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AppleMagazine
CHINA TIGHTENS POLITICAL CONTROL OF INTERNET GIANTS
The crackdown reflects Xi Jinping’s emphasis on reviving the party’s “original mission” of leading economic and social development.
4 min |
Ocotber 08, 2021
AppleMagazine
Disney World Opened 50 Years Ago; These Workers Never Left
Applying to be one of the first workers at Walt Disney World, high school graduate George Kalogridis made a split-second decision that set the course for his life: he picked a room where prospective hotel workers were being hired.
4 min |
October 01, 2021
AppleMagazine
China Says All Crypto Transactions Illegal; Bitcoin Tumbles
China’s central bank declared all transactions involving Bitcoin and other virtual currencies illegal, stepping up a campaign to block use of unofficial digital money.
2 min |
October 01, 2021
AppleMagazine
JAKE GYLLENHAAL CARRIES CLAUSTROPHOBIC ‘THE GUILTY'
An emergency dispatch center doesn’t exactly sound like the most visually exciting place to set an entire film. But the technical limitation of being imprisoned in a soulless office while high stakes action takes place off-screen can be an inspired storytelling gimmick in the right hands, as it is in “ The Guilty,” directed by Antoine Fuqua, written by Nic Pizzolatto and starring Jake Gyllenhaal.
3 min |
October 01, 2021
AppleMagazine
US MILITARY EYES PROTOTYPE MOBILE NUCLEAR REACTOR IN IDAHO
The U.S. Department of Defense is taking input on its plan to build an advanced mobile nuclear microreactor prototype at the Idaho National Laboratory in eastern Idaho.
3 min |
October 01, 2021
AppleMagazine
MERCEDES-BENZ JOINS EUROPEAN EV BATTERY JOINT VENTURE
Luxury automaker Mercedes-Benz is teaming up with Stellantis and TotalEnergies in a European electric vehicle battery joint venture, Automotive Cells Co.
1 min |
October 01, 2021
AppleMagazine
EARTH- MONITORING LANDSAT 9 SATELLITE LAUNCHES IN CALIFORNIA
The latest in a series of U.S. satellites that has recorded human and natural impacts on Earth’s surface for decades was launched into orbit from California on Monday to ensure continued observations in the era of climate change.
2 min |
October 01, 2021
AppleMagazine
iPad mini- Packing its punch in the palm of your hand
Although all eyes were on the Apple Watch Series 7 and iPhone 13 range at this year’s California Streaming event, the unexpected announcement of a refreshed iPad mini also got people talking. Bringing Apple’s smallest tablet in line with the iPad Pro and Air has helped to give consumers more choice, whilst a refreshed entry-level iPad remains a sensible buy.
7 min |
October 01, 2021
AppleMagazine
‘Foundation' Based on Asimov's Work Thinks Big, Galaxy Big
Most TV dramas try to tell stories over a few years with maybe half a dozen central characters.
4 min |
September 24, 2021
AppleMagazine
Amazon Brings Palmswiping Tech to Red Rocks Concert Venue
Your palm could soon be your ticket into a concert.
1 min |
September 17, 2021
AppleMagazine
Autonomous Robots Prepped For Cave Search And Rescue Mission
After practicing in a former limestone mine and an abandoned hospital outside of Pittsburgh, a fleet of robots from Carnegie Mellon University is headed to Kentucky for the final test of the ability to autonomously navigate an uncertain, underground course.
5 min |
September 24, 2021
AppleMagazine
Apple Fixes Security Hole Reportedly Used To Hack An iPhone
Apple released a critical software patch to fix a security vulnerability that researchers said could allow hackers to directly infect iPhones and other Apple devices without any user action.
4 min |
September 17, 2021
AppleMagazine
US GOVT TO PROBE ZOOM'S $14.7B FIVE9 DEAL FOR NATSEC RISKS
A U.S. government committee that reviews foreign investment in telecom is probing video conferencing company Zoom’s $14.7 billion deal for cloud call center company Five9.
