Techlife News
DISNEY MAY GET $570M IN TAX BREAKS FOR NEW CAMPUS
The Walt Disney Co. stands to benefit from more than a half billion dollars in tax breaks for building a new regional campus in Florida that promises to employ at least 2,000 professional employees who will be relocating from Southern California to work in digital technology, finance and product development.
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Techlife News #508
Techlife News
SMALL BUSINESSES LIFTED BY RETURN OF SUMMER TOURISTS
Small businesses in the U.S. that depend on tourism and vacationers say business is bouncing back, as Americans rebook postponed trips and spend freely on food, entertainment and souvenirs.
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Techlife News #508
Techlife News
DUTCH DATA PROTECTION AUTHORITY FINES TIKTOK OVER PRIVACY
The Netherlands’ Data Protection Authority said Thursday it has fined TikTok 750,000 euros ($885,000) for not offering a privacy statement in Dutch, saying many children who use the popular video sharing app would be unable to understand the information.
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Techlife News #508
Techlife News
HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE FIXED AFTER MONTH OF NO SCIENCE
The Hubble Space Telescope should be back in action soon, following a tricky, remote repair job by NASA.
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Techlife News #508
Techlife News
FRANCE WEIGHS CYBERSECURITY MOVES AFTER SPYWARE REPORTS
French President Emmanuel Macron held an emergency cybersecurity meeting Thursday to weigh possible government action after reports that his cellphone and those of government ministers may have been targeted by spyware.
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Techlife News #508
Techlife News
‘WE'RE BACK ON THE ROAD!' ROLLING STONES RELAUNCH U.S. TOUR
Time is finally on their side.
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Techlife News #508
Techlife News
SOUTHWEST, AMERICAN POST 2Q PROFITS AS AIR TRAVEL PICKS UP
American Airlines and Southwest Airlines both posted second-quarter profits on Thursday thanks to generous federal pandemic relief that covers most of their labor costs.
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Techlife News #508
Techlife News
JEFF BEZOS BLASTS INTO SPACE ON OWN ROCKET: ‘BEST DAY EVER!'
Jeff Bezos blasted into space Tuesday on his rocket company’s first flight with people on board, becoming the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own spacecraft.
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Techlife News #508
AppleMagazine
JUDGE HEARS FIGHT OVER LITHIUM MINE ON NEVADA OREGON LINE
Conservationists suing a federal agency over approval of a mine at the largest known U.S. deposit of lithium urged a judge to issue a temporary restraining order blocking excavations they say would disturb sacred tribal burial grounds near the Nevada-Oregon line.
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AppleMagazine #508
AppleMagazine
NETFLIX CONFIRMS MOVE INTO VIDEO GAMES AS ITS GROWTH SLOWS
Netflix reported its worst slowdown in subscriber growth in eight years as people emerged from their pandemic cocoons. But it has an answer to that: Video games.
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AppleMagazine #508
AppleMagazine
UN RIGHTS CHIEF ALARMED BY REPORTED USE OF POWERFUL SPYWARE
The United Nations’ human rights chief voiced alarm over the reported use of military-grade malware from Israel-based NSO Group to spy on journalists, human rights activists and political dissidents.
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AppleMagazine #508
AppleMagazine
FORD, ARGO AI TO DEPLOY AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES ON LYFT NETWORK
Ford Motor Co. and a self-driving vehicle company it partly owns will join with the Lyft ride-hailing service to offer autonomous rides on the Lyft network.
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AppleMagazine #508
AppleMagazine
ZOOM BUYING FIVE9 IN $14.7B ALL-STOCK TRANSACTION
Zoom, the video-conferencing company whose growth was supercharged by the pandemic over the past year, will buy the cloud call center company Five9 in an all-stock deal valued at about $14.7 billion.
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AppleMagazine #508
AppleMagazine
HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE FIXED AFTER MONTH OF NO SCIENCE
The Hubble Space Telescope should be back in action soon, following a tricky, remote repair job by NASA.
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AppleMagazine #508
AppleMagazine
STELLANTIS CEO EXPECTS CHIP SHORTAGE TO DRAG INTO NEXT YEAR
The leader of the world’s fourth-largest automaker expects a global computer chip shortage that has cut vehicle production to last into next year.
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AppleMagazine #508
AppleMagazine
NEW CYBERSECURITY ORDER ISSUED FOR US PIPELINE OPERATORS
The Department of Homeland Security announced new requirements for U.S. pipeline operators to bolster cybersecurity following a May ransomware attack that disrupted gas delivery across the East Coast.
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AppleMagazine #508
AppleMagazine
CANADA TO LET VACCINATED US CITIZENS ENTER COUNTRY ON AUG. 9
Canada announced this week it will begin letting fully vaccinated U.S. citizens into Canada on Aug. 9, and those from the rest of the world on Sept. 7.
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AppleMagazine #508
AppleMagazine
BIDEN: ‘KILLING PEOPLE' REMARK WAS CALL FOR BIG TECH TO ACT
President Joe Biden tempered his assessment that social media giants are “killing people” by hosting misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines on their platforms, saying that he hoped they would not take it “personally” and instead would act to save lives.
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AppleMagazine #508
Mac Life
RANDOM APPLE MEMORY - Apple goes portable with AirPort Express
Charlotte Henry recalls how Apple entered, then exited, the highly competitive world of internet routers
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August 2021
Mac Life
OnMail — Fast & Simple Email
Sending out mixed messages
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August 2021
Mac Life
Shelter 3
Third time is not the charm
1 min |
August 2021
Mac Life
Infuse 7
Easy network streaming for your movies
2 min |
August 2021
Mac Life
Planny 5
An all-new look, but is it any better at organizing your life?
2 min |
August 2021
Mac Life
Drop + THX Panda Wireless Headphones
High fidelity listening with a personal touch
2 min |
August 2021
Mac Life
Bike Baron 2
A whole lot of fun on two wheels
2 min |
August 2021
Mac Life
Movo UM700
A new microphone champion
2 min |
August 2021
Mac Life
Apple TV 4K (2021)
Now faster and featuring — at last — a usable remote!
3 min |
August 2021
Mac Life
12.9–inch iPad Pro (2021)
Apple’s largest tablet is better than ever — if you can afford it
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August 2021
Techlife News
TAIWAN CHIPMAKER TSMC SAYS PROFIT UP 11.2% AS DEMAND RISES
TSMC, the biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips for Apple Inc. and other global brands, said Thursday its latest quarterly profit rose 11.2% over a year earlier to $4.8 billion as demand for smartphones and consumer electronics increased.
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Techlife News #507
Techlife News
‘FOREVER PURGE' GETS POLITICAL ON SOUTHERN BORDER
“The Forever Purge” is set along the U.S.-Mexican border and it’s perhaps the most overtly political of the series, portraying a ragtag group of Americans trying to flee the anarchy and white supremacy of Texas for the safety of Mexico as the annual U.S. bloodlust event turns into an everyday abomination.
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