AppleMagazine
HOLLYWOOD ACTORS UNION BOARD APPROVES STRIKE-ENDING DEAL AS LEADERS TOUT MONEY GAINS AND AI RIGHTS
Board members from Hollywood's actors union voted to approve the deal with studios that ended their strike after nearly four months, with the union's leadership touting the gains made in weeks of methodical negotiations.
3 min |
November 17, 2023
AppleMagazine
ESPN BET, A REBRANDED SPORTS GAMBLING APP FROM PENN ENTERTAINMENT, IS HERE
ESPN Bet, a sports-gambling service rebranded with the name of the Disney-owned sports channel, launched Tuesday in 17 U.S. states.
1 min |
November 17, 2023
Techlife News
BANKMAN-FRIED'S TRIAL EXPOSED CRYPTO FRAUD BUT CONGRESS HAS NOT BEEN EAGER TO REGULATE THE INDUSTRY
The conviction of former cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried for stealing at least $10 billion from customers and investors is the latest black mark for the cryptocurrency industry, but in Washington, there seems to be little to no interest in pushing through regulation.
2 min |
November 11, 2023
Techlife News
TO HELP 2024 VOTERS, META SAYS IT WILL BEGIN LABELING POLITICAL ADS THAT USE AI-GENERATED IMAGERY
Facebook and Instagram will require political ads running on their platforms to disclose if they were created using artificial intelligence, their parent company announced on Wednesday.
2 min |
November 11, 2023
Techlife News
GALLAUDET HAS A HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION WITH WIDE APPLICATIONS. THE LATEST IS A HELMET
Shelby Bean could not help but feel a bit jealous.
4 min |
November 11, 2023
Techlife News
RIVIAN TO END EXCLUSIVITY WITH AMAZON. ALLOW OTHER COMPANIES TO BUY ITS ELECTRIC VANS
Electric vehicle maker Rivian said this week that it will allow other companies to purchase its fleet of delivery vans, ending an exclusive agreement with Amazon.
1 min |
November 11, 2023
Techlife News
OLDEST BLACK HOLE DISCOVERED DATING BACK TO 470 MILLION YEARS AFTER THE BIG BANG
Scientists have discovered the oldest black hole yet, a cosmic beast formed a mere 470 million years after the Big Bang.
2 min |
November 11, 2023
Techlife News
THERE'S TOO MUCH GUESSWORK IN RENTING AN AIRBNB. THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL GIANT IS TRYING TO FIX THAT
Airbnb will highlight rental listings that have received top scores from guests, information that the company's CEO says will help bring hotel-like reliability to booking a house or room on the site.
1 min |
November 11, 2023
Techlife News
IN DAVID FINCHER'S 'THE KILLER,' AN ASSASSIN HIDES IN PLAIN SIGHT
It's a noir staple to open with a bit of narration, but once the nameless hit-man protagonist of David Fincher's \"The Killer\" starts gabbing, he doesn't stop.
3 min |
November 11, 2023
Techlife News
A META ENGINEER SAW HIS OWN CHILD FACE HARASSMENT ON INSTAGRAM. NOW, HE'S TESTIFYING BEFORE CONGRESS
On the same day whistleblower Frances Haugen was testifying before Congress about the harms of Facebook and Instagram to children in the fall of 2021, a former engineering director at the social media giant who had rejoined the company as a consultant sent an alarming email to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the same topic.
4 min |
November 11, 2023
Techlife News
CHATGPT-MAKER OPENAI HOSTS ITS FIRST BIG TECH SHOWCASE AS THE AI STARTUP FACES GROWING COMPETITION
Less than a year into its meteoric rise, the company behind ChatGPT unveiled the future it has in mind for its artificial intelligence technology on Monday, launching a new line of chatbot products that can be customized to a variety of tasks.
4 min |
November 11, 2023
Techlife News
CHINA'S XI URGES COUNTRIES UNITE IN TACKLING AI CHALLENGES BUT MAKES NO MENTION OF INTERNET CONTROLS
Chinese President Xi Jinping said this week that potential risks associated with artificial intelligence are challenges that countries should deal with together, remarks that come against the backdrop of China's rigid control of free speech on the internet.
1 min |
November 11, 2023
Techlife News
WEWORK SEEKS BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION IN STUNNING FALL FOR A FIRM ONCE VALUED AT CLOSE TO $50 BILLION
WeWork has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, marking a stunning fall for the office sharing company once seen as a Wall Street darling that promised to upend the way people went to work around the world.
3 min |
November 11, 2023
Techlife News
AMAZON TAKES ANOTHER SHOT AT HEALTH CARE, THIS ONE A VIRTUÁL CARE SERVICE THAT COSTS $9 PER MONTH
Amazon is taking another shot at becoming a regular health care source for customers with the launch of a service centered on virtual care.
