AppleMagazine
META SHAREHOLDERS SEEK SANCTIONS FOR SANDBERG, ZIENTS FOR DELETING CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA EMAILS
2018 shareholder lawsuit that alleged Facebook officers and directors violated both the law and their fiduciary duties in failing for years to protect the privacy of user data.
2 min |
December 13, 2024
AppleMagazine
NVIDIA SLIDES AFTER CHINA SAYS IT'S PROBING THE AI CHIP COMPANY FOR VIOLATING ANTI-MONOPOLY LAWS
Shares of Nvidia slid this week after China said it is investigating the high-flying U.S. microchip company over suspected violations of Chinese anti-monopoly laws.
1 min |
December 13, 2024
AppleMagazine
GM TO RETREAT FROM ROBOTAXIS AND STOP FUNDING ITS CRUISE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE UNIT
General Motors said this week it will retreat from the robotaxi business and stop funding its money-losing Cruise autonomous vehicle unit.
3 min |
December 13, 2024
AppleMagazine
CHINA'S BAN ON KEY HIGH-TECH MATERIALS COULD HAVE BROAD IMPACT ON INDUSTRIES ECONOMY
China has banned exports of key materials used to make a wide range of products, including smartphones, electric vehicles, radar systems and CT scanners, swiping back at Washington after it expanded export controls to include dozens of Chinese companies that make equipment used to produce advanced computer chips.
4 min |
December 13, 2024
AppleMagazine
'MOANA 2' CRUISES TO ANOTHER RECORD WEEKEND AND $600 MILLION GLOBALLY
The Walt Disney Co.’s animated film “Moana 2” remained at the top of the box office in its second weekend in theaters as it brought in another record haul.
3 min |
December 13, 2024
AppleMagazine
Christmas FIND THE PERFECT GIFTS FOR EVERYONE YOU CARE ABOUT
Apple’s AirPods are some of today’s most recognizable and sought-after tech products.
6 min |
December 13, 2024
AppleMagazine
BOEING LAYS OFF HUNDREDS IN WASHINGTON AND CALIFORNIA AS PART OF CUTS ANNOUNCED PREVIOUSLY
Boeing has laid off hundreds of additional employees in Washington state and California as part of planned cuts that will eventually reduce the company’s workforce by about 17,000.
1 min |
December 13, 2024
AppleMagazine
FORTNITE PLAYERS 'TRICKED' INTO UNWANTED PURCHASES ARE STARTING TO GET REFUNDS. HERE'S HOW TO APPLY
U.S. consumers who were “tricked” into purchases they didn’t want from Fortnite maker Epic Games are now starting to receive refund checks, the Federal Trade Commission said this week.
2 min |
December 13, 2024
AppleMagazine
CALIFORNIA TO CONSIDER REQUIRING MENTAL HEALTH WARNINGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA SITES
California, home to some of the largest technology companies in the world, would be the first U.S. state to require mental health warning labels on social media sites if lawmakers pass a bill introduced this week.
2 min |
December 13, 2024
Techlife News
META TO BUILD $10 BILLION AI DATA CENTER IN LOUISIANA AS ELON MUSK EXPANDS HIS TENNESSEE AI FACILITY
The largest artificial intelligence data center ever built by Facebook’s parent company Meta is coming to northeast Louisiana, the company said Wednesday, bringing hopes that the $10 billion facility will transform an economically neglected corner of the state.
3 min |
Techlife News #684
Techlife News
WHY TEMU AND SHEIN COULD GIVE WESTERN RETAILERS A RUN FOR THEIR MONEY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
Shopping on Temu can feel like playing an arcade game. Instead of using a joystickcontrolled claw to grab a toy, visitors to the online marketplace maneuver their computer mouses or cellphone screens to browse colorful gadgets, accessories and trinkets with prices that look too good to refuse.
5 min |
Techlife News #684
Techlife News
AS DATA CENTERS PROLIFERATE, CONFLICT WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES FOLLOWS
Richard Andre Newman thought he would live the rest of his life in his quiet, leafy neighborhood in suburban Virginia. He was born and raised in Bren Mar Park, where children ride their bikes and neighbors wave hello.
6 min |
Techlife News #684
Techlife News
WAYMO UNVEILS PLAN TO BRING ITS ROBOTAXI SERVICE TO MIAMI
Waymo is gearing up to bring its robotaxi service to Miami which will accelerate an expansion that’s been happening while its hobbled rivals remain in its rearview mirror.
1 min |
Techlife News #684
Techlife News
Starlink
GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY ON THE GO, RIGHT IN YOUR BACKPACK & PHONE
3 min |
Techlife News #684
Techlife News
BANK OF AMERICA SIGNS AGAIN WITH FIFA FOR US-HOSTED CLUB WORLD CUP THAT STILL HAS NO TV DEALS
World Cup sponsor Bank of America teamed with FIFA for a second time, signing for the Club World Cup that still has no broadcast deals just over six months before games start.
