AppleMagazine
SHOPPING FOR A CAR THIS YEAR WILL NOT BE THE SAME
2021 was an unusual year for the automotive industry. While customer demand for new cars rebounded from the economic uncertainty of 2020, automakers found themselves unable to meet that demand because of semiconductor chip shortages and supply chain problems. So what should car shoppers expect for 2022? Much of the same, unfortunately.
3 min |
January 14, 2022
AppleMagazine
BOEING AIRLINER SALES JUMP BUT DELIVERIES LAG RIVAL AIRBUS
Boeing finished 2021 far behind European rival Airbus in deliveries of new aircraft, but sales bounced back after two dismal years caused by the 737 Max crashes and the pandemic.
1 min |
January 14, 2022
Techlife News
AMAZON PLANS TO OPEN NEW CENTRAL INDIANA WAREHOUSE THIS YEAR
Mayor Steve Barnett said the exact number of expected jobs has not yet been shared with the city, the Daily Journal reported. City officials said the warehouse will receive inventory and workers will sort and ship orders.
1 min |
15, January 2022
Techlife News
FACT CHECKERS SAY YOUTUBE LETS ITS PLATFORM BE ‘WEAPONIZED'
More than 80 fact-checking organizations are calling on YouTube to address what they say is rampant misinformation on the platform.
1 min |
15, January 2022
AppleMagazine
NICKEL MINE DEVELOPER HAS MAJOR COMMITMENT FROM TESLA
The company that plans to develop a nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota has made a major supply deal with Tesla, the electric vehicle maker.
1 min |
January 14, 2022
Techlife News
HONDA EXEC: HIGH AUTO PRICES MAY DROP, BUT NOT DRAMATICALLY
Honda expects its factories to make more vehicles this year despite a computer chip shortage and supply chain troubles. But because it’s starting the year with so few vehicles at dealers, the company expects U.S. sales to fall below last year’s numbers.
1 min |
15, January 2022
Techlife News
SPACE TELESCOPE'S EYE' OPENS, LAST MAJOR HURDLE ‘GOLDEN
NASA’s new space telescope opened its huge, gold-plated, flower-shaped mirror Saturday (08), the final step in the observatory’s dramatic unfurling.
1 min |
15, January 2022
AppleMagazine
APPLE MUSIC VS. TIDAL
Streaming services such as Apple Music and Tidal, both of which have been present since 2015, are well-known for the exclusive content they offer.
3 min |
January 14, 2022
Techlife News
JUDGE SAYS FTC'S ANTITRUST CASE AGAINST FACEBOOK CAN PROCEED
A federal judge has ruled that the Federal Trade Commission’s revised antitrust suit against Meta, formerly known as Facebook, can proceed, shutting down the social media company’s request for a dismissal.
1 min |
15, January 2022
Techlife News
TAIWAN CHIPMAKER TSMC SAYS QUARTERLY PROFIT $6 BILLION
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips, reported Thursday its quarterly profit rose 16.4% over a year earlier to $6 billion amid surging demand for chips for smartphones and other electronics.
1 min |
15, January 2022
Techlife News
GRAND THEFT AUTO MAKER BUYS FARMVILLE COMPANY IN $12.7B DEAL
Take-Two Interactive, maker of “Grand Theft Auto” and “Red Dead Redemption,” is buying Zynga, maker of “FarmVille” and “Words With Friends,” in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $12.7 billion.
1 min |
15, January 2022
AppleMagazine
How New Robin Hood CEO Buery Plans to Fight NYC Poverty
Richard R. Buery Jr., is starting his first full year as CEO of Robin Hood. But he’s no stranger to New York City’s largest poverty-fighting organization.
4 min |
January 14, 2022
Techlife News
WILL SMITH, LADY GAGA, BEN AFFLECK SCORE SAG NOMINATIONS
The Oscar race may be missing in-person glitz this year, but it doesn’t lack for star power. Will Smith, Lady Gaga and Ben Affleck landed individual nominations for the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards on Wednesday, while the casts of “Belfast” and “CODA” were among those nominated for the guild’s top award, best ensemble.
