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AppleMagazine
LIGHTS, CAMERA, SELL: RETAILERS WANT YOU TO WATCH AND SHOP
When Jenna Powell gets in front of a camera, she can sell $10,000 worth of sparkly dresses and tie-dye hoodies in 40 minutes.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #474
AppleMagazine
LEFT FOR DEAD, TWICE, RADIOSHACK GETS ANOTHER SHOT ONLINE
RadioShack, a fixture at the mall for decades, has been pulled from brink of death, again.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #474
AppleMagazine
BUSINESS: APPLE POSITIONS iPHONE 12 AS A CORPORATE MUST-HAVE
Critics labeled the iPhone 12 Apple’s biggest leap forward in years, with analysts suggesting that the Cupertino company will shift close to 70 million units before the end of 2020. As if the iPhone 12 range wasn’t popular enough, Apple has announced a partnership with carrier Verizon to make iPhone the most compelling business smartphone, offering 5G on the go.
6 min |
AppleMagazine #474
AppleMagazine
CHINA LAUNCHES MISSION TO BRING BACK MATERIAL FROM MOON
China launched an ambitious mission on Tuesday to bring back rocks and debris from the moon’s surface for the first time in more than 40 years — an undertaking that could boost human understanding of the moon and of the solar system more generally.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #474
AppleMagazine
ALIBABA CEO SAYS REGULATIONS FOR INTERNET FIRMS 'NECESSARY'
The chairman and CEO of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group praised Chinese regulators in a possible attempt to repair ties after the stock market debut of its former financial services arm was suspended following criticism of them by billionaire Alibaba founder Jack Ma.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #474
AppleMagazine
EU Files Antitrust Charges Against Amazon Over Use of Data
European Union regulators filed antitrust charges this week against Amazon, accusing the e-commerce giant of using its access to data from companies that sell products on its platform to gain an unfair advantage over them.
4 min |
November 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
Japan's Softbank Back in The Black As Investments Improve
Japanese technology company SoftBank Group Corp. said it bounced back to profitability in the last quarter as its investments improved in value.
2 min |
November 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
SPACEX CAPSULE WITH 4 ASTRONAUTS REACHES SPACE STATION
SpaceX’s newly launched capsule with four astronauts arrived Monday at the International Space Station, their new home until spring.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #473
AppleMagazine
TWITTER LAUNCHES DISAPPEARING TWEETS THAT VANISH IN A DAY
Twitter is launching tweets that disappear in 24 hours called “Fleets” globally, echoing social media sites like Snapchat, Facebook and Instagram that already have disappearing posts.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #473
AppleMagazine
NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS FACE CHALLENGES IN VIRTUAL LEARNING
Aporine Shabani escaped violence in Congo to find a better life for her children in Scranton.
6 min |
AppleMagazine #473
AppleMagazine
LYFT'S ZIMMER TALKS FUTURE OF WORKPLACE, ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Lyft scored a major victory when California voters passed Proposition 22, allowing app-based companies to treat drivers as contractors instead of employees and saving the company from what many anticipated would be crippling expenses.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #473
AppleMagazine
PLANNING TRAVEL BECOMES MORE COMPLICATED DURING PANDEMIC
Planning travel for college basketball teams can be complicated. Flights and hotels have to be booked, buses rented, meals planned. Schedules have to be worked around practices and games.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #473
AppleMagazine
DELIVERY GIANT DOORDASH PLANS IPO
Delivery giant DoorDash Inc. is planning to sell its stock to the public, capitalizing on the growing trend of consumers embracing app-based deliveries as much of the world stays home during the pandemic.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #473
AppleMagazine
FAA CLEARS BOEING 737 MAX TO FLY AGAIN
After nearly two years and a pair of deadly crashes, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has cleared Boeing’s 737 Max for flight.
5 min |
AppleMagazine #473
AppleMagazine
CONSOLE BATTLE: PS5 AND XBOX SERIES X FIGHTING TO BE CHRISTMAS #1
With the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 launching this month, it’s never been a more exciting time to be a gamer.
