Techlife News
FACEBOOK: APPLE PRIVACY CHANGES WILL MUCK UP ONLINE ADS
Facebook is pushing back on new Apple privacy rules for its mobile devices — and putting app developers in the middle.
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Techlife News #461
Techlife News
DOES A FACE MASK PROTECT ME, OR JUST THE PEOPLE AROUND ME?
Does a face mask protect me, or just the people around me?
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Techlife News #461
AppleMagazine
VIRTUAL LEARNING SITES SPROUT UP TO HELP WORKING PARENTS
A dance studio in Florida. A martial arts center in Missouri. Libraries in San Francisco. These and other places are taking on a somewhat unlikely new role this fall — welcoming children for supervised distance learning while their parents go to work.
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AppleMagazine #461
AppleMagazine
ZOOM GLITCHES, BRIEFLY GRINDING US SCHOOLS TO A HALT
Teachers and parents got a brief glimpse of a new kind of pandemic-era nightmare Monday when Zoom — the video-conferencing service that powers everything from distance learning to business meetings to casual, socially distant get-togethers — abruptly went dead.
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AppleMagazine #461
AppleMagazine
FACE MASKS AMID THE ART: NEW YORK CITY'S MUSEUMS TO REOPEN
When the iconic T. Rex at the American Museum of Natural History again welcomes visitors, it will gaze down at humans acting a bit differently.
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AppleMagazine #461
AppleMagazine
US CONSUMER CONFIDENCE FALLS IN AUGUST TO LOWEST IN 6 YEARS
U.S. consumer confidence fell for the second consecutive month, sinking to the lowest levels in more than six years as a resurgence of COVID-19 infections in many parts of the country heightened pessimism.
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AppleMagazine #461
AppleMagazine
‘THE 24TH' IS A SOBERING HISTORY LESSON FOR TODAY
On Aug. 23, 1917, four months after the U.S. had entered World War I, the all-Black 3rd battalion of the U.S. Army’s 24th Infantry Regiment mutinied in Houston.
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AppleMagazine #461
AppleMagazine
ALIBABA'S ANT GROUP FILES FOR IPO IN HONG KONG, SHANGHAI
Ant Group, the financial technology arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, filed for a dual listing in Hong Kong and Shanghai, in what may be the largest share offering since the coronavirus pandemic began.
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AppleMagazine #461
AppleMagazine
APPLE CEO TIM COOK IS FULFILLING ANOTHER STEVE JOBS VISION
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who died in 2011, was a tough act to follow. But Tim Cook seems to be doing so well at it that his eventual successor may also have big shoes to fill.
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AppleMagazine #461
AppleMagazine
ORDERS FOR BIG-TICKET US MANUFACTURED GOODS JUMPED 11.2%
Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods jumped 11.2% in July, the third consecutive monthly gain.
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AppleMagazine #461
AppleMagazine
JULY SALES OF NEW HOMES SURGE 13.9%, FAR MORE THAN THOUGHT
Sales of new homes jumped again in July, rising 13.9% as the housing market continues to gain traction following a spring downturn caused by pandemic-related lockdowns.
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AppleMagazine #461
AppleMagazine
AIRBNB: REVOLUTIONIZING TRAVEL THROUGH TECH
After a turbulent year with the coronavirus pandemic putting a halt to the world’s travel plans, rental giant Airbnb is preparing to go public. Over the past decade, the Silicon Valley startup has transformed the way we sleep and explore, and its dominance will only continue to grow.
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AppleMagazine #461
Techlife News
NOW PLAYING AT THE MALL PARKING LOT: MOVIES, DRAG SHOWS
Angel Dougherty went to the mall last month — not to shop, but to watch a drive-in drag show in the parking lot.
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Techlife News #460
Techlife News
ZERO G: SOME GERMAN MOBILE USERS STILL WAITING FOR A SIGNAL
From his home on a former East German army base, Jens Raeder can power up a carefully restored Soviet shortwave transmitter and communicate with military radio enthusiasts around the world.
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Techlife News #460
Techlife News
WEATHER CHANNEL APP TO CHANGE PRACTICES AFTER LA LAWSUIT
The operator of The Weather Channel mobile app has agreed to change how it informs users about its location-tracking practices and sale of personal data as part of a settlement with the Los Angeles city attorney’s office, officials.
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Techlife News #460
Techlife News
STATES WRESTLE WITH PLAYING HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL AMID COVID
As heat waves rose from the crackling grass next to a cotton field that stretched far into the distance, Rick Porter watched his young football players struggle through a preseason practice.
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Techlife News #460
Techlife News
RISE IN JOBLESS CLAIMS REFLECTS STILL-STRUGGLING US ECONOMY
The coronavirus recession struck swiftly and violently. Now, with the economy still in the grip of the pandemic five months later, the recovery looks fitful and uneven — and painfully slow.
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Techlife News #460
Techlife News
PANDEMIC PUSHES EXPANSION OF ‘HOSPITAL AT-HOME' TREATMENT
As hospitals care for people with COVID-19 and try to keep others from catching the virus, more patients are opting to be treated where they feel safest: at home.
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Techlife News #460
Techlife News
CHINESE ELECTRIC CAR BRAND NIO LOOKS AT EXPANSION ABROAD
Chinese electric car brand NIO plans to start expanding to Western markets next year and might export a battery-swapping service that could help it compete with rival Tesla, the company’s chairman said Thursday.
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Techlife News #460
Techlife News
HIGH-ALTITUDE AIRSHIPS COMPANY PICKS NEW MEXICO FOR BASE
A technology company aiming to send up high altitude airships to monitor crops and bring broadband has chosen New Mexico for its U.S. production center, state Economic Development Secretary Alicia J. Keyes announced this week.
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Techlife News #460
Techlife News
AIRBNB FILES PRELIMINARY PAPERWORK FOR PUBLIC STOCK OFFERING
Airbnb filed preliminary paperwork to sell company stock on Wall Street, undaunted by a global pandemic that has taken some wind out of its home-sharing business.
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Techlife News #460
Mac Life
eufyCam 2C
See it all at night, even in color
1 min |
September 2020
Mac Life
Ecobee SmartCamera
Ecobee’s first security camera delivers a solid punch
1 min |
September 2020
Mac Life
SMART HOME: SYSTEMS EXPLAINED
Just what’s connecting your hardware together — and should you really care?
9 min |
September 2020
Mac Life
Moshi IonGo 5K Duo
A perfectly portable battery pack
1 min |
September 2020
Mac Life
VirtuaVerse
A cyberpunk neo–noir that will break your brain
2 min |
September 2020
Techlife News
American Airlines Will Drop Flights to 15 Cities in October
American Airlines will drop flights to 15 smaller U.S. cities in October when a federal requirement to serve those communities ends.
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Techlife News #460
Mac Life
Belkin Thunderbolt 3 Dock Pro
Dock with support for dual 4K displays
1 min |
September 2020
AppleMagazine
VIRUS PANDEMIC RESHAPING AIR TRAVEL AS CARRIERS STRUGGLE
In a bid to survive, airlines are desperately trying to convince a wary public that measures like mandatory face masks and hospital-grade air filters make sitting in a plane safer than many other indoor settings during the coronavirus pandemic.
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August 21, 2020
AppleMagazine
UNIVERSITIES SCRAMBLE TO DEAL WITH VIRUS OUTBREAKS
North Carolina’s flagship university canceled in-person classes for undergraduates just a week into the fall semester Monday as college campuses around the U.S. scramble to deal with coronavirus clusters linked in some cases to student housing, off-campus parties and packed bars.
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