AppleMagazine
APPLE TO PAY $490 MILLION TO SETTLE ALLEGATIONS THAT IT MISLED INVESTORS ABOUT IPHONE SALES IN CHINA
Apple has agreed to pay $490 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging CEO Tim Cook misled investors about a steep downturn in iPhone's sales in China that culminated in a jarring revision to the company's revenue forecast.
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AppleMagazine #647
AppleMagazine
UN SAYS E-WASTE FROM TRASHED ELECTRIC DEVICES IS PILING UP AND RECYCLING ISN'T KEEPING PACE
U.N. agencies have warned that electrical and electronic waste is piling up worldwide while recycling rates remain low and are likely to fall even further.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #647
AppleMagazine
JUDGE DENIES APPLE'S ATTEMPT TO DISMISS A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT OVER AIRTAG STALKING
A judge has denied Apple ’s motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit claiming that stalkers are using its AirTag devices to track victims — and that the tech giant hasn’t done enough to prevent them.
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AppleMagazine #647
AppleMagazine
tv+ - SHINES THROUGH A FOCUS ON QUALITY OVER QUANTITY
As the streaming wars intensify, Apple TV+ has emerged as a formidable contender. It distinguishes itself through a curated selection of content that prioritizes quality over quantity. Though Disney and Netflix are bigger, Apple's onto a winner with its catalog.
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AppleMagazine #647
AppleMagazine
PAIR ACCUSED OF STEALING BATTERY MANUFACTURING SECRETS FROM TESLA AND STARTING THEIR OWN COMPANY
Two men are accused of starting a business in China using battery manufacturing technology pilfered from Tesla and trying to sell the proprietary information, federal prosecutors in New York said.
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AppleMagazine #647
AppleMagazine
BIDEN TO TOUT GOVERNMENT INVESTING $8.5 BILLION IN INTEL'S COMPUTER CHIP PLANTS IN FOUR STATES
The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide Intel with up to $8.5 billion in direct funding and $11 billion in loans for computer chip plants in Arizona, Ohio, New Mexico and Oregon.
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AppleMagazine #647
Fast Company
Orange Crush
Y Combinator was designed to be a supercondensed version of Silicon Valley. Now that it's at full potency, can it maintain its outsider pose while being the ultimate insiders' network?
10+ min |
March - April 2024
PC Gamer US Edition
PALWORLD
Shockingly, animal cruelty doesn't make for a fulfilling experience
6 min |
May 2024
PC Gamer US Edition
THE BEST NON-TRADITIONAL WAR GAMES
Is it possible for wargamers to give peace a chance?
10+ min |
May 2024
PC Gamer US Edition
RICH'N BEEFY
LIKE A DRAGON: INFINITE WEALTH is a dizzyingly huge all-you-can-eat Yakuza buffet
6 min |
May 2024
PC Gamer US Edition
MOTIONAL EXPERIENCE
PHIL STILGOE and JOE ELLS of Centroid UK on the art of motion capture
2 min |
May 2024
PC Gamer US Edition
YELLOW RAT'S REVENGE
How a DMCA'd PALWORLD modder got back at Nintendo
2 min |
May 2024
PC Gamer US Edition
WHEELIE GOOD
Freewheeling with Northern Irish indie studio Billy Goat Entertainment and its next project, PARCEL CORPS
10+ min |
May 2024
PC Gamer US Edition
TERMINATOR: RESISTANCE
Revisiting Teyon’s game after Robocop: Rogue City.
6 min |
May 2024
PC Gamer US Edition
A SCUM SUPREME
Developers weigh-in on save scumming
4 min |
May 2024
PC Gamer US Edition
ROUND 8 FIGHT!
