Techlife News
BIDEN: US DAMAGE APPEARS MINIMAL IN BIG RANSOMWARE ATTACK
President Joe Biden said that damage to U.S. businesses in the biggest ransomware attack on record appears minimal, though information remained incomplete. The company whose software was exploited said fewer than 1,500 businesses worldwide appeared compromised but cybersecurity experts caution that the incident isn’t over.
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Techlife News #506
Techlife News
DOZENS OF STATES TARGET GOOGLE'S APP STORE IN ANTITRUST SUIT
Dozens of states are taking aim at Google in an escalating legal offensive on Big Tech.
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Techlife News
STELLANTIS: 98% OF MODELS TO BE ELECTRIC OR HYBRID BY 2025
Stellantis is a little late to the global electric vehicle party, but on Thursday it pledged to catch up and pass its competitors.
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Techlife News #506
Techlife News
EU FINES GERMAN CAR MAKERS $1B OVER EMISSION COLLUSION
The European Union handed down $1 billion in fines to major German car manufacturers Thursday, saying they colluded to limit the development and rollout of car emission-control systems.
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Techlife News
TESLA DELIVERS MORE THAN 200,000 VEHICLES IN 2ND QUARTER
Tesla says it delivered 201,250 electric vehicles in the second quarter as it overcame a global computer chip shortage that has hit nearly every automaker.
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Techlife News
TRUMP ANNOUNCES SUITS AGAINST FACEBOOK, TWITTER AND GOOGLE
Former President Donald Trump announced he is filing suits against three of the country’s biggest tech companies: Facebook, Twitter and Google, as well as their CEOs.
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Techlife News
US ENVOY WARNS CHINA ‘LOOKING AT' NEW NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES
A U.S. diplomat focusing on disarmament said Thursday that China is “looking at” developing naval and aerial autonomous nuclear weapons systems, warning any such development could disrupt strategic stability.
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Techlife News
FOR JOHANSSON, FANS, ‘BLACK WIDOW' IS A DECADE IN THE MAKING
Scarlett Johansson has had quite a bit of time to think about a “ Black Widow ” movie. After all, she’s played the character in seven movies spanning 10 years.
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AppleMagazine
HomeKit
BUILDING THE HOUSE OF THE FUTURE, TODAY
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AppleMagazine
FIVE NEW TRUCKS & SUVS THAT ARE READY TO EXPLORE
Does a little outdoor adventure sound enticing to you? To many Americans, it does, as evidenced by crowded national parks and increased demand for trucks and SUVs. If you’re looking for a vehicle that can handle going off-road yet still be your inexpensive source for daily transportation, there are several options at your disposal.
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AppleMagazine
UK COURT ALLOWS US TO APPEAL DENIAL OF ASSANGE'S EXTRADITION
Britain’s High Court has granted the U.S. government permission to appeal a decision that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange cannot be sent to the United States to face espionage charges.
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AppleMagazine
COMPANIES NAVIGATE TENSIONS OVER OFFICE REOPENING PLANS
Last year, companies around the U.S. scrambled to figure out how to shut down their offices and set up their employees for remote work as the COVID-19 virus suddenly bore down on the world.
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AppleMagazine #506
AppleMagazine
SOUTHWEST, AMERICAN DELAYS HINT AT HARD SUMMER FOR TRAVELERS
This summer is already shaping up to be a difficult one for air travelers.
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AppleMagazine
PENTAGON CANCELS DISPUTED JEDI CLOUD CONTRACT WITH MICROSOFT
The Pentagon said it canceled a disputed cloud-computing contract with Microsoft that could eventually have been worth $10 billion. It will instead pursue a deal with both Microsoft and Amazon and possibly other cloud service providers.
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AppleMagazine
INSIDE THE GLASS REPORTER TO CONTINUE AS NBC EXITS NHL
NBC’s coverage of the NHL ends after the Stanley Cup finals, but its impact on how the game is broadcast will carry on due to its different innovations in 15 years.
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AppleMagazine
DETERRING TAX AVOIDANCE BY GLOBAL COMPANIES
Negotiators from 130 countries have agreed on a major overhaul of how the world’s biggest companies are taxed in an effort to deter international avoidance schemes that have cost governments billions in revenue.
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AppleMagazine
CHINESE RIDE SERVICE DIDI TOLD TO TAKE APP OFF ONLINE STORES
Ride-hailing service Didi Global Inc., which made its U.S. stock market debut last week, was ordered by Chinese regulators to remove its app from online stores while the company overhauls its handling of customer data.
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AppleMagazine #506
AppleMagazine
ALL UNIVERSAL FILMS COMING TO PEACOCK STARTING IN 2022
The streaming service Peacock is ramping up its offerings with a new deal with Universal Filmed Entertainment Group.
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AppleMagazine #506
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Techlife News
VIRGIN GALACTIC GETS FAA'S OK TO LAUNCH CUSTOMERS TO SPACE
Virgin Galactic finally has the federal government’s approval to start launching customers into space from New Mexico.
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Techlife News
NSA DISCLOSES HACKING METHODS IT SAYS ARE USED BY RUSSIA
U.S. and British agencies disclosed on Thursday details of methods they say have been used by Russian intelligence to break into the cloud services of hundreds of government agencies, energy companies and other organizations.
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