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AppleMagazine
PEOPLE WITH ADHD ARE TURNING TO AI APPS TO HELP WITH TASKS.EXPERTS SAY TRY IT CAUTIOUSLY
Becky Litvintchouk didn’t think she’d be able to manage the mountain of tasks needed to become an entrepreneur.
3 min |
August 16, 2024
AppleMagazine
NEW MARS STUDY SUGGESTS AN OCEAN'S WORTH OF WATER MAY BE HIDING BENEATH THE RED DUSTY SURFACE
Mars may be drenched beneath its surface, with enough water hiding in the cracks of underground rocks to form a global ocean, new research suggests.
1 min |
August 16, 2024
AppleMagazine
LOOKING FOR AN ACTIVITY THAT'S SOCIAL AND WILL GIVE YOU A WORKOUT? GIVE SPORT CLIMBING A TRY
Watching climbing at the Paris Olympics makes it seem as if it’s a sport that would be completely out of the question for a weekend athlete.
4 min |
August 16, 2024
AppleMagazine
ARE YOU A CASH APP USER? YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A PIECE OF THIS $15 MILLION SETTLEMENT
Current and former Cash App users could be eligible for a hefty piece of a proposed class-action settlement from the popular online payment service.
3 min |
August 16, 2024
AppleMagazine
CLASSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY HELP SENIORS INTERACT WITH A WORLD ALTERED BY AI
This is how older adults — many of whom lived through the advent of refrigeration, the transition from radio to television and the invention of the internet — are grappling with artificial intelligence: taking a class.
4 min |
August 16, 2024
AppleMagazine
THE PROS AND CONS OF BUYING A HYBRID VEHICLE OR PLUG-IN HYBRID
If you’re ready to move on from a purely gasoline-fueled vehicle but you’re not ready to go fully electric, you have two choices.
3 min |
August 16, 2024
AppleMagazine
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HOW IOS 18 ELEVATES DIGITAL SECURITY WITH THE NEW APP
4 min |
August 16, 2024
AppleMagazine
THE US GOVERNMENT WANTS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR YOU TO CLICK THE 'UNSUBSCRIBE' BUTTON
In the name of consumer protection, a slew of U.S. federal agencies are working to make it easier for Americans to click the unsubscribe button for unwanted memberships and recurring payment services.
2 min |
August 16, 2024
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE ROLLS OUT PIXEL 9 PHONES EARLIER THAN USUAL AS AI RACE WITH APPLE HEATS UP
Google on Tuesday unveiled its next generation of Pixel phones, providing the maker of Android software a head start on the next iPhone in the race to bring more artificial-intelligence services to devices that have become people’s constant companions.
3 min |
August 16, 2024
AppleMagazine
AIR TAXIS FAILED TO GET CERTIFIED FOR THE PARIS OLYMPICS.THERE'S STILL HOPE FOR LA 2028
It was a tantalizing vision: autonomous flying taxis zipping spectators around the Paris Olympics, their electric engines humming softly over the cityscape, ushering in a new era in public transport.
1 min |
August 16, 2024
AppleMagazine
3220 22227 AIRBNB'S SECOND-QUARTER PROFIT FELL 15% DESPITE ITS REVENUE RISING 11% ON STRONGER BOOKINGS
Airbnb says its profit fell 15% in the second quarter from a year earlier, as higher income taxes cut into the short-term rental giant’s bottom line even as bookings and revenue rose.
2 min |
August 09, 2024
AppleMagazine
CALIFORNIA'S TWO BIGGEST SCHOOL DISTRICTS BOTCHED AI DEALS.HERE ARE LESSONS FROM THEIR MISTAKES.
With all the hubris of a startup founder, Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District, took to the stage in March to launch Ed the chatbot.
6 min |
August 09, 2024
AppleMagazine
CHIPMAKER INTEL TO CUT 15.000 JOBS AS TRIES TO REVIVE ITS BUSINESS AND COMPETE WITH RIVALS
Chipmaker Intel says it is cutting 15% of its huge workforce — about 15,000 jobs — as it tries to turn its business around to compete with more successful rivals like Nvidia and AMD.
3 min |
August 09, 2024
AppleMagazine
F1 ARCADE LAUNCHING LOCATIONS WHERE RACE SIMULATORS ARE ONLY PART OF THE EXPERIENCE
The low hum of a high-tech engine greets you when you first open the door to the F1 Arcade in Boston’s burgeoning Seaport District. Inside, the ceilings glow red with the outlines of the world’s iconic Formula 1 tracks.
3 min |
August 09, 2024
AppleMagazine
MICROPLASTICS ARE EVERYWHERE.BUT ARE THEY HARMING US?
Microplastics have been found in the ocean and the air, in our food and water.
