Techlife News
NETFLIX UPPING US, CANADA PRICES WITH COMPETITION GROWING
Netflix is raising prices for its video streaming customers in the U.S. and Canada, less than a year and a half since its last price increase, as competition from other streaming services increases.
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January 22, 2022
Techlife News
LAWSUIT: GOOGLE, FACEBOOK CEOS COLLUDED IN ONLINE AD SALES
Newly unredacted documents from a state-led antitrust lawsuit against Google accuse the search giant of colluding with rival Facebook to manipulate online advertising sales. The CEOs of both companies were aware of the deal and signed off on it, the lawsuit alleges.
2 min |
January 22, 2022
Techlife News
RED CROSS: HACK EXPOSES DATA ON 515,000 VULNERABLE PEOPLE
The International Committee of the Red Cross, which is best known for helping war victims, says hackers broke into servers hosting its data and gained access to personal, confidential information on more than a half-million vulnerable people.
1 min |
January 22, 2022
Techlife News
19-year-old Woman Sets Record For Solo Global Flight
Home! And no longer alone.
3 min |
January 22, 2022
AppleMagazine
GOLF GOES TO NETFLIX AND IT HAS COMPETITION FROM TENNIS
Formula One racing got a huge boost in interest in North America through the Netflix series “Drive to Survive.”
6 min |
January 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
A DIGITAL DIVIDE HAUNTS SCHOOLS ADAPTING TO VIRUS HURDLES
When April Schneider’s children returned to in-person classrooms this year, she thought they were leaving behind the struggles from more than a year of remote learning.
4 min |
January 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
THE HOTTEST CARS TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2022
The chip and supply chain shortages of 2021 have been difficult for automakers and consumers alike.
4 min |
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AppleMagazine
TESLA INKS DEAL TO GET KEY BATTERY COMPONENT OUTSIDE CHINA
Tesla is turning to Mozambique for a key component in its electric car batteries in what analysts believe is a first-of-its-kind deal designed to reduce its dependence on China for graphite.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #534
AppleMagazine
REPORT: MANDATORY OLYMPIC APP HAS SERIOUS SECURITY FLAWS
A smartphone app that athletes and others attending next month’s Winter Games in Beijing must install has glaring security problems that could expose sensitive data to interception, according to a report published this week.
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AppleMagazine #534
AppleMagazine
GOP OHIO CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION WANTS CHIP LAW FUNDED
GOP members of the Ohio congressional delegation asked House and Senate leaders to fully fund a law meant to address a global shortage of semiconductor chips used in phones, cars and video games.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #534
AppleMagazine
MICROSOFT BUYS GAME MAKER ACTIVISION BLIZZARD FOR ABOUT $70B
Microsoft is paying nearly $70 billion for Activision Blizzard, the maker of Candy Crush and Call of Duty, to boost its competitiveness in mobile gaming and virtual-reality technology.
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AppleMagazine #534
AppleMagazine
EXPLAINER: MICROSOFT'S ACTIVISION BUY COULD SHAKE UP GAMING
Microsoft stunned the gaming industry when it announced this week it would buy game publisher Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, a deal that would immediately make it a larger video-game company than Nintendo.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #534
AppleMagazine
iPad vs Mac
The ultimate devices for work from anywhere
7 min |
AppleMagazine #534
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AppleMagazine
iMac Pro
Rumored to be last piece of the Silicon migration
6 min |
January 14, 2022
AppleMagazine
2ND ELECTION FOR AMAZON WORKERS IN ALABAMA WILL BE BY MAIL
A federal labor board said that Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama, will vote by mail next month in a re-run election to decide whether or not to unionize.
2 min |
January 14, 2022
Bloomberg Businessweek
The New Web Vs. the Old Web
Meet Web3, which could replace the Big Tech powers, or be co-opted by them
5 min |
January 17, 2022
Bloomberg Businessweek
Washington vs.Carbon
The feds are starting to allocate billions of dollars to pull CO2 from the air. They’ve got a lot of work to do
4 min |
January 17, 2022
AppleMagazine
SURVEY: PARENTS INCREASED QUALITY TIME AT PANDEMIC'S START
During the first several months of the pandemic in the U.S., Dina Levy made her young daughter and son go on walks with her three times a day.
4 min |
January 14, 2022
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.
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