AppleMagazine
CYBERSECURITY LABELING FOR SMART DEVICES AIMS TO HELP PEOPLE CHOOSE ITEMS LESS LIKELY TO BE HACKED
Consumer labels designed to help Americans pick smart devices that are less vulnerable to hacking could begin appearing on products before the holiday shopping season, federal officials said this week.
1 min |
May 24, 2024
AppleMagazine
USING AI, MASTERCARD EXPECTS TO FIND COMPROMISED CARDS QUICKER, BEFORE THEY GET USED BY CRIMINALS
Mastercard said this week that it expects to be able to discover that your credit or debit card number has been compromised well before it ends up in the hands of a cybercriminal.
2 min |
May 24, 2024
AppleMagazine
IS THAT 'HER'? OPENAI PAUSES A CHATGPT VOICE AFTER SOME SAY IT SOUNDS LIKE SCARLETT JOHANSSON
OpenAI says it plans to halt the use of one of its ChatGPT voices after some users said it sounded like Scarlett Johansson, who famously voiced a fictional, and at the time futuristic, AI assistant in the 2013 film “Her.”
3 min |
May 24, 2024
Mac Life
The best apps for everything!
We take a look at some of the best apps for your Apple gear that are not to be missed
3 min |
June 2024
Mac Life
The iPhone 15's USB-C port
The arrival of USB-C means you can team your device with loads of add-ons
4 min |
June 2024
Mac Life
Give your Watch a new look
Transform your Apple Watch with Watchsmith and Facer
3 min |
June 2024
Mac Life
OWC Express 1M2 Enclosure
External high-speed USB4 SSD enclosure
2 min |
June 2024
Mac Life
Eve Play
High-end AirPlay adapter for hi-fi speaker systems
1 min |
June 2024
Mac Life
Anker MagGo Power Bank 10K
Fast wireless charging on the go
1 min |
June 2024
Mac Life
Logitech Pebble 2 Combo
A quality, yet affordable, keyboard/mouse set
2 min |
June 2024
Mac Life
ACDSee Photo Studio 10
Organize, edit and share your shots
2 min |
June 2024
Mac Life
New iPad Pro with M4 chip
Next–generation chip and breakthrough screen technology
2 min |
June 2024
Mac Life
Make movies with your iPhone - explained!
Make plans, grab your gear and shoot
3 min |
June 2024
Techlife News
CHANGES FROM VISA MEAN AMERICANS WILL CARRY FEWER PHYSICAL CREDIT, DEBIT CARDS IN THEIR WALLETS
Your wallet may soon be getting thinner.
2 min |
May 18, 2024
Techlife News
FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM FACE FRESH EU DIGITAL SCRUTINY OVER CHILD SAFETY MEASURES
The European Union opened fresh investigations Thursday into Facebook and Instagram over suspicions that they’re failing to protect children online, in violation of the bloc’s strict digital regulations for social media platforms.
2 min |
May 18, 2024
Techlife News
TECH TIP: PROTECTING YOUR CAR FROM THE GROWING RISK OF KEYLESS VEHICLE THEFTS
They appear like ghosts in the night, standing outside your house, one holding up an antenna while the other crouches next to the car parked on the driveway. Within seconds, your car is gone, yet another victim amid a surge in auto theft enabled by the technology designed to make it easier to unlock and start vehicles.
3 min |
May 18, 2024
Techlife News
NETFLIX WILL CARRY NFL GAMES ON CHRISTMAS DAY FOR 3 YEARS INCLUDING 2 THIS UPCOMING SEASON
Netflix and the NFL announced a three-year deal Wednesday to stream games on Christmas Day.
3 min |
May 18, 2024
AppleMagazine
ROKU WILL STREAM WEEKLY MLB GAME ON SUNDAYS.VIEWERS WON'T NEED ONE OF THE SERVICE'S DEVICES
Roku will carry Major League Baseball games on Sundays beginning this week, and viewers will be able to watch for free and not be required to use a Roku device, the streaming service announced Monday.
