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DOORDASH STEPS UP DRIVER ID CHECKS AFTER TRAFFIC SAFETY COMPLAINTS
DoorDash will require its drivers to verify their identity more often as part of a larger effort to crack down on unauthorized account sharing.
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December 14, 2024
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FORTNITE PLAYERS 'TRICKED' INTO UNWANTED PURCHASES ARE STARTING TO GET REFUNDS. HERE'S HOW TO APPLY
U.S. consumers who were “tricked” into purchases they didn’t want from Fortnite maker Epic Games are now starting to receive refund checks, the Federal Trade Commission said this week.
2 min |
December 14, 2024
Techlife News
CHINA'S BAN ON KEY HIGH-TECH MATERIALS COULD HAVE BROAD IMPACT ON INDUSTRIES ECONOMY
China has banned exports of key materials used to make a wide range of products, including smartphones, electric vehicles, radar systems and CT scanners, swiping back at Washington after it expanded export controls to include dozens of Chinese companies that make equipment used to produce advanced computer chips.
4 min |
December 14, 2024
Techlife News
NEW JERSEY TARGETS PLASTIC PACKAGING THAT FILLS LANDFILLS AND POLLUTES
New Jersey is aiming to drastically reduce the amount of packaging material — particularly plastic — that is thrown away after the package is opened.
2 min |
December 14, 2024
Techlife News
CHINA'S CATL FORMS JOINT VENTURE WITH STELLANTIS TO BUILD ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY FACTORY IN SPAIN
Chinese electric battery company CATL and automaker Stellantis will build a major battery factory in northern Spain, the partners announced this week.
2 min |
December 14, 2024
Techlife News
FROM 'LOVE ACTUALLY' TO 'BLACK DOVES' WITH BEN WHISHAW, KEIRA KNIGHTLEY HAS YOUR CHRISTMAS COVERED
Keira Knightley starred in one of the most popular Christmas films of the 21st century, the 2003 romantic comedy “Love Actually.”
2 min |
December 14, 2024
Techlife News
BILLIONAIRE WHO PERFORMED THE FIRST PRIVATE SPACEWALK IS TRUMP'S PICK TO LEAD NASA
A tech billionaire who bought a series of spaceflights from Elon Musk’s SpaceX and conducted the first private spacewalk was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to lead NASA.
2 min |
December 14, 2024
Techlife News
NASA PUSHES BACK ASTRONAUT FLIGHTS TO THE MOON AGAIN
NASA announced more delays in sending astronauts back to the moon more than 50 years after Apollo.
2 min |
December 14, 2024
Techlife News
APPLE'S LATEST IPHONES GET THE GIFT OF MORE AI AS HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON HEATS UP
Apple is pumping more artificial intelligence into the latest iPhones during the holiday shopping season with a free software update that includes a feature that enables users to create customized emojis within a matter of seconds.
2 min |
December 14, 2024
Techlife News
REMEMBER WHAT YOU SEARCHED FOR ON GOOGLE? HERE'S WHAT 2024 TRENDS REVEAL
Remember what you searched for in 2024? Google does.
1 min |
December 14, 2024
Techlife News
NVIDIA SLIDES AFTER CHINA SAYS IT'S PROBING THE AI CHIP COMPANY FOR VIOLATING ANTI-MONOPOLY LAWS
Shares of Nvidia slid this week after China said it is investigating the high-flying U.S. microchip company over suspected violations of Chinese anti-monopoly laws.
1 min |
December 14, 2024
Techlife News
SMALL BUSINESSES PLAN EVENTS, START MARKETING EARLIER TO DEAL WITH SHORTER HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON
The holiday shopping season is underway, and this year small businesses have less time to capitalize on the busy shopping period.
2 min |
December 14, 2024
Techlife News
GM TO RETREAT FROM ROBOTAXIS AND STOP FUNDING ITS CRUISE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE UNIT
General Motors said this week it will retreat from the robotaxi business and stop funding its money-losing Cruise autonomous vehicle unit.
3 min |
December 14, 2024
Techlife News
CALIFORNIA TO CONSIDER REQUIRING MENTAL HEALTH WARNINGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA SITES
California, home to some of the largest technology companies in the world, would be the first U.S. state to require mental health warning labels on social media sites if lawmakers pass a bill introduced this week.
2 min |
December 14, 2024
Techlife News
Christmas FIND THE PERFECT GIFTS FOR EVERYONE YOU CARE ABOUT
Apple’s AirPods are some of today’s most recognizable and sought-after tech products.
6 min |
December 14, 2024
Techlife News
TIKTOK ASKS FEDERAL APPEALS COURT TO BAR ENFORCEMENT OF POTENTIAL BAN UNTIL SUPREME COURT REVIEW
TikTok asked a federal appeals court on Monday to bar the Biden administration from enforcing a law that could lead to a ban on the popular platform until the Supreme Court reviews its challenge to the statute.