3 min |
August 09, 2024
AppleMagazine
SONY REPORTS HIGHER PROFITS ON HEALTHY DEMAND FOR ITS VIDEO GAMES, MOVIES AND MUSIC
Sony’s profit rose 6.5% in the last quarter on robust demand for its video games, films and music, the Japanese electronics and entertainment company said this week.
1 min |
August 09, 2024
AppleMagazine
A JUDGE HAS BRANDED GOOGLE A MONOPOLIST, BUT AI MAY BRING ABOUT QUICKER CHANGE IN INTERNET SEARCH
A federal judge has branded Google as a ruthless monopolist bent on suffocating it competitors. But how do you go about creating alternatives to a search engine that’s synonymous with internet exploration?
4 min |
August 09, 2024
AppleMagazine
NVIDIA IS FACING AN ANTITRUST PROBE FROM US REGULATORS AMID COMPETITOR COMPLAINTS, REPORT SAYS
Antitrust tensions are heating up in the chipmaking industry.
1 min |
August 09, 2024
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE ILLEGALLY MAINTAINS MONOPOLY OVER INTERNET SEARCH, JUDGE RULES
A judge this week ruled that Google's ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation in a seismic decision that could shake up the internet and hobble one of the world's best-known companies.
5 min |
August 09, 2024
AppleMagazine
TESLA ATTORNEYS ASK JUDGE TO VACATE DECISION INVALIDATING MASSIVE PAY PACKAGE FOR ELON MUSK
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2 min |
August 09, 2024
AppleMagazine
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CELEBRATING A YEAR OF TRANSFORMING THE NEWS LANDSCAPE
4 min |
August 09, 2024
AppleMagazine
ELON MUSK SUES OPENAI, RENEWING CLAIMS CHATGPT-MAKER PUT PROFITS BEFORE 'THE BENEFIT OF HUMANITY'
This week Elon Musk filed a lawsuit against OpenAl and two of its founders, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, renewing claims that the ChatGPT-maker betrayed its founding aims of benefiting the public good rather than pursuing profits.
1 min |
August 09, 2024
AppleMagazine
APPLE BREAKS OUT OF RECENT SALES SLUMP AS IT GEARS UP TO MAKE ITS LEAP INTO THE AI CRAZE
Apple snapped out of a prolonged sales slump during its most recent quarter as the trendsetting company prepares to launch into the artificial intelligence craze with an arsenal of new technology that's expected to juice demand for its next iPhone.
2 min |
August 09, 2024
AppleMagazine
FINANCIAL MARKETS AROUND THE WORLD STABILIZE AFTER RECENT ROUT. HERE'S WHAT TO KNOW
Markets on Wall Street and in Asia are stabilizing Tuesday following a mini-panic caused by an assortment of factors that stretched from late last week through Monday.
4 min |
August 09, 2024
AppleMagazine
WHAT INVESTORS SHOULD DO WHEN THERE IS MORE VOLATILITY IN THE MARKET
U.S. stocks are bouncing back after the market experienced its worst day in two years on Monday, but the average investor may still be understandably spooked.
3 min |
August 09, 2024
AppleMagazine
JAPAN'S TOP AUTOMAKER TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGES MORE CERTIFICATION CHEATING AND APOLOGIZES
Toyota reported more cases of cheating on certification tests for new models required by the Japanese government, on top of those acknowledged earlier.
1 min |
August 02, 2024
AppleMagazine
NORTH KOREAN CHARGED IN CYBERATTACKS ON US HOSPITALS, NASA AND MILITARY BASES
A North Korean military intelligence operative has been indicted in a conspiracy to hack into American health care providers, NASA, U.S. military bases and international entities, stealing sensitive information and installing ransomware to fund more attacks, federal prosecutors announced.
3 min |
August 02, 2024
AppleMagazine
SENATE PASSES BILL TO PROTECT KIDS ONLINE AND MAKE TECH COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE FOR HARMFUL CONTENT
The Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation Tuesday that is designed to protect children from dangerous online content, pushing forward with what would be the first major effort by Congress in decades to hold tech companies more accountable for the harm that they cause.
4 min |
August 02, 2024
AppleMagazine
NFL IS MOVING CLOSER TO REPLACING THE CHAIN GANG WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY TO MEASURE LINE TO GAIN
The NFL is moving closer to replacing the chain gang with new technology to measure line to gain.
2 min |
August 02, 2024
AppleMagazine
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SAYS TIKTOK COLLECTED US USER VIEWS ON ISSUES LIKE ABORTION AND GUN CONTROL
In a fresh broadside against one of the world’s most popular technology companies, the Justice Department is accusing TikTok of harnessing the capability to gather bulk information on users based on views on divisive social issues like gun control, abortion and religion.
3 min |