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STARBUCKS TAKES $3 BILLION HIT TO REVENUE DURING PANDEMIC
Starbucks expects to lose more than $3 billion in revenue in its fiscal third quarter due to the new coronavirus, but said the disruption to its business should subside through the rest of the year.
2 min |
June 12, 2020
AppleMagazine
FORD, VW TO COLLABORATE ON VANS, PICKUP, ELECTRIC VEHICLE
Ford and Volkswagen will each offer a small city van, a larger cargo van, a small pickup truck and an electric vehicle as part of their global alliance announced last year.
1 min |
June 12, 2020
AppleMagazine
THE 10 BEST MOVIES RELEASED SINCE THEATERS WERE SHUTTERED
Believe it or not, a lot of new films have been released since movie theaters were shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic — and a lot of good films.
4 min |
June 12, 2020
AppleMagazine
FARM-TO-TABLE DINING TAKES ON NEW MEANING AMID PANDEMIC
Eric Pray is used to shipping seafood all over the country. But since the coronavirus took hold, he has shifted his focus closer to home — selling lobsters from a homemade tank in his garage.
3 min |
June 12, 2020
AppleMagazine
Trump As Thug Or Hero? Depends On What Network You Watch
It was a split-screen for the ages on MSNBC Monday: on the left side, President Donald Trump talking about restoring law and order. On the right, a tear-gassed young woman vomiting in a Washington street.
2 min |
June 05, 2020
AppleMagazine
Blast-Off: The New Era Of Private Space Exploration
The future of space exploration has never been so exciting.
7 min |
June 05, 2020
AppleMagazine
Brands Weigh In On National Protests Over Police Brutality
As thousands of protesters take to the streets in response to police killings of black people, companies are wading into the national conversation but taking care to get their messaging right.
4 min |
June 05, 2020
AppleMagazine
Zoom Booms as Pandemic Drives Millions To Its Video Service
Zoom Video Communications is rapidly emerging as the latest internet gold mine as millions of people flock to its conferencing service to see colleagues, friends, and family while tethered to their homes during the pandemic.
3 min |
June 05, 2020
AppleMagazine
SPACEX CAPTURES THE FLAG, BEATING BOEING IN COSMIC CONTEST
The first astronauts launched by SpaceX declared victory Monday in NASA’s cosmic capture-the-flag game.
3 min |
June 05, 2020
AppleMagazine
INTERVIEW: FRENCH MINISTER CONFIDENT IN VIRUS TRACING APP
As France is easing most virus-related restrictions this week, the French government is confident its contact-tracing app will be effective in the process to contain the spread of the pandemic, despite skepticism and worries about privacy.
3 min |
June 05, 2020
AppleMagazine
THE AMERICAN STORY, SPLINTERED, AND THOSE VYING TO TELL IT
What does the United States of America mean?
5 min |
June 05, 2020
AppleMagazine
FUTURE OF STADIUMS, ARENAS PROMISES HIGH TECH, LOW CAPACITY
The smell of barbecue wafts through the parking lots hours before kickoff at Arrowhead Stadium, and when the first salvo of fireworks explode overhead, thousands of Chiefs fans begin to march en masse toward the entrance gates.
6 min |
June 05, 2020
AppleMagazine
IN VIRUS-HIT SOUTH KOREA, AI MONITORS LONELY ELDERS
In a cramped office in eastern Seoul, Hwang Seungwon points a remote control toward a huge NASA-like overhead screen stretching across one of the walls.
4 min |
June 05, 2020
AppleMagazine
‘Wonder Woman 1984,' ‘In The Heights' Postponed Due To Virus
Warner Bros. delayed the summer release of “Wonder Woman 1984” and removed the adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “In the Heights” from its schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic.
2 min |
March 27, 2020
AppleMagazine
Zoom: Thriving In a Virtual Enviroment
As billions of professionals tackle the transition from working in an office environment to staying productive at home, software like Zoom has exploded in popularity, climbing from 10 million daily users to 300 million.
