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Crypto Plunge is Cautionary Tale for Public Pension Funds
When the Houston Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund bought $25 million in cryptocurrencies, with the fund’s chief investment officer touting their potential, retired fire Capt. Russell Harris was concerned.
5 min |
July 15, 2022
AppleMagazine
‘The Sea Beast' is a Charming, Animated Adventure
For a young imagination, there is something uniquely captivating about a stowaway story on the high seas.
3 min |
July 22, 2022
AppleMagazine
As AI Language Skills Grow, So Do Scientists' Concerns
The tech industry’s latest artificial intelligence constructs can be pretty convincing if you ask them what it feels like to be a sentient computer, or maybe just a dinosaur or squirrel. But they’re not so good — and sometimes dangerously bad — at handling other seemingly straightforward tasks.
6 min |
July 22, 2022
AppleMagazine
AUTOMAKERS TARGETING AVERAGE HOUSEHOLDS WITH NEW CROP OF EVS
In their first rollouts of electric vehicles, America’s automakers targeted people who value shortrange economy cars. Then came EVs for luxury buyers and drivers of pickups and delivery vans.
4 min |
July 22, 2022
AppleMagazine
HIGH-FLYING EXPERIMENT: DO STEM CELLS GROW BETTER IN SPACE?
Researcher Dhruv Sareen’s own stem cells are now orbiting the Earth. The mission? To test whether they’ll grow better in zero gravity.
4 min |
July 22, 2022
AppleMagazine
TWITTER-MUSK TAKEOVER DISPUTE HEADING FOR AN OCTOBER TRIAL
Tesla CEO Elon Musk lost his fight to delay Twitter’s lawsuit against him as a Delaware judge set an October trial, citing the “cloud of uncertainty” over the social media company after the billionaire backed out of a deal to buy it.
3 min |
July 22, 2022
AppleMagazine
LOG4J SOFTWARE FLAW ‘ENDEMIC,' NEW CYBER SAFETY PANEL SAYS
A computer vulnerability discovered last year in a ubiquitous piece of software is an “endemic” problem that will pose security risks for potentially a decade or more, according to a new cybersecurity panel created by President Joe Biden.
2 min |
July 22, 2022
AppleMagazine
NETFLIX Q2 SUBSCRIBER LOSS WIDENS, BUT NOT AS MUCH AS FEARED
Netflix shed almost 1 million subscribers during the spring amid tougher competition and soaring inflation that’s squeezing household budgets, heightening the urgency behind the video streaming service’s effort to launch a cheaper option with commercial interruptions.
3 min |
July 22, 2022
AppleMagazine
CarPlay 2.0
The possible outcomes for the most exciting ‘next big thing’
6 min |
July 22, 2022
AppleMagazine
Dems Stress National Security as Computer Chips Bill Stalls
The Biden administration and congressional Democrats are warning of dire ramifications for the economy and for national security if Congress fails to pass a bill by the end of July that is designed to boost semiconductor manufacturing in the United States.
4 min |
July 15, 2022
AppleMagazine
Bill Gates Gives $20 Billion to Stem ‘Significant Suffering'
Bill Gates, concerned about the “significant suffering” caused by global setbacks including the COVID-19 pandemic, announced that he will donate $20 billion to his foundation so it can increase its annual spending.
3 min |
July 15, 2022
AppleMagazine
Baby Stars, Dancing Galaxies: Nasa Shows New Cosmic Views
A sparkling landscape of baby stars. A foamy blue and orange view of a dying star. Five galaxies in a cosmic dance.
4 min |
July 15, 2022
AppleMagazine
Passkeys
The future of passwordless digital security
5 min |
July 15, 2022
AppleMagazine
FRONTIER AIRLINES LACKS THE VOTES FOR SPIRIT MERGER
Frontier Airlines, facing likely defeat in its bid to merge with Spirit Airlines, is asking for another delay in a shareholder vote on the deal.
1 min |
July 15, 2022
AppleMagazine
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IN THE MUSK-TWITTER SAGA?
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Twitter are bracing for a legal fight after the billionaire said he was abandoning his $44 billion bid for the social media company.
