AppleMagazine
NTSB WANTS ALL NEW VEHICLES TO CHECK DRIVERS FOR ALCOHOL USE
The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that all new vehicles in the U.S. be equipped with blood alcohol monitoring systems that can stop an intoxicated person from driving.
3 min |
September 23, 2022
AppleMagazine
ETHEREUM IS DITCHING ITS ‘MINERS.’ WHY?
A complex software change to the cryptocurrency ethereum holds the potential to dramatically reduce its energy consumption — and resulting climate-related pollution. But the transition known as “the merge” is not going to do the trick by itself.
3 min |
September 23, 2022
AppleMagazine
MUSK TO SEEK EXEMPTION FROM IRAN SANCTIONS FOR WEB ACCESS
Elon Musk’s hope to operate his satellite internet firm in Iran requires permission from the Treasury Department, which said it welcomes applications to support internet freedom in the country that is largely isolated from Wwestern economies.
1 min |
September 23, 2022
AppleMagazine
FTC REVIEWING AMAZON’S $1.7 BILLION DEAL TO BUY IROBOT
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Amazon’s $1.7 billion acquisition iRobot, the latest deal that’s under scrutiny by the regulators amid growing concerns about the company’s market power.
1 min |
September 23, 2022
AppleMagazine
IMMERSIVE CLAUDE MONET EXHIBIT PLANNED FOR NYC THIS FALL
Acres of water lilies will bloom on Wall Street this fall, at least digitally.
2 min |
September 23, 2022
AppleMagazine
SPOTIFY LAUNCHES AUDIOBOOK STORE WITH SOME 300,000 TITLES
The expanding audio books market has a major new retailer: Spotify.
1 min |
September 23, 2022
AppleMagazine
AirPods Pro 2
Turning up the volume on new features & improvements
4 min |
September 23, 2022
Fast Company
The Metaverse is... Coming (Probably)
Last April, the Coca-Cola Company issued a triumphant press release announcing that it had introduced a soft drink in the metaverse. The 136-year old beverage maker touted its latest concoction, Coca-Cola Zero sugar byte, as "Transcend[ing] the digital and physical worlds." along with a limited edition real-world version that was aimed at gamers, the drink was available in virtual form within the wildly popular online game Fortnite.
10+ min |
October 2022
Stereophile
A Plug for Great Sound
Shockingly great sound for the money. From Canton.
6 min |
October 2022
AppleMagazine
SMALL NUKE REACTORS EMERGE AS ENERGY OPTION, BUT RISKS LOOM
A global search for alternative sources to Russian energy during the war in Ukraine has refocused attention on smaller, easier-to-build nuclear power stations, which proponents say could provide a cheaper, more efficient alternative to older model mega-plants.
4 min |
September 16, 2022
AppleMagazine
IDAHO COMPUTER CHIP PLANT MAKES US MORE RESILIENT
Chipmaker Micron’s planned $15 billion investment in a new factory in the company’s hometown of Boise will help protect the United States from the vulnerabilities of a globalized semiconductor market, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said.
3 min |
September 16, 2022
Techlife News
RESTAURANTS MOVE TO STOP NEW CALIFORNIA FAST FOOD WORKER LAW
Restaurant owners moved to at least temporarily block a nation-leading new California law giving more power to fast food workers.
2 min |
September 10, 2022
AppleMagazine
JIMINY CRICKET! A LIVE-ACTION ‘PINOCCHIO'
After a string of live-action remakes, from “Beauty and the Beast” to “The Lion King,” the Walt Disney Co. has finally gotten around to “ Pinocchio.” Along the way, there have been some nice performances, enormous heaps of CGI and, lest anyone forget, one very blue Will Smith.
3 min |
September 16, 2022
AppleMagazine
California Governor Opposes Tax on Rich in Statewide TV Ad
California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants voters to reject a new tax on rich people that would pay for more electric vehicles in the nation’s most populous state, warning in a new statewide TV ad that a measure on the ballot this November won’t help the environment but is instead “one company’s cynical scheme to grab a huge taxpayer subsidy.”
