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WHITE HOUSE SEEKS MORE POWER TO COUNTER USE OF DRONES IN US
The Biden administration is calling on Congress to expand authority for federal and local governments to take action to counter the nefarious use in the U.S. of drones, which are becoming a growing security concern and nuisance.
2 min |
April 29, 2022
AppleMagazine
ELON MUSK BUYS TWITTER FOR $44B AND WILL TAKE IT PRIVATE
Elon Musk reached an agreement to buy Twitter for roughly $44 billion on Monday, promising a more lenient touch to policing content on the social media platform where he — the world’s richest person — promotes his interests, attacks critics and opines on a wide range of issues to more than 83 million followers.
5 min |
April 29, 2022
AppleMagazine
Final Cut Pro
The Pro software that filmmakers loved
6 min |
April 29, 2022
AppleMagazine
BITCOIN IN 401(K) BECOMES REALITY FOR MORE, DESPITE WARNINGS
More workers may soon be able to stake some of their 401(k) retirement savings to bitcoin, as cryptocurrencies crack even deeper into the mainstream.
3 min |
April 29, 2022
AppleMagazine
A LONGER LOAN FOR YOUR CAR? BAD IDEA
The traditional “20/4/10 rule” of car buying states that you should make a 20% down payment, have a loan no longer than four years, and a total monthly car budget that does not exceed 10% of your take-home pay. But the reality is only 6% of new car shoppers actually followed that advice in March, according to sales data. The average loan term for a new or used car has steadily increased over the last decade and is now about 70 months.
3 min |
April 29, 2022
AppleMagazine
WHAT HAPPENS IN THE POST-MASK WORLD OF TRAVEL?
A ruling by a federal judge has ended — at least for now — the requirement that people wear masks on planes and public transportation, and there is plenty of confusion about the new, post mask world of travel.
6 min |
April 22, 2022
AppleMagazine
2022 Rivian R1T VS 2022 RAM 1500
Electrified vehicles are indiscriminate in their automotive expansion.
4 min |
April 22, 2022
AppleMagazine
UK Plans Rules for Some Cryptocurrencies Amid Global Effort
Britain has unveiled plans to regulate some cryptocurrencies as part of a broader plan to become a global hub for digital payments, coming as authorities in the U.S. and Europe are racing to draw up rules for crypto.
2 min |
April 08, 2022
AppleMagazine
INSTAGRAM ADDS FUNDRAISING TO REELS TO HELP NONPROFITS
Meta Platforms Inc., the social media giant formerly known as Facebook, plans to celebrate Earth Day by expanding its offering of fundraising tools and making them more easily available to 1.5 million nonprofits on its Facebook and Instagram platforms, including those involved in fighting climate change.
3 min |
April 22, 2022
AppleMagazine
Predictions
Enhancements & improvements expected for the new-gen OS
5 min |
April 22, 2022
AppleMagazine
RARE OVERHAUL OF POWERFUL US NUCLEAR TEST REACTOR COMPLETED
Scientists at the Idaho National Laboratory have completed a rare overhaul of one of the world’s most powerful nuclear test reactors and normal operations are expected to resume later this spring, officials said this week.
2 min |
April 22, 2022
AppleMagazine
LATEST APPS PROMISE FAST SERVICE BUT CAN THEY DELIVER?
When Mahlet Berhanemeskel gets back to her New York City home from her 90-minute commute, she doesn’t feel like cooking. So instead she orders food like BLTs, Cheez-Its and cookies from an app called Gorillas.
4 min |
April 22, 2022
AppleMagazine
MUSK LAWYER: GAG ORDER WOULD TRAMPLE ON FREE SPEECH RIGHTS
Elon Musk’s lawyer says a federal judge would trample on the Tesla CEO’s free speech rights if he ordered Musk to stop talking about 2018 tweets saying he had the funding to make Tesla a private company.
2 min |
April 22, 2022
AppleMagazine
FUEL LEAK THWARTS NASA'S DRESS REHEARSAL FOR MOON ROCKET
NASA’s latest attempt to fuel its huge moon rocket for a countdown test was thwarted last week by a hazardous hydrogen leak, the latest in a series of vexing equipment trouble.
