Technology
AppleMagazine
WHAT T-MOBILE TAKEOVER OF SPRINT MEANS FOR YOU
T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion takeover of Sprint could mean higher or lower phone bills, depending on whom you ask.
4 min |
February 14, 2020
AppleMagazine
US LETS AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE BYPASS HUMAN-DRIVER SAFETY RULES
For the first time, the U.S. government’s highway safety agency has approved a company’s request to deploy a self-driving vehicle that doesn’t need to meet the same federal safety standards for cars and trucks driven by humans.
3 min |
February 14, 2020
AppleMagazine
UBER LOSES $1.1B INVESTING IN FOOD DELIVERY, DRIVERLESS CARS
Uber is still losing money as it expands its food delivery business and develops technology for driverless cars.
4 min |
February 14, 2020
AppleMagazine
NEW TWITTER TOOL LINKS USERS TO ACCURATE CENSUS INFORMATION
Twitter has rolled out a new tool to help users find accurate information about this year’s U.S. Census.
1 min |
February 14, 2020
AppleMagazine
A CHARISMATIC ROBBIE GIVES HARLEY QUINN HER WINGS
At one point in “Birds of Prey,” crime lord Roman Sionis, aka Ewan McGregor, sits down with a tub of popcorn to watch Harley Quinn suffer through a brutal interrogation.
3 min |
February 14, 2020
AppleMagazine
Evolution: Major Apple Product Launches on The Way
2019 was one of Apple’s most successful years to date, but the company is showing no signs of slowing down.
6 min |
February 07, 2020
AppleMagazine
YouTube: No ‘Deepfakes' Or ‘Birther' Videos in 2020 Election
Better late than never, YouTube is making clear there will be no “birtherism” on its platform during this year’s U.S. presidential election.
2 min |
February 07, 2020
AppleMagazine
Changing Counts Reveal Inexact Science of Calorie Labels
Almonds used to have about 170 calories per serving. Then researchers said it was really more like 130. A little later, they said the nuts may have even less.
3 min |
February 07, 2020
AppleMagazine
ONLINE CONSPIRACY THEORIES FLOURISH AFTER IOWA CAUCUS FIASCO
Monday night could not have gone better for online troublemakers who have spent years propagating false or misleading conspiracy theories on the internet that the U.S. election is rigged or vulnerable to tampering.
5 min |
February 07, 2020
AppleMagazine
TESLA STOCK: MADNESS OR VISIONARY INVESTING?
Eight months after it seemed headed for the corporate junkyard, Tesla is now worth more than General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler combined, even though the Big Three together sell more cars and trucks in two weeks than Tesla does in a whole year.
3 min |
February 07, 2020
AppleMagazine
TWITTER TO LABEL ALTERED MEDIA, REMOVE IF IT MAY CAUSE HARM
Twitter will begin to label and in some cases remove doctored or manipulated photos, audio, and videos that are designed to mislead people.
2 min |
February 07, 2020
AppleMagazine
HOW TO BINGE ON OSCAR MOVIES IN CINEMAS FOR CHEAP
At $15 a pop in major cities — and sometimes more — going to the cinema can easily break the bank.
4 min |
February 07, 2020
AppleMagazine
TRACK BODY SEES RISK IN SHOES TECH BUT CLEARS NIKE DESIGN
World Athletics cleared distance runners to keep wearing a favored Nike design even though it acknowledged shoe technology poses a risk to the sport.
1 min |
February 07, 2020
AppleMagazine
IN FIGHT TO SURVIVE, US DAIRY FARMERS LOOK FOR ANY TECH EDGE
At Rosendale Dairy, each of the 9,000 cows has a microchip implanted in an ear that workers can scan with smartphones for up-to-the-minute information on how the animal is doing — everything from their nutrition to their health history to their productivity.
4 min |
February 07, 2020
AppleMagazine
EXPERTS: TRAVEL BANS, BUSINESS CLOSURES COULD HURT ECONOMY
Travel restrictions and business closures aimed at stopping the spread of a new virus that has killed more than 300 people in China could end up causing ripple effects that harm the global economy, experts say.
