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AppleMagazine
‘Black Adam,' a Superhero Franchise Born on a Rock
Not long into “Black Adam,” a preteen boy looks up at the muscled hulk of Dwayne Johnson and begs for his help: “We could use a superhero right now.” Speak for yourself, kid.
4 min |
October 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
MARYLAND JUDGE STRIKES DOWN NATION’S FIRST DIGITAL AD TAX
The nation’s first tax on digital advertising was struck down as unconstitutional by a Maryland judge. It’s a law that attorneys for Big Tech have contended unfairly targets companies like Facebook, Google and Amazon in a separate federal case against the same law.
1 min |
October 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
MUSK HAS A 'SUPER APP' PLAN FOR TWITTER. IT'S SUPER VAGUE
Elon Musk has a penchant for the letter “X.” He calls his son with the singer Grimes, whose actual name is a collection of letters and symbols, “X.” He named the company he created to buy Twitter “X Holdings.” His rocket company is, naturally, SpaceX.
3 min |
October 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
TAX THE RICH FOR MORE EVS? CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATS SPLIT
A California ballot measure that would tax the rich to help put more electric cars on the road may seem tailor-made to win support from Democrats in a state known for climate leadership, but Proposition 30 has one notable opponent: Gov. Gavin Newsom. That’s put the Democratic governor on the opposite side of his own party and against his traditional environmental allies.
3 min |
October 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
MONEY: WHEN PINCHING PENNIES ISN'T ENOUGH
Scaling back streaming subscriptions is solid savings advice for some. But what if the choice you’re faced with is not whether to pay for Netflix or Hulu, but whether to pay for food or electricity?
3 min |
October 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
BMW INVESTING $1.7B IN S CAROLINA AS AUTOMAKER SHIFTS TO EVS
BMW will invest $1 billion in its sprawling factory near Spartanburg, South Carolina, to start producing electric vehicles and an additional $700 million to build a electric battery plant nearby.
3 min |
October 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
GENESIS GV60 VS. TESLA MODEL Y
The Tesla Model Y SUV is the best-selling electric vehicle in the U.S. and is quickly finding success overseas as well. But with a current starting price of $67,190, the Model Y leaves room for competitors to undercut it. Not surprisingly, that’s exactly what Genesis hopes to do with its all-new GV60.
3 min |
October 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
TEENS TACKLE 21ST-CENTURY CHALLENGES AT ROBOTICS CONTEST
For their first trip to a celebrated robotics contest for high school students from scores of countries, a team of Ukrainian teens had a problem.
3 min |
October 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
SMALL BUSINESSES BRACE FOR CAUTIOUS HOLIDAY SHOPPERS
Small businesses are stocking the shelves early this holiday season and waiting to see how many gifts inflation-weary shoppers feel like giving.
4 min |
October 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
TAKE NOTE: UTAH JAZZ MAY HAVE LOST THEIR HASHTAG TO APPLE
Take note: The Utah Jazz evidently need a new hashtag.
1 min |
October 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
New iPad - Next gen redefines the power of mobile computing
Apple’s lineup launches this week include the redesigned 10th generation iPad, coming in four bright colors.
7 min |
October 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
KANYE WEST TO BUY CONSERVATIVE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM PARLER
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West is offering to buy right-wing friendly social network Parler shortly after being booted off Twitter and Instagram for antisemitic posts.
1 min |
October 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
NETFLIX REBOUNDS FROM RECENT SUBSCRIBER LOSSES WITH 3Q GAIN
Netflix reversed its recent subscriber losses with a summertime gain that management is hoping to build upon with the upcoming launch of a cheaper version of the video streaming service that will include ads for the first time.
3 min |
October 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
6 Tips You Can Use to Help Improve Your Credit Score
Credit scores are complicated and because rating agencies consider many factors, the process of improving them can look different for everyone.
4 min |
October 14, 2022
AppleMagazine
CHINA LASHES OUT AT LATEST U.S. EXPORT CONTROLS ON CHIPS
China criticized the latest U.S. decision to tighten export controls that would make it harder for China to obtain and manufacture advanced computing chips, calling it a violation of international economic and trade rules that will "isolate and backfire" on the U.S.
