Techlife News
HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CREDIT CARD DEFAULTS
Credit card defaults are on the rise for Americans, reaching the highest level in 14 years. U.S. credit card defaults jumped to a record $46 billion from January through September 2024, according to the Financial Times, citing data analyzed by BankRegData.
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January 18, 2025
Techlife News
TECH TIP: START THE NEW YEAR WITH A CLEAN INBOX
The new year is always a good time to make a fresh start — including with your email inbox. To kick off 2025 with a clean slate, why not clear out all those unnecessary and unwanted messages?
3 min |
January 18, 2025
Techlife News
ELON MUSK SAYS A THIRD PATIENT GOT A NEURALINK BRAIN IMPLANT. THE WORK IS PART OF A BOOMING FIELD
Elon Musk said a third person has received an implant from his brain-computer interface company Neuralink, one of many groups working to connect the nervous system to machines.
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January 18, 2025
Techlife News
TIKTOK COULD BE BANNED THIS MONTH.HERE'S WHAT USERS CAN DO TO PREPARE
TikTok has cemented itself as a quintessential entertainment app, offering everything from funny skits and makeup tutorials to social commentary and news.
3 min |
January 18, 2025
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE FACES MORE SCRUTINY AS UK WATCHDOG FLEXES NEW DIGITAL COMPETITION POWERS
Britain's competition watchdog flexed new digital market powers for the first time with an investigation into Google's search and search ad businesses.
2 min |
January 17, 2025
AppleMagazine
New Cars
A DEFINING YEAR FOR THE RAPIDLY EXPANDING E-VEHICLE INDUSTRY
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January 17, 2025
AppleMagazine
PRIME VIDEO'S USE OF AI, NEXT GEN STATS ON NFL GAMES IS HELPING VIEWERS UNDERSTAND THE GAME BETTER
The Los Angeles Rams defense appeared to be content to drop back in coverage and prevent San Francisco's Brock Purdy from completing a Hail Mary on the final play of their Thursday night game on Dec. 12.
4 min |
January 17, 2025
AppleMagazine
ELON MUSK SAYS A THIRD PATIENT GOT A NEURALINK BRAIN IMPLANT. THE WORK IS PART OF A BOOMING FIELD
Elon Musk said a third person has received an implant from his brain-computer interface company Neuralink, one of many groups working to connect the nervous system to machines.
3 min |
January 17, 2025
AppleMagazine
CAN AI HELP HUMANS UNDERSTAND ANIMALS AND RECONNECT WITH NATURE? A NONPROFIT RESEARCH LAB THINKS SO
Peeps trickle out of a soundproof chamber as its door opens. Female zebra finches are chattering away inside the microphone-lined box. The laboratory room sounds like a chorus of squeaky toys.
5 min |
January 17, 2025
AppleMagazine
TAIWAN IPHONE MAKER FOXCONN SETS ITS SIGHTS ON THE EVER MORE CROWDED EV MARKET
Auto industry newcomers like Taiwan-based iPhone maker Foxconn and China's Huawei Technologies are maneuvering to gain an edge in the electric vehicle sector, prompting automakers like Japan's Nissan and Honda to announce plans to join forces against a flood of ambitious competitors.
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January 17, 2025
AppleMagazine
AGING WELL MEANS HAVING GOOD BALANCE.HERE'S HOW TO PRIORITIZE IT
Taking a shower. Grocery shopping. Moving around the kitchen. Getting dressed. The underappreciated link between these mundane activities is good balance, which geriatricians say is key to maintaining an independent lifestyle as we age.
2 min |
January 17, 2025
AppleMagazine
START TECH TIP: THE NEW YEAR WITH A CLEAN INBOX
The new year is always a good time to make a fresh start — including with your email inbox. To kick off 2025 with a clean slate, why not clear out all those unnecessary and unwanted messages?
3 min |
January 17, 2025
AppleMagazine
AFTER DISASTERS, PEOPLE ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO SCAMS. HERE'S HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF
During natural disasters like wildfires and floods, scammers often emerge to prey on victims.
3 min |
January 17, 2025
AppleMagazine
SUPREME COURT SEEMS LIKELY TO UPHOLD A LAW THAT COULD BAN TIKTOK IN THE U.S.ON JAN. 19
The Supreme Court seemed likely to uphold a law that would ban TikTok in the United States beginning Jan. 19 unless the popular social media program is sold by its China-based parent company.
4 min |
January 17, 2025
AppleMagazine
TIKTOK COULD BE BANNED THIS MONTH.HERE'S WHAT USERS CAN DO TO PREPARE
TikTok has cemented itself as a quintessential entertainment app, offering everything from funny skits and makeup tutorials to social commentary and news.
3 min |
January 17, 2025
AppleMagazine
HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CREDIT CARD DEFAULTS
Credit card defaults are on the rise for Americans, reaching the highest level in 14 years. U.S. credit card defaults jumped to a record $46 billion from January through September 2024, according to the Financial Times, citing data analyzed by BankRegData.
