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UN CLIMATE CHIEF: DON'T GIVE IN TO DESPAIR ON GLOBAL WARMING
Nations must keep up hope and focus on tackling global warming despite the many obstacles now to international cooperation including the war in Ukraine, the coronavirus pandemic, food shortages and rising energy costs, the U.N. climate chief urged.
2 min |
June 10, 2022
AppleMagazine
ONE PLUG AND DONE: EU TO REQUIRE COMMON WAY TO CHARGE PHONES
Forget rummaging through the junk drawer. Soon, Europeans will only need to reach for one cable to charge their smartphones and other devices.
2 min |
June 10, 2022
AppleMagazine
CRYPTO MELTDOWN IS WAKE-UP CALL FOR MANY, INCLUDING CONGRESS
Meltdowns in the cryptocurrency space are common, but the latest one really touched some nerves. Novice investors took to online forums to share tales of decimated fortunes and even suicidal despair. Experienced crypto supporters, including one prominent billionaire, were left feeling humbled.
5 min |
June 10, 2022
AppleMagazine
New M2 Air
WWDC22: Breakthrough OS features & the next-gen chip
5 min |
June 10, 2022
AppleMagazine
NEW YORK BILL TARGETS AMAZON'S USE OF PRODUCTIVITY QUOTAS
New York lawmakers have passed a bill targeting the use of warehouse productivity quotas in the state, a move aiming to curtail metrics employed by Amazon that has come under more scrutiny in the past few years.
1 min |
June 10, 2022
AppleMagazine
JEFF GOLDBLUM TAKES ONE MORE BITE OUT OF 'JURASSIC WORLD'
There is only one person who, in the middle of a massive dystopic dinosaur movie, can utter a line like "That's bananas" with just the right timing and inflection.
4 min |
June 10, 2022
AppleMagazine
FIRM PROPOSES TASER-ARMED DRONES TO STOP SCHOOL SHOOTINGS
In an "Ask Me Anything" chat on the online forum Reddit. Smith acknowledged that "drones in schools can sound nuts" but went on to answer detailed questions about them.
4 min |
June 10, 2022
AppleMagazine
1ST REMOTE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER IN US TO BE IN ALABAMA
A company is seeking to build the country's first-ever remote air traffic control center, which could handle traffic for multiple airports, on the site of an old Air Force base in Alabama, a newspaper reports.
2 min |
June 10, 2022
AppleMagazine
SHERYL SANDBERG, LONGTIME NO. 2 EXEC AT FACEBOOK, STEPS DOWN
Sheryl Sandberg, the No. 2 executive at Facebook owner Meta, is stepping down, according to a post Wednesday on her Facebook page. Sandberg has served as chief operating officer at the social media giant for 14 years. She joined from Google in 2008, four years before Facebook went public.
1 min |
June 03, 2022
AppleMagazine
RUSSIA OFFERS FOREIGN DEBT PAYMENT SYSTEM SIMILAR TO GAS ONE
Russia said it may use an arrangement similar to that used for payments for its gas supplies to pay its dollar-denominated foreign debts.
2 min |
June 03, 2022
AppleMagazine
RECORDED FUTURE CEO ON CYBERSECURITY FIRM'S JOURNALISTIC AIM
The cybersecurity firm Recorded Future boasts some 1,400 clients and enjoys considerable respect. But the threat-intelligence business wasn't enough for CEO Christopher Ahlberg. Two years ago, he created an online cybersecurity news service called The Record.
2 min |
June 03, 2022
AppleMagazine
LOW-COST CARRIER NORWEGIAN AIR BUYS 50 BOEING 737 AIRCRAFT
Budget carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle this week said it had reached an agreement with Boeing to buy 50 737 MAX 8 aircraft, saying the planes are due to be delivered between 2025 and 2028, at a schedule closely corresponding to current aircraft lease expirations.
1 min |
June 03, 2022
AppleMagazine
LAWSUIT SEEKS TO REVOKE FAA LICENSE FOR GEORGIA SPACEPORT
Opponents of a proposed launchpad for commercial rockets on the Georgia coast are asking a court to throw out the project's government license, saying the Federal Aviation Administration failed to correctly assess the risks of firing rockets over homes and a barrier island popular with tourists.
3 min |
June 03, 2022
AppleMagazine
Evolution
What's next for HomeKit smart-home tech & accessories
5 min |
June 03, 2022
AppleMagazine
CYBER AGENCY: VOTING SOFTWARE VULNERABLE IN SOME STATES
Electronic voting machines from a leading vendor used in at least 16 states have software vulnerabilities that leave them susceptible to hacking if unaddressed, the nation's leading cybersecurity agency says in an advisory sent to state election officials.
