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Boeing Astronaut Capsule Grounded For Months By Valve Issue
Boeing’s astronaut capsule is grounded for months and possibly even until next year because of a vexing valve problem.
2 min |
August 20, 2021
AppleMagazine
Are Honeybees Dying Off? It Depends On Whom You Ask
Talk to a local beekeeper, and the potential consequences of the decline of the honeybee population are alarming, causing problems for pollination and sending ripple effects through the food supply chain and the entire ecosystem.
10 min |
August 20, 2021
AppleMagazine
HYDROGEN-POWERED VEHICLES: A REALISTIC PATH TO CLEAN ENERGY?
Each morning at a transit facility in Canton, Ohio, more than a dozen buses pull up to a fueling station before fanning out to their routes in this city south of Cleveland.
6 min |
August 20, 2021
AppleMagazine
PUBLIC BETA
GAIN EARLY ACCESS TO CUTTING-EDGE NEW FEATURES
5 min |
August 20, 2021
AppleMagazine
DATA OF 40 MILLION PLUS EXPOSED IN LATEST T-MOBILE BREACH
The names, Social Security numbers and information from driver’s licenses or other identification of just over 40 million people who applied for T-Mobile credit were exposed in a recent data breach, the company said.
2 min |
August 20, 2021
AppleMagazine
US PROBING AUTOPILOT PROBLEMS ON 765,000 TESLA VEHICLES
The U.S. government has opened a formal investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot partially automated driving system after a series of collisions with parked emergency vehicles.
5 min |
August 20, 2021
AppleMagazine
FOLLOWING PROTESTS, CUBA LAYS OUT LAWS ON SOCIAL MEDIA USE
Cuba’s government spelled out its laws against using social media or the internet to stir up protests or insult the state — and offered people a form to report offenders.
1 min |
August 20, 2021
AppleMagazine
FED'S POWELL: THERE'S NO RETURNING TO PRE-PANDEMIC ECONOMY
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said that the U.S. economy has been permanently changed by the COVID pandemic and it is important that the central bank adapt to those changes.
2 min |
August 20, 2021
AppleMagazine
CENSUS HIT BY CYBERATTACK, US COUNT UNAFFECTED
U.S. Census Bureau computer servers were exploited last year during a cybersecurity attack, but it didn’t involve the 2020 census, and hackers’ attempts to keep access to the system were unsuccessful, according to a watchdog report released this week.
2 min |
August 20, 2021
AppleMagazine
Us Consumer Prices Rose In July But At Slower Pace
Prices for U.S. consumers rose last month but at the slowest pace since February, a sign that Americans may gain some relief after four months of sharp increases that have imposed a financial burden on the nation’s households.
4 min |
August 13, 2021
AppleMagazine
Us Lawyers Appeal UK Decision To Block Assange Extradition
Lawyers acting on behalf of the U.S. government this week challenged a British judge’s decision to block the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges in the United States, arguing that assessments of Assange’s mental health should be reviewed.
2 min |
August 13, 2021
AppleMagazine
WHAT THE $65B BROADBAND SERVICE PLAN WILL DO
The Senate’s $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan includes a $65 billion investment in broadband that the White House says will “deliver reliable, affordable, high-speed internet to every household.”
4 min |
August 13, 2021
AppleMagazine
PANDEMIC PROMPTS CHANGES IN HOW FUTURE TEACHERS ARE TRAINED
Before last year, a one-credit technology course for students pursuing master’s degrees in education at the University of Washington wasn’t seen as the program’s most relevant. Then COVID-19 hit, schools plunged into remote learning, and suddenly material from that course was being infused into others.
4 min |
August 13, 2021
AppleMagazine
HIGHER BUT STILL SLIM ODDS OF ASTEROID BENNU SLAMMING EARTH
The good news is that scientists have a better handle on asteroid Bennu’s whereabouts for the next 200 years. The bad news is that the space rock has a slightly greater chance of clobbering Earth than previously thought.
2 min |
August 13, 2021
AppleMagazine
HOW CRYPTOCURRENCY FITS INTO INFRASTRUCTURE BILL
What does Bitcoin have to do with roads and bridges?
