Techlife News
WHY APPLE IS PUSHING THE TERM 'SPATIAL COMPUTING' ALONG WITH ITS NEW VISION PRO HEADSET
With Apple's hotly anticipated Vision Pro headset hitting store shelves, you're probably going to start to see more people wearing the futuristic googles that are supposed to usher in the age of \"spatial computing.\"
4 min |
February 10, 2024
Techlife News
WHY NOW IS A CRUCIAL TIME TO PAY OFF CREDIT CARD DEBT
For Americans who lacked savings prior to the pandemic, financial stress is rising. A combination of inflation, increased interest rates, and the end of pandemic-tied relief, such as the moratorium on student loan payments, has led to record credit card debt, experts say.
3 min |
February 10, 2024
Techlife News
Game Boost
EXPANDING APPLE'S GAMING ECOSYSTEM WITH NEW RULES
4 min |
February 10, 2024
Techlife News
NEW INDOOR EV CHARGING STATION IN SAN FRANCISCO OFFERS A GLIMPSE INTO THE FUTURE
A couple of blocks from the San FranciscoOakland Bay Bridge, Electrify America is about to open an indoor charging station that lets drivers relax in a lounge while their electric vehicle batteries are being filled up.
3 min |
February 10, 2024
Techlife News
ESPN, FOX, WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY ARE PLANNING A SPORTS STREAMING PLATFORM IN THE FALL
ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery announced plans this week to launch a sports streaming platform in the fall that will include offerings from at least 15 networks and all four major professional sports leagues.
2 min |
February 10, 2024
Techlife News
JAPAN GAME MAKER NINTENDO REPORTS SOLID PROFIT ON A JUMP IN SUPER MARIO SALES
Nintendo reported healthy sales and profits on the back of the hit “Super Mario Bros. Wonder” game, prompting the Japanese video game maker to raise its full fiscal year forecasts.
1 min |
February 10, 2024
Techlife News
NBA SET TO PLAY ON AN LED GLASS COURT FOR SOME ALL-STAR WEEKEND EVENTS
For the first time, the NBA will play on glass.
2 min |
February 10, 2024
Techlife News
META SAYS IT WILL LABEL AI-GENERATED IMAGES ON FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM
Facebook and Instagram users will start seeing labels on AI-generated images that appear on their social media feeds, part of a broader tech industry initiative to sort between what’s real and not.
2 min |
February 10, 2024
Techlife News
'ARGYLLE' WON'T BLOW YOUR SOCKS OFF
A checkered mesh of mysteries have accompanied the release of Matthew Vaughn’s “Argylle.”
3 min |
February 10, 2024
Techlife News
OVERSIGHT BOARD URGES META TO RETHINK ITS POLICY ON MANIPULATED MEDIA IN HIGH-STAKES ELECTION YEAR
An oversight board is criticizing Facebook owner Meta’s policies regarding manipulated media as “incoherent” and insufficient to address the flood of online disinformation that already has begun to target elections across the globe this year.
3 min |
February 10, 2024
Techlife News
APPLE ENDS YEARLONG SALES SLUMP WITH SLIGHT REVENUE RISE IN HOLIDAY-SEASON PERIOD BUT STOCK SLIPS
Apple snapped out of a yearlong sales funk during its holiday-season quarter, propelled by solid demand for the latest model of its iPhone and still-robust growth in a services division facing legal threats that could undermine its prospects.
2 min |
February 10, 2024
Techlife News
THE JOB MARKET IS HUMMING, BUT LAYOFFS ARE STILL HAPPENING IN A SHIFTING ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
The U.S. economy is humming and there are hundreds of thousands of jobs being added every month. In a stunning burst of hiring to start the year, the nation added 353,000 jobs in January, shrugging off the highest interest rates in two decades that have been put in place by the U.S. Federal Reserve in part to cool off hiring and spending.
2 min |
February 10, 2024
Techlife News
GM'S TROUBLED ROBOTAXI SERVICE FACES ANOTHER ROUND OF PUBLIC RIDICULE IN REGULATORYHEARING
General Motors’ troubled robotaxi service Cruise this week endured a public lashing from a California judge who compared the company to the devious TV character Eddie Haskell for its behavior following a ghastly collision that wrecked its ambitious expansion plans.
2 min |
February 10, 2024
Techlife News
IN A FIRST FOR UBER SINCE BECOMING A PUBLIC COMPANY, AN ANNUAL PROFIT
Uber posted its first full-year profit since going public in 2019 and its stock hit an all-time high Wednesday as strong bookings in the final quarter of the year pushed profit and revenue beyond Wall Street expectations.
1 min |
February 10, 2024
AppleMagazine
MICROSOFT CEO SATYA NADELLA CAPS A DECADE OF CHANGE AND TREMENDOUS GROWTH
Satya Nadella marks his tenth year as Microsoft CEO, capping a decade of stunning growth as he pivoted the slow-moving software giant into a laser focus on cloud computing and artificial intelligence.
