Technology
AppleMagazine
CAN I TALK TO A HUMAN? SPAIN PRESENTS CUSTOMER SERVICE BILL
Tired of speaking to a machine when you call the bank or power company?
1 min |
June 03, 2022
AppleMagazine
AFTER MASS SHOOTING, NYC EXPLORES GUN DETECTORS IN SUBWAYS
In the aftermath of a mass shooting on a New York City subway train, the mayor floated a high-tech idea: deploy scanners that can spot someone carrying a gun into the transit system before they have a chance to use it.
4 min |
June 03, 2022
AppleMagazine
2022 HYUNDAI IONIQ 5 VS 2022 KIA EV6
Seemingly overnight, the all-electric small SUV segment has exploded with options from both startup companies and established automotive players. Two of the most promising new models come from sister brands Hyundai and Kia.
3 min |
June 03, 2022
AppleMagazine
VIRTUAL REALITY BRINGS PORTABLE TASER TRAINING TO POLICE
A combative man approaches, moving quickly toward a police officer who pulls out a Taser. The man is wearing a heavy jacket, which could mean the prongs that would generate an electronic current and send him to the ground might not work.
4 min |
May 27, 2022
AppleMagazine
AIRBNB ENDS RENTALS IN CHINA TO FOCUS ON OUTBOUND TOURISTS
Airbnb Inc. will stop listing homes and experiences inside China this summer and instead focus its business in the country on serving Chinese tourists looking for lodgings abroad, a company official said on social media.
1 min |
May 27, 2022
AppleMagazine
FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM MORE ON HOW ADS USERS TO REVEAL TARGET
Facebook parent Meta said it will start publicly providing more details about how advertisers target people with political ads just months ahead of the U.S. midterm elections.
1 min |
May 27, 2022
AppleMagazine
AMAZON TO SUBLEASE WAREHOUSES AS ONLINE SHOPPING SLOWS
Amazon is planning to sublease some of its warehouse space now that the pandemic-fueled surge in online shopping, which helped the e-commerce giant rake in soaring profits in the past two years, has eased.
1 min |
May 27, 2022
AppleMagazine
FOR AMERICANS, 2021 DELIVERED HEALTHIEST FINANCES IN 8 YEARS
Americans’ financial health reached its highest level in nearly a decade last year, the Federal Reserve said, spurred by a strong job market and government support payments.
2 min |
May 27, 2022
AppleMagazine
HomePod 2.0
Everything we know about the next-gen smart speaker
5 min |
May 27, 2022
AppleMagazine
CALIFORNIA PARENTS COULD SOON SUE FOR SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION
California could soon hold social media companies responsible for harming children who have become addicted to their products, permitting parents to sue platforms like Instagram and TikTok for up to $25,000 per violation under a bill that passed the state Assembly this week.
2 min |
May 27, 2022
AppleMagazine
SAILGP PARTNERS WITH T-MOBILE FOR FAST DATA TRANSMISSION
The SailGP global league and T-Mobile have announced a partnership to use 5G technology to enhance broadcast coverage of racing at regattas sailed in American ports.
1 min |
May 27, 2022
AppleMagazine
STELLANTIS, SAMSUNG PLAN INDIANA ELECTRIC CAR BATTERY PLANT
A joint venture between Stellantis and Samsung plans to build an electric vehicle battery factory in Indiana that will employ up to 1,400 workers and become the company’s second such factory in North America.
2 min |
May 27, 2022
AppleMagazine
TWITTER SHAREHOLDERS MEET AMID ELON MUSK'S TAKEOVER DRAMA
Twitter’s regularly scheduled shareholder meeting Wednesday didn’t include a vote on Tesla billionaire Elon Musk’s $44 billion bid for the social platform. That vote will take place at a yet-undetermined date in the future.
2 min |
May 27, 2022
AppleMagazine
‘Doctor Strange 2' Gets Weirder, Scarier, Messier
Once a superhero franchise goes multiverse, it’s hard to go back.
4 min |
May 13, 2022
AppleMagazine
Biden Announces Program Offering Discounted Internet Service
President Joe Biden announced that 20 internet companies have agreed to provide discounted service to people with low incomes, a program that could effectively make tens of millions of households eligible for free service through an already existing federal subsidy.
