AppleMagazine
AMAZON TO OPEN 2 CASHIER LESS WHOLE FOODS STORES NEXT YEAR
There will be something missing at two Whole Foods stores opening next year: the rows of cashiers.
1 min |
September 10, 2021
AppleMagazine
NO CASHIERS, PLEASE: FUTURISTIC SUPERMARKET OPENS IN MIDEAST
The Middle East got its first completely automated cashier-less store, as retail giant Carrefour rolled out its vision for the future of the industry in a cavernous Dubai mall.
2 min |
September 10, 2021
AppleMagazine
SOLAR COULD POWER 40% OF US ELECTRICITY BY 2035
Solar energy has the potential to supply up to 40% of the nation’s electricity within 15 years — a 10-fold increase over current solar output, but one that would require massive changes in U.S. policy and billions of dollars in federal investment to modernize the nation’s electric grid, a new federal report says.
2 min |
September 10, 2021
Techlife News
DO WE NEED HUMANS FOR THAT JOB? AUTOMATION BOOMS AFTER COVID
Ask for a roast beef sandwich at an Arby’s drive-thru east of Los Angeles and you may be talking to Tori — an artificially intelligent voice assistant that will take your order and send it to the line cooks.
5 min |
Techlife News #515
Techlife News
FORD HIRES EXEC FORMERLY IN CHARGE OF APPLE'S CAR PROJECT
Ford Motor Co. has hired a former executive from Apple and Tesla to be the company’s head of advanced technology and new embedded systems, a critical post as the auto industry moves to adopt vehicles powered by electricity and guided by computers.
1 min |
Techlife News #515
Techlife News
COLLECTIBLE PRICES SKYROCKET, TO THE DISMAY OF HOBBYISTS
Americans have become obsessed with collectibles, bidding up prices for trading cards, video games and other mementos of their youth. The frenzy has brought small fortunes to some, but a deep frustration for those who still love to play games or trade cards as a hobby.
7 min |
Techlife News #515
Techlife News
UNTIL 2023? PARTS SHORTAGE WILL KEEP AUTO PRICES SKY-HIGHMONEY
Back in the spring, a shortage of computer chips that had sent auto prices soaring appeared, finally, to be easing. Some relief for consumers seemed to be in sight.
5 min |
Techlife News #515
Techlife News
5 WAYS TO REIN IN IMPULSE SPENDING
Since the COVID-19 vaccine started becoming available in the U.S., there have been more opportunities to impulse spend on items and experiences that you didn’t get to enjoy early in the pandemic.
4 min |
Techlife News #515
Techlife News
AUTO INDUSTRY: WHAT IS FACT AND WHAT IS FICTION ABOUT GREEN CARS
With all the developments in the auto industry you may think your next car will be electric, including a new federal target that would mean half of all new vehicles sold within a decade will have zero emissions.
3 min |
Techlife News #515
Techlife News
FACEBOOK SLAMS UK ANTITRUST WATCHDOG OVER CALL TO SELL GIPHY
Facebook has criticized the U.K. competition watchdog’s provisional decision ordering that it sell offGiphy because it said the acquisition of the company stifles competition for animated images.
1 min |
Techlife News #515
AppleMagazine
2 Alaska Towns Allow Texts to 911 When Calling Not an Option
Residents in Wrangell and Petersburg now have the ability to text 911 for help when calling isn’t an option.
1 min |
September 10, 2021
AppleMagazine
‘Shang-Chi' Adds a Thrilling Hero to Marvel Universe
If the Marvel Cinematic Universe has taught us anything it’s that heroes arise from unexpected places. For their 25th film entry, that place is valet parking.
3 min |
September 10, 2021
AppleMagazine
As Flood Alerts Lit Up Phones, Did ‘Warning Fatigue' Set In?
Cellphones across New York and New Jersey pulsed with urgent warnings of catastrophic flooding as the fury of Hurricane Ida’s remnants, carrying torrential rains, upper New Jersey and New York City.
4 min |
September 10, 2021
AppleMagazine
Elizabeth Holmes' Trial To Dissect Downfall Of A Tech Star
Just six years ago, Elizabeth Holmes seemed destined to fulfill her dream of becoming Silicon Valley’s next superstar. She was the subject of business magazine cover stories describing her as the youngest self-made female billionaire in history, former President Bill Clinton was reverently quizzing her about her thoughts on technology, and then Vice President Joe Biden was hailing her ideas as an inspiration.
