Techlife News
RESTAURANTS MOVE TO STOP NEW CALIFORNIA FAST FOOD WORKER LAW
Restaurant owners moved to at least temporarily block a nation-leading new California law giving more power to fast food workers.
2 min |
September 10, 2022
AppleMagazine
JIMINY CRICKET! A LIVE-ACTION ‘PINOCCHIO'
After a string of live-action remakes, from “Beauty and the Beast” to “The Lion King,” the Walt Disney Co. has finally gotten around to “ Pinocchio.” Along the way, there have been some nice performances, enormous heaps of CGI and, lest anyone forget, one very blue Will Smith.
3 min |
September 16, 2022
AppleMagazine
California Governor Opposes Tax on Rich in Statewide TV Ad
California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants voters to reject a new tax on rich people that would pay for more electric vehicles in the nation’s most populous state, warning in a new statewide TV ad that a measure on the ballot this November won’t help the environment but is instead “one company’s cynical scheme to grab a huge taxpayer subsidy.”
3 min |
September 16, 2022
AppleMagazine
Watch Ultra
Series 8 innovation and the new adventure flagship
5 min |
September 16, 2022
Newsweek US
Sheikh Hasina – "Innovation and Entrepreneurship are at the Heart of my Development Vision"
Sheikh Hasina and her nation have defied the odds. Under her strong leadership, Bangladesh solidified itself as a stable democracy while drastically improving its citizens' quality of life. She's also claiming Bangladesh a seat at the global table, speaking out for justice and the urgent need to deal with climate change.
4 min |
September 23, 2022
AppleMagazine
WHISTLEBLOWER: CHINA, INDIA HAD AGENTS WORKING FOR TWITTER
Twitter’s former security chief told Congress Tuesday there was “at least one agent” from China’s intelligence service on Twitter’s payroll and that the company knowingly allowed India to add agents to the company roster as well, potentially giving those nations access to sensitive data about users.
5 min |
September 16, 2022
AppleMagazine
NORTH CAROLINA WINS WOLFSPEED SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS PLANT
A North Carolina-based semiconductor company announced it will build a $5 billion manufacturing plant in its home state to produce silicon carbide wafers, which is emerging as a favored part for renewable energy products.
3 min |
September 16, 2022
AppleMagazine
BILL GATES: TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION WOULD HELP SOLVE HUNGER
Bill Gates says the global hunger crisis is so immense that food aid cannot fully address the problem. What’s also needed, Gates argues, are the kinds of innovations in farming technology that he has long funded to try to reverse the crisis documented in a report released this week by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
6 min |
September 16, 2022
AppleMagazine
Bezos Rocket Crashes After Liftoff, Only Experiments Aboard
A rocket crashed back to Earth shortly after liftoff Monday in the first launch accident for Jeff Bezos’ space travel company, but the capsule carrying experiments managed to parachute to safety.
2 min |
September 16, 2022
Techlife News
Adobe Buying Figma in $20b Cash-and-stock Deal
Software company Adobe is buying online design company Figma in an approximately $20 billion cash-and-stock deal.
1 min |
September 17, 2022
Techlife News
CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER VS. TOYOTA COROLLA CROSS
The Toyota Corolla Cross is one of the more notable all-new models for 2022.
3 min |
September 10, 2022
Techlife News
NAVY WANTS NEW DESTROYER WITH LASERS, HYPERSONIC MISSILES
The U.S. Navy’s workhorse destroyer went into production more than 30 years ago, when Tom Stevens was a young welder.
4 min |
September 10, 2022
Techlife News
JEEP UNVEILS ITS 1ST ELECTRIC SUVS FOR NORTH AMERICA, EUROPE
Jeep will start selling two fully electric SUVs in North America and another one in Europe over the next two years.
1 min |
September 10, 2022
Techlife News
CLIMATE DAMAGE FROM OIL LEASES ON US LAND GETS SECOND LOOK
The Biden administration reached a legal settlement that requires the government to reexamine potential climate damages from oil and gas leases put up for sale under the Trump administration on government land in Montana and North Dakota.
2 min |
September 10, 2022
Techlife News
EPA HEAD: ADVANCED NUKE TEC KEY TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE
The head of the U.S. Environment Protection Agency said that advanced nuclear technology will be “critical” for both the United States and Japan as they step up cooperation to meet decarbonization goals.