1 min |
April 22, 2022
AppleMagazine
FIND OUT AND FIX WHAT BIG DATA SAYS ABOUT YOU
I thought I knew all about the information that consumer reporting agencies were collecting on me.
4 min |
April 22, 2022
AppleMagazine
What Elon Musk's Dance With Twitter Really Means
Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s great Twitter turnabout — in which he disclosed his massive stake in the social media company, got a seat on its board, publicly floated drastic changes and then turned down the board role — all happened in a week.
5 min |
April 15, 2022
AppleMagazine
WWDC22
What to expect at Apple’s June conference
6 min |
April 15, 2022
AppleMagazine
JAPAN'S NISSAN PLANS ‘GAME CHANGING' ELECTRIC CAR BATTERIES
Nissan is working with NASA on a new type of battery for electric vehicles that promises to charge quicker and be lighter yet safe, the Japanese automaker said.
2 min |
April 15, 2022
AppleMagazine
HOW TO MAKE SUMMER 2022 TRAVEL PLANS THAT ACTUALLY HAPPEN
After two years of cancellations, deferments and marathon sessions with airline customer service, many travelers are hoping to book summer trips that actually pan out this year.
3 min |
April 15, 2022
AppleMagazine
ETSY SELLERS PROTEST FEES BY HALTING THEIR SALES FOR A WEEK
Some vendors on Etsy say they are halting sales of their items on the site for a week to protest a hike in the fees the crafts e-commerce marketplace charges them.
2 min |
April 15, 2022
AppleMagazine
MUSK SAYS TESLA WILL BUILD VEHICLE DESIGNED TO BE A ROBOTAXI
Tesla will build a vehicle dedicated for use as a robotaxi, and it will start making three new vehicles next year, CEO Elon Musk told fans at a party celebrating the opening of a Texas factory.
1 min |
April 15, 2022
AppleMagazine
TOYOTA UNVEILS FIRST ELECTRIC VEHICLE SINCE RAV4 EV IN 2014
Toyota, the top-selling automaker in the U.S., is rolling out its first fully electric vehicle in eight years.
2 min |
April 15, 2022
AppleMagazine
GLOBAL OPERATION TAKES DOWN HACKERS' LEAKED DATA MARKET
Western law enforcement agencies have dismantled an online marketplace used to buy and sell hacked and stolen personal data belonging to millions of people, and have brought criminal charges against the platform’s founder and chief administrator, officials announced this week.
2 min |
April 15, 2022
AppleMagazine
FIFA RIVALS STREAMING COMPANIES WITH OWN SOCCER PLATFORM
FIFA is getting into the streaming platform business with a soccer version of Netflix and Amazon Prime.
1 min |
April 15, 2022
AppleMagazine
ACCOUNTS DECEIVABLE: EMAIL SCAM COSTLIEST TYPE OF CYBERCRIME
A shopping spree in Beverly Hills, a luxury vacation in Mexico, a bank account that jumped from $299.77 to $1.4 million overnight.
9 min |
April 15, 2022
AppleMagazine
Suddenly, Twitter's Biggest Stakeholder Is Tesla's Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has acquired a 9% stake in Twitter to become its largest shareholder while joining other critics in questioning the social media platform’s dedication to free speech and the First Amendment.
5 min |
April 08, 2022
AppleMagazine
With War Next Door, EU is Warned on Cybersecurity Gaps
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine accelerates European Union defense cooperation, a watchdog said that EU institutions face vulnerabilities on another front: cybersecurity.
2 min |
April 01, 2022
AppleMagazine
US Astronaut Ends Record-long Spaceflight in Russian Capsule
A NASA astronaut caught a Russian ride back to Earth on Wednesday after a U.S. record 355 days at the International Space Station, returning with two cosmonauts to a world torn apart by war.
3 min |
April 01, 2022
AppleMagazine
ANGRY BIRDS
Iconic franchise returning to the mainstream
6 min |
April 08, 2022
AppleMagazine
TWITTER SAYS IT'S TESTING AN ‘EDIT' BUTTON
Twitter tweeted that it is indeed working on a way for users to edit their 280-character messages, although it says the project has nothing to do with the fact that edit-function fan Elon Musk was just revealed as the company’s largest shareholder and now sits on its board.
3 min |