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9 min |
May 2020
AppleMagazine
NEW THIS WEEK: NETFLIX TEEN ROMANCES, CHESNEY, JOJO ALBUMS
It’s good to see familiar faces and hear familiar voices, and several are returning this week in ways retro and new. JoJo, Kenny Chesney and Offset are among those with new projects out this week, while Indiana Jones will be back fighting Nazis and hating snakes on network TV.
4 min |
May 01, 2020
AppleMagazine
MASKS, TEMPERATURE CHECKS MARK ‘NEW NORMAL' AT RESTAURANTS
With staff wearing masks, checking customers’ temperatures, and using disposable paper placemats, some of the nation’s restaurants reopened for dine-in service Monday as states loosened more coronavirus restrictions. But many eateries remained closed amid safety concerns and community backlash.
4 min |
May 01, 2020
AppleMagazine
DIGITAL-AD DOWNTURN MAY COMPLICATE LIFE FOR GOOGLE, FACEBOOK
Demand for digital advertising is shriveling after a decade of explosive growth amid the pandemic-fueled downturn. That could complicate things for Google and Facebook, who for the first time may have to contend with revenues that are actually shrinking.
3 min |
May 01, 2020
AppleMagazine
HOW SOME COMPANIES SURVIVE, EVEN THRIVE, IN VIRAL CRISIS
When the coronavirus struck the United States hard last month, 22-year-old entrepreneur David Zamarin knew his company needed a Plan B — fast. As the economy essentially shut down, demand for his stain-resistant coatings was sure to drop.
4 min |
May 01, 2020
AppleMagazine
TESLA SAYS CARS CAN AUTOMATICALLY STOP FOR TRAFFIC LIGHTS
After testing on public roads, Tesla is rolling out a new feature of its partially automated driving system designed to spot stop signs and traffic signals.
3 min |
May 01, 2020
AppleMagazine
MICROSOFT'S TECHNOLOGY CHIEF PIVOTS TO PANDEMIC RESPONSE
Microsoft’s chief technology officer, Kevin Scott, oversees thousands of engineers and scientists working in artificial intelligence, computer science, and other research.
4 min |
May 01, 2020
AppleMagazine
Answers to Questions About New Coronavirus Antibody Studies
Studies have begun to emerge that try to determine how many Americans have been infected by the new coronavirus. But are they accurate?
5 min |
May 01, 2020
AppleMagazine
Track & Trace: Apple & Google Fight COVID-19 Toguether
It was a partnership that nobody saw coming, for a virus none of us expected.
8 min |
AppleMagazine #444
Mac Life
Eero 3–Pack
Affordable, easy–to–use mesh Wi–Fi system
2 min |
May 2020
Mac Life
Swift Playgrounds
Code classes come to the Mac
2 min |
May 2020
Mac Life
Scosche BaseLynx Kit Pro
A neat way of charging multiple devices
1 min |
May 2020
Mac Life
SanDisk Extreme PRO
A handy portable drive that’s had a big speed boost
2 min |
May 2020
Mac Life
iPad Pro updated
New chip, second camera, and more
2 min |
May 2020
Mac Life
Airo
Can this new Mac–only security product make waves?
2 min |
May 2020
Mac Life
Airmail 4
An upgrade with new features and a new subscription model
2 min |
May 2020
Mac Life
Wi-Fi 6: next–gen connectivity
The latest wireless networking standard will bring many benefits
4 min |
May 2020
Techlife News
LEGAL BATTLES LOOM AS BUSINESSES HIT BY VIRUS SUE INSURERS
A once-bustling bar and grill tucked below a Michigan Avenue overpass famously inspired a “Saturday Night Live” skit starring John Belushi and Bill Murray. But the money the Billy Goat Tavern is losing during the coronavirus outbreak is no joke.
4 min |
April 25, 2020
Techlife News
VENTILATOR FROM OLD CAR PARTS? AFGHAN GIRLS PURSUE PROTOTYPE
On most mornings, Somaya Farooqi and four other teenage girls pile into her dad’s car and head to a mechanic’s workshop. They use back roads to skirt police checkpoints set up to enforce a lockdown in their city of Herat, one of Afghanistan’s hot spots of the coronavirus pandemic.
2 min |
April 25, 2020
Techlife News
EU LEADERS WEIGH MASSIVE VIRUS ECONOMIC RECOVERY MEASURES
The new coronavirus is devastating lives, health care systems, and economies, and European Union leaders must work together, using every lever at their disposal, to rebuild and restore public faith in the EU project, the head of the bloc’s parliament warned.
2 min |
April 25, 2020
Techlife News
AMID PANDEMIC, CHARITIES AND NONPROFITS FACE HUGE CHALLENGES
While celebrities and billionaires have announced huge gifts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, many charities and nonprofits are still struggling. Donations to some churches have plummeted, and many charities have had to cancel crucial fundraising events such as galas, bike races, and walkathons.
4 min |
April 25, 2020
Techlife News
THINK THINGS ARE BAD FOR AIRLINES? IT'S ABOUT TO GET WORSE
The biggest and most profitable U.S. airline just posted its first quarterly loss in more than five years. Now things are going to get really bad.
4 min |
April 25, 2020
Techlife News
TYSON FOODS IDLES LARGEST PORK PLANT AS VIRUS SLAMS INDUSTRY
Tyson Foods suspended operations at an Iowa plant that is critical to the nation’s pork supply but was blamed for fueling a massive coronavirus outbreak in the region.
4 min |
April 25, 2020
AppleMagazine
NO MAJOR HANGUPS IN NFL'S MOCK DRAFT HEADING TO REAL THING
The NFL’s practice draft this week to test technology and communications for the real thing beginning Thursday night had no major hangups.
2 min |
April 24, 2020
AppleMagazine
WARNER BROS. DELAYS MANY RELEASES INCLUDING ‘THE BATMAN'
Warner Bros. is delaying a batch of theatrical releases including “The Batman” and “The Sopranos” prequel “The Many Saints of Newark.”
1 min |
April 24, 2020
AppleMagazine
VIRUS FORECAST MODEL FROM US DEFENSE TEAM DRAWS ATTENTION
A team of national defense scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory that studies contagions with award-winning accuracy has developed its own U.S. forecast for the spread of the coronavirus.
3 min |
April 24, 2020
AppleMagazine
VIRUS FORCED SCHOOLS ONLINE, BUT MANY STUDENTS DIDN'T FOLLOW
During the first week that her San Diego public school was shuttered to slow the spread of the coronavirus, not one of Elise Samaniego’s students logged on to her virtual classroom.
4 min |
April 24, 2020
AppleMagazine
NEW iPHONE SE: POWERFUL PROCESSOR, TINY PRICE TAG
Ever since the launch of the original iPhone SE in 2016, consumers have been begging for another affordable smartphone from Apple.
7 min |
April 24, 2020
Techlife News
Belgian Port to Test Virus Bracelets Amid Tech Tracing Fears
As the spread of the coronavirus eases and people gradually return to work pondering the impact it might have on their jobs, Europe’s second-biggest port is getting ready to test a device aimed at helping thousands of people employed there to respect social distancing.
3 min |