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COURT HEARS APPEAL OF RULING FAVORING MUSK IN SOLARCITY DEAL
Attorneys for a group of Tesla shareholders are asking the Delaware Supreme Court to overturn a judge’s decision in favor of CEO Elon Musk in a lawsuit challenging the electric car maker’s $2.4 billion acquisition of a solar panel company founded by two of his cousins.
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01 April, 2023
Techlife News
WHAT CAN GOOGLE'S AI-POWERED BARD DO? WE TESTED IT FOR YOU
To use, or not to use, Bard? That is the Shakespearean question a reporter sought to answer while testing out Google’s artificially intelligent chatbot.
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Techlife News #596
Techlife News
EXTRA-SMALL LUXURY SUV: BMW-X1 VS MERCEDES-BENZ GLB
Extra-small luxury SUVs are a great way to cruise around in luxury without paying an excessive amount. As an example, check out the Mercedes-Benz GLB.
3 min |
Techlife News #596
Techlife News
USED CAR PRICES ARE SURGING. HERE'S WHY YOU SHOULD BUY NOW
Well, it was nice while it lasted.
4 min |
01 April, 2023
Techlife News
NO APRIL FOOL'S: STARTUP AIMS TO CREATE MAMMOTH MEATBALL
An Australian company this week lifted the glass cloche on a meatball made of lab-grown cultured meat using the genetic sequence from the long-extinct pachyderm, saying it was meant to fire up public debate about the hi-tech treat.
3 min |
Techlife News #596
Techlife News
BIDEN: GOP POLICIES WOULD SURRENDER TECH ECONOMY TO CHINA
President Joe Biden said that Republicans’ ideas for cutting the budget could undermine U.S. manufacturing and help China dominate the world economy.
2 min |
Techlife News #596
Techlife News
JOHN WICK GETS EVEN MORE STYLISH IN FOURTH EPISODE
A trip to Paris should be on everyone’s bucket list, even John Wick. The Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre — what better way to refresh your soul, even as you kick everyone else’s bucket?
3 min |
Techlife News #596
Techlife News
CHINA E-COMMERCE GIANT ALIBABA OUTLINES FUTURE STRATEGY
Alibaba plans to spin off some of its sprawling e-commerce and finance empire as independent businesses to make them more flexible and maximize their value, its top executives said Thursday, as the company emerges from regulatory crackdowns that rattled Chinese tech industries.
2 min |
01 April, 2023
Techlife News
APPLE ROLLS OUT BUY NOW, PAY LATER SERVICE, WITH GUARDRAILS
Apple is getting into the buy now, pay later space with a few tweaks to the existing model — including no option to pay with a credit card.
5 min |
Techlife News #596
Techlife News
UTAH SOCIAL MEDIA LAW IS AMBITIOUS, BUT IS IT ENFORCEABLE?
Utah’s sweeping social media legislation passed last week is an ambitious attempt to shield children and teens from the ill effects of social media and empower parents to decide whether their kids should be using apps like TikTok or Instagram.
3 min |
Techlife News #596
Techlife News
US TO ADOPT NEW RESTRICTIONS ON USING COMMERCIAL SPYWARE
The U.S. government will restrict its use of commercial spyware tools that have been used to surveil human rights activists, journalists and dissidents around the world, under an executive order issued Monday by President Joe Biden.
3 min |
Techlife News #596
AppleMagazine
WIND INDUSTRY PREDICTS BOUNCEBACK AND RAPID GROWTH IN 2023
The wind power industry projected growth to rapidly accelerate this year, with incentives and policy changes in key nations helping to overcome factors that led to a slowdown in 2022.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #596
AppleMagazine
APPLE ROLLS OUT BUY NOW PAY LATER SERVICE, WITH GUARDRAILS
Apple is getting into the buy now, pay later space with a few tweaks to the existing model — including no option to pay with a credit card.
5 min |
AppleMagazine #596
AppleMagazine
JOHN WICK GETS EVEN MORE STYLISH IN FOURTH EPISODE
A trip to Paris should be on everyone’s bucket list, even John Wick. The Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre — what better way to refresh your soul, even as you kick everyone else’s bucket?
3 min |
AppleMagazine #596
AppleMagazine
MUSK SCIENTISTS CALL FOR HALT TO AI RACE SPARKED BY CHATGPT
That’s the conclusion of a group of prominent computer scientists and other tech industry notables such as Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak who are calling for a 6-month pause to consider the risks.
