AppleMagazine
FCC AWARDS $25M TO EXPAND INTERNET IN RURAL NEW HAMPSHIRE
Internet providers in New Hampshire will receive more than $25 million in federal funding over 10 years to expand broadband access across in rural parts of the state, the Federal Communications Commission announced this week.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #477
AppleMagazine
CHINA'S ALIBABA, TENCENT UNIT FINED UNDER ANTI-MONOPOLY LAW
China’s market regulator on Monday said it fined Alibaba Group and a Tencent Holdings-backed company for failing to seek approval before proceeding with some acquisitions.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #477
AppleMagazine
APPLE'S APP STORES OPEN NEW PRIVACY WINDOW FOR CUSTOMERS
Apple has begun spelling out what kinds of personal information is being collected by the digital services displayed in its app stores for iPhones and other products made by the trendsetting company.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #477
AppleMagazine
AS LEADERS SET FRESH CLIMATE GOALS, BIDEN PLEDGES US SUPPORT
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden pledged to rejoin the Paris climate accord on the first day of his presidency, as world leaders staged a virtual gathering to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the international pact aimed at curbing global warming.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #477
AppleMagazine
AMAZON'S ZOOX UNVEILS AUTONOMOUS ELECTRIC VEHICLE
An autonomous vehicle company acquired this year by Amazon has unveiled a four-person “robo-taxi,” a compact, multidirectional vehicle designed for dense, urban environments.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #477
Fast Company
Secrets Of The Most Productive People – Jacqueline Guichelaar
“Every individual on the team is important, regardless of what time zone they’re in.”
5 min |
Winter 2020/2021
Fast Company
Smart Farming: The Growing Role of Precision Agriculture and Biotech
Efficiency and sustainabiility go hand-in-hand, with an added bonus: farmers improve crop yields
5 min |
Winter 2020/2021
PC Gamer US Edition
CARD MODE
What links Thomas Was Alone to an ancient solo game?
3 min |
January 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
BREATH OF THE WAIFU
GENSHIN IMPACT’s beautiful open world is a blast to explore.
8 min |
January 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
ONE GIANT LEAP
Be the first person to set foot on an alien world in ELITE DANGEROUS: ODYSSEY, an expansion that dramatically widens an already vast galaxy.
10+ min |
January 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
SOLASTA: CROWN OF THE MAGISTER
A dice-obsessed adaptation of tabletop Dungeons & Dragons
3 min |
January 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
BALDUR'S GATE III
It’s finally here, but was it worth the wait?
7 min |
January 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
EMPIRE OF SIN
A new boss is in town to take over the forgotten gangster sim genre
6 min |
January 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
CALL TO ACTION
How COD’s second studio escaped Infinity Ward’s shadow
6 min |
January 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
BIGGEST BOY
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE’S ridiculous size has become a problem
2 min |
January 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
A NEW YOKE
Exhilarating dogfights make STAR WARS: SQUADRONS a worthy heir to X-Wing vs TIE Fighter.
8 min |
January 2021
Techlife News
HOW PHONES CAN ALERT YOU TO COVID-19 EXPOSURE
More than 8.1 million people in the U.S. have turned their iPhones and Android devices into pandemic contact-tracing tools, but it hasn’t been of much use when their neighbors, classmates and coworkers aren’t on the same system.
3 min |
December 12, 2020
Techlife News
GOOGLE, AMAZON FINED $163 MILLION BY FRENCH PRIVACY WATCHDOG
France’s data privacy watchdog said Thursday it has fined Google 100 millions euros ($121 million) and Amazon 35 million euros ($42 million) for breaching the country’s rules on advertising cookies.
1 min |
December 12, 2020
Techlife News
ANOTHER JUDGE BLOCKS TRUMP'S TIKTOK BAN; APP STILL IN LIMBO
A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s attempts to ban TikTok, the latest legal defeat for the administration as it tries to wrest the popular app from its Chinese owners.
2 min |
December 12, 2020
Techlife News
US GOVT, STATES SUE FACEBOOK FOR ‘PREDATORY' CONDUCT
The U.S. government and 48 states and districts sued Facebook Wednesday, accusing it of abusing its market power in social networking to crush smaller competitors and seeking remedies that could include a forced spinoff of the social network’s Instagram and WhatsApp messaging services.
4 min |
December 12, 2020
Techlife News
LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE 2020, TAXES WILL BE LIKE NO OTHER YEAR
It’s the time of year to start thinking about taxes — but the upcoming filing season is going to be a bit trickier for many Americans due to rampant unemployment, working from home and general upheaval due to COVID-19.
3 min |
December 12, 2020
Techlife News
REORIENTING THE CRIME DRAMA IN ‘I'M YOUR WOMAN'
When it’s at its best, “I’m Your Woman” feels like you’ve slipped through a trap door, revealing a hidden pathway in an old genre apparatus.
2 min |
December 12, 2020
Techlife News
FEDS: FRAUDSTER DUPED INVESTORS WITH FALSE CLAIMS ABOUT NASA
The founder of a nanotechnology company was arrested Wednesday on fraud charges after authorities said he accepted over $12 million from investors who were told NASA was helping him develop a breathalyzer to detect cancer and narcotics.
2 min |
December 12, 2020
Techlife News
Airnbn, Resilient in Pandemic, Goes Forward With IPO
Airbnb proved its resilience in a year that has upended global travel. Now it needs to prove to investors that it sees more growth ahead.
5 min |
December 12, 2020
Techlife News
China Orders Removal Of 105 Apps, including TripAdvisor
Companies including the Chinese arm of TripAdvisor Inc. have been ordered by regulators to overhaul their mobile phone apps in what the Chinese government said is a crackdown on pornography and other improper content.
1 min |
December 12, 2020
Techlife News
Capsule With Asteroid Samples Arrives In Japan For Research
Japanese space agency officials were delighted by the return of a small capsule containing asteroid soil samples obtained by their Hayabusa2 spacecraft and were anxiously waiting to look inside after preparations are complete.
3 min |
December 12, 2020
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE AI RESEARCHER'S EXIT SPARKS ETHICS, BIAS CONCERNS
Prominent artificial intelligence scholar Timnit Gebru helped improve Google’s public image as a company that elevates Black computer scientists and questions harmful uses of AI technology.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #476
AppleMagazine
NBA COACHES ATTIRE: MASKS ARE IN, JACKETS ARE OPTIONAL
For NBA coaches, masks are required this season. Jackets are not.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #476
AppleMagazine
TWILIO CEO DISCUSSES WHY PANDEMIC LIFTED TECH TO NEW HEIGHTS
Twilio has emerged as a technological backbone for thousands of companies during the pandemic. Its users rely on its digital tools to connect with customers through mobile apps, call centers and messaging services as the shift to online commerce and curbside pickup accelerates.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #476
AppleMagazine
GENE-EDITING TREATMENT SHOWS PROMISE FOR SICKLE CELL DISEASE
Scientists are seeing promising early results from the first studies testing gene editing for painful, inherited blood disorders that plague millions worldwide, especially Black people.
3 min |