Techlife News
EU INVESTIGATES GOOGLE'S CONDUCT IN DIGITAL AD TECH SECTOR
European Union regulators have launched a fresh antitrust investigation of Google, this time over whether the U.S. tech giant is stifling competition in digital advertising technology.
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Techlife News
DUTCH GROUP LAUNCHES DATA HARVESTING CLAIM AGAINST TIKTOK
A Dutch consumer group is launching a 1.5 billion euro ($1.8 billion) claim against TikTok over what it alleges is unlawful harvesting of personal data from users of the popular video sharing platform.
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Techlife News
CHINESE BANKS PROMISE TO STEP UP CRYPTOCURRENCY BAN
China’s biggest banks promised this week to refuse to help customers trade Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies after the central bank said executives were told to step up enforcement of a government ban.
1 min |
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Techlife News
AMAZON ANNOUNCES PLANS TO BUILD SOLAR FARM IN MISSISSIPPI
Amazon has announced plans to build a solar farm in Mississippi and in at least 10 other states, including Arkansas and Pennsylvania.
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Techlife News
CAN ET SEE US? STUDY FINDS MANY STARS WITH PRIME EARTH VIEW
Feeling like you are being watched? It could be from a lot farther away than you think.
2 min |
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Techlife News
REMBRANDT'S HUGE ‘NIGHT WATCH' GETS BIGGER THANKS TO AI
One of Rembrandt van Rijn’s biggest paintings just got a bit bigger.
3 min |
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Techlife News
US BLOCKS SOLAR PANEL MATERIALS FROM CHINA OVER LABOR ABUSES
Chinese-made materials used in solar panels will be barred from the U.S. market as part of a broader effort to halt commerce tied to China’s repressive campaign against Uyghurs and other minorities, the Biden administration said Thursday.
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Techlife News
HOTTEST SELLER AT GAMESTOP IS ITS OWN STOCK, $1B RAISED
GameStop raised more than $1 billion in its latest stock sale, capitalizing on a newly arrived and fervent army of online investors.
2 min |
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Techlife News
BUZZFEED TO BECOME A PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY
Digital media company BuzzFeed is setting its sights on growth. It plans to become a publicly-traded company with an implied value of $1.5 billion through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company.
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AppleMagazine
FLORIDA BEACH TOWN WRITES AMAZON TV SERIES TO LURE TOURISTS
Remember that longing you felt after an episode of “Sex and the City” to shop at the characters’ favorite New York haunts and drink cosmopolitans at the same bars? Or that sense of wanderlust for the seaside cliffs of Ireland after watching “Game of Thrones?”
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AppleMagazine
LUCID AIR: THE FIRST TRUE TESLA COMPETITOR
Tesla might be the first company that springs to mind when you’re in the market for a new electric vehicle, but California-based startup Lucid should not be underestimated.
6 min |
AppleMagazine #504
AppleMagazine
MORE THAN SHOES: NIKE NAVIGATES COMPLICATED TWISTS IN TRACK
Ever since a track coach named Bill Bowerman tinkered with the idea of pouring rubber into his waffle iron to concoct a better shoe sole for running, Nike and the sport of track and field have become inseparably intertwined.
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AppleMagazine
SPIELBERG'S AMBLIN TO MAKE SEVERAL FILMS A YEAR FOR NETFLIX
Steven Spielberg, a filmmaker synonymous with big-screen enchantment, has set a new deal with Netflix in which his production company, Amblin Partners, will make multiple feature films per year for the streaming giant.
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AppleMagazine
US HITS ENCOURAGING MILESTONES ON VIRUS DEATHS AND SHOTS
COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have dipped below 300 a day for the first time since the early days of the disaster in March 2020, while the drive to put shots in arms hit another encouraging milestone this week: 150 million Americans fully vaccinated.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #504
AppleMagazine
HOTTEST SELLER AT GAMESTOP IS ITS OWN STOCK, $1B RAISED
GameStop raised more than $1 billion in its latest stock sale, capitalizing on a newly arrived and fervent army of online investors.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #504
AppleMagazine
FACEBOOK LAUNCHES PODCASTS, LIVE AUDIO SERVICE
Facebook is launching podcasts and live audio streams in the U.S. this week to keep users engaged on its platform and to compete with emerging rivals.
1 min |
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AppleMagazine
HOUSE PANEL PUSHES LEGISLATION TARGETING BIG TECH'S POWER
A House panel pushed ahead Wednesday with ambitious legislation that could curb the market power of tech giants Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple and force them to sever their dominant platforms from their other lines of business.
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AppleMagazine #504
AppleMagazine
DIRTY LAUNDRY IN SPACE? NASA, TIDE TACKLE CLEANING CHALLENGE
How do astronauts do laundry in space? They don’t.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #504
AppleMagazine
CAN ET SEE US? STUDY FINDS MANY STARS WITH PRIME EARTH VIEW
Feeling like you are being watched? It could be from a lot farther away than you think.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #504
PC Gamer US Edition
LAST STOP
London calling, with sex cults and bickering teenagers
3 min |
August 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
FIGHT NIGHT
The MORTAL KOMBAT film wants to be taken seriously, but all you’ll really care about is Scorpion vs Sub-Zero.
5 min |
August 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
EXPEDITIONS: ROME
Swords, sandals, and a serious RPG under the toga
6 min |
August 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
PATHFINDER: WRATH OF THE RIGHTEOUS
A fantasy RPG split between two worlds
6 min |
August 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
RIDE OR DIE
DARKEST DUNGEON II CHARTS A NEW PATH THROUGH TERROR IN A ROGUELIKE ROAD TRIP TO SAVE HUMANITY. JUST MIND THE ‘NEXT EXIT: MADNESS’ SIGNS.
10+ min |
August 2021
Stereophile
PAT METHENY
FROM HIS PLACE
10+ min |
July 2021
Stereophile
Vincent Audio SV-737
INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER
10+ min |
July 2021
Stereophile
REVINYLIZATION
Blood, Sweat & Tears began as Al Kooper’s dream of a rock band with horns. By the time he realized the concept—on the band’s 1968 debut, Child Is Father to the Man—it had become much more: an engaging hybrid of New York soul, Greenwich Village folk, and innovative jazz arrangements. With producer John Simon at the helm, Child was a virtual definition of the possibilities inherent in the heady musical experimentation of the late 1960s. Kooper’s writing and arranging for that record (including the monumental “I’ll Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know,” later a hit for Donny Hathaway) is one of the high points of his storied career. The record was justifiably praised as the conceptual breakthrough it was, and work had already begun on a follow-up when the band decided it needed a lead singer with more polish. Kooper left the group along with a couple of other key members.
3 min |
July 2021
Stereophile
Michi by Rotel M8
MONOBLOCK AMPLIFIER
10+ min |
July 2021
Stereophile
Magico A5
It’s rare for a Stereophile reviewer to review two loud-speakers in a row from the same manufacturer, but then these are unusual times. Because of the pandemic, Magico’s M2s got stuck here for a year (I know: poor me). By the time they were packed up and shipped out, it was time for a long-scheduled review of the less-expensive, more-massive Magico A5 ($24,800/pair).
10+ min |
July 2021
Stereophile
Line Magnetic LM-845IA
INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER
10+ min |