Techlife News
BOEING GOES ANOTHER MONTH WITHOUT A SINGLE AIRLINER ORDER
Boeing failed to sell a single commercial airplane but saw orders for 108 planes canceled in April as a sharp drop in air travel erased any demand among airlines for new jetliners.
2 min |
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AppleMagazine
MUSK BECOMES CHAMPION FOR BUSINESSES DEFYING SHUTDOWN ORDERS
At the Fit4All Gym in Lebanon, Illinois, owner David Tate considers Elon Musk a huge ally in the fight against government coronavirus orders that Tate says are driving him into the poorhouse.
5 min |
May 15, 2020
AppleMagazine
REMOTE CONTROL: TECH SUPPORT STAFFERS STAR IN NFL OFFSEASON
Like a principal walking through a hushed hallway on the first day of school, Cheryl Nygaard felt the emotional surge of relief and pride last week as the Minnesota Vikings director of information technology peeked in on the video conference sessions set up for this most unusual NFL offseason.
4 min |
May 15, 2020
AppleMagazine
WHY PROSPECT OF DEFLATION COULD POSE A THREAT TO US ECONOMY
The economic paralysis caused by the coronavirus led in April to the steepest month-to-month fall in U.S. consumer prices since the 2008 financial crisis — a 0.8% drop that was driven by a plunge in gasoline prices.
4 min |
May 15, 2020
AppleMagazine
A GROTESQUE, INGLORIOUS LOOK AT CAPONE'S LAST YEAR
Al Capone lived out his final years on a grand estate in Palm Island, Florida, with his wife, Mae, by his side and grandchildren running around the property.
3 min |
May 15, 2020
AppleMagazine
DISPUTE OVER REOPENING CALIFORNIA TESLA FACTORY MAY BE OVER
It appears the dispute between Tesla and San Francisco Bay Area authorities over the reopening of a factory in the face of shutdown orders is coming to an end.
3 min |
May 15, 2020
AppleMagazine
UK Tests Use Of Drone To Deliver Supplies To Hospitals
Britain is testing the use of a car-sized drone to deliver medical supplies more quickly to hospitals and help ease pressure on the country’s health system during the new coronavirus crisis.
3 min |
May 15, 2020
AppleMagazine
Zoom: Thriving In a Virtual Enviroment
As billions of professionals tackle the transition from working in an office environment to staying productive at home, software like Zoom has exploded in popularity, climbing from 10 million daily users to 300 million.
6 min |
May 15, 2020
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T+A MP 3100 HV
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THAT'S ONE SNARKY PUPPY
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June 2020
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Parasound Halo JC 1+
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GRAMOPHONE DREAMS
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10+ min |
June 2020
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Guns N’ Neuroses: The Life of a Used-Gear Specialist
8 min |
June 2020
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ANALOG CORNER
The Reed Muse 1C Turntable and 5T Tonearm
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June 2020
Techlife News
FILM FESTIVALS TEAM UP TO OFFER FREE GLOBAL FEST ON YOUTUBE
Film festivals worldwide are teaming up to launch “We Are One: A Global Film Festival,” which will play out over 10 days and be available for free on YouTube.
1 min |
May 02, 2020
Techlife News
HOTELS, AIRBNB BEEF UP CLEANING STANDARDS TO CALM TRAVELERS
Hotels and home-sharing companies are beefing up their cleaning efforts in order to soothe jittery travelers.
2 min |
May 02, 2020
Techlife News
FACEBOOK REVENUE GROWTH SLOWS, BUT ‘SIGNS OF STABILITY' RISE
Facebook reported its slowest quarterly growth as a public company, pressured by the coronavirus pandemic and a resulting global slowdown in digital advertising.
2 min |
May 02, 2020
Techlife News
EUROPEAN DOCTORS WARN RARE KIDS' SYNDROME MAY HAVE VIRUS TIE
Doctors in Britain, Italy, and Spain have been warned to look out for a rare inflammatory condition in children that is possibly linked to the new coronavirus.
3 min |
May 02, 2020
Techlife News
CALIFORNIA SCALES UP 1ST-IN-US ELECTRIC TRUCK SALE PROPOSAL
California regulators strengthened a proposed first-in-the-nation rule that would force automakers to sell more electric delivery vans and work trucks in a state with the country’s worst air quality.
2 min |
May 02, 2020
Techlife News
MAKING PUBLIC TRANSIT SAFE A NEXT HURDLE IN EASING LOCKDOWNS
In cities around the world, public transportation systems are key to getting workers back on the job and restarting devastated economies. Yet methods of getting around, ranging from trains and buses to ferries and bicycles, will have to be re-imagined for the coronavirus era.
3 min |
May 02, 2020
Techlife News
COMCAST PROFIT SLIDES AS PANDEMIC HITS MOVIES, THEME PARKS
Comcast’s net income slid in the first three months of the year as the coronavirus pandemic forced it to shut down its theme parks and its movies were kept out of shuttered theaters.
2 min |
May 02, 2020
Techlife News
AMERICAN AIRLINES POSTS $2.2 BILLION LOSS DURING PANDEMIC
American Airlines reported a staggering loss of $2.24 billion for the first quarter, when the coronavirus pandemic triggered a sharp drop in air travel.
2 min |
May 02, 2020
Techlife News
30 MILLION HAVE SOUGHT US UNEMPLOYMENT AID SINCE VIRUS HIT
More than 3.8 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the U.S. economy slid further into a crisis that is becoming the most devastating since the 1930s.
4 min |
May 02, 2020
Techlife News
‘U Ok?' Virus-Era Friendships Can Be Both Crucial & Fraught
A single mother hunkering down at home with a teenage daughter, Sharon Litwin sees her friends, like most people these days, only virtually. Even so, they’ve been a crucial lifeline.
5 min |
May 02, 2020
Techlife News
VIRGIN GALACTIC COMPLETES FIRST GLIDE FLIGHT IN NEW MEXICO
Virgin Galactic’s spaceship VSS Unity landed in the New Mexico desert last Friday, marking its first glide flight from Spaceport America as the company moves toward commercial operations.
2 min |
May 09, 2020
Techlife News
NINTENDO MARKS PROFIT JUMP AS PEOPLE STAY HOME AMID PANDEMIC
Japanese video-game maker Nintendo Co. scored a 33% jump in annual profit, as people stuck at home turn to playing games.
2 min |
May 09, 2020
Techlife News
CHINA EXPORTS REBOUND IN APRIL BUT MORE WEAKNESS AHEAD
China’s exports rebounded in April to rise 3.5% over a year earlier, but forecasters warned that strength is unlikely to last as the coronavirus pandemic depresses global consumer demand.
1 min |
May 09, 2020
Techlife News
GLOBAL LUXURY GOODS SALES TO SLIDE UP TO 35% - STUDY
The global luxury goods sector is heading for a stunning collapse of up to 35% this year due to coronavirus lockdowns, according to a new study by the Bain consultancy published Thursday.
1 min |
May 09, 2020
Techlife News
STAR WARS: TAIKA WAITITI TO DIRECT NEW FILM
Taika Waititi, the New Zealand filmmaker of “Jojo Rabbit” and “Thor: Ragnarok,” will direct a new “Star Wars” film.
2 min |