3 min |
15, January 2022
Newsweek
The Second Coming of Nuclear Power
As the demand for energy rises, miniaturized nuclear power plants could be a climate-friendly new source. Critics aren’t so sure
10+ min |
January 21, 2022
Techlife News
US JOBLESS CLAIMS RISE BY 7,000, BUT STILL LOW AT 207,000
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week but remained at historically low levels, suggesting that the job market remains strong.
1 min |
08, January 2022
Techlife News
US SERVICE INDUSTRY GROWS MORE SLOWLY IN DECEMBER
Growth in the U.S. service industry, where most Americans work, pulled back in December after expanding at a record pace the previous two months.
1 min |
08, January 2022
Techlife News
RIDDELL'S AXIOM COULD BE BREAKTHROUGH HELMET FOR FOOTBALL
Riddell has developed a football helmet that might not be just the next big step in design and player safety, but a major leap.
4 min |
08, January 2022
Techlife News
RUSSIAN COURT SLAPS GOOGLE, META WITH MASSIVE FINES
A Moscow court slapped Google with a nearly $100 million fine and also fined Facebook’s parent company Meta $27 million over their failure to delete content banned by local law, as Russia seeks to step up pressure on technology giants.
1 min |
08, January 2022
Techlife News
NOVEMBER TRADE DEFICIT HITS NEAR RECORD-HIGH $80.2 BILLION
The U.S. trade deficit surged to a near-record high of $80.2 billion in November as exports slowed at the same time that imports jumped sharply.
1 min |
08, January 2022
Techlife News
FRANCE FINES GOOGLE, FACEBOOK MILLIONS OVER TRACKING CONSENT
French regulators on Thursday fined Google and Facebook a total of more than 200 million euros ($226 million) for not making it as easy for people to opt out of online tracking as it is for them to accept it.
2 min |
08, January 2022
AppleMagazine
After JWST
The next gen of LUVOIR’s space telescopes
6 min |
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AppleMagazine
TESLA SAYS IT DELIVERED RECORD 936K VEHICLES IN 2021, UP 87%
Tesla delivered a record 936,000 vehicles last year, up 87% from its 2020 delivery count, the company said.
1 min |
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AppleMagazine
GERMAN WATCHDOG PUTS GOOGLE UNDER CLOSER ANTITRUST SCRUTINY
Germany’s antitrust watchdog paved the way this week for extra scrutiny of Google by designating it a company of “paramount significance,” the first to get that label since regulators got more power to curb abusive practices by big digital companies.
1 min |
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AppleMagazine
FORD JACKS UP PRODUCTION OF ELECTRIC F-150, CITES BIG DEMAND
Ford says it will nearly double the annual production of its electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck based on a high number of advance reservations.
1 min |
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AppleMagazine
TESLA MODEL 3 RECALL OVER REAR CAMERA CONNECTION
Tesla is recalling certain Model 3s because a coaxial cable for its backup camera can become worn and fail to transmit images to the dashboard console.
1 min |
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AppleMagazine
CHRYSLER AIMS TO BE ALL ELECTRIC BY 2028
Chrysler plans go all electric by 2028, the latest automaker to announce a shift away from gasoline-powered engines under rising pressure to act on climate change.
1 min |
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AppleMagazine
CHINA URGES US TO PROTECT ITS SPACE STATION FROM SATELLITES
China is calling on the United States to protect a Chinese space station and its three-member crew after Beijing complained that satellites launched by Elon Musk’s SpaceX nearly struck the station.
1 min |
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AppleMagazine
CDC POSTS RATIONALE FOR SHORTER ISOLATION, QUARANTINE
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention explained the scientific rationale for shortening its COVID-19 isolation and quarantine recommendations, and clarified that the guidance applies to kids as well as adults.
2 min |
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AppleMagazine
BIDEN SAYS DEAL WITH TELECOMS AVOIDS FLIGHT DISRUPTIONS
AT&T and Verizon have agreed to delay the launch of a new slice of 5G service by two weeks after airlines and the nation’s aviation regulator complained about potential interference with systems on board planes.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #532
Bloomberg Businessweek
Cyberwar at the White House
Anne Neuberger and the competition to set Biden’s cybersecurity agenda
7 min |