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AppleMagazine
ROBOT UMPIRES ARE GETTING THEIR FIRST MLB TEST DURING SPRING TRAINING
A computerized system that calls balls and strikes is being tested during Major League Baseball spring training exhibition games starting Thursday after four years of experiments in the minor leagues.
4 min |
February 28, 2025
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE MAPS ROLLS OUT ADS: $11 BILLION REVENUE PUSH BEGINS
Google Maps flipped the switch on ads globally this week, launching a monetization drive on February 19, 2025, that Alphabet hopes will rake in $11 billion annually.
3 min |
February 28, 2025
AppleMagazine
APPLE ANNOUNCES $500 BILLION INVESTMENT IN US AMID TARIFF THREATS THAT COULD AFFECT THE IPHONE
Apple announced this week that it plans to invest more than $500 billion in the United States over the next four years, including plans to hire 20,000 people and build a new server factory in Texas.
1 min |
February 28, 2025
AppleMagazine
MICROSOFT'S COPILOT+ PCS HIT SHELVES: WINDOWS 11'S AI LEAP FORWARD
Microsoft kicked off this week by shipping its latest batch of Copilot+ PCs, powered by an Al-enhanced Windows 11 update, marking a significant step in its push to make artificial intelligence a cornerstone of everyday computing.
4 min |
February 28, 2025
AppleMagazine
APPLE'S $500 BILLION U.S. BET: INSIDE THE HOUSTON MANUFACTURING HUB
Apple dropped a bombshell this week, announcing a $500 billion investment in U.S. infrastructure over the next four years, with a shiny new manufacturing hub in Houston at its heart.
4 min |
February 28, 2025
AppleMagazine
M4 MACBOOK AIR LOOMS: SPRING LAUNCH RUMORS HEAT UP POST-IPHONE 16E REVEAL
Apple's iPhone SE 4 dropped February 19, 2025, but the rumor mill's already churning-next up might be an M4 MacBook Air, slated for a March reveal.
3 min |
February 28, 2025
AppleMagazine
TIKTOK RETURNS TO APPLE AND GOOGLE APP STORES IN THE US
TikTok has returned to the app stores of Apple and Google in the U.S., after President Donald Trump delayed the enforcement of a TikTok ban.
1 min |
February 21, 2025
AppleMagazine
MALAYSIA IS BETTING ON DATA CENTERS TO BOOST ITS ECONOMY. BUT EXPERTS WARN THEY COME AT A PRICE
Winson Lau has always had contingency plans. But he wasn't prepared for data centers.
6 min |
February 21, 2025
AppleMagazine
TV PROCEDURALS UP THEIR GAME, WITH DOCTORS ON CRUISES AND QUIRKY SINGLE MOMS SOLVING CRIMES
The idea for a new TV show came to Craig Sweeny as he was driving. The producer and screenwriter, thinking about how to put his own stamp on a medical series, had to pull over when a familiar figure popped into his mind: Sherlock Holmes.
4 min |
February 21, 2025
AppleMagazine
TROUBLED ELECTRIC VEHICLE MAKER NIKOLA FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY PROTECTIO
Troubled electric vehicle maker Nikola has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection months after saying that it would likely run out of cash early this year.
2 min |
February 21, 2025
AppleMagazine
APPLE HEALTH STUDY LAUNCHES: CAN YOUR IPHONE PREDICT YOUR NEXT DOCTOR'S VISIT?
Apple kicked off a new Health Study this month, enlisting U.S. users to explore how iPhones, Apple Watches, and AirPods might spot health changes before they're obvious.
5 min |
February 21, 2025
AppleMagazine
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THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE FAMILY WITH AI-ENHANCED PROCESSING
5 min |
February 21, 2025
AppleMagazine
AS TEXAS' ENERGY DEMAND SOARS, A PILOT PROGRAM LOOKS TO BOLSTER GRID WITH "VIRTUAL POWER PLANTS"
On sunny days in the Hill Country, Tom Cook taps open an app on his phone and watches the power generated from the solar panels on his roof flow to his home and out to the state power grid.
6 min |
February 21, 2025
AppleMagazine
AIRBNB SUES NEW ORLEANS AFTER IT ADOPTS SWEEPING REGULATIONS GOVERNING SHORT-TERM RENTALS
Airbnb is suing the City of New Orleans for requiring the company and short-term rental platforms ensure properties they market are in compliance with city laws.
3 min |
February 21, 2025
AppleMagazine
IOS 18.3 BETA HITS DEVICES: A BATTERY LIFE BOOST WORTH WATCHING
Apple rolled out the iOS 18.3 beta earlier this week, and it's already stirring conversation among iPhone users.
3 min |
February 21, 2025
AppleMagazine
TOPIC 3: FITNESS+ EXPANDS WITH MLS WARM-UPS: GET GAME-READY WITH APPLE'S LATEST WORKOUTS
Major League Soccer (MLS) kicks off its 2025 season today, February 22, and Apple is syncing up the action with a fresh addition to Fitness+.