7 min |
AppleMagazine #473
AppleMagazine
AMAZON OPENS ONLINE PHARMACY, SHAKING UP ANOTHER INDUSTRY
Now at Amazon.com: insulin and inhalers.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #473
AppleMagazine
AIRBNB DETAILS YEARS OF LOSSES AHEAD OF PLANNED IPO
Airbnb was losing money even before the pandemic struck and cut its revenue by almost a third, the home-sharing company revealed in documents filed this week ahead of a planned initial public offering of its stock.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #473
AppleMagazine
MacBooks: M1 Processor Takes Mac Family Into a New Era
This year, our computers have been more important than ever before. Whether we’re working from home or catching up with friends over FaceTime, our Macs have become a part of who we are.
8 min |
November 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
UBER'S FOOD DELIVERY BUSINESS OUTSHINES CORE RIDES SERVICE
Uber’s food delivery business brought in more money during the third quarter than its signature rides business, showing just how much consumer behavior has changed — and how far the company has adapted — since the pandemic struck.
2 min |
November 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
ROLES AREN'T FOR KEEPS ON ‘CROWN,' EVEN NEWCOMER PRINCESS DI
For viewers, “The Crown” offers a peek into a modern royal family’s life and times, or at least an engaging dramatization. For the cast, it’s meant the lofty equivalent of gig work as the Netflix series ticks through the decades.
5 min |
November 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
TAIWAN PROCESSOR CHIP MAKER TO SET UP $3.5 BILLION U.S. ARM
A Taiwanese maker of processor chips for Apple Inc. and other customers plans to invest $3.5 billion to set up its second U.S. manufacturing site amid American concern about relying too heavily on sources in Asia for high-tech components.
1 min |
November 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
RIGHTS ACTIVISTS SLAM EU PLAN FOR ACCESS TO ENCRYPTED CHATS
Digital rights campaigners this week criticized a proposal by European Union governments that calls for communications companies to provide authorities with access to encrypted messages.
2 min |
November 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
MISSISSIPPI PROGRAM TO USE DOOR CAMERAS TO FIGHT CRIME
Mississippi’s capital city could begin using residents’ door security cameras in its effort to fight rising crime.
2 min |
November 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
LYFT'S RESULTS SHOW PAIN BUT ALSO HOPE AS SOME RIDERS RETURN
Lyft is still feeling the pandemic’s severe impact on the ride-hailing industry but its third-quarter results show signs of a recovery from the previous three months when passengers stayed locked down.
2 min |
November 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
FTC SAYS ZOOM MISLED USERS ON ITS SECURITY FOR MEETINGS
Federal regulators are requiring Zoom to strengthen its security in a proposed settlement of allegations that the video conferencing service misled users about its level of security for meetings.
2 min |
November 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
JUDGE POSTPONES TRUMP'S TIKTOK BAN IN SUIT BROUGHT BY USERS
A federal judge has postponed President Donald Trump’s threatened shutdown of the popular short-form video app TikTok, siding with a Pennsylvania comedian and two other TikTok creators who say Trump’s order hampers their free speech.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #471
AppleMagazine
FERRARI PROFIT STEADY AS IT RECOVERS LOST LOCKDOWN OUTPUT
Luxury sportscar maker Ferrari this week reported its profits remained flat in the third quarter as it recovers lost production from the coronavirus shutdown.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #471
AppleMagazine
EU DIGITAL BOSS: NEW RULES TO CURB BIG TECH AIM FOR FAIRNESS
The European Union is set to propose new laws to rein in the power of big tech companies, including measures to ensure customers are protected, smaller rivals are treated fairly, and illegal content is dealt with, the bloc’s digital and antitrust chief said this week.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #471
AppleMagazine
BUSINESS LEADERS SURVEY HITS HIGHEST LEVEL IN 16 YEARS
The overall economic measure of a monthly survey of Midwest business leaders hit a 16year high for October, but the manufacturing sector of the economy remains stunted from the coronavirus outbreak, according to the Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index released this week.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #471
AppleMagazine
UBER, LYFT PREVAIL TO KEEP CALIFORNIA WORKERS INDEPENDENT
Uber, Lyft and other app-based ride-hailing and delivery services prevailed at the ballot box in their expensive gamble to keep drivers classified as independent contractors.
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