4 min |
January 17, 2025
AppleMagazine
BOEING'S AIRCRAFT DELIVERIES AND ORDERS IN 2024 REFLECT THE COMPANY'S ROUGH YEAR
Boeing delivered less than half the number of commercial aircraft to customers than its European rival in 2024 as the American aerospace giant's output suffered under intensified government scrutiny and a factory workers' strike, according to data released this week.
1 min |
January 17, 2025
AppleMagazine
NASA PROPOSES CHEAPER AND QUICKER WAY TO GET MARS ROCKS AND SOIL TO EARTH
NASA is pitching a cheaper and quicker way of getting rocks and soil back from Mars, after seeing its original plan swell to $11 billion.
2 min |
January 17, 2025
AppleMagazine
AMAZON IS ENDING ITS 'TRY BEFORE YOU BUY' OPTION FOR PRIME MEMBERS
Amazon is saying goodbye to “Try Before You Buy.”
1 min |
January 17, 2025
Techlife News
AI IS A GAME CHANGER FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.SCHOOLS ARE STILL LEARNING TO HARNESS IT
For Makenzie Gilkison, spelling is such a struggle that a word like rhinoceros might come out as “rineanswsaurs” or sarcastic as “srkastik.”
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January 11, 2025
Techlife News
FUBO COMBINING WITH DISNEY'S HULU + LIVE TV; LAWSUIT AGAINST VENU SPORTS SETTLED
Disney's Hulu + Live TV and sports streaming service Fubo are combining in a deal that will also see the settlement of a lawsuit against the creation of Venu Sports.
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January 11, 2025
Techlife News
AI IS BECOMING INGRAINED IN BUSINESSES ACROSS INDUSTRIES.WHERE IS IT GOING IN 2025?
As artificial intelligence continues to grow at a rapid pace, more and more businesses are grappling with how to adapt both quickly and responsibly.
2 min |
January 11, 2025
Techlife News
BIGGEST NVIDIA TAKEAWAYS FROM JENSEN HUANG'S CES 2025 KEYNOTE
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveiled a suite of new products, services and partnerships at CES 2025. In a packed Las Vegas arena, Huang kicked off the CES this week with his vision for how his companies' products will drive gaming, robotics, personal computing and even self-driving vehicles forward.
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January 11, 2025
Techlife News
NEW LABELS WILL HELP PEOPLE PICK DEVICES LESS AT RISK OF HACKING
The federal government is rolling out a consumer labeling system designed to help Americans pick smart devices that are less vulnerable to hacking.
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January 11, 2025
Techlife News
IN 2024, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WAS ALL ABOUT PUTTING AI TOOLS TO WORK
If 2023 was a year of wonder about artificial intelligence, 2024 was the year to try to get that wonder to do something useful without breaking the bank.
5 min |
January 11, 2025
Techlife News
A NEW NEUTRINO DETECTOR IN CHINA AIMS TO SPOT MYSTERIOUS GHOST PARTICLES LURKING AROUND US
Underneath a granite hill in southern China, a massive detector is nearly complete that will sniff out the mysterious ghost particles lurking around us.
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January 11, 2025
Techlife News
WWE READY TO BEGIN NETFLIX ERA WITH 'MONDAY NIGHT RAW' MOVING TO THE STREAMING PLATFORM
Nick Khan's prediction becomes a reality on Monday night.The World Wrestling Entertainment executive said during earning calls in the past that he saw a day when Netflix would continue to evolve and enter into live programming, much to the consternation of Netflix officials.However, Khan saw the hires that Netflix was making along with the streaming service's offerings that could appeal to all family members.
4 min |
January 11, 2025
Techlife News
TIKTOK CREATORS LEFT IN LIMBO WHILE AWAITING DECISION ON POTENTIAL PLATFORM BAN
Will TikTok be banned this month?
4 min |
January 11, 2025
Techlife News
FARMING TECH IS ON DISPLAY AT CES AS COMPANIES SHOWCASE THEIR GREEN INNOVATIONS AND INITIATIVES
When Russell Maichel started growing almonds, walnuts and pistachios in the 1980s, he didn't own a cellphone. Now, a fully autonomous tractor drives through his expansive orchard, spraying pesticides and fertilizer to protect the trees that have for decades filled him with an immense sense of pride.
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January 11, 2025
Techlife News
PARTICIPATE OR KEEP IT QUIET? RECENT SING-ALONGS TAP INTO LARGER DISCUSSION ON MOVIEGOING ETIQUETTE
As movie theaters worked to entice Americans back into seats after COVID-19 lockdowns and labor strikes, the industry marketed blockbuster films like “Wicked “and the dueling releases of “Barbie “and” Oppenheimer “as no less than cultural events.
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