Techlife News
JOBLESS CLAIMS JUMP BY 70,000 AS VIRUS STARTS TO TAKE HOLD
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits surged last week by 70,000 to the highest level in more than two years, indicating that the effect of the coronavirus was starting to be felt in rising layoffs in the job market.
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Techlife News #438
Techlife News
CHINESE FACTORIES FACE NEW THREAT: US ANTI-VIRUS CONTROLS
Factories in China, struggling to reopen after the coronavirus shut down the economy, face a new threat from U.S. anti-disease controls that might disrupt the flow of microchips and other components they need.
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Techlife News #438
Techlife News
FRANCE FINES APPLE $1.2 BILLION FOR ANTI-COMPETITIVE ACTS
French regulators fined Apple 1.1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) on Monday for striking deals to keep prices high, in the biggest-ever such sanction by France’s Competition Authority.
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Techlife News #438
Techlife News
BUILDING A SAVINGS CUSHION IN A TIME OF EMERGENCY
If you are going to stockpile anything these days, consider liquid savings.
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Techlife News #438
Techlife News
Facebook Bug Wrongly Deleted Authentic Coronavirus News
Facebook said a bug in its anti-spam system temporarily blocked the publication of links to news stories about the coronavirus.
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Techlife News #438
AppleMagazine
HOW TO CLEAN THE BUNDLE OF GERMS THAT IS YOUR PHONE
You’re washing your hands countless times a day to try to ward off the coronavirus.
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March 20, 2020
AppleMagazine
CINEMAS CLOSE NATIONWIDE, DISNEY POSTPONES ‘BLACK WIDOW'
U.S. movie theaters have closed nationwide due to the coronavirus pandemic, turning dark nearly all of the country’s 40,000-plus screens in an unprecedented shutdown.
4 min |
March 20, 2020
AppleMagazine
BUSINESS FALLOUT: APPLE GOES ONLINE, DELTA SLASHES FLIGHTS
Apple said its annual developers conference would take place entirely online this year, joining a growing list of companies that are canceling big, in-person events as the coronavirus spreads.
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March 20, 2020
AppleMagazine
NEW TONE ON VIRUS FOR FOX NEWS STARS – TO A POINT
Fox News Channel’s influential prime-time lineup is starting to reflect the changed realities of the coronavirus outbreak, without embracing old enemies.
4 min |
March 20, 2020
AppleMagazine
MORE WIPES, NO JEANS: AMAZON LIMITS SHIPMENTS TO WAREHOUSES
To make room for toilet paper, hand sanitizer and other items in high demand during the global viral pandemic, Amazon said it is limiting what brands and independent sellers can send to its warehouses for the next three weeks.
1 min |
March 20, 2020
AppleMagazine
As virus shuts down cities in Europe, pollution drops
The European Union’s space agency’s earth-observation satellites have detected a significant reduction in the pollutant nitrogen dioxide, a byproduct of the use of diesel motors and other human activities, in northern Italy as the advance of the COVID-19 has led to drastic measures curtailing ordinary life.
1 min |
March 20, 2020
AppleMagazine
Google sibling Verily launches Covid-19 screening website
Google sister company Verily has launched a website to screen people who think they might have COVID-19 and point them to testing sites. But you probably can’t use it to get tested quite yet.
2 min |
March 20, 2020
AppleMagazine
Apple introduces new MacBook Air
Apple has introduced an all-new MacBook Air, offering faster performance, a new scissor-switch magic keyboard, twice the storage than the previous generation, and a new lower $999 price tag.
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March 20, 2020
AppleMagazine
Remote Working: Virus Encourages Businesses to Think Differently
With the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak forcing governments to close schools, sporting events, communal spaces and more, businesses are taking the situation into their own hands, encouraging their staff to work from home.
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March 20, 2020
Techlife News
UK LAWMAKERS CHALLENGE GOVERNMENT OVER ‘HIGH RISK' HUAWEI
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative government narrowly defeated an attempt led by some of its own lawmakers to ban China’s Huawei from building part of the U.K.’s high-speed telecommunications network.