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AppleMagazine #596
AppleMagazine
MONEY: MANAGE THE COSTS OF A CHRONIC CONDITION
For millennials with chronic medical conditions — or those raising kids with chronic conditions — health care can be an enormous monthly expense. About 44% of older millennials born between 1981 and 1988 have at least one chronic health condition, including migraines, major depression and asthma, according to a 2021 survey of over 4,000 adults conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of CNBC Make It.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #596
AppleMagazine
TARON EGERTON SLOTS TETRIS STORY INTO PLACE IN NEW BIOPIC
The origin story of the iconic computer game “Tetris” is more thrilling than you may think.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #596
AppleMagazine
UTAH SOCIAL MEDIA LAW IS AMBITIOUS, BUT IS IT ENFORCEABLE?
Utah’s sweeping social media legislation passed last week is an ambitious attempt to shield children and teens from the ill effects of social media and empower parents to decide whether their kids should be using apps like TikTok or Instagram.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #596
AppleMagazine
FED OFFICIAL: BANK RULES UNDER REVIEW IN WAKE OF SVB FAILURE
The Federal Reserve’s bank supervisors warned Silicon Valley Bank’s management as early as the fall of 2021 of risks stemming from its unusual business model, a top Fed official said, but its managers failed to take the steps necessary to fix the problems.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #596
AppleMagazine
Lucid Air
UNLOCKING NEW POSSIBILITIES WITH APPLE CARPLAY
6 min |
AppleMagazine #596
AppleMagazine
WHAT CAN GOOGLE'S AI-POWERED BARD DO? WE TESTED IT FOR YOU
To use, or not to use, Bard? That is the Shakespearean question a reporter sought to answer while testing out Google’s artificially intelligent chatbot.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #596
AppleMagazine
IN YOUR DEBT: DOING THE BARE MINIMUM WITH DEBT CAN COST YOU
When you’re carrying a credit card balance, paying at least the minimum due each month is certainly a start.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #596
AppleMagazine
BIDEN: GOP POLICIES WOULD SURRENDER TECH ECONOMY TO CHINA
President Joe Biden said that Republicans’ ideas for cutting the budget could undermine U.S. manufacturing and help China dominate the world economy.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #596
AppleMagazine
WWDC 2023 Event announced: TAKING PLACE JUNE 5 TO 9
Apple has officially announced that its 34th annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will take place from Monday, June 5 to Friday, June 9, 2023.
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AppleMagazine #596
AppleMagazine
EXTRA-SMALL LUXURY SUV: BMW-X1 VS MERCEDES-BENZ GLB
Extra-small luxury SUVs are a great way to cruise around in luxury without paying an excessive amount. As an example, check out the Mercedes-Benz GLB.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #596
AppleMagazine
US TO ADOPT NEW RESTRICTIONS ON USING COMMERCIAL SPYWARE
The U.S. government will restrict its use of commercial spyware tools that have been used to surveil human rights activists, journalists and dissidents around the world, under an executive order issued Monday by President Joe Biden.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #596
AppleMagazine
NO APRIL FOOL'S: STARTUP AIMS TO CREATE MAMMOTH MEATBALL
An Australian company this week lifted the glass cloche on a meatball made of lab-grown cultured meat using the genetic sequence from the long-extinct pachyderm, saying it was meant to fire up public debate about the hi-tech treat.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #596
New York magazine
On With Kara Swisher: Sam Altman
OpenAI's co-founder has become the public face of the AI revolution, alternately evangelical and circumspect about the force he has helped unleash on the world. Following the unveiling of OpenAI's GPT-4, Altman spoke with Swisher about what makes him "super-nervous."
7 min |
March 27 - April 09, 2023
Techlife News
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT NEW RESEARCH ON COFFEE AND HEART RISKS
Coffee lovers — and their doctors — have long wondered whether a jolt of java can affect the heart. New research published Wednesday finds that drinking caffeinated coffee did not significantly affect one kind of heart hiccup that can feel like a skipped beat.
2 min |
Techlife News #595
Techlife News
CREDIT SUISSE DEAL AVERTED CRISIS, SWISS CENTRAL BANK SAYS
The Swiss central bank hiked its key interest rate Thursday and declared that a government-orchestrated takeover of troubled Credit Suisse by rival bank UBS ended the financial turmoil.
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