AppleMagazine
IN CALIFORNIA, SOME BUY MACHINES THAT MAKE WATER OUT OF AIR
The machine Ted Bowman helped design can make water out of the air, and in parched California, some homeowners are already buying the pricey devices.
2 min |
Ocotber 08, 2021
Techlife News
Australia Wants Facebook Held Liable for Anonymous Comments
Australia’s prime minister described social media as a “coward’s palace” and warned that digital platforms including Facebook should be held liable for defamatory comments posted anonymously.
2 min |
October 09, 2021
AppleMagazine
CHINA TIGHTENS POLITICAL CONTROL OF INTERNET GIANTS
The crackdown reflects Xi Jinping’s emphasis on reviving the party’s “original mission” of leading economic and social development.
4 min |
Ocotber 08, 2021
Techlife News
AMAZON UNVEILS ‘JETSONS'-LIKE ROAMING ROBOT FOR THE HOME
Amazon’s new robot can hear, see and follow you around the home, but its no Rosey the Robot.
1 min |
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Techlife News
CHINA SAYS ALL CRYPTO TRANSACTIONS ILLEGAL; BITCOIN TUMBLES
China’s central bank declared all transactions involving Bitcoin and other virtual currencies illegal, stepping up a campaign to block use of unofficial digital money.
2 min |
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Techlife News
AT&T TO REQUIRE VACCINES FOR 90,000 OF ITS UNION WORKERS
AT&T has become one of the largest employers in the U.S. to mandate vaccines for a significant number of frontline workers.
1 min |
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Techlife News
BAN ON SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BAGS GOES INTO EFFECT ON FRIDAY
A ban on single-use plastic bags that was originally scheduled to begin on the first of this year will go into effect Friday across Washington state.
1 min |
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Techlife News
MERCK SPENDS $11.5B FOR ACCELERON, POSSIBLE BLOCKBUSTER DRUG
Merck will spend about $11.5 billion to buy Acceleron Pharma and its potential treatment for high blood pressure in vessels that connect the lungs and heart.
2 min |
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Techlife News
UK PERMITS DEVELOPMENT OF GENE-EDITED CROPS IN LIMATE FIGHT
Britain’s government plans to allow researchers to use gene-editing techniques to develop crops that can increase yields, reduce the need for pesticides, and cut greenhouse gas emissions as the U.K.’s exit from the European Union allows it to deviate from the bloc’s rules.
1 min |
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Techlife News
US SLIGHTLY REVISES UP ITS GDP ESTIMATE FOR Q2 TO 6.7%
The U.S. economy expanded at a 6.7% annual pace from April through June, the Commerce Department said Thursday, slightly upgrading its estimate of last quarter’s growth in the face of a resurgence of COVID-19 in the form of the delta variant.
4 min |
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Techlife News
US, EU AGREE TO FURTHER TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY TALKS
The United States and the European Union agreed Wednesday to carry on the work of 10 expert-level panels to explore and recommend solutions to a variety of trade disputes and challenges.
3 min |
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Techlife News
SURGING NATURAL GAS PRICES: THREAT TO CONSUMERS THIS WINTER?
Brace for a rude surprise on your winter heating bills.
5 min |
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AppleMagazine
JAKE GYLLENHAAL CARRIES CLAUSTROPHOBIC ‘THE GUILTY'
An emergency dispatch center doesn’t exactly sound like the most visually exciting place to set an entire film. But the technical limitation of being imprisoned in a soulless office while high stakes action takes place off-screen can be an inspired storytelling gimmick in the right hands, as it is in “ The Guilty,” directed by Antoine Fuqua, written by Nic Pizzolatto and starring Jake Gyllenhaal.
3 min |
October 01, 2021
AppleMagazine
US MILITARY EYES PROTOTYPE MOBILE NUCLEAR REACTOR IN IDAHO
The U.S. Department of Defense is taking input on its plan to build an advanced mobile nuclear microreactor prototype at the Idaho National Laboratory in eastern Idaho.
3 min |
October 01, 2021
AppleMagazine
MERCEDES-BENZ JOINS EUROPEAN EV BATTERY JOINT VENTURE
Luxury automaker Mercedes-Benz is teaming up with Stellantis and TotalEnergies in a European electric vehicle battery joint venture, Automotive Cells Co.