2 min |
December 14, 2024
Techlife News
META SHAREHOLDERS SEEK SANCTIONS FOR SANDBERG, ZIENTS FOR DELETING CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA EMAILS
2018 shareholder lawsuit that alleged Facebook officers and directors violated both the law and their fiduciary duties in failing for years to protect the privacy of user data.
2 min |
December 14, 2024
Techlife News
BOEING LAYS OFF HUNDREDS IN WASHINGTON AND CALIFORNIA AS PART OF CUTS ANNOUNCED PREVIOUSLY
Boeing has laid off hundreds of additional employees in Washington state and California as part of planned cuts that will eventually reduce the company’s workforce by about 17,000.
1 min |
December 14, 2024
Techlife News
'MOANA 2' CRUISES TO ANOTHER RECORD WEEKEND AND $600 MILLION GLOBALLY
The Walt Disney Co.’s animated film “Moana 2” remained at the top of the box office in its second weekend in theaters as it brought in another record haul.
2 min |
December 14, 2024
AppleMagazine
FROM 'LOVE ACTUALLY' TO 'BLACK DOVES' WITH BEN WHISHAW, KEIRA KNIGHTLEY HAS YOUR CHRISTMAS COVERED
Keira Knightley starred in one of the most popular Christmas films of the 21st century, the 2003 romantic comedy “Love Actually.”
2 min |
December 13, 2024
AppleMagazine
BILLIONAIRE WHO PERFORMED THE FIRST PRIVATE SPACEWALK IS TRUMP'S PICK TO LEAD NASA
A tech billionaire who bought a series of spaceflights from Elon Musk’s SpaceX and conducted the first private spacewalk was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to lead NASA.
2 min |
December 13, 2024
AppleMagazine
NASA PUSHES BACK ASTRONAUT FLIGHTS TO THE MOON AGAIN
NASA announced more delays in sending astronauts back to the moon more than 50 years after Apollo.
2 min |
December 13, 2024
AppleMagazine
SMALL BUSINESSES PLAN EVENTS, START MARKETING EARLIER TO DEAL WITH SHORTER HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON
The holiday shopping season is underway, and this year small businesses have less time to capitalize on the busy shopping period.
2 min |
December 13, 2024
AppleMagazine
CHINA'S CATL FORMS JOINT VENTURE WITH STELLANTIS TO BUILD ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY FACTORY IN SPAIN
Chinese electric battery company CATL and automaker Stellantis will build a major battery factory in northern Spain, the partners announced this week.
2 min |
December 13, 2024
AppleMagazine
TIKTOK ASKS FEDERAL APPEALS COURT TO BAR ENFORCEMENT OF POTENTIAL BAN UNTIL SUPREME COURT REVIEW
TikTok asked a federal appeals court on Monday to bar the Biden administration from enforcing a law that could lead to a ban on the popular platform until the Supreme Court reviews its challenge to the statute.
2 min |
December 13, 2024
AppleMagazine
META SHAREHOLDERS SEEK SANCTIONS FOR SANDBERG, ZIENTS FOR DELETING CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA EMAILS
2018 shareholder lawsuit that alleged Facebook officers and directors violated both the law and their fiduciary duties in failing for years to protect the privacy of user data.
2 min |
December 13, 2024
AppleMagazine
NVIDIA SLIDES AFTER CHINA SAYS IT'S PROBING THE AI CHIP COMPANY FOR VIOLATING ANTI-MONOPOLY LAWS
Shares of Nvidia slid this week after China said it is investigating the high-flying U.S. microchip company over suspected violations of Chinese anti-monopoly laws.
1 min |
December 13, 2024
AppleMagazine
GM TO RETREAT FROM ROBOTAXIS AND STOP FUNDING ITS CRUISE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE UNIT
General Motors said this week it will retreat from the robotaxi business and stop funding its money-losing Cruise autonomous vehicle unit.
3 min |
December 13, 2024
AppleMagazine
CHINA'S BAN ON KEY HIGH-TECH MATERIALS COULD HAVE BROAD IMPACT ON INDUSTRIES ECONOMY
China has banned exports of key materials used to make a wide range of products, including smartphones, electric vehicles, radar systems and CT scanners, swiping back at Washington after it expanded export controls to include dozens of Chinese companies that make equipment used to produce advanced computer chips.
4 min |
December 13, 2024
AppleMagazine
'MOANA 2' CRUISES TO ANOTHER RECORD WEEKEND AND $600 MILLION GLOBALLY
The Walt Disney Co.’s animated film “Moana 2” remained at the top of the box office in its second weekend in theaters as it brought in another record haul.
3 min |