1 min |
November 11, 2023
Techlife News
THE HOLLYWOOD STRIKES ARE OVER. HERE'S WHEN YOU COULD SEE YOUR FAVORITE STARS AND SHOWS RETURN
Missed your favorite actors? After nearly four months of striking, they're coming back.
4 min |
November 11, 2023
Techlife News
POWELL REINFORCES FED'S CAUTIOUS APPROACH TOWARD FURTHER INTEREST RATE HIKES
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested Thursday that the Fed is in no hurry to further raise its benchmark interest rate, given evidence that inflation pressures are continuing to ease at a gradual pace.
3 min |
November 11, 2023
Techlife News
HUMANOID ROBOTS ARE HERE, BUT THEY'RE A LITTLE AWKWARD.D O WE REALLY NEED THEM?
Building a robot that's both human-like and useful is a decades-old engineering dream inspired by popular science fiction.
4 min |
November 11, 2023
Techlife News
NINTENDO IS DEVELOPING A LIVE-ACTION FILM BASED ON ITS HIT VIDEO GAME 'THE LEGEND OF ZELDA'
Nintendo is developing a live-action film based on its hit video game \"The Legend of Zelda,\" the Japanese company behind the Super Mario franchise said this week.
2 min |
November 11, 2023
Techlife News
iPad Overhaul
2024 SET TO BE A GREAT YEAR FOR THE ENTIRE TABLET RANGE
4 min |
November 11, 2023
Techlife News
MIND-ALTERING KETAMINE BECOMES NEW PAIN TREATMENT, DESPITE LITTLE RESEARCH OR REGULATION
As U.S. doctors scale back their use of opioid painkillers, a new option for hard-to-treat pain is taking root: ketamine, the decades-old surgical drug that is now a trendy psychedelic therapy.
5 min |
November 11, 2023
Techlife News
Apple Hits Setback in Dispute With European Union Over Tax Case
Apple might end up on the hook after all for billions of euros in back taxes to Ireland in the latest twist in a long-running European Union dispute, following a legal opinion Thursday from to an adviser to the bloc's top court.
1 min |
November 11, 2023
AppleMagazine
THERE'S TOO MUCH GUESSWORK IN RENTING AN AIRBNB. THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL GIANT IS TRYING TO FIX THAT
Airbnb will highlight rental listings that have received top scores from guests, information that the company's CEO says will help bring hotel-like reliability to booking a house or room on the site.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #628
AppleMagazine
NINTENDO IS DEVELOPING A LIVE-ACTION FILM BASED ON ITS HIT VIDEO GAME 'THE LEGEND OF ZELDA'
Nintendo is developing a live-action film based on its hit video game \"The Legend of Zelda,\" the Japanese company behind the Super Mario franchise said this week.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #628
AppleMagazine
A META ENGINEER SAW HIS OWN CHILD FACE HARASSMENT ON INSTAGRAM. NOW, HE'S TESTIFYING BEFORE CONGRESS
On the same day whistleblower Frances Haugen was testifying before Congress about the harms of Facebook and Instagram to children in the fall of 2021, a former engineering director at the social media giant who had rejoined the company as a consultant sent an alarming email to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the same topic.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #628
AppleMagazine
CHINA'S XI URGES COUNTRIES UNITE IN TACKLING AI CHALLENGES BUT MAKES NO MENTION OF INTERNET CONTROLS
Chinese President Xi Jinping said this week that potential risks associated with artificial intelligence are challenges that countries should deal with together, remarks that come against the backdrop of China's rigid control of free speech on the internet.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #628
AppleMagazine
BANKMAN-FRIED'S TRIAL EXPOSED CRYPTO FRAUD BUT CONGRESS HAS NOT BEEN EAGER TO REGULATE THE INDUSTRY
The conviction of former cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried for stealing at least $10 billion from customers and investors is the latest black mark for the cryptocurrency industry, but in Washington, there seems to be little to no interest in pushing through regulation.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #628
AppleMagazine
iPad Overhaul
2024 SET TO BE A GREAT YEAR FOR THE ENTIRE TABLET RANGE
4 min |
AppleMagazine #628
AppleMagazine
OLDEST BLACK HOLE DISCOVERED DATING BACK TO 470 MILLION YEARS AFTER THE BIG BANG
Scientists have discovered the oldest black hole yet, a cosmic beast formed a mere 470 million years after the Big Bang.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #628
AppleMagazine
GALLAUDET HAS A HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION WITH WIDE APPLICATIONS. THE LATEST IS A HELMET
Shelby Bean could not help but feel a bit jealous.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #628
AppleMagazine
MIND-ALTERING KETAMINE BECOMES NEW PAIN TREATMENT, DESPITE LITTLE RESEARCH OR REGULATION
As U.S. doctors scale back their use of opioid painkillers, a new option for hard-to-treat pain is taking root: ketamine, the decades-old surgical drug that is now a trendy psychedelic therapy.
5 min |