1 min |
October 01, 2021
AppleMagazine
EARTH- MONITORING LANDSAT 9 SATELLITE LAUNCHES IN CALIFORNIA
The latest in a series of U.S. satellites that has recorded human and natural impacts on Earth’s surface for decades was launched into orbit from California on Monday to ensure continued observations in the era of climate change.
2 min |
October 01, 2021
AppleMagazine
iPad mini- Packing its punch in the palm of your hand
Although all eyes were on the Apple Watch Series 7 and iPhone 13 range at this year’s California Streaming event, the unexpected announcement of a refreshed iPad mini also got people talking. Bringing Apple’s smallest tablet in line with the iPad Pro and Air has helped to give consumers more choice, whilst a refreshed entry-level iPad remains a sensible buy.
7 min |
October 01, 2021
AppleMagazine
China Says All Crypto Transactions Illegal; Bitcoin Tumbles
China’s central bank declared all transactions involving Bitcoin and other virtual currencies illegal, stepping up a campaign to block use of unofficial digital money.
2 min |
October 01, 2021
AppleMagazine
Google in Court to Appeal EU's 2018 Android Antitrust Case
Google headed to a top European Union court this week to appeal a record EU antitrust penalty imposed for stifling competition through the dominance of its Android operating system.
2 min |
October 01, 2021
AppleMagazine
Ford to Add 10,800 Jobs Making Electric Vehicles, Batteries
Ford and a partner company say they plan to build three major electric-vehicle battery factories and an auto assembly plant by 2025 — a dramatic investment in the future of EV technology that will create an estimated 10,800 jobs and shift the automaker’s future manufacturing footprint toward the South.
6 min |
October 01, 2021
Bloomberg Businessweek
Came Through Drippin
Most of the world relies on flood irrigation to water crops. A more efficient alternative hasn’t been widely adopted because it’s so expensive. One Israeli soil physicist has the answer: a tiny plastic widget
10+ min |
September 27, 2021
Techlife News
Apple Won't Let Fortnite Back Until Case Ends
Tim Sweeney, CEO of Fortnite maker Epic Games Inc., said Wednesday it’s been told by Apple that the game will be “blacklisted from the Apple ecosystem” until the companies’ legal case is resolved and all appeals are exhausted, which could take as long as five years.
1 min |
September 25, 2021
Techlife News
FACEBOOK OVERSIGHT BOARD REVIEWING ‘XCHECK' SYSTEM FOR VIPS
Facebook’s semi-independent oversight board says it will review the company’s “XCheck,” or cross check, system following an investigation by The Wall Street Journal into the use of this internal system that has exempted high-profile users from some or all of its rules.
1 min |
September 25, 2021
Techlife News
CHINA'S ANT GROUP TO SHARE CREDIT DATA WITH CENTRAL BANK
China’s central bank will soon have access to the private credit information of hundreds of millions of users of Ant Group’s online credit service, in a move signaling more regulatory oversight of the financial technology sector.
2 min |
September 25, 2021
Techlife News
NETFLIX BUYS WONKA AUTHOR DAHL'S CATALOG
Netflix has acquired the works of Roald Dahl, the late British author of celebrated children’s books such as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”
1 min |
September 25, 2021
Techlife News
CHINA SETS UP PLATFORM TO POLICE GAMING FIRM VIOLATIONS
Chinese regulators have set up a platform that allows the public to report on gaming companies they believe are violating restrictions on online game times for children.
1 min |
September 25, 2021
Techlife News
ONE TO CHARGE THEM ALL: EU DEMANDS SINGLE PLUG FOR PHONES
The European Union unveiled plans Thursday to require smartphone makers to adopt a single charging method for mobile devices.
1 min |
September 25, 2021
Techlife News
DON'T LET SOCIAL SECURITY STEER YOU WRONG
Few retirement decisions are as critical, or as easy to get wrong, as when and how to take your Social Security benefits.
4 min |
September 25, 2021
Techlife News
AT LONG LAST, BALLMER, CLIPPERS BREAK GROUND ON NEW HOME
The design meetings have been going on for years.
4 min |
September 25, 2021
AppleMagazine
US GOVT TO PROBE ZOOM'S $14.7B FIVE9 DEAL FOR NATSEC RISKS
A U.S. government committee that reviews foreign investment in telecom is probing video conferencing company Zoom’s $14.7 billion deal for cloud call center company Five9.
2 min |