4 min |
July 15, 2022
AppleMagazine
THE BEST HYBRID PICKUP TRUCKS IN 2022
The average national price for gasoline has gone up almost $2 over the past year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That’s not good news for some of the thirstiest vehicles on the road: pickup trucks. But there is a relatively new option if you’re looking to save on gas: a hybrid pickup.
3 min |
July 15, 2022
AppleMagazine
HUGE UNDERGROUND SEARCH FOR MYSTERIOUS DARK MATTER BEGINS
In a former gold mine a mile underground, inside a titanium tank filled with a rare liquified gas, scientists have begun the search for what so far has been unfindable: dark matter.
3 min |
July 15, 2022
AppleMagazine
IN ‘MS. MARVEL', MUSLIM FANS SEE A REFLECTION OF THEIR LIVES
Jumana Zakir knows who she is going to be for Halloween this year. Hint: Her new favorite superhero is a lot like her – female, teen, Muslim, American and “totally awesome.”
5 min |
July 15, 2022
AppleMagazine
TESLA'S 20 SALES DROP AMID SUPPLY CHAIN, PANDEMIC PROBLEMS
Tesla's sales from April through June fell to their lowest quarterly level since last fall as supply chain issues and pandemic restrictions in China hobbled production of its electric vehicles.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #558
AppleMagazine
THE NEXT FRONTIER FOR DRONES: LETTING THEM FLY OUT OF SIGHT
For years, there's been a cardinal rule for flying civilian drones: Keep them within your line of sight.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #558
AppleMagazine
iPados Productivity & collaboration features reach new heights
This year’s updates to iPadOS are designed with productivity and collaboration in mind, with a stunning new multitasking experience called Stage Manager, an all-new iPad app called Freeform, and countless under-the-hood changes that make working on an iPad even better.
6 min |
AppleMagazine #558
AppleMagazine
NEW YORK OFFICIALS RULE AGAINST BITCOIN-MINING POWER PLANT
New York officials denied required air permit renewals to a bitcoin-mining power plant on the grounds that it was a threat to the state's climate goals.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #558
AppleMagazine
GRADS OF FIRST US APPLE DEVELOPER ACADEMY FETED IN DETROIT
The inaugural class of the Detroit Apple Developer Academy, a free program that teaches students the fundamentals of coding, design, marketing and project management, celebrated its unique accomplishment during a ceremony last week.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #558
AppleMagazine
MANY WON'T RELY ON VIRTUAL OPTIONS AFTER COVID: AP-NORC POLL
Many Americans don’t expect to rely on the digital services that became commonplace during the pandemic after COVID-19 subsides, according to a new poll, even as many think it’s a good thing if those options remain available in the future.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #558
AppleMagazine
APPLE TO ADD 'LOCKDOWN' SAFEGUARD ON IPHONES, IPADS, MACS
Apple said it will roll out a "lockdown" option for iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers intended to protect against spyware unleashed by state-sponsored hackers - although enabling that protection will also make these devices less useful.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #558
AppleMagazine
FIFA TO USE NEW HIGH-TECH FOR OFFSIDE CALLS AT WORLD CUP
FIFA will introduce new technology to improve offside calls at the World Cup in Qatar this year, using a limb-tracking camera system.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #558
AppleMagazine
AS 'RUN 3' BEGINS, CERN TOUTS DISCOVERY OF EXOTIC PARTICLES
The physics lab that's home to the world's largest atom smasher announced this week the observation of three new "exotic particles" that could provide clues about the force that binds subatomic particles together.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #558
AppleMagazine
AMAZON FACES UK NVESTIGATION OVER ANTI-COMPETITIVE CONCERNS
Britain's competition watchdog is investigating whether Amazon is harming competition and hurting consumers by giving an unfair advantage to merchants that pay for extra services.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #558
AppleMagazine
NASA HOPES NEW ZEALAND LAUNCH WILL PAVE WAY FOR MOON LANDING
NASA wants to experiment with a new orbit around the moon that it hopes to use in the coming years to once again land astronauts on the lunar surface.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #557
AppleMagazine
SIEMENS INVESTING IN VOLKSWAGEN'S ELECTRIFY AMERICA
The German industrial company Siemens will invest more than $100 million in a network of electric vehicle charging stations in North America operated by Volkswagen.
1 min |