Techlife News
AMAZON TO RECEIVE $1 BILLION IN TAX BREAKS IN EASTERN OREGON FOR NEW DATA CENTERS
Officials in a remote northeastern Oregon county have voted to give tax breaks worth an estimated $1 billion to Amazon for five more data centers there
2 min |
May 13,2023
Techlife News
GENERAL MOTORS HIRES FORMER APPLE EXEC TO RUN SOFTWARE UNIT
General Motors (GM) has onboarded former Apple executive Mike Abbott to spearhead its new software division. This move comes shortly after GM's contentious decision to eliminate Apple CarPlay from its upcoming vehicle models (via CNBC)
1 min |
May 13,2023
Techlife News
MASS EVENT WILL LET HACKERS TEST LIMITS OF AI TECHNOLOGY
No sooner did ChatGPT get unleashed than hackers started \"jailbreaking\" the artificial intelligence chatbot - trying to override its safeguards so it could blurt out something unhinged or obscene
4 min |
May 13,2023
Techlife News
WAYMO ROBOTAXIS MAKE MORE INROADS IN PHOENIX.SAN FRANCISCO 7
Self-driving car pioneer Waymo announced that its robotaxis will be able to carry passengers through most of the Phoenix area for the first time
2 min |
May 13,2023
Techlife News
HYUNDAI AND KIA THEFTS KEEP RISING DESPITE SECURITY FIX
Nearly three months ago, Hyundai and Kia unveiled software that was designed to thwart an epidemic of thefts of their vehicles, caused by a security flaw that was exposed on TikTok and other social media sites
5 min |
May 13,2023
Techlife News
GOOGLE IS GIVING ITS DOMINANT SEARCH ENGINE AN ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE MAKEOVER
Google this week disclosed plans to infuse its dominant search engine with more advanced artificial-intelligence technology, a drive that's in response to one of the biggest threats to its long-established position as the internet's main gateway
4 min |
May 13,2023
Techlife News
IN GLOBAL RUSH TO REGULATE AI, EUROPE SET TO BE TRAILBLAZER
The breathtaking development of artificial intelligence has dazzled users by composing music, creating images and writing essays, while also raising fears about its implications
5 min |
May 13,2023
Techlife News
Apple Posts Quarterly Revenue; iPhone Sales Sólid
Apple once again posted an, until now, rare revenue decline in its latest fiscal quarter, but said its overall business improved from the December quarter and sales of its iPhones were solid
2 min |
May 13,2023
AppleMagazine
'BLACKBERRY' FILM HAILS THE MUST-HAVE GADGET THAT THE IPHONE TURNED INTO A FORGOTTEN RELIC
Almost everyone knows Steve Jobs' uncanny vision, relentless drive and technological wizardry hatched the iPhone, a breakthrough that continues to reshape culture 16 years after the late Apple co-founder introduced the device to the world
3 min |
AppleMagazine #602
AppleMagazine
DISCORD FORCES MEMBERS TO CHANGE USERNAMES, DISCORD ERUPTS
The social app Discord, a favorite of gamers, inadvertently stirred internal strife after announcing last week that it will force its millions of members to pick new usernames
3 min |
AppleMagazine #602
AppleMagazine
'BLACKBERRY' IS A LOOK BACK AT PHONE WAR'S ALSO-RAN'
Gather around, young ones. Silence your iPhones and Samsungs. We're here to learn about the Before Times, when the hottest tech device was nicknamed \"CrackBerry.\"
2 min |
AppleMagazine #602
AppleMagazine
AIRBNB POSTS $117 MILLION PROFIT, BUT 20 OUTLOOK DISAPPOINTS
Airbnb said this week that it earned $117 million in the first quarter as revenue rose during the ongoing recovery in travel, but the company's outlook for late spring and early summer disappointed investors
2 min |
AppleMagazine #602
AppleMagazine
MARYLAND SUPREME COURT REVERSES RULING ON DIGITAL AD TAX
Maryland's highest court on Tuesday reversed a ruling by a lower court that the state's first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising was unconstitutional, saying the court lacked jurisdiction over the case
2 min |
AppleMagazine #602
AppleMagazine
AMAZON FILMS, SERIES TO GET WIDER DISTRIBUTION VIA LICENSING
Amazon said this week it will distribute its original films and TV shows, like \"The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,\" to media outlets outside the Prime Video service for the first time
1 min |
AppleMagazine #602
AppleMagazine