TEKKEN 8 is a blend of nostalgia for fans and a pair of welcoming arms for newbies
7 min |
May 2024
PC Gamer US Edition
SHOT DEAD
There are flashes of greatness in SUICIDE SQUAD: KILL THE JUSTICE LEAGUE
6 min |
May 2024
PC Gamer US Edition
HOLY HELL
THE INQUISITOR is a grim yet strangely gripping dark fantasy adventure
6 min |
May 2024
PC Gamer US Edition
INDIANA JONES AND THE GREAT CIRCLE
A whip-cracking look at the newly revealed first-person adventure
5 min |
May 2024
PC Gamer US Edition
DIVINE FREQUENCY
This horror-RPG-FPS built in the Doom engine is terrifying
2 min |
May 2024
PC Gamer US Edition
AVOWED
Obsidian's next RPG goes all in on first-person action
5 min |
May 2024
Techlife News
THE UNITED STATES HAS ITS FIRST LARGE OFFSHORE WIND FARM, WITH MORE TO COME
America’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm is officially open, a long-awaited moment that helps pave the way for a succession of large wind farms.
3 min |
March 16, 2024
Techlife News
THIRD TEST FLIGHT OF SPACEX'S MEGA ROCKET ENDS WITH LOSS OF SPACECRAFT
SpaceX’s mega-rocket blasted off on another test flight Thursday and made it farther than two previous attempts, but the spacecraft was lost as it descended back to Earth.
1 min |
March 16, 2024
Techlife News
FORMER TREASURY SECRETARY STEVE MNUCHIN SAYS HE'S PUTTING TOGETHER INVESTOR GROUP TO BUY TIKTOK
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he’s going to put together an investor group to buy TikTok, a day after the House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban the popular video app in the U.S. if its China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake.
2 min |
March 16, 2024
Techlife News
US LAWMAKERS SEE TIKTOK AS CHINA'S TOOL, EVEN AS IT DISTANCES ITSELF FROM BEIJING
If some U.S. lawmakers have their way, the United States and China could end up with something in common: TikTok might not be available in either country.
4 min |
March 16, 2024
Techlife News
'Kung Fu Panda 4' is a Sweet, Fun and Well Executed Passing of the Torch
“Kung Fu Panda 4” finds our trusty, rotund hero Po at a career crossroads and he’s nervous. “Change doesn’t have to be a bad thing,” he is told. “Kung Fu Panda 4” also finds the franchise at an inflection point, but there’s no reason for us to be nervous. DreamWorks knows what it’s doing.
3 min |
March 16, 2024
AppleMagazine
STATE AGS SEND LETTER TO META ASKING IT TO TAKE 'IMMEDIATE ACTION' ON USER ACCOUNT TAKEOVERS
A group of 40 state attorneys general have sent a letter to Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta expressing “deep concern” over what they say is dramatic uptick of consumer complaints about account takeovers and lockouts.
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AppleMagazine #646
AppleMagazine
'KUNG FU PANDA 4' IS A SWEET, FUN AND WELL EXECUTED PASSING OF THE TORCH
“Kung Fu Panda 4” finds our trusty, rotund hero Po at a career crossroads and he’s nervous. “Change doesn’t have to be a bad thing,” he is told. “Kung Fu Panda 4” also finds the franchise at an inflection point, but there’s no reason for us to be nervous. DreamWorks knows what it’s doing.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #646
AppleMagazine
COMPARING THREE-ROW EVS: THE KIA EV9 VS RIVIAN R1S
Shoppers thinking about buying a three-row SUV have plenty of options. Unless they want an electric SUV, that is. Fortunately, there are two models that hold a lot of promise: the Kia EV9 and the Rivian R1S. The EV9 is Kia’s latest and largest electric SUV. Think of it as a Kia Telluride that’s electric. As for the R1S, it hails from Rivian, an electric vehicle startup, and boasts massive power and impressive off-road performance. Both can haul lots of passengers and swallow loads of cargo. But which is the better buy? Car experts compare them to find out.
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AppleMagazine #646
AppleMagazine
OPENAI HAS 'FULL CONFIDENCE' IN CEO SAM ALTMAN AFTER INVESTIGATION, REINSTATES HIM TO BOARD
OpenAI is reinstating CEO Sam Altman to its board of directors and said it has “full confidence” in his leadership after the conclusion of an outside investigation into the company’s turmoil.
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