2 min |
September 10, 2022
Techlife News
EPA DENIES CHENIERE ENERGY REQUEST FOR LNG POLLUTION WAIVER
The Environmental Protection Agency denied a request by Cheniere Energy, a leading U.S. producer of liquefied natural gas, to exempt two Gulf Coast plants from a federal air pollution rule.
2 min |
September 10, 2022
Techlife News
CHINA ACCUSES WASHINGTON OF CYBER-SPYING ON UNIVERSITY
China accused Washington of breaking into computers at a university that U.S. officials say does military research, adding to complaints by both governments of rampant online spying against each other.
2 min |
September 10, 2022
Techlife News
CALIFORNIA KEEPS LIGHTS ON AFTER DAY OF GRID-STRAINING HEAT
California avoided rolling outages during extreme heat Wednesday, as operators of the state’s electricity grid continued to warn that unprecedented demand on energy supplies could force them to periodically cut power to some customers.
3 min |
September 10, 2022
audioXpress
Triode Common Cathode Stages, the Oracle Equation, and Theodosian Objections
For those readers interested in tube amplification, this article proposes a simplified equation of what might appear to be multiple mathematical factoids into a single concept, intended to help characterize and understand triode circuits.
10+ min |
October 2022
audioXpress
Making a DC Power Supply with Audible Benefits: Choosing the Design
Following the two articles exploring multiple power supply circuits with potential for high-end audio applications (audioXpress December 2021 and January 2022), Frans de Wit details a high-quality power supply especially targeted toward preamplifiers, record-players, and other low power appliances.
10 min |
October 2022
audioXpress
Sumiko Phono Cartridges and RS78 78 rpm Stylus
Sumiko recently announced four new phono cartridges and one new stylus. This article reviews the new Sumiko Olympia and Wellfleet phono cartridges, and the new RS78 stylus, Sumiko's first 78 rpm solution, meeting the needs of many vintage recording enthusiasts.
10+ min |
October 2022
audioXpress
Considerations Concerning RT Measurement
In this article, our acoustics expert explains the history behind the reverberation time (RT) measurement and its importance. He then shares his preferred procedure for measuring RT.
6 min |
October 2022
audioXpress
The Home Audio Perspective
Since the adoption of automation systems and home networks, residential integration has evolved gradually to connected systems and is now increasingly associated with the transition to the Smart Home.
10+ min |
October 2022
audioXpress
Old-Timer, Williamson, and Ultralinear Amplifiers: Families of Hollow-State Power Amplifiers
The July and September Hollow-State Electronics articles examined the distortion performance of the three families of amps. This article recaps those findings and compares them to the last two families, the Williamson and ultralinear amps.
6 min |
October 2022
audioXpress
Replacing IEC 60268-5: The Importance of Measurements
Geoff Hill concludes his discussion about the work taking place on loudspeaker measurement standards, and the progress the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has made with its standards efforts.
7 min |
October 2022
audioXpress
All American Tower Speakers
In this article, our experienced speaker builder takes us along with him on his quest to build a loudspeaker made solely from drivers manufactured in the United States.
6 min |
October 2022
audioXpress
The Story of aptX: An Epic Journey
From film sound to radio broadcasts, studios, and finally to Bluetooth and more than 12 billion devices, the successful story of aptX technology is inextricably linked to the history of digital audio. A remarkable corporate journey.
8 min |
October 2022
AppleMagazine
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS DROP CHALLENGE OF PRIVACY LAW
One of the strictest internet privacy laws in the United States has withstood a legal challenge, as a group of telecommunication providers has dropped its bid to overturn the Maine standard.
2 min |
September 09, 2022
AppleMagazine
UPS HIRING FOR THE HOLIDAY RUSH HOLDS STEADY ABOVE 100,000
UPS plans to hire more than 100,000 workers to help handle the holiday rush this season, in line with hiring the previous two years.
1 min |
September 09, 2022
AppleMagazine
IRISH WATCHDOG FINES INSTAGRAM 405M EUROS IN TEEN DATA CASE
Irish regulators are slapping Instagram with a big fine after an investigation found the social media platform mishandled teenagers’ personal information in violation of strict European Union data privacy rules.
1 min |