB IS ROLLING OUT NEW SCREENING TOOLS TO STOP PARTIES
Airbnb says it will use new methods to spot and block people who try to use the short-term rental service to throw a party.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #564
AppleMagazine
BEST BUY TRIMS JOBS AFTER IT CUTS SALES AND PROFIT OUTLOOK
Best Buy, the nation's largest consumer electronics chain, is trimming jobs in an effort to adjust to new changes in consumer behavior as the virus wanes.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #564
AppleMagazine
MUSK TWEET JOKING ABOUT BUYING MANCHESTER UNITED CAUSES STIR
Elon Musk caused a stir by tweeting that he was buying the English soccer team Manchester United — whose current owners are opposed by many fans - then saying several hours later that it was a joke.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #564
AppleMagazine
Billions Pour Into Bioplastics as Markets Begin Ramping Up
In a world increasingly troubled by the persistent harm that plastic — manufactured in petrochemical plants — has had on the environment, companies are investing billions of dollars to ramp up production of plastics made from natural, renewable materials that can be safely composted or can biodegrade under the right conditions.
5 min |
August 12, 2022
AppleMagazine
Demand for Grocery Delivery Cools as Food Costs Rise
Karen Raschke, a retired attorney in New York, started getting her groceries delivered early in the pandemic. Each delivery cost $30 in fees and tips, but it was worth it to avoid the store.
5 min |
August 12, 2022
AppleMagazine
As Spider-Man turns 60, fans reflect on diverse appeal
Spider-Man fandom is in Tyler Scott Hoover’s blood — but not because he was bitten by an irradiated arachnid. His father had collected Marvel comic books featuring the character since the 1970s.
4 min |
August 12, 2022
AppleMagazine
MOST ELECTRIC VEHICLES WON'T QUALIFY FOR FEDERAL TAX CREDIT
A tax credit of up to $7,500 could be used to defray the cost of an electric vehicle under the Inflation Reduction Act now moving toward final approval in Congress.
4 min |
August 12, 2022
AppleMagazine
US ISSUES SANCTIONS ON A 2ND VIRTUAL CURRENCY MIXING FIRM
The Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash, which has allegedly helped to launder more than $7 billion worth of virtual currency since its creation in 2019.
2 min |
August 12, 2022
AppleMagazine
Workstation
The best setups to build your next-level private office
5 min |
August 12, 2022
AppleMagazine
FROM MECCA TO THE VATICAN, EXPLORING SACRED SITES WITH VR
Click and gape at the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel ceiling up close. Click again and join thousands of pilgrims praying and circling around the cube-shaped Kaaba at Islam’s most sacred site. Or strap on a headset and enter the holy city of Jerusalem.
5 min |
August 12, 2022
AppleMagazine
BIDEN, DEMOCRATS BET ON LONG-TERM GOALS FOR SHORT-TERM BOOST
President Joe Biden’s legislative victories have aimed to position the U.S. to “win the economic competition of the 21st century,” but his investments to boost the nation’s technology, infrastructure and climate resilience over the next decade are set against a 90-odd-day clock until the midterms.
6 min |
August 12, 2022
AppleMagazine
Elon Musk's Miffed About Subpoenas Tech Allies Twitter
Elon Musk’s wealthy high tech allies don’t seem too happy about receiving subpoenas from Twitter as part of the company’s legal battle with the Tesla CEO.
1 min |
August 02, 2022
AppleMagazine
Airbnb Posts 2Q Profit of $379 Million on Record Bookings
Airbnb said that it earned $379 million in the second quarter on record bookings and rising rates, and the short-term rental giant announced a plan to spend up to $2 billion to buy its own stock.
1 min |
August 02, 2022
AppleMagazine
UBER'S STOCK SURGES ON POSITIVE TRENDS DESPITE BIG Q2 LOSS
Uber’s effort to meld its pioneering ride-hailing service with food and freight delivery showed progress during the past quarter even though the company sustained a huge loss stemming from a sharp decline in its outside investments.
3 min |
August 02, 2022
AppleMagazine
INFLATION WEIGHS ON BACK-TO-SCHOOL BUYING FOR MANY FAMILIES
To understand the impact of surging inflation on this year’s back-to-school spending, look no further than children’s rain boots with motifs like frogs and ladybugs made by Washington Shoe Co.
4 min |
August 02, 2022
AppleMagazine
CONGRESS OKS BILL TO AID COMPUTER CHIP FIRMS, COUNTER CHINA
The House passed a $280 billion package to boost the semiconductor industry and scientific research in a bid to create more high-tech jobs in the United States and help it better compete with international rivals, namely China.
3 min |
August 02, 2022
AppleMagazine
NEW CRYPTO OVERSIGHT LEGISLATION ARRIVES AS INDUSTRY SHAKES
A bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday proposed a bill to regulate cryptocurrencies, the latest attempt by Congress to formulate ideas on how to oversee a multibillion-dollar industry that has been racked by collapsing prices and lenders halting operations.
2 min |
August 02, 2022
AppleMagazine
FAA CLEARS BOEING TO RESUME DELIVERY OF 787 DREAMLINERS
Boeing has cleared a key hurdle with federal regulators and could soon resume deliveries of its large 787 airliner, which has been plagued by a series of production issues since late 2020, a person familiar with the matter said.
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