Techlife News
APPLE TO RELEASE VISIONOS APP STORE DEVELOPER BETA THIS FALL
Apple announced this week that the new visionOS App Store will be made available in a developer beta release this fall.
2 min |
September 09, 2023
Techlife News
BILLIONAIRES WANT TO BUILD A NEW CITY IN RURAL CALIFORNIA. THEY MUST CONVINCE VOTERS FIRST
Silicon Valley billionaires behind a secretive $800 million land-buying spree in Northern California have finally released some details about their plans for a new green city, but they still must win over skeptical voters and local leaders.
5 min |
September 09, 2023
Techlife News
THE FILMS COMING TO THEATERS AND STREAMING SOON, FROM 'DUMB MONEY' TO 'THE HUNGER GAMES'
Fall is coming, and so are the movies.
4 min |
September 09, 2023
Techlife News
EU TARGETS APPLE, AMAZON, ALPHABET, BYTEDANCE, META, MICROSOFT IN NEXT PHASE OF DIGITAL CRACKDOWN
The European Union this week targeted Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet, Facebook owner Meta and TikTok parent ByteDance under new digital rules aimed at reining in the market power of online companies.
1 min |
September 09, 2023
Techlife News
MLB TESTING HANDS-FREE ENTRY FOR FANS UTILIZING FACIAL AUTHENTICATION, AI SECURITY
Major League Baseball is testing facial authentication-based entry that would allow ticketed fans to walk directly into stadiums a convenient new arrival method that the league says won't compromise on safety and security.
4 min |
September 09, 2023
Techlife News
GOOGLE REACHES TENTATIVE SETTLEMENT WITH ALL 50 STATES OVER ALLEGED APP STORE MONOPOLY
All 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have reached an agreement in principle with Google to settle a lawsuit filed in 2021 over the tech giant's alleged monopolistic control of app distribution for the software that runs most of the world's cellphones.
2 min |
September 09, 2023
Techlife News
BATTERY PARTS MAKER ENTEK BREAKS GROUND ON $1.5B MANUFACTURING CAMPUS IN WESTERN INDIANA
Oregon-based battery parts producer Entek broke ground Wednesday on a $1.5 billion manufacturing campus in western Indiana that officials said will create more than 640 jobs and give a boost to Indiana's growing electric vehicle industry.
1 min |
September 09, 2023
Techlife News
CARMAKERS FAIL PRIVACY TEST, GIVE OWNERS LITTLE OR NO ON PERSONAL CONTROL DATA THEY COLLECT
Cars are getting an \"F\" in data privacy. Most major manufacturers admit they may be selling your personal information, a new study finds, with half also saying they would share it with the government or law enforcement without a court order.
3 min |
September 09, 2023
Techlife News
UNITED AIRLINES SAYS THE OUTAGE THAT HELD UP DEPARTING FLIGHTS WAS NOT A CYBERSECURITY ISSUE
United Airlines said that a software update triggered a glitch that forced it to halt departures nationwide, briefly crippling one of the nation's biggest carriers on a busy travel day.
1 min |
September 09, 2023
Techlife News
GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES RECORD INVESTMENT TO EXPAND ACCESS TO HIGH-SPEED INTERNET IN KENTUCKY
Looking to close its digital divide, Kentucky will use a $386 million investment to expand access to high-speed internet to more than 42,600 homes and businesses, Gov. Andy Beshear said this week.
2 min |
September 09, 2023
Techlife News
The Next iPad
THE MOST ADAPTABLE DEVICE SET FOR MAJOR UPGRADE
5 min |
September 09, 2023
Techlife News
DELTA AIR LINES SAYS IT HAS PROTECTED ITS PLANES AGAINST INTERFERENCE FROM 5G WIRELESS SIGNALS
Delta Air Lines said that it has completed upgrading its fleet to protect key equipment against interference from 5G wireless signals, plugging a hole that could have disrupted flights during low visibility.
1 min |
September 09, 2023
Techlife News
ROKU TO CUT ABOUT 10% OF ITS WORKFORCE AS IT UPS QUARTERLY SALES EXPECTATIONS AND SHARES SOAR, AGAIN
Roku is cutting about 10% of its workforce, or 360 people, and it will limit new hiring as it cuts costs to stem a series of quarterly losses.
1 min |
September 09, 2023
Techlife News
TIKTOK'S IRISH DATA CENTER UP AND RUNNING AS EUROPEAN PRIVACY PROJECT GETS UNDER WAY
TikTok said this week that operations are underway at the first of its three European data centers, part of the popular Chinese owned app's effort to ease Western fears about privacy risks.
1 min |
September 09, 2023
AppleMagazine
EU TARGETS APPLE, AMAZON, ALPHABET, BYTEDANCE, META, MICROSOFT IN NEXT PHASE OF DIGITAL CRACKDOWN
The European Union this week targeted Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet, Facebook owner Meta and TikTok parent ByteDance under new digital rules aimed at reining in the market power of online companies.