4 min |
August 13, 2021
AppleMagazine
SAMSUNG SLASHES PRICES IN BID TO BOOST FOLDABLE PHONE SALES
Samsung is hoping cheaper but more durable versions of its foldable phones will broaden the appeal of a high-concept design that’s so far fizzled with consumers.
2 min |
August 13, 2021
AppleMagazine
HOT DATES: 2 SPACECRAFT TO MAKE VENUS FLYBY
Two spacecraft are set to swoop past Venus within hours of each other this week, using the maneuver to do a little bit of bonus science on the way to their main missions at the center of our solar system.
1 min |
August 13, 2021
AppleMagazine
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ALL RUMORS ABOUT THE REVOLUTIONARY NEW SENSOR
6 min |
August 13, 2021
AppleMagazine
CHINA'S TENCENT LIMITS GAMING FOR MINORS AFTER MEDIA OUTCRY
China’s biggest gaming company, Tencent Holdings, said it will limit gaming time for minors and ban children under age 12 from making in-game purchases after a state media article called games “spiritual opium.”
2 min |
AppleMagazine #510
AppleMagazine
SONY'S PROFITS GAIN ON ‘DEMON SLAYER,' DIGITAL CAMERA DEMAND
Sony’s April-June profit rose 9% to 211.8 billion yen ($1.9 billion) as the Japanese electronics and video game maker continued to benefit from a sales perk from the hit “Demon Slayer” animation film.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #510
AppleMagazine
SEC'S GENSLER SAYS CRYPTO INVESTORS NEED MORE PROTECTION
The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission said that investors need more protection in the cryptocurrency market, which he said is “rife with fraud, scams and abuse.”
2 min |
AppleMagazine #510
AppleMagazine
FAMILIES URGE USING NEW DNA TECH TO ID PEARL HARBOR UNKNOWNS
William Edward Mann enlisted in the Navy after graduating from high school in rural Washington state. A guitar player, he picked up the ukulele while stationed in Hawaii.
5 min |
AppleMagazine #510
AppleMagazine
THE FIVE BEST HYBRID SUVS YOU CAN BUY
Buying a hybrid vehicle is typically a smart way to help save money on gas and reduce your carbon footprint compared to a conventional gasoline-only vehicle.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #510
AppleMagazine
REESE WITHERSPOON SELLS HELLO SUNSHINE, JOINS NEW COMPANY
It’s a perfect day for Reese Witherspoon as the actress and producer is selling the media company she founded to a newly formed company backed by private equity firm Blackstone Group.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #510
AppleMagazine
NLRB PRELIMINARY FINDING REVIVES LABOR ORGANIZING AT AMAZON
A recommendation to nullify the election results of an Amazon union vote in Bessemer, Alabama is breathing new life into the labor movement.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #510
AppleMagazine
RUSSIA BLAMES SPACE STATION LAB INCIDENT ON SOFTWARE FAILURE
A Russian space official blamed a software problem on a newly docked science lab for briefly knocking the International Space Station out of position.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #510
AppleMagazine
SQUARE TO BUY INSTALLMENT PAYMENT FIRM AFTERPAY IN $29B DEAL
Digital payments company Square Inc. says it has agreed to acquire Afterpay, which provides a “buy now, pay later” option for merchants, in an all-stock deal valued at about $29 billion.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #510
AppleMagazine
ZOOM TO PAY $85M FOR PRIVACY MISCUES AT START OF PANDEMIC
Zoom will pay $85 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that weak privacy controls opened too many peepholes into the personal information of users and that it was too easy for outsiders to disrupt video meetings during the early stages of the pandemic.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #510
AppleMagazine
PLANS FOR LARGEST US SOLAR FIELD NORTH OF VEGAS SCRAPPED
The push to transition from carbon-emitting fuel sources to renewable energy is hitting a roadblock in Nevada, where solar power developers are abandoning plans to build what would have been the United States’ largest array of solar panels in the desert north of Las Vegas.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #509
AppleMagazine
SMART EYE DEPUTY CEO RANA EL KALIOUBY TALKS AUTOMOTIVE AI
Rana el Kaliouby co-founded and led Boston startup Affectiva, which uses artificial intelligence and computer vision to analyze mood and emotion.
4 min |