1 min |
October 14, 2022
AppleMagazine
CRYPTO EXCHANGE BITTREX TO PAY $24M FOR VIOLATING SANCTIONS
Crypto exchange Bittrex was fined $24 million by U.S. authorities for helping clients evade U.S. sanctions in places such as Syria, Iran and Crimea.
1 min |
October 14, 2022
AppleMagazine
Innovation: The next breakthrough tech coming from Apple labs
It's no secret Apple is working on several exciting products at Apple Campus, from virtual reality headsets to self-driving cars.
4 min |
October 14, 2022
AppleMagazine
CHINESE FIRM TESTS ELECTRIC FLYING TAXI IN DUBAI
A Chinese firm tested out an electric flying taxi in Dubai this week, offering a glimpse of futuristic technology that could one day whisk people through cities high above any traffic.
1 min |
October 14, 2022
AppleMagazine
HOW ONE COMPUTER FORECAST MODEL BOTCHED IAN
As Hurricane Ian bore down on Florida, normally reliable computer forecast models couldn’t agree on where the killer storm would land. But government meteorologists are now figuring out what went wrong — and right.
4 min |
October 14, 2022
AppleMagazine
Apple Music Crosses 100M Song Barrier
Apple Music crossed a huge milestone, offering 100 millionth song on its eye-and-ear-popping the streaming service.
2 min |
October 07, 2022
AppleMagazine
Amazon to Hold Holiday Shopping Event in October
Amazon said that next month it will hold a second Prime Day-like shopping event, making it the latest major retailer to offer holiday deals earlier this year to entice cautious consumers struggling with tighter budgets.
2 min |
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AppleMagazine
DEAL BACK ON? ELON MUSK GETS CLOSER TO BUYING TWITTER
The tumultuous saga of Elon Musk’s on-again off-again purchase of Twitter took a turn toward a conclusion Tuesday after the mercurial Tesla CEO proposed to buy the company at the originally agreed-on price of $44 billion.
3 min |
October 07, 2022
AppleMagazine
HOW COMPANY OFF-SITES ARE CHANGING BUSINESS TRAVEL
Business travel used to mean sending employees from their home office to somewhere else — to meet with clients or coworkers at other offices. But for many remote-first companies, it now means the opposite: Bringing employees together from their far-flung homes to work and meet in person.
3 min |
October 07, 2022
AppleMagazine
FIREFLY AEROSPACE REACHES ORBIT WITH NEW ALPHA ROCKET
A new aerospace company reached orbit with its second rocket launch and deployed multiple small satellites on Saturday (01).
1 min |
October 07, 2022
AppleMagazine
KIM KARDASHIAN FINED $1 MILLION BY SEC OVER CRYPTO PROMOTION
The long list of celebrities promoting cryptocurrencies just got shorter. Kim Kardashian is being barred from doing so for three years - and will pay a $1 million fine -- to settle federal charges that she recommended a crypto security to her 330 million Instagram followers without making clear that she was paid to do so.
2 min |
October 07, 2022
AppleMagazine
TOP US REGULATORS SAY CRYPTO POSES FINANCIAL STABILITY RISKS
Top regulators recommended a series of new safeguards to ensure that a growing and unregulated cryptocurrency market doesn’t imperil U.S. financial stability.
1 min |
October 07, 2022
AppleMagazine
NYC PLANS RECHARGING STATIONS FOR FOOD DELIVERY WORKERS
New York City’s thousands of food delivery workers will get places to recharge electric bike batteries, cellphones and themselves, under a city plan announced to turn abandoned newsstands and other unused structures into facilities for the “deliveristas.”
1 min |
October 07, 2022
AppleMagazine
BIDEN PLEDGE TO MAKE FEDERAL FLEET ELECTRIC FACES SLOW START
President Joe Biden, a self-described "car guy, often promises to lead by example on climate change by moving swiftly to convert the sprawling U.S. government fleet to zero-emission electric vehicles. But efforts to eliminate gas-powered vehicles from the fleet have lagged.
4 min |
October 07, 2022
AppleMagazine
WHITE HOUSE UNVEILS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 'BILL OF RIGHTS'
The Biden administration unveiled a set of far-reaching goals aimed at averting harms caused by the rise of artificial intelligence systems, including guidelines for how to protect people's personal data and limit surveillance.
3 min |
October 07, 2022
AppleMagazine
Time to shoot
iPhone 14 Pro camera elevated to new 48MP sensor
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