3 min |
February 21, 2025
AppleMagazine
THE NBA'S TECH SUMMIT TURNS 25 THIS YEAR, AND ITS RETURN TO THE BAY AREA IS A FULL-CIRCLE MOMENT
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver had no idea 25 years ago that the Tech Summit would turn into much of anything, much less one of the hottest tickets at All-Star weekend.
2 min |
February 21, 2025
AppleMagazine
WHAT CHANGES TO THE CHIPS ACT COULD MEAN FOR AI GROWTH AND CONSUMERS
Even as he's vowed to push the United States ahead in artificial intelligence research, President Donald Trump's threats to alter federal government contracts with chipmakers and slap new tariffs on the semiconductor industry may put new speed bumps in front of the tech industry.
3 min |
February 21, 2025
AppleMagazine
APPLE'S AI PIVOT: COULD DEEPSEEK'S BREAKTHROUGH MAKE IPHONES THE ULTIMATE AI POWERHOUSE?
The tech stock market has been a rollercoaster these past two weeks, with investors placing big bets on an unexpected contender in the AI battlefield: Apple. The spark?
6 min |
February 21, 2025
AppleMagazine
TESLA'S AI OVERDRIVE: NVIDIA'S H100 CHIPS PUSH AUTOPILOT PAST IPHONE'S SIRI
Tesla's AI ambitions are hitting a new gear in 2025, fueled by a massive investment in Nvidia's H100 GPUs―the gold standard for machine learning horsepower.
5 min |
February 21, 2025
AppleMagazine
HUAWEI'S TRI-FOLDABLE PHONE HITS GLOBAL MARKETS IN A SHOW OF DEFIANCE AMID US CURBS
Huawei on Tuesday held a global launch for the industry's first tri-foldable phone, which analysts said marked a symbolic victory for the Chinese tech giant amid U.S. technology curbs. But challenges over pricing, longevity, supply and app constraints may limit its success.
2 min |
February 21, 2025
AppleMagazine
CALIFORNIA'S INSURER FOR PEOPLE WITHOUT PRIVATE COVERAGE NEEDS $1 BILLION MORE FOR LA FIRES CLAIMS
California’s plan that provides insurance to homeowners who can’t get private coverage needs $1 billion more to pay out claims related to the Los Angeles wildfires, the state Insurance Department said this week.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #694
AppleMagazine
NASA'S 2 STUCK ASTRONAUTS MAY RETURN TO EARTH SOONER UNDER NEW PLAN
NASA’s two stuck astronauts may end up back on Earth a little sooner than planned.
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AppleMagazine #694
AppleMagazine
MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ROLE IN SEC SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT HACK THAT LED THE PRICE OF BITCOIN TO SPIKE
An Alabama man admitted to taking part in a January 2024 hack of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission social media account designed to manipulate the price of bitcoin.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #694
AppleMagazine
SEC REQUESTS A PAUSE IN LEGAL BATTLE WITH BINANCE AS THE AGENCY ADAPTS A CRYPTO-FRIENDLY STANCE
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking to pause its high-profile lawsuit against the cryptocurrency exchange Binance as the regulator tries to present itself as more cryptofriendly under a new administration.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #694
AppleMagazine
AMAZON REPORTS STRONG EARNINGS FOR Q4, BUT STOCKS DIP DUE TO OUTLOOK FOR THE FIRST QUARTER
Amazon reported better-than-expected revenue and profits for the holiday shopping period, but its stocks dipped in after-hours trading due to disappointing guidance for the current quarter.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #694
AppleMagazine
HOW ELON MUSK $97.4 BILLION BID COMPLICATES MATTERS FOR OPENAL
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has dismissed a $97.4 billion takeover bid led by rival Elon Musk, but the unsolicited offer could complicate Altman's push to transform the maker of ChatGPT into a for-profit company.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #694
AppleMagazine
LATINO WORKERS WORKING TO OVERCOME A TECHNOLOGICAL DIVIDE BROUGHT ON BY AUTOMATION AND AI
As jobs become more reliant on technology some Latino workers can be left behind due to a lack of digital skills exacerbated by a lack of accessibility.
5 min |
AppleMagazine #694
AppleMagazine
ELON MUSK-LED GROUP PROPOSES BUYING OPENAI FOR $97.4 BILLION.OPENAI CEO SAYS 'NO THANK YOU'
A group of investors led by Elon Musk is offering about $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit behind OpenAI, escalating a dispute with the artificial intelligence company that Musk helped found a decade ago.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #694
AppleMagazine
HOW PHOTOS LOST IN AMERICAN DISASTERS FIND THEIR WAY HOME, WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM PEOPLE WHO CARE
Hollowed-out homes. Cars entombed by mud. Unpeopled roads. Belongings reduced to dirt and debris.
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