2 min |
February 07, 2020
AppleMagazine
China Virus Outbreak Rams Global Tourism, Costing Billions
Business around the world that have grown increasingly reliant on big-spending tourists from China are taking a heavy hit, with tens of millions of Chinese residents restricted from leaving their country as the coronavirus spreads.
4 min |
January 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
Airbnb Launches Bahamas Sabbatical To Help After Dorian
Airbnb is giving a few people a chance to spend a two-month sabbatical in the Bahamas in an attempt to boost the Caribbean island damaged last year by Hurricane Dorian.
1 min |
January 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
The Big Lesson From The Bezos Hack: Anyone Can Be A Target
You may not think you’re in the same league as JeffBezos when it comes to being a hacking target.
3 min |
January 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
US Consumer Confidence Shows Solid Gain In January
U.S. consumer confidence showed a strong gain in January, bolstered by continued strength in the job market.
1 min |
January 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
Wyoming Governor: Carbon Capture Technology Can Help Coal
Climate change is a man-made problem, but the solution doesn’t have to come at the expense of fossil fuels, said Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon.
2 min |
January 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
Guy Ritchie's ‘The Gentlemen' Is Stale Pint Of Ale
Guy Ritchie’s honor-among-thieves meta-caper “The Gentlemen,” with Matthew McConaughey, has all the tailored tweed suits and smoky atmosphere of a handsome scotch commercial. “The Gentlemen” might not be an ad, but Ritchie’s film is most assuredly selling something.
2 min |
January 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
You: Pro - New Generation Powers Up Your Tech
As iPhone and iPad sales begin to fall, Apple is focusing its attention on professional users, introducing a bunch of new hardware to compete in an increasingly crowded - but lucrative - market. With the launch of Pro Mode for macOS, the company could be onto a winner…
6 min |
January 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
Workers Criticize Amazon On Climate Despite Risk To Jobs
Hundreds of employees are openly criticizing Amazon’s record on climate change despite what they say is a company policy that puts their jobs at risk for speaking out.
1 min |
January 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
GM To Invest $2.2B In Detroit To Build Electric Vehicles
General Motors is spending $2.2 billion to refurbish an underused Detroit factory so it can build a series of electric and self-driving vehicles, eventually employing 2,200 people.
2 min |
January 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
Apple Holiday Season Tops Projections As Iphone Bounces Back
Apple is still reaping huge profits from the iPhone while mining more moneymaking opportunities from the growing popularity of its smartwatch, digital services, and wireless earbuds.
3 min |
January 31, 2020
AppleMagazine
‘Bad Boys for Life' Is Kinda Bad. Watcha Gonna Do?
The third edition of the “Bad Boys” franchise starts as it must do: With a gleaming Porsche swerving at impossible speeds through Miami traffic under the expert control of Will Smith, with Martin Lawrence growing very sick beside him.
4 min |
January 24, 2020
AppleMagazine
Drones: Soaring Innovation Changing The World
There are few pieces of technology that excite us quite like drones. Though these unmanned ariel marvels aren’t new, it’s only now that we’re realizing their full potential across virtually every aspect of our lives, including entertainment, public services, travel, and distribution…
8 min |
January 24, 2020
AppleMagazine
THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S NEW QUARREL WITH APPLE
The deadly shooting of three U.S. sailors at a Navy installation in December could reignite a long-simmering fight between the federal government and tech companies over data privacy and encryption.
4 min |
January 24, 2020
AppleMagazine
NO ASTROVANS FOR SPACEX, CREWS RIDING TO ROCKETS IN TESLAS
Astronauts launched by SpaceX in coming months will ride to their rockets in high fashion.
1 min |
January 24, 2020
AppleMagazine
UK POLICE USE OF FACIAL RECOGNITION TESTS PUBLIC'S TOLERANCE
When British police used facial recognition cameras to monitor crowds arriving for a soccer match in Wales, some fans protested by covering their faces. In a sign of the technology’s divisiveness, even the head of a neighboring police force said he opposed it.
4 min |