2 min |
Techlife News #684
Techlife News
FINANCIAL AND COMMUNITY HURDLES SLOW GEOTHERMAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
Providing round-the-clock energy, using minimal space and considered a clean source of power-geothermal energy seems like an ideal option for countries like Indonesia and the Philippines, where the potential is high, and governments are seeking to transition away from highly polluting fossil fuels.
3 min |
Techlife News #684
Techlife News
CANADIAN NEWS PUBLISHERS SUE OPENAI OVER ALLEGED COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
A coalition of Canadian news publishers, including The Canadian Press, Torstar, Globe and Mail, Postmedia and CBC/Radio-Canada, has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI for using news content to train its ChatGPT generative artificial intelligence system.
1 min |
Techlife News #684
Techlife News
EUROPEAN SATELLITES LAUNCHED TO CREATE ARTIFICIAL SOLAR ECLIPSES IN A TECH DEMO
A pair of European satellites rocketed into orbit Thursday on the first mission to create artificial solar eclipses through fancy formation flying in space.
2 min |
Techlife News #684
Techlife News
7 CHINA BANS EXPORTS TO US OF GALLIUM, GERMANIUM, ANTIMONY IN RESPONSE TO CHIP SANCTIONS
China announced this week it is banning exports to the United States of gallium, germanium, antimony and other key high-tech materials with potential military applications, as a general principle, lashing back at U.S. limits on semiconductor-related exports.
3 min |
Techlife News #684
AppleMagazine
INTEL CEO GELSINGER RETIRES: ZINSNER AND JOHNSTON HOLTHAUS NAMED INTERIM CO-CEOS
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has retired, the struggling chipmaker said Monday in a surprise announcement.
2 min |
December 06, 2024
AppleMagazine
7 CHINA BANS EXPORTS TO US OF GALLIUM, GERMANIUM.ANTIMONY IN RESPONSE TO CHIP SANCTIONS
China announced this week it is banning exports to the United States of gallium, germanium, antimony and other key high-tech materials with potential military applications, as a general principle, lashing back at U.S. limits on semiconductor-related exports.
3 min |
December 06, 2024
AppleMagazine
TECH TIP: HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS? SHOW RELATIVES YOU CARE WITH SOME TECH SUPPORT
It’s time for the holidays, which means robust family conversations and seemingly neverending courses of food. But for the more techsavvy among us, the journey home could also mean we’ll be called on to provide a backlog of tech support to parents, grandparents and other family members.
2 min |
December 06, 2024
AppleMagazine
AUSTRALIA IS BANNING SOCIAL MEDIA FOR PEOPLE UNDER 16. COULD THIS WORK ELSEWHERE - OR EVEN THERE?
It is an ambitious social experiment of our moment in history — one that experts say could accomplish something that parents, schools and other governments have attempted with varying degrees of success: keeping kids off social media until they turn 16.
6 min |
December 06, 2024
AppleMagazine
WHY TEMU AND SHEIN COULD GIVE WESTERN RETAILERS A RUN FOR THEIR MONEY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
Shopping on Temu can feel like playing an arcade game. Instead of using a joystickcontrolled claw to grab a toy, visitors to the online marketplace maneuver their computer mouses or cellphone screens to browse colorful gadgets, accessories and trinkets with prices that look too good to refuse.
5 min |
December 06, 2024
AppleMagazine
AT&T SEES EARNINGS GROWTH OVER NEXT 3 YEARS; EYES MORE THAN $40B IN ANTICIPATED SHAREHOLDER RETURNS
AT&T anticipates earnings growth over the next three years thanks to the momentum of 5G and fiber services.
1 min |
December 06, 2024
AppleMagazine
US EXPANDS LIST OF CHINESE TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES UNDER EXPORT CONTROLS
The U.S. Commerce Department has expanded the list of Chinese technology companies subject to export controls to include many that make equipment used to make computer chips, chipmaking tools and software.
2 min |
December 06, 2024
AppleMagazine
CANADIAN NEWS PUBLISHERS SUE OPENAI OVER ALLEGED COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
A coalition of Canadian news publishers, including The Canadian Press, Torstar, Globe and Mail, Postmedia and CBC/Radio-Canada, has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI for using news content to train its ChatGPT generative artificial intelligence system.
1 min |
December 06, 2024
AppleMagazine
CAN AI CHATBOTS MAKE YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING EASIER?
Tired of thinking about what gifts to get everyone this year? Artificial intelligence chatbots might help, but don’t expect them to do all the work or always give you the right answers.
4 min |
December 06, 2024
AppleMagazine
IN A WORLD OF GREAT NEED THERE ARE MORE WAYS TO DONATE MONEY THAN EVER.HOW SHOULD YOU GIVE?
Millions displaced by global conflicts. Communities reeling from unseasonably strong natural disasters. Lives upended due to healthcare inequalities.
5 min |
December 06, 2024
AppleMagazine
FINANCIAL AND COMMUNITY HURDLES SLOW GEOTHERMAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
Providing round-the-clock energy, using minimal space and considered a clean source of power — geothermal energy seems like an ideal option for countries like Indonesia and the Philippines, where the potential is high, and governments are seeking to transition away from highly polluting fossil fuels.
3 min |