AppleMagazine
VIDEO GAME WORKERS FORM MICROSOFT'S FIRST US LABOR UNION
A group of video game testers has formed Microsoft's first labor union in the U.S., which will also be the largest in the video game industry.
2 min |
January 06, 2023
AppleMagazine
OpenAI: Blurring the lines between machines and humans
2022 was the \"Year of AI,\" with a McKinsey Global Survey suggesting adoption has doubled since 2017. With brands offering access to mind-blowing tech, platforms like ChatGPT and Dall-E are now household names, introducing us to a new world of creativity and possibility.
5 min |
January 06, 2023
AppleMagazine
UPCOMING VR/AR OPERATING SYSTEM HAS A NEW NAME
Apple is wrapping up development of its long-rumored, long-delayed mixed reality headset and is gearing up for a launch as soon as early this year, according to Mark Gurman.
2 min |
January 06, 2023
AppleMagazine
HUAWEI SAYS IT'S OUT OF 'CRISIS MODE,' THOUGH REVENUE FLAT
Chinese technology giant Huawei says it has emerged from \"crisis mode\" after years of U.S. restrictions that have stifled its overseas sales, even though its revenue for 2022 failed to grow from a year earlier.
1 min |
January 06, 2023
AppleMagazine
CHINESE REGULATORS APPROVE CAPITAL EXPANSION FOR ANT GROUP
Chinese regulators have said e-commerce giant Alibaba’s finance affiliate Ant Group can raise 1.5 billion for its consumer finance unit in an important step forward after the government called off a planned IPO two years ago and ordered the firm to restructure.
1 min |
January 06, 2023
AppleMagazine
ELON MUSK CUTS TWITTER EXPENSES BY FALLING BEHIND ON BILLS
Elon Musk is trying to slash expenses at Twitter as close to zero as possible while his personal wealth shrinks - and this apparently has included falling behind on rent payments at the company's offices.
2 min |
January 06, 2023
AppleMagazine
INDIANA BLOCKS CHINESE-OWNED APP TIKTOK FROM STATE DEVICES
Indiana has blocked the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from state devices, its technology office said.
2 min |
January 06, 2023
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE TO PAY INDIANA $20 MILLION TO RESOLVE PRIVACY SUIT
Google will pay Indiana $20 million to resolve the state's lawsuit against the technology giant over allegedly deceptive location tracking practices, state Attorney General Todd Rokita announced.
1 min |
January 06, 2023
AppleMagazine
MONEY: HOW TO PREPARE FOR YOUR NEXT EMERGENCY
When a power outage knocked out electricity to a multistate region in 2003, Gabriella Barthlow, a financial coach in the Detroit area, was prepared.
3 min |
January 06, 2023
Stereophile
DAVE ALVIN
JUDGING BY THE EXPERIENCES OF THE BLASTERS' GUITAR MAN, SOMETIMES BLOOD IS THICKER THAN A VINTAGE 78.
10+ min |
February 2023
Stereophile
Audio Note Meishu Phono 300B Tonmeister
INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER
10+ min |
February 2023
Stereophile
MoFi Electronics SourcePoint 10
LOUDSPEAKER
10+ min |
February 2023
Stereophile
Rotel Diamond Series RA-6000
INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER
10+ min |
February 2023
Stereophile
Madman skank
REDISCOVERIES
4 min |
February 2023
Stereophile
CH Precision C1.2
D/A PROCESSOR
10+ min |
February 2023
Stereophile
Dynaudio Focus 10
LOUDSPEAKER
10+ min |
February 2023
Stereophile
GRAMOPHONE DREAMS
Trance dancing on Maxwell Street
10+ min |
February 2023
Techlife News
BITCOIN IN 401(K) BECOMES REALITY FOR MORE, DESPITE WARNINGS
More workers may soon be able to stake some of their 401(k) retirement savings to bitcoin, as cryptocurrencies crack even deeper into the mainstream.
3 min |
December 31, 2022
Techlife News
FIND OUT AND FIX WHAT BIG DATA SAYS ABOUT YOU
I thought I knew all about the information that consumer reporting agencies were collecting on me.
4 min |
December 31, 2022
Techlife News
DEBATE INTENSIFIES ON HOW MUCH TRAIL ACCESS TO GIVE E-BIKES
The sun was almost setting when 14-year-old Daniel Giffin crossed the finish line on his electric mountain bike last August, nearly the last in the pack of thousands of cyclists riding across the state of Iowa in the stifling late-summer heat.
10+ min |
December 31, 2022
Techlife News
TOMORROW'S 'TOP GUN' MIGHT HAVE DRONE WINGMAN, USE AI
Maverick's next wingman could be a drone.
4 min |
December 31, 2022
Techlife News
MANY WON'T RELY ON VIRTUAL OPTIONS AFTER COVID: AP-NORC POLL WIDG
Many Americans don’t expect to rely on the digital services that became commonplace during the pandemic after COVID-19 subsides, according to a new poll, even as many think it’s a good thing if those options remain available in the future.
4 min |
December 31, 2022
Techlife News
FIRM PROPOSES TASER-ARMED DRONES TO STOP SCHOOL SHOOTINGS
Taser developer Axon said this week it is working to build drones armed with the electric stunning weapons that could fly in schools and “help prevent the next Uvalde, Sandy Hook, or Columbine.” But its own technology advisers quickly panned the idea as a dangerous fantasy.
4 min |
December 31, 2022
Techlife News
HOW ONE COMPUTER FORECAST MODEL BOTCHED IAN
As Hurricane Ian bore down on Florida, normally reliable computer forecast models couldn’t agree on where the killer storm would land. But government meteorologists are now figuring out what went wrong — and right.
4 min |
December 31, 2022
Techlife News
AS AI LANGUAGE SKILLS GROW.7 SO DO SCIENTISTS' CONCERNS
The tech industry’s latest artificial intelligence constructs can be pretty convincing if you ask them what it feels like to be a sentient computer, or maybe just a dinosaur or squirrel.
5 min |
December 31, 2022
Techlife News
RESEARCHERS HOPE FIREFLIES WILL AID ROBOT COMMUNICATION
Researchers from the University of Colorado are studying the Great Smoky Mountains’ synchronous fireflies to determine whether understanding the way they communicate could help with developing robot communication.
1 min |
December 31, 2022
Techlife News
BABY STARS, DANCING GALAXIES: NASA SHOWS NEW COSMIC VIEWS
A sparkling landscape of baby stars. A foamy blue and orange view of a dying star.
3 min |
December 31, 2022
Techlife News
ANGRY BIRDS
Iconic franchise returning to the mainstream
5 min |
December 31, 2022
Techlife News
Expectations Looking ahead: Apple's plans for 2023
2022 was a big year for Apple, with the Cupertino company unveiling new industry-leading technologies like the Apple Watch Ultra, Mac Studio, and iPhone 14 Pro Max. The stakes look set to be higher in 2023, with several rumored new products entering the sphere.
4 min |
Techlife News #583
Techlife News
Final Cut Pro
The Pro software that filmmakers loved
5 min |