Techlife News
Q&A: INTERNET GUARDIAN RON DEIBERT OF CITIZEN LAB
The internet watchdog Citizen Lab has been remarkably effective in calling to account governments and private sector firms that use information technology to put people in peril.
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Techlife News
‘SOLD BY AMAZON' PROGRAM ENDS FOLLOWING STATE INVESTIGATION
Amazon will end its “Sold by Amazon” program after an investigation by Washington state’s attorney general found it was anticompetitive and violated antitrust laws, according to court documents filed this week.
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Techlife News
TESLA POSTS RECORD PROFIT, WON'T PRODUCE NEW MODELS IN 2022
Tesla Inc. on Wednesday posted record fourth-quarter and full-year earnings as deliveries of its electric vehicles soared despite a global shortage of computer chips that has slowed the entire auto industry.
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Techlife News
DC, 3 STATES SUE GOOGLE SAYING IT INVADES USERS' PRIVACY
The District of Columbia and three states are suing Google for allegedly deceiving consumers and invading their privacy by making it nearly impossible for them to stop their location from being tracked.
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Techlife News
HOT STUFF: LAB HITS MILESTONE ON LONG ROAD TO FUSION POWER
With 192 lasers and temperatures more than three times hotter than the center of the sun, scientists hit — at least for a fraction of a second — a key milestone on the long road toward nearly pollution-free fusion energy.
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Techlife News
NORTH CAROLINA CHOSEN FOR SUPERSONIC PASSENGER JET PLANT
A Colorado-based aviation company announced this week that it has chosen a North Carolina airport as the manufacturing site for next-generation supersonic passenger jets.
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Techlife News
PICASSO HEIRS LAUNCH DIGITAL ART PIECE TO RIDE ‘CRYPTO' WAVE
Pablo, meet Crypto. Heirs of Pablo Picasso, the famed 20th-century Spanish artist, are vaulting into 21st-century commerce by selling 1,010 digital art pieces of one of his ceramic works that has never before been seen publicly — riding a fad for “crypto” assets that have taken the art and financial worlds by storm.
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Techlife News
JAPAN'S MITSUBISHI, ENERGY BODY JOIN GATES' NUCLEAR PROJECT
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency have signed an agreement to participate in a next-generation nuclear energy project with TerraPower, a company started by Bill Gates.
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AppleMagazine
NYC'S MAYOR INVESTS FIRST PAYCHECK IN CRYPTOCURRENCY
New York City’s new mayor, Eric Adams, plans to convert his first paycheck into two cryptocurrencies, which he has been hyping as a potential economic engine for the city.
3 min |
January 28, 2022
AppleMagazine
TRADED CRYPTO IN 2021? HERE'S HOW TO APPROACH TAXES
Professionals have a major piece of advice for those who traded cryptocurrency for the first time last year: Take your tax prep seriously.
3 min |
January 28, 2022
AppleMagazine
Music Turn it up with these tips and tricks
Music has helped to transform Apple in recent decades, from the launch of the original iPod to modern developments like Apple Music, the HomePod mini, and AirPods Pro.
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January 28, 2022
AppleMagazine
US WARNS THAT CHIP SHORTAGE COULD SHUT DOWN FACTORIES
The U.S. supply of computer chips has fallen to alarmingly low levels, raising the prospect of factory shutdowns, the Commerce Department reported this week.
1 min |
January 28, 2022
AppleMagazine
US UNVEILS CHANGES TO ATTRACT FOREIGN SCIENCE, TECH STUDENTS
The Biden administration announced policy changes to attract international students specializing in science, technology, engineering and math — part of the broader effort to make the U.S. economy more competitive.
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January 28, 2022
AppleMagazine
INTEL TO BUILD $20B OHIO CHIP FACILITY AMID GLOBAL SHORTAGE
Chipmaker Intel said it will invest $20 billion to build a new factory in Ohio, an attempt to help alleviate a global shortage of chips powering everything from phones to cars to home appliances while also signaling the giant company’s commitment to manufacturing crucial technology products in the U.S.
5 min |
January 28, 2022
AppleMagazine
NETFLIX STOCK PLUNGES AS SUBSCRIBER GROWTH WORRIES DEEPEN
Netflix delivered its latest quarter of disappointing subscriber growth during the final three months of last year, a trend that management foresees continuing into the new year as tougher competition is undercutting the video streaming leader.
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January 28, 2022
AppleMagazine
IN GLOBAL 5G RACE, EUROPEAN UNION IS TOLD TO STEP UP PACE
As the United States grapples with the 5G rollout affecting airlines, a European Union watchdog warned the EU faces much bigger economic and security threats unless member countries step up cooperation.
3 min |
January 28, 2022
AppleMagazine
DELAY IN CREATING NEW CYBERSECURITY BOARD PROMPTS CONCERN
It’s a key part of President Joe Biden’s plans to fight major ransomware attacks and digital espionage campaigns: creating a board of experts that would investigate major incidents to see what went wrong and try to prevent the problems from happening again — much like a transportation safety board does with plane crashes.
3 min |
January 28, 2022
AppleMagazine
Facebook Parent Meta Creates Powerful AI Supercomputer
Facebook’s parent company Meta said it has created what it believes is among the fastest artificial intelligence supercomputers running today.
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January 28, 2022
PC Gamer US Edition
PLAYING EASY MODE IN MOUNT & BLADE 2: BANNERLORD
The fine line between heroics and horror.
3 min |
March 2022
PC Gamer US Edition
HAVING A NICE HOLIDAY IN FAR CRY
Is it possible to stay out of trouble and just enjoy the views?
9 min |
March 2022
PC Gamer US Edition
INTEL CORE i5 12600K
This impressive bit of hardware shows how a little architecture can make a big difference.
8 min |
March 2022
PC Gamer US Edition
INVISIBILITY IN GAMES
Exploring the strange and surprising world of invisibility in videogames.
10+ min |
March 2022
PC Gamer US Edition
The Final Daze
Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker goes big and brings it home
8 min |
March 2022
PC Gamer US Edition
“Out Pops My Head to Take in the Surroundings, and a Wave of Guilt Hits”
Curiosity (almost) killed the dwarf in the excellent Deep Rock Galactic
3 min |
March 2022
PC Gamer US Edition
“I Just Never Have Any Idea Where I'm Supposed to Go Next…”
All who wander are not lost in Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
2 min |
March 2022
PC Gamer US Edition
Vampire: the Masquerade— Bloodlines
Troika’s last hurrah has aged like fine wine.
8 min |
March 2022
PC Gamer US Edition
Shipshape
Watch this space, I’m pulling offsweet moves in spaceship RPG Chorus
3 min |
March 2022
PC Gamer US Edition
Circling the Dragons
FromSoftware’s ELDEN RING is a fraught and fascinating balance between expansiveness and intrigue.
10+ min |
March 2022
Techlife News
AMAZON PLANS A CLOTHING STORE FOR A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MALL
Amazon says it plans to open a clothing store in a Southern California mall later this year, a first for the online behemoth and a fresh challenge for already struggling traditional retailers.
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January 22, 2022
Techlife News
FBI, US AGENCIES LOOK BEYOND INDICTMENTS IN CYBERCRIME FIGHT
The FBI and other federal agencies are increasingly looking to counter cyber threats through tools other than criminal indictments, the head of the bureau’s cyber division said in an interview.
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