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AppleMagazine
MAN SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS IN $200 MILLION PHONE-FRAUD SCHEME
A Pakistan resident has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for a conspiracy to “unlock” phones from AT&T’s network, a scheme the company says cost it more than $200 million.
2 min |
September 24, 2021
AppleMagazine
HUNGARY STATUE HONORING MYSTERIOUS BITCOIN FOUNDER UNVEILED
An imposing bronze statue was unveiled in Hungary’s capital which its creators say is the first in the world to pay homage to the anonymous creator of the Bitcoin digital currency.
2 min |
September 24, 2021
AppleMagazine
GM SAYS PRODUCTION STARTS ON REPLACEMENT BATTERIES FOR BOLTS
General Motors said that production has resumed for battery modules used in recalled Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles, and customers could start getting replacement parts by mid-October.
1 min |
September 24, 2021
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE TO SPEND $2.1 BILLION ON MANHATTAN CAMPUS ACQUISITION
Google is planning to buy New York City’s St. John’s Terminal for $2.1 billion, making it the anchor of its Hudson Square campus.
1 min |
September 24, 2021
AppleMagazine
FED LIKELY TO SIGNAL A COMING PULLBACK IN ECONOMIC SUPPORT
The Federal Reserve is expected this week to send its clearest signal yet that it will start reining in its ultra-low-interest rate policies later this year, a first step toward unwinding the extraordinary support it’s given the economy since the pandemic struck 18 months ago.
4 min |
September 24, 2021
AppleMagazine
Dutch Court: Uber Drivers Covered By Taxi Labor Agreement
A court in Amsterdam ruled this week that Uber drivers fall under the Dutch taxi drivers’ collective labor agreement — meaning they are entitled to the same employment benefits as taxi drivers. Uber said it would appeal the ruling.
1 min |
September 17, 2021
AppleMagazine
Elizabeth Holmes' Trial To Dissect Downfall Of A Tech Star
Just six years ago, Elizabeth Holmes seemed destined to fulfill her dream of becoming Silicon Valley’s next superstar. She was the subject of business magazine cover stories describing her as the youngest self-made female billionaire in history, former President Bill Clinton was reverently quizzing her about her thoughts on technology, and then Vice President Joe Biden was hailing her ideas as an inspiration.
4 min |
September 10, 2021
AppleMagazine
Apple Loosens App Store Payment Rules In Lawsuit Settlement
Apple has agreed to let developers of iPhone apps email their users about cheaper ways to pay for digital subscriptions and media by circumventing a commission system that generates billions of dollars annually for the iPhone maker.
3 min |
September 03, 2021
AppleMagazine
Billionaire Cohen To Invest In New Crypto Trading Firm Radkl
A cryptocurrency company launched by partners of a major Wall Street trading firm said Tuesday that it has snagged the support of billionaire investor Steven A. Cohen, as big names from the traditional financial world continue to embrace the industry surrounding crypto.
2 min |
September 17, 2021
AppleMagazine
‘Shang-Chi' Adds a Thrilling Hero to Marvel Universe
If the Marvel Cinematic Universe has taught us anything it’s that heroes arise from unexpected places. For their 25th film entry, that place is valet parking.
3 min |
September 10, 2021
AppleMagazine
China's Alibaba Promises $15.5B For Development Initiatives
E-commerce giant Alibaba Group said it will spend $15.5 billion to support President Xi Jinping’s campaign to spread China’s prosperity more evenly, adding to pledges by tech companies that are under pressure to pay for the ruling Communist Party’s political initiatives.
2 min |
September 10, 2021
AppleMagazine
iPhone 13
Breakthrough camera innovations & bigger battery
7 min |
September 17, 2021
AppleMagazine
UN URGES MORATORIUM ON USE OF AI THAT IMPERILS HUMAN RIGHTS
The U.N. human rights chief is calling for a moratorium on the use of artificial intelligence technology that poses a serious risk to human rights, including face-scanning systems that track people in public spaces.
4 min |
September 17, 2021
AppleMagazine
WALMART QUASHES CRYPTOCURRENCY PARTNERSHIP CLAIM
Walmart denied any partnership with the digital currency Litecoin after a fake news release led to a brief flurry of inaccurate reports from national news outlets and social media users.
2 min |
September 17, 2021
AppleMagazine
PANDEMIC HASN'T DIMMED BOEING'S ROSY PREDICTION FOR PLANES
Boeing said this week that the airline industry is showing signs of recovering from the pandemic, and it raised its bullish prediction about demand for airline and military planes and other aerospace products and services.
