AppleMagazine
FEDS REVIEWING MUSK TWEET ABOUT DISABLING DRIVER MONITORING
A tweet from Elon Musk indicating that Tesla might allow some owners who are testing a \"Full Self-Driving\" system to disable an alert that reminds them to keep their hands on the steering wheel has drawn attention from U.S.safety regulators.
3 min |
January 13, 2022
AppleMagazine
SCHOOL LAWSUITS OVER SOCIAL MEDIA HARM FACE TOUGH LEGAL ROAD
Like the tobacco, oil, gun, opioid and vaping industries before them, the big U.S. social media companies are now facing lawsuits brought by public entities that seek to hold them accountable for a huge societal problem - in their case, the mental health crisis among youth.
5 min |
January 13, 2022
AppleMagazine
TIKTOK BOSS MEETS EUROPEAN OFFICIALS AS SCRUTINY INTENSIFIES
TikTok's CEO met Tuesday with European Union officials about strict new digital regulations in the 27-nation bloc as the Chinese-owned social media app faces growing scrutiny from Western authorities over data privacy, cybersecurity and misinformation.
2 min |
January 13, 2022
AppleMagazine
KOREAN FIRM PLANS $2.5B IN NEW SOLAR PANEL PLANTS IN GEORGIA
A South Korean solar panel maker will invest more than $2.5 billion to build factories in Georgia, hiring 2,500 new employees and making components usually manufactured outside the United States, the company announced this week.
3 min |
January 13, 2022
AppleMagazine
Glasses
All the rumors about the AR/VR headset that will change your reality
6 min |
January 13, 2022
AppleMagazine
COMPANIES TOUT ENVIRONMENTAL TECH INNOVATIONS
The mottled bright green leaves of a pothos plant stood out against the flashy expanse of electric vehicles and smart products at the CES tech show in Las Vegas this year.
4 min |
January 13, 2022
AppleMagazine
MONEY: 5 TACTICS TO PAY BUY NOW, PAY LATER DEBT
Chances are that your \"buy now, pay later\" bill from the holiday season will arrive soon or has already made its debut.
3 min |
January 13, 2022
AppleMagazine
STARTUPS AIM TO REDUCE GLOBAL FOOD WASTE
Avocados can be tricky. Their ripeness window is so narrow that a slew of memes poke fun at the fine art of deciding when to eat them.
3 min |
January 13, 2022
AppleMagazine
RAM ELECTRIC PICKUP JOINS CROWDED FIELD NEXT YEAR
When a futuristic-looking electric Ram pickup truck goes on sale next year, it will hardly be the first in line.
3 min |
January 13, 2022
AppleMagazine
ANOTHER ROUND OF COINBASE JOB CUTS, 20% OF WORKFORCE LET GO
Cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase is cutting approximately 20% of its workforce, or about 950 jobs, in a second round of layoffs in less than a year.
1 min |
January 13, 2022
AppleMagazine
DELTA SAYS FREE WI-FI COMING TO MANY US FLIGHTS NEXT MONTH
Delta Air Lines will provide free Wi-Fi service on most of its U.S. flights starting in February, CEO Ed Bastian announced at the CES technology trade show.
1 min |
January 13, 2022
AppleMagazine
VIRGIN ORBIT REPORTS 'ANOMALY' IN SATELLITE LAUNCH FROM UK
A mission to launch the first satellites into orbit from Western Europe suffered an \"anomaly\" Tuesday, Virgin Orbit said.
1 min |
January 13, 2022
AppleMagazine
STELLANTIS PREPS COST CUTS DUE TO HIGHER EV PRICES
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares says his company has to work on cutting costs globally in order to keep electric vehicles affordable for the middle class.
1 min |
January 13, 2022
AppleMagazine
SEATTLE SCHOOLS SUE TECH GIANTS OVER SOCIAL MEDIA HARM
The public school district in Seattle has filed a novel lawsuit against the tech giants behind TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat, seeking to hold them accountable for the mental health crisis among youth.
2 min |
January 13, 2022
Stereophile
At My Window by Townes Van Zandt
Revinylization
4 min |
February 2023
Stereophile
Beyoncé, Jay-Z, and Albert Murray
Among the musical
4 min |
February 2023
Reason magazine
In Defense of Algorithms
They’re good for us. They might even be good for democracy.
10+ min |
January 2023
Techlife News
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 07, 2023
Techlife News
TOP VEHICLES TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2023
The supply chain shortage continues to tamp down automotive production and sales, but that hasn't stopped automakers from introducing new and redesigned models. Electric vehicles are the next hot trend, but gas-powered and hybrid vehicles aren't going anywhere anytime soon, and there are plenty of new ones hitting the market this year. The latest models try to sway buyers with more power, the latest tech and fashionable looks. But which are the most impressive? Experts round up five of the most noteworthy vehicles, sorted by price, hitting dealerships this year.
3 min |
January 07, 2023
Techlife News
BEST OF CES 2023: ELECTRIC SKATES, PET TECH AND AI FOR BIRDS
Tech companies of all sizes are showing off their latest products at CES, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics show.
3 min |
January 07, 2023
Techlife News
DRONE ADVANCES IN UKRAINE COULD BRING DAWN OF KILLER ROBOTS
Drone advances in Ukraine have accelerated a technology trend that could long-anticipated soon bring the world's first fully autonomous fighting robots to the battlefield, inaugurating a new age of warfare.
6 min |
January 07, 2023
Techlife News
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 07, 2023
Techlife News
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 07, 2023
Techlife News
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 07, 2023
Techlife News
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 07, 2023
Techlife News
SALESFORCE CUTS ABOUT 10% OF ITS WORKFORCE
Salesforce is laying off about 10% of its workforce in the latest round of job cuts in the tech industry as corporations cut back on software and other spending.
1 min |
January 07, 2023
Techlife News
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 07, 2023
Techlife News
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 07, 2023
Techlife News
HOW TO PLAN A DISNEYLAND TRIP FOR THE DISNEY 100 CELEBRATION
The Walt Disney Co. is set to turn 100 years old this year, and the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, is celebrating with new shows and a Mickey-themed attraction across its two theme parks: Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. Both parks will also be decked out with new decor.
3 min |
January 07, 2023
Techlife News
TESLA SAYS IT SOLD A RECORD 1.3 MILLION VEHICLES LAST YEAR
Tesla said that sold a record 1.3 million vehicles last year, but the number fell short of CEO Elon Musk's pledge to grow the company's sales by 50% nearly every year.
1 min |