4 min |
September 10, 2021
Techlife News
4 WAYS TO MANAGE RETIREMENT HEALTH CARE COSTS
Health care in retirement is a big-ticket item. Experts estimate that an average 65-year-old retired couple in 2021 would need about $300,000 in after-tax savings earmarked for health care costs in their post-work life, even with Medicare, according to Fidelity.
3 min |
Techlife News #515
Stereophile
KEN MICALLEF KLH Model Five LOUDSPEAKER
In May of 2019, I heard about a promising jazz vinyl and hi-fi estate sale happening on New York’s Upper East Side. Little did I know then what treasures the dig would yield.
10+ min |
October 2021
Stereophile
HI-FI LO-FI
20 YEARS OF THE BEST-SOUNDING INDIE ROCK
10+ min |
October 2021
Stereophile
KALMAN RUBINSON Dirac Live 3 ROOM-CORRECTION SOFTWARE
Adoption of DSP-based speaker-and-room correction in home theater—a parallel universe to audiophilia—is almost universal. It’s easy to understand why.
10+ min |
October 2021
Stereophile
JASON VICTOR SERINUS Antipodes Audio K50 MUSIC SERVER
On the face of it, playing and streaming digital music files is a straightforward process.
10+ min |
October 2021
Stereophile
GRAMOPHONE DREAMS
The RAAL-requisite HSA-1b headphone and speaker amplifier
10+ min |
October 2021
Stereophile
Analog Corner
OMA’s K3 direct-drive turntable and custom Schröder tonearm
10+ min |
October 2021
Techlife News
5 TIPS FOR FOSTERING A SUCCESSFUL HYBRID WORKPLACE
Businesses figured out how to work remotely on the fly when COVID-19 rapidly disrupted our way of working.
4 min |
Techlife News #514
Techlife News
APPLE LOOSENS APP STORE PAYMENT RULES IN LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT
Apple has agreed to let developers of iPhone apps email their users about cheaper ways to pay for digital subscriptions and media by circumventing a commission system that generates billions of dollars annually for the iPhone maker.
3 min |
Techlife News #514
Techlife News
FREE TV SERVICE LOCAST SUSPENDS OPERATIONS AFTER LEGAL LOSS
Locast, a service that streamed local TV for free in about three dozen U.S. cities, is suspending operations after losses in court against the broadcast industry.
2 min |
Techlife News #514
Techlife News
SOCIAL MEDIA'S 70-UP ‘GRANDFLUENCERS' DEBUNKING AGING MYTHS
Joan MacDonald’s health was in shambles at age 71. She was overweight and on numerous medications with high cholesterol, rising blood pressure and kidney trouble.
6 min |
Techlife News #514
Techlife News
SURVEY: OWNERS FRUSTRATED WHEN LINKING PHONES TO VEHICLES
Automobile quality rose last year, but glitches in pairing smartphones with infotainment systems frustrated owners more than anything, according to a large U.S. survey of auto owners.
3 min |
Techlife News #514
Techlife News
RUSSIA URGES APPLE, GOOGLE TO REMOVE NAVALNY APP FROM STORES
Russia’s state communications watchdog warned Apple and Google on Thursday that they could face fines if they fail to remove an app created by allies of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny from their stores.
3 min |
Techlife News #514
Techlife News
FTC ORDERS COMPANY TO QUIT SURVEILLANCE APP BUSINESS
The Federal Trade Commission has for the first time banned a company that makes so-called stalker were — software used to surreptitiously track a cellphone user’s activities and location — from continuing in the surveillance app business.
2 min |
Techlife News #514
Techlife News
IRISH WATCHDOG FINES WHATSAPP $267M AFTER EU PRIVACY PROBE
Ireland’s privacy watchdog has fined WhatsApp a record 225 million euros ($267 million) after an investigation found it breached stringent European Union data protection rules on transparency about sharing people’s data with other Facebook companies.
2 min |
Techlife News #514
Techlife News
US ASKS TESLA HOW AUTOPILOT RESPONDS TO EMERGENCY VEHICLES
The U.S. government’s highway safety agency wants detailed information on how Tesla’s Autopilot system detects and responds to emergency vehicles parked on highways.
2 min |