1 min |
May 17, 2024
AppleMagazine
US ENERGY PANEL APPROVES RULE TO EXPAND TRANSMISSION OF RENEWABLE POWER
Federal energy regulators this week approved a long-awaited rule to make it easier to transmit renewable energy such as wind and solar power to the electric grid — a key part of President Joe Biden’s goal to eliminate carbon emissions economy-wide by 2050.
4 min |
May 17, 2024
AppleMagazine
GM'S CRUISE TO START TESTING ROBOTAXIS IN PHOENIX AREA WITH HUMAN SAFETY DRIVERS ON BOARD
General Motors’ troubled Cruise autonomous vehicle unit said it will start testing robotaxis in Arizona this week with human safety drivers on board.
1 min |
May 17, 2024
AppleMagazine
ILLNESS TOOK AWAY HER VOICE.AI CREATED A REPLICA SHE CARRIES IN HER PHONE
The voice Alexis “Lexi” Bogan had before last summer was exuberant.
6 min |
May 17, 2024
AppleMagazine
OPENAI LAUNCHES GPTO, IMPROVING CHATGPT'S TEXT, VISUAL AND AUDIO CAPABILITIES
OpenAI’s latest update to its artificial intelligence model can mimic human cadences in its verbal responses and can even try to detect people’s moods.
1 min |
May 17, 2024
AppleMagazine
VOICE-CLONING TECHNOLOGY BRINGING A KEY SUPREME COURT MOMENT TO 'LIFE'
Seventy years ago on Friday, no one outside of the U.S. Supreme Court building heard it when Chief Justice Earl Warren announced the historic Brown v. Board of Education decision on school desegregation.
3 min |
May 17, 2024
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE UNLEASHES AI IN SEARCH, RAISING HOPES FOR BETTER RESULTS AND FEARS ABOUT LESS WEB TRAFFIC
Google this week rolled out a retooled search engine that will frequently favor responses crafted by artificial intelligence over website links, a shift promising to quicken the quest for information while also potentially disrupting the flow of money-making internet traffic.
4 min |
May 17, 2024
AppleMagazine
SMALL, WELL-BUILT CHINESE EV CALLED THE SEAGULL POSES A BIG THREAT TO THE US AUTO INDUSTRY
A tiny, low-priced electric car called the Seagull has American automakers and politicians trembling.
6 min |
May 17, 2024
AppleMagazine
WAYMO IS LATEST COMPANY UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR AUTONOMOUS OR PARTIALLY AUTOMATED TECHNOLOGY
The U.S. government’s highway safety agency has opened another investigation of automated driving systems, this time into crashes involving Waymo’s self-driving vehicles.
3 min |
May 17, 2024
AppleMagazine
SENATORS URGE $32 BILLION IN EMERGENCY SPENDING ON AI AFTER FINISHING YEARLONG REVIEW
A bipartisan group of four senators led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is recommending that Congress spend at least $32 billion over the next three years to develop artificial intelligence and place safeguards around it, writing in a new report released Wednesday that the U.S. needs to “harness the opportunities and address the risks” of the quickly developing technology.
4 min |
May 17, 2024
AppleMagazine
YOUNG SOUTH KOREANS ARE INCREASINGLY DRAWN TO BUDDHISM VIA SOCIAL MEDIA-SAVVY INFLUENCERS
A South Korean deejay dressed as a Buddhist monk bounced up and down on stage while playing electronic music and shouting: \"This too shall pass!\"
3 min |
May 17, 2024
AppleMagazine
WILL AI REPLACE DOCTORS WHO READ X-RAYS, OR JUST MAKE THEM BETTER THAN EVER?
How good would an algorithm have to be to take over your job?
4 min |
May 17, 2024
AppleMagazine
THE FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE BUYING YOUR FIRST USED TESLA
It's a good time to be in the market for a used Tesla. Tesla's significant price cuts over the past year on its new cars have caused the prices of used Teslas to drop significantly.
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