4 min |
February 09, 2024
AppleMagazine
META SAYS IT WILL LABEL AI-GENERATED IMAGES ON FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM
Facebook and Instagram users will start seeing labels on AI-generated images that appear on their social media feeds, part of a broader tech industry initiative to sort between what’s real and not.
2 min |
February 09, 2024
AppleMagazine
THE OWNERS OF RUSSIA'S TECH PIONEER YANDEX ARE SELLING - AT A BIG, KREMLIN-REQUIRED DISCOUNT
The Dutch parent of pioneering Russian tech company Yandex is selling its operations in the country at a steeply discounted price of just over $5 billion to its Russia-based managers and oil company Lukoil, one of the biggest deals for Western-held companies to exit Russia since the invasion of Ukraine.
2 min |
February 09, 2024
AppleMagazine
ESPN, FOX, WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY ARE PLANNING A SPORTS STREAMING PLATFORM IN THE FALL
ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery announced plans this week to launch a sports streaming platform in the fall that will include offerings from at least 15 networks and all four major professional sports leagues.
2 min |
February 09, 2024
AppleMagazine
WHY NOW IS A CRUCIAL TIME TO PAY OFF CREDIT CARD DEBT
For Americans who lacked savings prior to the pandemic, financial stress is rising. A combination of inflation, increased interest rates, and the end of pandemic-tied relief, such as the moratorium on student loan payments, has led to record credit card debt, experts say.
3 min |
February 09, 2024
AppleMagazine
JAPAN GAME MAKER NINTENDO REPORTS SOLID PROFIT ON A HE JUMP IN SUPER MARIO SALES
Nintendo reported healthy sales and profits on the back of the hit “Super Mario Bros. Wonder” game, prompting the Japanese video game maker to raise its full fiscal year forecasts.
1 min |
February 09, 2024
AppleMagazine
Game Boost
EXPANDING APPLE'S GAMING ECOSYSTEM WITH NEW RULES
4 min |
February 09, 2024
AppleMagazine
WHY APPLE IS PUSHING THE TERM 'SPATIAL COMPUTING' ALONG WITH ITS NEW VISION PRO HEADSET
With Apple's hotly anticipated Vision Pro headset hitting store shelves, you're probably going to start to see more people wearing the futuristic googles that are supposed to usher in the age of \"spatial computing.\"
4 min |
February 09, 2024
AppleMagazine
NBA SET TO PLAY ON AN LED GLASS COURT FOR SOME ALL-STAR WEEKEND EVENTS
For the first time, the NBA will play on glass.
2 min |
February 09, 2024
AppleMagazine
'ARGYLLE' WON'T BLOW YOUR SOCKS OFF
A checkered mesh of mysteries have accompanied the release of Matthew Vaughn’s “Argylle.”
3 min |
February 09, 2024
AppleMagazine
OVERSIGHT BOARD URGES META TO RETHINK ITS POLICY ON MANIPULATED MEDIA IN HIGH-STAKES ELECTION YEAR
An oversight board is criticizing Facebook owner Meta’s policies regarding manipulated media as “incoherent” and insufficient to address the flood of online disinformation that already has begun to target elections across the globe this year.
3 min |
February 09, 2024
AppleMagazine
APPLE ENDS YEARLONG SALES SLUMP WITH SLIGHT REVENUE RISE IN HOLIDAY-SEASON PERIOD BUT STOCK SLIPS
Apple snapped out of a yearlong sales funk during its holiday-season quarter, propelled by solid demand for the latest model of its iPhone and still-robust growth in a services division facing legal threats that could undermine its prospects.
2 min |
February 09, 2024
AppleMagazine
THE JOB MARKET IS HUMMING, BUT LAYOFFS ARE STILL HAPPENING IN A SHIFTING ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
The U.S. economy is humming and there are hundreds of thousands of jobs being added every month. In a stunning burst of hiring to start the year, the nation added 353,000 jobs in January, shrugging off the highest interest rates in two decades that have been put in place by the U.S. Federal Reserve in part to cool off hiring and spending.
2 min |
February 09, 2024
AppleMagazine
GM'S TROUBLED ROBOTAXI SERVICE FACES ANOTHER ROUND OF PUBLIC RIDICULE IN REGULATORY HEARING
General Motors’ troubled robotaxi service Cruise this week endured a public lashing from a California judge who compared the company to the devious TV character Eddie Haskell for its behavior following a ghastly collision that wrecked its ambitious expansion plans.
2 min |
February 09, 2024
AppleMagazine
THE SUPER BOWL IS EXPECTED TO SMASH BETTING RECORDS. NEARLY 68M US ADULTS PLAN TO WAGER
Nearly 68 million American adults — about 1 in 4 — plan to bet on this year’s Super Bowl, setting a record by a wide margin, according to the gambling industry’s national trade association.
3 min |
February 09, 2024
Sound & Vision
Deep Concentration
IN THE realm of high-fidelity audio, the Bowers & Wilkins DB3D subwoofer offers a fusion of compact design and powerful performance.
7 min |