Techlife News
WORKERS FED UP WITH NIGHTS, WEEKENDS SEEK FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES
After struggling to hire workers for its outlet store in Dallas, Balsam Hill finally opened on Sept. 1. But the very next day, the online purveyor of high-end artificial holiday trees was forced to close after four of its five workers quit.
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Techlife News #521
Techlife News
TRUMP ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF HIS VERY OWN SOCIAL MEDIA SITE
Nine months after being expelled from social media for his role in inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, former President Donald Trump said this week he’s launching a new media company with its own social media platform.
3 min |
Techlife News #521
Techlife News
VIRGINIA EXPECTS $2B IN PUBLIC-PRIVATE BROADBAND FUNDING
Virginia has received a record number of local and private sector applications to match state investments in broadband connectivity and the state expects more than $2 billion in total broadband funding, Gov. Ralph Northam announced this week.
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Techlife News #521
Techlife News
NETFLIX POSTS HIGHER 3Q EARNINGS, SOLID SUBSCRIBER GROWTH
Netflix posted sharply higher third-quarter earnings thanks to a stronger slate of titles, including “Squid Game,” the dystopian survival drama from South Korea that the company says became its biggest-ever TV show.
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Techlife News #521
Techlife News
TESLA HITS RECORD PROFIT DESPITE PARTS SHORTAGE, SHIP DELAYS
Record electric vehicle sales last summer amid a shortage of computer chips and other materials propelled Tesla Inc. to the biggest quarterly net earnings in its history.
4 min |
Techlife News #521
Techlife News
RIGHT ON CUE: NBA FINDS HIGH TECH OPTION FOR VIRUS TESTING
If so inclined, an NBA player could now test himself for the coronavirus and get results on his phone in no more than 20 minutes.
2 min |
Techlife News #521
Techlife News
SENATOR ASKS FACEBOOK CEO TO TESTIFY ON INSTAGRAM AND KIDS
The senator leading a probe of Facebook’s Instagram and its impact on young people is asking Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify before the panel that has heard farreaching criticisms from a former employee of the company.
3 min |
Techlife News #521
Techlife News
COMPANY BEHIND TETHER ‘TOKEN' FINED $41M BY US REGULATORS
The company behind a digital token called Tether has agreed to pay $41 million to settle charges that it misled investors by claiming the token was fully backed at all times by U.S. dollars and other fiat currencies
1 min |
Techlife News #521
Techlife News
FACEBOOK PLANS TO HIRE 10,000 IN EUROPE TO BUILD ‘METAVERSE'
Facebook said it plans to hire 10,000 workers in the European Union over the next five years to work on a new computing platform that promises to connect people virtually but could raise concerns about privacy and the social platform gaining more control over people’s online lives.
3 min |
Techlife News #521
AppleMagazine
MacBooks
The most powerful Pro lineup ever created
8 min |
October 22, 2021
AppleMagazine
NIPPON STEEL SUES JAPAN BUSINESS PARTNER TOYOTA OVER PATENT
Nippon Steel Corp. is suing Toyota Motor Corp. over a patent for a technology used in electric motors in a rare case of legal wrangling between Japan’s top steelmaker and top automaker over intellectual property.
1 min |
October 22, 2021
AppleMagazine
CHINA CRACKDOWN ON APPLE STORE HITS HOLY BOOK APPS, AUDIBLE
Amazon’s audiobook service Audible and phone apps for reading the holy books of Islam and Christianity have disappeared from the Apple store in mainland China, the latest examples of the impact of the country’s tightened rules for internet firms.
3 min |
October 22, 2021
AppleMagazine
THE BEST TRAVEL PLAN THIS HOLIDAY SEASON: A BACKUP PLAN
It’s not even the busiest time of year for travel yet, and 2021 has already been chaotic — even for the most seasoned travelers.
3 min |
October 22, 2021
AppleMagazine
CHINA CALLS MISSILE LAUNCH ‘ROUTINE TEST' OF NEW TECHNOLOGY
China said its launch of a new spacecraft was merely a test to see whether the vehicle could be reused.
2 min |
October 22, 2021
AppleMagazine
CARBON DIOXIDE UNDERGROUND STORAGE PROJECT ADVANCES
Plans for North Dakota’s first carbon dioxide storage project are moving forward.
1 min |
October 22, 2021
AppleMagazine
DENIS VILLENEUVE'S DREAMS OF ‘DUNE' REACH THE BIG SCREEN
It was the eyes that drew Denis Villeneuve to “Dune.”
6 min |
October 22, 2021
AppleMagazine
RIGHT ON CUE: NBA FINDS HIGHTECH OPTION FOR VIRUS TESTING
If so inclined, an NBA player could now test himself for the coronavirus and get results on his phone in no more than 20 minutes.
2 min |
October 22, 2021
AppleMagazine
WALGREENS BEGINS TESTING DRONE DELIVERY IN TEXAS
Walgreens will begin flying packages by drone to residents in a pair of Texas cities in partnership with Google’s drone-making affiliate, Wing.
2 min |
October 22, 2021
AppleMagazine
As Bitcoin Goes Mainstream, Wall Street Looks to Cash In
Love cryptocurrencies or hate the very idea of them, they’re becoming more mainstream by the day.
4 min |
October 22, 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
TALES FROM THE CRYPTO
Environmentally-friendly power for CRYPTO MINING is becoming a big issue
4 min |
December 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
CLOSE COMBAT V: INVASION NORMANDY
Twenty years later, this RTS is still just as innovative.
8 min |
December 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
VOXELS
Who needs polygons when you have blocks?
3 min |
December 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
“The environments are cluttered, bustling, and convincingly lived-in”
Falling in love with the Arcology, the setting for cyberpunk shooter THE ASCENT
2 min |
December 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
BODY POLITIC
Celebrating the bravery and unbridled intellect of ION STORM AUSTIN
5 min |
December 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
MINECRAFT
A ten-year-old game is still reaching new heights.
3 min |
December 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
EAST MOVES WEST IN - TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER II
Can stubborn dwarfs colonize the far side of the world?
8 min |
December 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
“Could a quality peripheral turn me into Michael Schumacher?”
Will a fancy wheel bring the Grand Prix, or the booby prize, in F1 2017?
2 min |
December 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
“You'd best beware my energy sword should ye step anywhere near it”
Finishing the fight every weekend in HALO 3
2 min |
December 2021
The Atlantic
Several People Are Typing
Slack made it easier to crack jokes and easier to stir up trouble. Employees love it. Bosses don’t.
10+ min |
November 2021
The Atlantic
The Engineers' Daughter
James and Lindsay Sulzer have spent their careers developing technologies to help people recover from disease or injury. A freak accident changed their work—and lives—forever.
10+ min |