6 min |
May 15, 2020
AppleMagazine
JUDGE STRIKES DOWN US ENERGY LEASING RULES IN BIRD HABITAT
A U.S. judge has dealt another blow to the Trump administration’s efforts to increase domestic oil and gas output from public lands, saying officials failed to protect habitat for a declining bird species when it issued energy leases on hundreds of square miles.
2 min |
May 29, 2020
AppleMagazine
WALT DISNEY WORLD PRESENTING PLANS FOR REOPENING PARKS
Walt Disney World is presenting its plans for reopening after being shuttered along with Florida’s other theme parks since mid-March because of the new coronavirus.
1 min |
May 29, 2020
AppleMagazine
FIRST COMMERCIAL SPACE TAXI A PIT STOP ON MUSK'S MARS QUEST
It all started with the dream of growing a rose on Mars.
5 min |
May 29, 2020
AppleMagazine
CONSUMER CONFIDENCE UP SLIGHTLY BUT REMAINS NEAR 6-YEAR LOW
U.S. consumer confidence inched up this month, showing signs of stabilizing, but remained near a six-year low in the face of the widespread business shutdowns that have sent the economy into recession.
2 min |
May 29, 2020
AppleMagazine
TECH GIANTS ARE EMBRACING REMOTE WORK
For a preview of the future of office work, watch how the biggest tech companies are preparing for a post-pandemic world.
4 min |
May 29, 2020
AppleMagazine
WADA LOOKS TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO CATCH DOPERS
With sports around the world shut down by the coronavirus pandemic, the World Anti-Doping Agency is looking to artificial intelligence as a new way to detect athletes who cheat.
2 min |
May 29, 2020
AppleMagazine
KIRK 2.0: CAPT. PIKE OF NEW ‘STAR TREK' A WELCOME NEW ICON
In the beginning, in the “Star Trek” universe, there was only Captain Kirk. At least to the general public.
5 min |
May 29, 2020
AppleMagazine
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC CLAIMS ANOTHER VICTIM: ROBOCALLS
Have you been missing something amid the lockdowns and stay-at-home orders? No, not human contact. Not even toilet paper.
2 min |
May 29, 2020
AppleMagazine
Arcade: THE BEST GAMES THAT YOU NEED TO PLAY
It’s been eight months since the launch of Apple Arcade, the company’s gaming subscription service, and though its initial reception was mixed, there’s no denying that the Cupertino firm has reinvented the way we play games on our iPhones, Macs, and Apple TVs.
8 min |
May 29, 2020
AppleMagazine
AMERICANS FINDING WAYS TO STAY ACTIVE WHILE KEEPING DISTANCE
Vicki L. Friedman always wanted to play golf with her adult sons but until this spring couldn’t find time to learn the game and practice.
4 min |
May 29, 2020
AppleMagazine
WALMART BECOMES A PANDEMIC LIFELINE, ONLINE SALES SURGE 74%
Walmart emerged as one of the few lifelines to millions of people as the coronavirus spread, leading to surging profit and sales for the world’s largest retailer.
4 min |
May 22, 2020
AppleMagazine
‘EVERYONE HAS A STORY': HOW WILL WORLD REMEMBER PANDEMIC?
Artist Obi Uwakwe was driving through Chicago’s empty streets, camera on his lap to document life during COVID-19, when he saw something that made him stop: a casket being carried out of a church while a few mourners stood by, their faces covered.
5 min |
May 22, 2020
AppleMagazine
SOFTBANK RACKS UP LOSSES AS VISION FUND INVESTMENTS PLUNGE
Japanese technology company SoftBank Group Corp. racked up a loss of 961.6 billion yen ($9 billion) for the fiscal year through March, on red ink related to its Vision Fund investments including troubled office space-sharing venture WeWork.
2 min |
May 22, 2020
AppleMagazine
HOUSES OF WORSHIP GAIN AUDIENCE BY GOING ONLINE DURING VIRUS
On a rainy evening in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis delivered a special blessing, asking God for help against the coronavirus.
4 min |
May 22, 2020
AppleMagazine
US ADDS NEW SANCTION ON CHINESE TECH GIANT HUAWEI
The U.S. government has imposed new restrictions on Chinese tech giant Huawei’s ability to use American technology, stepping up a conflict with Beijing over industry development and security.
3 min |