5 min |
June 03, 2022
AppleMagazine
CAN I TALK TO A HUMAN? SPAIN PRESENTS CUSTOMER SERVICE BILL
Tired of speaking to a machine when you call the bank or power company?
1 min |
June 03, 2022
AppleMagazine
AFTER MASS SHOOTING, NYC EXPLORES GUN DETECTORS IN SUBWAYS
In the aftermath of a mass shooting on a New York City subway train, the mayor floated a high-tech idea: deploy scanners that can spot someone carrying a gun into the transit system before they have a chance to use it.
4 min |
June 03, 2022
AppleMagazine
2022 HYUNDAI IONIQ 5 VS 2022 KIA EV6
Seemingly overnight, the all-electric small SUV segment has exploded with options from both startup companies and established automotive players. Two of the most promising new models come from sister brands Hyundai and Kia.
3 min |
June 03, 2022
AppleMagazine
VIRTUAL REALITY BRINGS PORTABLE TASER TRAINING TO POLICE
A combative man approaches, moving quickly toward a police officer who pulls out a Taser. The man is wearing a heavy jacket, which could mean the prongs that would generate an electronic current and send him to the ground might not work.
4 min |
May 27, 2022
AppleMagazine
AIRBNB ENDS RENTALS IN CHINA TO FOCUS ON OUTBOUND TOURISTS
Airbnb Inc. will stop listing homes and experiences inside China this summer and instead focus its business in the country on serving Chinese tourists looking for lodgings abroad, a company official said on social media.
1 min |
May 27, 2022
AppleMagazine
FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM MORE ON HOW ADS USERS TO REVEAL TARGET
Facebook parent Meta said it will start publicly providing more details about how advertisers target people with political ads just months ahead of the U.S. midterm elections.
1 min |
May 27, 2022
AppleMagazine
AMAZON TO SUBLEASE WAREHOUSES AS ONLINE SHOPPING SLOWS
Amazon is planning to sublease some of its warehouse space now that the pandemic-fueled surge in online shopping, which helped the e-commerce giant rake in soaring profits in the past two years, has eased.
1 min |
May 27, 2022
AppleMagazine
FOR AMERICANS, 2021 DELIVERED HEALTHIEST FINANCES IN 8 YEARS
Americans’ financial health reached its highest level in nearly a decade last year, the Federal Reserve said, spurred by a strong job market and government support payments.
2 min |
May 27, 2022
AppleMagazine
HomePod 2.0
Everything we know about the next-gen smart speaker
5 min |
May 27, 2022
AppleMagazine
CALIFORNIA PARENTS COULD SOON SUE FOR SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION
California could soon hold social media companies responsible for harming children who have become addicted to their products, permitting parents to sue platforms like Instagram and TikTok for up to $25,000 per violation under a bill that passed the state Assembly this week.
2 min |
May 27, 2022
AppleMagazine
SAILGP PARTNERS WITH T-MOBILE FOR FAST DATA TRANSMISSION
The SailGP global league and T-Mobile have announced a partnership to use 5G technology to enhance broadcast coverage of racing at regattas sailed in American ports.
1 min |
May 27, 2022
AppleMagazine
STELLANTIS, SAMSUNG PLAN INDIANA ELECTRIC CAR BATTERY PLANT
A joint venture between Stellantis and Samsung plans to build an electric vehicle battery factory in Indiana that will employ up to 1,400 workers and become the company’s second such factory in North America.
2 min |
May 27, 2022
AppleMagazine
TWITTER SHAREHOLDERS MEET AMID ELON MUSK'S TAKEOVER DRAMA
Twitter’s regularly scheduled shareholder meeting Wednesday didn’t include a vote on Tesla billionaire Elon Musk’s $44 billion bid for the social platform. That vote will take place at a yet-undetermined date in the future.
2 min |
May 27, 2022
AppleMagazine
‘Doctor Strange 2' Gets Weirder, Scarier, Messier
Once a superhero franchise goes multiverse, it’s hard to go back.
4 min |
May 13, 2022
AppleMagazine
Biden Announces Program Offering Discounted Internet Service
President Joe Biden announced that 20 internet companies have agreed to provide discounted service to people with low incomes, a program that could effectively make tens of millions of households eligible for free service through an already existing federal subsidy.
3 min |