3 min |
May 13, 2022
AppleMagazine
Amazon Fires 2 Union Organizers Tied to First U.S. Labor Win
Amazon has fired two employees with ties to the grassroots union that led the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the retail giant’s history.
2 min |
May 13, 2022
AppleMagazine
2022 IS THE YEAR OF ALL-INCLUSIVE TRAVEL, AND HERE'S WHY
The hotel name Zoetry (in Zoetry Montego Bay Jamaica) has an umlaut mark over the letter "e."
3 min |
May 20, 2022
AppleMagazine
'TOP GUN' SEQUEL A WELCOME TRIP TO THE DANGER ZONE
Early on in "Top Gun: Maverick," Tom Cruise hops on his sleek motorcycle, wearing Aviator sunglasses and a leather jacket with patches, and speeds into a time machine. No, that's not right. It's actually us who take a trip back.
3 min |
May 20, 2022
AppleMagazine
MacBook Air
Rumors: What to expect with Apple's 2022 redesign
5 min |
May 20, 2022
AppleMagazine
4 WAYS TO PROTECT YOUR SMALL BUSINESS FROM CYBER ATTACKS
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, small businesses have quickly adopted remote working and transitioned to new technologies, such as contactless payments and online ordering.
3 min |
May 20, 2022
AppleMagazine
A BEZOS-BIDEN SQUABBLE: CAN CORPORATE TAXES TAME INFLATION?
Jeff Bezos this weekend became the latest centi-billionaire to launch a political fight on Twitter by denouncing a tweet from President Joe Biden about corporate taxes as "disinformation” and “misdirection."
2 min |
May 20, 2022
AppleMagazine
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO RELEASE $45B FOR NATIONWIDE INTERNET
The Biden administration is taking the first steps to release $45 billion to ensure that every U.S. resident has access to high-speed internet by roughly 2028, inviting governors and other leaders to start the application process.
2 min |
May 20, 2022
AppleMagazine
NISSAN MULLING THIRD AUTO PLANT IN THE US TO MEET EV DEMAND
Nissan is considering adding a new auto plant in the U.S. to keep up with growing demand for electric vehicles, a top executive at the Japanese automaker said.
2 min |
May 20, 2022
AppleMagazine
MENACED BY FLAMES, NUCLEAR LAB PEERS INTO FUTURE OF WILDFIRE
Public schools were closed and evacuation bags packed this week as a stubborn wildfire crept within a few miles of the city of Los Alamos and its companion U.S. national security lab - where assessing apocalyptic threats is a specialty and wildland fire is a beguiling equation.
4 min |
May 20, 2022
AppleMagazine
WITH ROE IN DOUBT, SOME FEAR TECH SURVEILLANCE OF PREGNANCY
When Chandler Jones realized she was pregnant during her junior year of college, she turned to a trusted source for information and advice.
3 min |
May 20, 2022
AppleMagazine
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES EXPLORING ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGY
Hawaiian Airlines is exploring electric aircraft technology with a company based in Boston.
1 min |
May 20, 2022
AppleMagazine
LEARN YOUR PARENTS' FINANCIAL PLANS ASAP
My mom died at age 61, when I was 31. Seeing her headstone in a field of others smacked me with a brutal, if obvious fact: Everyone, including everyone's parents, will die.
4 min |
May 20, 2022
AppleMagazine
MUSK'S CHINA TIES ADD POTENTIAL RISKS TO TWITTER PURCHASE
Elon Musk's ties to China through his role as electric car brand Tesla's biggest shareholder could add complexity to his bid to buy Twitter.
5 min |
May 20, 2022
AppleMagazine
AIRBNB Allows Employees to Live and Work From Anywhere
Airbnb will allow its employees to live and work almost anywhere around the world, fully embracing a remote work policy to attract staff and ensure flexibility.
1 min |
May 06, 2022
AppleMagazine
Save on Family Travel Without Stressing
My family didn’t travel much when I was a kid, but when we did, my parents jumped through hoops to cut costs.
4 min |