2 min |
September 17, 2021
AppleMagazine
MAGNET MILESTONES MOVE DISTANT NUCLEAR FUSION DREAM CLOSER
Teams working on two continents have marked similar milestones in their respective efforts to tap an energy source key to the fight against climate change: They’ve each produced very impressive magnets.
3 min |
September 17, 2021
AppleMagazine
GENERAL PROMISES US ‘SURGE' AGAINST FOREIGN CYBERATTACKS
The general who leads U.S. efforts to thwart foreign-based cyberattacks, and punish those responsible, says he’s mounting a “surge” to fight incursions that have debilitated government agencies and companies responsible for critical infrastructure.
2 min |
September 17, 2021
AppleMagazine
2 Alaska Towns Allow Texts to 911 When Calling Not an Option
Residents in Wrangell and Petersburg now have the ability to text 911 for help when calling isn’t an option.
1 min |
September 10, 2021
AppleMagazine
As Flood Alerts Lit Up Phones, Did ‘Warning Fatigue' Set In?
Cellphones across New York and New Jersey pulsed with urgent warnings of catastrophic flooding as the fury of Hurricane Ida’s remnants, carrying torrential rains, upper New Jersey and New York City.
4 min |
September 10, 2021
AppleMagazine
MISSION CONTROL: APPLE HEALTH INSIGHTS ABOARD INSPIRATION4
Apple might be best known for its consumer electronics like iPhones and iPads, but behind the scenes, the Cupertino company is extending its interests far beyond.
6 min |
September 10, 2021
AppleMagazine
RESEARCHERS COMPLETE FIRST-EVER DETAILED MAP OF GLOBAL CORAL
Researchers have completed a comprehensive online map of the world’s coral reefs by using more than 2 million satellite images from across the globe.
3 min |
September 10, 2021
AppleMagazine
AMAZON TO OPEN 2 CASHIER LESS WHOLE FOODS STORES NEXT YEAR
There will be something missing at two Whole Foods stores opening next year: the rows of cashiers.
1 min |
September 10, 2021
AppleMagazine
NO CASHIERS, PLEASE: FUTURISTIC SUPERMARKET OPENS IN MIDEAST
The Middle East got its first completely automated cashier-less store, as retail giant Carrefour rolled out its vision for the future of the industry in a cavernous Dubai mall.
2 min |
September 10, 2021
AppleMagazine
SOLAR COULD POWER 40% OF US ELECTRICITY BY 2035
Solar energy has the potential to supply up to 40% of the nation’s electricity within 15 years — a 10-fold increase over current solar output, but one that would require massive changes in U.S. policy and billions of dollars in federal investment to modernize the nation’s electric grid, a new federal report says.
2 min |
September 10, 2021
AppleMagazine
Amazon Teams With Affirm To Offer Buy Now-Pay-Later Option
Amazon is teaming with payments company Affirm to offer online shoppers a buy-now-pay later option that does not involve credit cards.
1 min |
September 03, 2021
AppleMagazine
China Limits Children To 3 Hours Of Online Gaming A Week
China is banning children from playing online games for more than three hours a week, the harshest restriction so far on the game industry as Chinese regulators continue cracking down on the technology sector.
2 min |
September 03, 2021
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE TO INVEST $1.2B IN GERMANY CLOUD COMPUTING PROGRAM
Google said that it is investing 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) by 2030 to expand its cloud computing infrastructure in Germany and to increase the use of renewable energy.
1 min |
September 03, 2021
AppleMagazine
MICROSOFT FIXES CLOUD PLATFORM VULNERABILITY AFTER WARNING
Microsoft says it has fixed a flaw in its cloud computing platform that cybersecurity researchers warned could have enabled hackers to take over a cloud-based database product used by many big companies.
1 min |
September 03, 2021
AppleMagazine
UN: WEATHER DISASTERS SOAR IN NUMBERS, COST, BUT DEATHS FALL
Weather disasters are striking the world four to five times more often and causing seven times more damage than in the 1970s, the United Nations weather agency reports.
3 min |
September 03, 2021
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE APPEALS $591M FRENCH FINE IN COPYRIGHT PAYMENT SPAT
Google is appealing a 500 million euro ($591 million) fine issued by French regulators over its handling of negotiations with publishers in a dispute over copyright.
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