3 min |
September 16, 2022
AppleMagazine
Watch Ultra
Series 8 innovation and the new adventure flagship
5 min |
September 16, 2022
Newsweek US
Sheikh Hasina – "Innovation and Entrepreneurship are at the Heart of my Development Vision"
Sheikh Hasina and her nation have defied the odds. Under her strong leadership, Bangladesh solidified itself as a stable democracy while drastically improving its citizens' quality of life. She's also claiming Bangladesh a seat at the global table, speaking out for justice and the urgent need to deal with climate change.
4 min |
September 23, 2022
AppleMagazine
WHISTLEBLOWER: CHINA, INDIA HAD AGENTS WORKING FOR TWITTER
Twitter’s former security chief told Congress Tuesday there was “at least one agent” from China’s intelligence service on Twitter’s payroll and that the company knowingly allowed India to add agents to the company roster as well, potentially giving those nations access to sensitive data about users.
5 min |
September 16, 2022
AppleMagazine
NORTH CAROLINA WINS WOLFSPEED SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS PLANT
A North Carolina-based semiconductor company announced it will build a $5 billion manufacturing plant in its home state to produce silicon carbide wafers, which is emerging as a favored part for renewable energy products.
3 min |
September 16, 2022
AppleMagazine
BILL GATES: TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION WOULD HELP SOLVE HUNGER
Bill Gates says the global hunger crisis is so immense that food aid cannot fully address the problem. What’s also needed, Gates argues, are the kinds of innovations in farming technology that he has long funded to try to reverse the crisis documented in a report released this week by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
6 min |
September 16, 2022
AppleMagazine
Bezos Rocket Crashes After Liftoff, Only Experiments Aboard
A rocket crashed back to Earth shortly after liftoff Monday in the first launch accident for Jeff Bezos’ space travel company, but the capsule carrying experiments managed to parachute to safety.
2 min |
September 16, 2022
Techlife News
Adobe Buying Figma in $20b Cash-and-stock Deal
Software company Adobe is buying online design company Figma in an approximately $20 billion cash-and-stock deal.
1 min |
September 17, 2022
Techlife News
CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER VS. TOYOTA COROLLA CROSS
The Toyota Corolla Cross is one of the more notable all-new models for 2022.
3 min |
September 10, 2022
Techlife News
NAVY WANTS NEW DESTROYER WITH LASERS, HYPERSONIC MISSILES
The U.S. Navy’s workhorse destroyer went into production more than 30 years ago, when Tom Stevens was a young welder.
4 min |
September 10, 2022
Techlife News
JEEP UNVEILS ITS 1ST ELECTRIC SUVS FOR NORTH AMERICA, EUROPE
Jeep will start selling two fully electric SUVs in North America and another one in Europe over the next two years.
1 min |
September 10, 2022
Techlife News
CLIMATE DAMAGE FROM OIL LEASES ON US LAND GETS SECOND LOOK
The Biden administration reached a legal settlement that requires the government to reexamine potential climate damages from oil and gas leases put up for sale under the Trump administration on government land in Montana and North Dakota.
2 min |
September 10, 2022
Techlife News
EPA HEAD: ADVANCED NUKE TEC KEY TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE
The head of the U.S. Environment Protection Agency said that advanced nuclear technology will be “critical” for both the United States and Japan as they step up cooperation to meet decarbonization goals.
2 min |
September 10, 2022
Techlife News
EPA DENIES CHENIERE ENERGY REQUEST FOR LNG POLLUTION WAIVER
The Environmental Protection Agency denied a request by Cheniere Energy, a leading U.S. producer of liquefied natural gas, to exempt two Gulf Coast plants from a federal air pollution rule.
2 min |
September 10, 2022
Techlife News
CHINA ACCUSES WASHINGTON OF CYBER-SPYING ON UNIVERSITY
China accused Washington of breaking into computers at a university that U.S. officials say does military research, adding to complaints by both governments of rampant online spying against each other.
2 min |
September 10, 2022
Techlife News
CALIFORNIA KEEPS LIGHTS ON AFTER DAY OF GRID-STRAINING HEAT
California avoided rolling outages during extreme heat Wednesday, as operators of the state’s electricity grid continued to warn that unprecedented demand on energy supplies could force them to periodically cut power to some customers.
3 min |
September 10, 2022
audioXpress
Triode Common Cathode Stages, the Oracle Equation, and Theodosian Objections
For those readers interested in tube amplification, this article proposes a simplified equation of what might appear to be multiple mathematical factoids into a single concept, intended to help characterize and understand triode circuits.
10+ min |