GENERAL MOTORS HIRES FORMER APPLE EXEC TO RUN SOFTWARE UNIT
General Motors (GM) has onboarded former Apple executive Mike Abbott to spearhead its new software division. This move comes shortly after GM's contentious decision to eliminate Apple CarPlay from its upcoming vehicle models (via CNBC)
1 min |
AppleMagazine #602
AppleMagazine
IN GLOBAL RUSH TO REGULATE AI, EUROPE SET TO BE TRAILBLAZER
The breathtaking development of artificial intelligence has dazzled users by composing music, creating images and writing essays, while also raising fears about its implications
5 min |
AppleMagazine #602
AppleMagazine
APPLE POSTS QUARTERLY REVENUE; IPHONE SALES SÓLID
Apple once again posted an, until now, rare revenue decline in its latest fiscal quarter, but said its overall business improved from the December quarter and sales of its iPhones were solid
1 min |
AppleMagazine #602
AppleMagazine
HYUNDAI AND KIA THEFTS KEEP RISING DESPITE SECURITY FIX
Nearly three months ago, Hyundai and Kia unveiled software that was designed to thwart an epidemic of thefts of their vehicles, caused by a security flaw that was exposed on TikTok and other social media sites
5 min |
AppleMagazine #602
AppleMagazine
MAYBE INVESTORS SHOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT BUFFETT'S SUCCESSOR
Many investors worry about the future of Berkshire Hathaway after its legendary CEO Warren Buffett is gone, but most of the conglomerate's companies have already made the transition to reporting to the man who will eventually replace the 92-year-old
3 min |
AppleMagazine #602
AppleMagazine
WAYMO ROBOTAXIS MAKE MORE INROADS IN PHOENIX, SAN FRANCISCO
Self-driving car pioneer Waymo announced that its robotaxis will be able to carry passengers through most of the Phoenix area for the first time
2 min |
AppleMagazine #602
AppleMagazine
The Al Soul THE GREATEST CHALLENGE APPLE HAS EVER FACED
Apple might not always be first to the party, but there's no denying the company goes above and beyond with hardware and software to deliver cutting-edge consumer experiences. But Apple's slow and steady approach needs to change
5 min |
AppleMagazine #602
AppleMagazine
CONGRESS EYES NEW RULES FOR TECH: WHAT'S UNDER CONSIDERATION
Should TikTok be banned? Should younger children be prevented from engaging with social media? Can the government make sure private information is secure? What about brand new artificial intelligence interfaces? Or should users be regulating themselves, leaving the government out of it?
5 min |
AppleMagazine #602
Stereophile
Dan D'Agostino Momentum M400 MxV - MONO AMPLIFIER
The Momentum M400 MxV Mono amplifier ($79,500/pair)¹ is the latest iteration of Dan D'Agostino Master Audio Systems' debut amplifier of 2011, the Momentum Mono amplifier.
10+ min |
June 2023
Stereophile
VPI Avenger Direct - TURNTABLE
Founded in 1978, VPI Industries appears to be one of the most successful turntable manufacturers in the world-certainly in the US.
10+ min |
June 2023
Stereophile
PS Audio PerfectWave DirectStream MK2 - D/A PROCESSOR
When Art Dudley reviewed the original PS Audio Perfect Wave DirectStream D/A processor in Stereophile's September 2014 issue, he very much liked what he heard.
10 min |
June 2023
Stereophile
AVM Inspiration CS 2.3 - CD RECEIVER
In the 1960s, my dad gave me a Panasonic receiver with two cube speakers, just in time for the advent of FM stereo radio in the San Francisco Bay Area.
10+ min |
June 2023
Stereophile
GRAMOPHONE DREAMS - Stick vs automatic
I wish that all who love LP playback as much as I do could hear a Thorens TD 124 or Garrard 301 or EMT 930 in their systems, but those products are subject to the vagaries of supply and demand: They are rare and pricey.—ART DUDLEY
6 min |
June 2023
Stereophile
SPIN DOCTOR
Early hi-fi adventures, and going back to mono.
7 min |
June 2023
Stereophile
TAD CE1TX - LOUDSPEAKER
The most money I've ever spent on a pair of loudspeakers was back in the early 1990s, when I bought a pair of used TAD TH-4001 wooden horns and their associated TD-4001 compression drivers.
10+ min |
June 2023
New York magazine
Listening – Cover Me!
The software that cloned Drake's and the Weeknd's voices is easy to use and impossible to shut down.
7 min |