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March 14, 2020
Techlife News
SAUDI ARAMCO TO BOOST CAPACITY; ABU DHABI TO INCREASE SUPPLY
Saudi Arabia steamed ahead with its new energy play by directing the kingdom’s oil company Aramco on Wednesday to increase its maximum production capacity, while Abu Dhabi’s oil and gas company ADNOC followed suit by saying it was boosting output by 25% to 4 million barrels per day.
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March 14, 2020
Techlife News
Utah School Software Will Send Alerts About Student Accounts
A Utah school district adopted computer software that alerts administrators and parents to activity in student Google accounts that may raise concerns.
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March 14, 2020
Techlife News
China Auto Sales Plunge In February Amid Virus Shutdown
China’s auto sales plunged 81.7% in February from a year ago after much of the economy was shut down to fight a virus outbreak, an industry group reported Thursday, adding to problems for automakers already struggling with shrinking demand.
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March 14, 2020
Techlife News
Boeing Shares Suffer Worst One-Day Drop Since 1974
Boeing’s stock tumbled 18% on Wednesday, its biggest one-day percentage drop since 1974, and company leaders painted a sobering picture for the business in 2020.
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March 14, 2020
Techlife News
Las Vegas Movie Exhibition CinemaCon Canceled Due to Virus
The annual movie exhibition and trade show CinemaCon has been canceled in Las Vegas due to coronavirus, scuttling one of Hollywood’s premier hype machines.
2 min |
March 14, 2020
AppleMagazine
IT'S CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF IRON RAIN AT HOT, FARAWAY WORLD
At one hot, faraway world, it’s always cloudy with a chance of iron rain.
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March 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
VERMONT SUES WEB-SCRAPING FACIAL RECOGNITION FIRM
The state of Vermont is suing a data broker that it says uses facial recognition technology to map the faces of Vermonters, including children, and then sells access to the data to private businesses, individuals and law enforcement.
1 min |
March 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
DOCTORS TRY 1ST CRISPR EDITING IN THE BODY FOR BLINDNESS
Scientists say they have used the gene editing tool CRISPR inside someone’s body for the first time, a new frontier for efforts to operate on DNA, the chemical code of life, to treat diseases.
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March 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
TWITTER IN DEAL WITH SILVER LAKE, ELLIOTT; DORSEY STILL CEO
Twitter says it’s reached an investment deal with Silver Lake and Elliott Management that will keep Jack Dorsey as the social media company’s CEO.
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March 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
CALIFORNIA AG DROPS CHALLENGE TO T-MOBILE-SPRINT MERGER
California’s attorney general said that the state will not appeal a judge’s decision approving T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion purchase of Sprint.
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March 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
NEXT GEN: NEW WAVES OF MACS ON THE WAY
Though Apple has been pivoting towards its consumer market in recent years with upgrades to iPads, iPhones, and Apple Watches, the company hasn’t forgotten about its everlucrative macOS user base and looks set to overhaul its entire desktop portfolio in the months ahead.
7 min |
March 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
EDITED BIDEN VIDEO PORTENDS SOCIAL MEDIA CHALLENGES IN 2020
As former Vice President Joe Biden’s drive for the White House gains momentum, the 77-year-old’s political opponents on both the right and left have launched an internet campaign suggesting he’s not mentally or physically equipped to serve — sometimes using altered content and other disinformation to make their case.
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March 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
Behind The Scenes, Scientists Prep For Covid-19 Vaccine Test
A team of scientists jostled for a view of the lab dish, staring impatiently for the first clue that an experimental vaccine against the new coronavirus just might work.
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March 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
Amid Virus Crisis, Officials Announce Health Care Tech Rules
With coronavirus topping Americans’ concerns, senior Trump administration officials tried to switch subjects by announcing final rules aimed at delivering on the unfulfilled promise of electronic health records.
3 min |
March 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
STREAMING WARS: MUSIC REVENUE UP & THE TRILLION-DOLLAR TV BATTLE
With 79% of music industry revenue coming from streaming and digital sales at an all-time low, it’s clear the future of entertainment is via subscriptions.
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