2 min |
September 24, 2021
AppleMagazine
Series 7: Largest ever display, a refined & durable timepiece
Despite numerous reports that Apple would overhaul the design of this year’s Apple Watch, the announcement of a Series 7 smartwatch was a more muted affair.
5 min |
September 24, 2021
AppleMagazine
UK ENERGY CRISIS: GOVT IN CO2 DEAL TO AVERT FOOD SHORTAGES
The British government agreed to support an American-owned firm that produces much of the U.K.’s carbon dioxide, a deal designed to avert shortages of meat, poultry and packaged foods amid a crisis triggered by soaring energy costs.
3 min |
September 24, 2021
AppleMagazine
MAN SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS IN $200 MILLION PHONE-FRAUD SCHEME
A Pakistan resident has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for a conspiracy to “unlock” phones from AT&T’s network, a scheme the company says cost it more than $200 million.
2 min |
September 24, 2021
AppleMagazine
HUNGARY STATUE HONORING MYSTERIOUS BITCOIN FOUNDER UNVEILED
An imposing bronze statue was unveiled in Hungary’s capital which its creators say is the first in the world to pay homage to the anonymous creator of the Bitcoin digital currency.
2 min |
September 24, 2021
AppleMagazine
GM SAYS PRODUCTION STARTS ON REPLACEMENT BATTERIES FOR BOLTS
General Motors said that production has resumed for battery modules used in recalled Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles, and customers could start getting replacement parts by mid-October.
1 min |
September 24, 2021
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE TO SPEND $2.1 BILLION ON MANHATTAN CAMPUS ACQUISITION
Google is planning to buy New York City’s St. John’s Terminal for $2.1 billion, making it the anchor of its Hudson Square campus.
1 min |
September 24, 2021
AppleMagazine
FED LIKELY TO SIGNAL A COMING PULLBACK IN ECONOMIC SUPPORT
The Federal Reserve is expected this week to send its clearest signal yet that it will start reining in its ultra-low-interest rate policies later this year, a first step toward unwinding the extraordinary support it’s given the economy since the pandemic struck 18 months ago.
4 min |
September 24, 2021
AppleMagazine
Dutch Court: Uber Drivers Covered By Taxi Labor Agreement
A court in Amsterdam ruled this week that Uber drivers fall under the Dutch taxi drivers’ collective labor agreement — meaning they are entitled to the same employment benefits as taxi drivers. Uber said it would appeal the ruling.
1 min |
September 17, 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
AppleMagazine
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 |
September 03, 2021
AppleMagazine
Billionaire Cohen To Invest In New Crypto Trading Firm Radkl
A cryptocurrency company launched by partners of a major Wall Street trading firm said Tuesday that it has snagged the support of billionaire investor Steven A. Cohen, as big names from the traditional financial world continue to embrace the industry surrounding crypto.
2 min |
September 17, 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
China's Alibaba Promises $15.5B For Development Initiatives
E-commerce giant Alibaba Group said it will spend $15.5 billion to support President Xi Jinping’s campaign to spread China’s prosperity more evenly, adding to pledges by tech companies that are under pressure to pay for the ruling Communist Party’s political initiatives.
2 min |
September 10, 2021
AppleMagazine
iPhone 13
Breakthrough camera innovations & bigger battery
7 min |
September 17, 2021
AppleMagazine
UN URGES MORATORIUM ON USE OF AI THAT IMPERILS HUMAN RIGHTS
The U.N. human rights chief is calling for a moratorium on the use of artificial intelligence technology that poses a serious risk to human rights, including face-scanning systems that track people in public spaces.
4 min |
September 17, 2021
AppleMagazine
WALMART QUASHES CRYPTOCURRENCY PARTNERSHIP CLAIM
Walmart denied any partnership with the digital currency Litecoin after a fake news release led to a brief flurry of inaccurate reports from national news outlets and social media users.
2 min |
September 17, 2021
AppleMagazine
PANDEMIC HASN'T DIMMED BOEING'S ROSY PREDICTION FOR PLANES
Boeing said this week that the airline industry is showing signs of recovering from the pandemic, and it raised its bullish prediction about demand for airline and military planes and other aerospace products and services.
2 min |