1 min |
September 08, 2023
AppleMagazine
DISNEY, SPECTRUM DIRECT CUSTOMERS TO OTHER TV SERVICES AS DISPUTE KEEPING ESPN OFF AIR CONTINUES
Both sides of a dispute that has left nearly 15 million cable TV subscribers without ESPN or other networks affiliated with The Walt Disney Co. are directing customers to other services where they can watch television.
1 min |
September 08, 2023
AppleMagazine
AIRBNB LIMITS SOME NEW RESERVATIONS IN NEW YORK CITY AS SHORT-TERM RENTAL REGULATIONS GO INTO EFFECT
Home-sharing giant Airbnb said it has had to stop accepting some reservations in New York City as new regulations on short-term rentals went into effect Tuesday that will mean big changes for travelers hoping to avoid the high cost of a Big Apple hotel.
2 min |
September 08, 2023
AppleMagazine
ELON MUSK SAYS X, FORMERLY TWITTER, WILL HAVE VOICE AND VIDEO CALLS, UPDATES PRIVACY POLICY
Elon Musk said that his social network X, formerly known as Twitter, will give users the ability to make voice and video calls on the platform.
2 min |
September 08, 2023
AppleMagazine
GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES RECORD INVESTMENT TO EXPAND ACCESS TO HIGH-SPEED INTERNET IN KENTUCKY
Looking to close its digital divide, Kentucky will use a $386 million investment to expand access to high-speed internet to more than 42,600 homes and businesses, Gov. Andy Beshear said this week.
2 min |
September 08, 2023
AppleMagazine
The Next iPad
THE MOST ADAPTABLE DEVICE SET FOR MAJOR UPGRADE
5 min |
September 08, 2023
AppleMagazine
ROKU TO CUT ABOUT 10% OF ITS WORKFORCE AS IT UPS QUARTERLY SALES EXPECTATIONS AND SHARES SOAR, AGAIN
Roku is cutting about 10% of its workforce, or 360 people, and it will limit new hiring as it cuts costs to stem a series of quarterly losses.
1 min |
September 08, 2023
AppleMagazine
THE FILMS COMING TO THEATERS AND STREAMING SOON, FROM 'DUMB MONEY' TO 'THE HUNGER GAMES'
Fall is coming, and so are the movies.
4 min |
September 08, 2023
AppleMagazine
DELTA AIR LINES SAYS IT HAS PROTECTED ITS PLANES AGAINST INTERFERENCE FROM 5G WIRELESS SIGNALS
Delta Air Lines said that it has completed upgrading its fleet to protect key equipment against interference from 5G wireless signals, plugging a hole that could have disrupted flights during low visibility.
1 min |
September 08, 2023
AppleMagazine
MLB TESTING HANDS-FREE ENTRY FOR FANS UTILIZING FACIAL AUTHENTICATION, AI SECURITY
Major League Baseball is testing facial authentication-based entry that would allow ticketed fans to walk directly into stadiums a convenient new arrival method that the league says won't compromise on safety and security.
4 min |
September 08, 2023
AppleMagazine
TIKTOK'S IRISH DATA CENTER UP AND RUNNING AS EUROPEAN PRIVACY PROJECT GETS UNDER WAY
TikTok said this week that operations are underway at the first of its three European data centers, part of the popular Chinese owned app's effort to ease Western fears about privacy risks.
1 min |
September 08, 2023
AppleMagazine
BILLIONAIRES WANT TO BUILD A NEW CITY IN RURAL CALIFORNIA.THEY MUST CONVINCE VOTERS FIRST
Silicon Valley billionaires behind a secretive $800 million land-buying spree in Northern California have finally released some details about their plans for a new green city, but they still must win over skeptical voters and local leaders.
5 min |
September 08, 2023
AppleMagazine
UNITED AIRLINES SAYS THE OUTAGE THAT HELD UP DEPARTING FLIGHTS WAS NOT A CYBERSECURITY ISSUE
United Airlines said that a software update triggered a glitch that forced it to halt departures nationwide, briefly crippling one of the nation's biggest carriers on a busy travel day.
1 min |
September 08, 2023
AppleMagazine
CARMAKERS FAIL PRIVACY TEST, GIVE OWNERS LITTLE OR NO CONTROL ON PERSONAL DATA THEY COLLECT
Cars are getting an \"F\" in data privacy. Most major manufacturers admit they may be selling your personal information, a new study finds, with half also saying they would share it with the government or law enforcement without a court order.
3 min |
September 08, 2023
AppleMagazine
APPLE TO RELEASE VISIONOS APP STORE DEVELOPER BETA THIS FALL
Apple announced this week that the new visionOS App Store will be made available in a developer beta release this fall.
2 min |
September 08, 2023
Techlife News
THE AVERAGE LONG-TERM US MORTGAGE RATE FELL TO 7.18% THIS WEEK, EASING FROM MORE THAN 20-YEAR HIGH
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate slipped after climbing for five consecutive weeks to a more than 20-year high, a modest relief for would-be home-buyers challenged by rising home prices and a thin inventory of homes on the market.
2 min |