AppleMagazine
NEW CYBERSECURITY ORDER ISSUED FOR US PIPELINE OPERATORS
The Department of Homeland Security announced new requirements for U.S. pipeline operators to bolster cybersecurity following a May ransomware attack that disrupted gas delivery across the East Coast.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #508
AppleMagazine
CANADA TO LET VACCINATED US CITIZENS ENTER COUNTRY ON AUG. 9
Canada announced this week it will begin letting fully vaccinated U.S. citizens into Canada on Aug. 9, and those from the rest of the world on Sept. 7.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #508
AppleMagazine
BIDEN: ‘KILLING PEOPLE' REMARK WAS CALL FOR BIG TECH TO ACT
President Joe Biden tempered his assessment that social media giants are “killing people” by hosting misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines on their platforms, saying that he hoped they would not take it “personally” and instead would act to save lives.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #508
Mac Life
RANDOM APPLE MEMORY - Apple goes portable with AirPort Express
Charlotte Henry recalls how Apple entered, then exited, the highly competitive world of internet routers
1 min |
August 2021
Mac Life
OnMail — Fast & Simple Email
Sending out mixed messages
3 min |
August 2021
Mac Life
Shelter 3
Third time is not the charm
1 min |
August 2021
Mac Life
Infuse 7
Easy network streaming for your movies
2 min |
August 2021
Mac Life
Planny 5
An all-new look, but is it any better at organizing your life?
2 min |
August 2021
Mac Life
Drop + THX Panda Wireless Headphones
High fidelity listening with a personal touch
2 min |
August 2021
Mac Life
Bike Baron 2
A whole lot of fun on two wheels
2 min |
August 2021
Mac Life
Movo UM700
A new microphone champion
2 min |
August 2021
Mac Life
Apple TV 4K (2021)
Now faster and featuring — at last — a usable remote!
3 min |
August 2021
Mac Life
12.9–inch iPad Pro (2021)
Apple’s largest tablet is better than ever — if you can afford it
10+ min |
August 2021
Techlife News
TAIWAN CHIPMAKER TSMC SAYS PROFIT UP 11.2% AS DEMAND RISES
TSMC, the biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips for Apple Inc. and other global brands, said Thursday its latest quarterly profit rose 11.2% over a year earlier to $4.8 billion as demand for smartphones and consumer electronics increased.
1 min |
Techlife News #507
Techlife News
‘FOREVER PURGE' GETS POLITICAL ON SOUTHERN BORDER
“The Forever Purge” is set along the U.S.-Mexican border and it’s perhaps the most overtly political of the series, portraying a ragtag group of Americans trying to flee the anarchy and white supremacy of Texas for the safety of Mexico as the annual U.S. bloodlust event turns into an everyday abomination.
3 min |
Techlife News #507
Techlife News
THAT WAS FLEETING: TWITTER KILLS OFF EPHEMERAL MESSAGES
Twitter is disappearing its disappearing tweets, called fleets, after they didn’t catch on.
1 min |
Techlife News #507
Techlife News
US UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS FALL TO 360,000, A NEW PANDEMIC LOW
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits has reached its lowest level since the pandemic struck last year, further evidence that the U.S. economy and job market are quickly rebounding from the pandemic recession.
2 min |
Techlife News #507
Techlife News
GM WARNS SOME BOLT OWNERS TO PARK OUTDOORS DUE TO FIRE RISK
General Motors is telling owners of some older Chevrolet Bolts to park them outdoors and not to charge them overnight because two of the electric cars caught fire after recall repairs were made.
3 min |
Techlife News #507
Techlife News
U.S. FACTORY OUTPUT DIPS 0.1% IN JUNE ON AUTO CHIP SHORTAGE
U.S. factory output slid last month as a shortage of computer chips disrupted auto production.
1 min |
Techlife News #507
Techlife News
REGULATOR SUES AMAZON TO FORCE RECALL OF HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS
Safety regulators are suing Amazon to force it to recall hazardous products sold on its site, including flammable children’s pajamas, faulty carbon monoxide detectors and hair dryers that don’t protect users from getting electrocuted.
1 min |
Techlife News #507
Techlife News
TOYOTA REVS UP ITS DIGITAL MAPPING SUBSIDIARY WOVEN PLANET
Toyota plans to hire more people and invest heavily in its subsidiary Woven Planet to work on mobility technology so the Japanese automaker stays competitive amid the global shift to using artificial intelligence and robotics in everyday driving.
2 min |
Techlife News #507
Techlife News
DEVICE TAPS BRAIN WAVES TO HELP PARALYZED MAN COMMUNICATE
In a medical first, researchers harnessed the brain waves of a paralyzed man unable to speak — and turned what he intended to say into sentences on a computer screen.
3 min |
Techlife News #507
AppleMagazine
MUSK ON TRIAL: DEFENDS SOLARCITY, CALLS LAWYER ‘BAD HUMAN'
Tesla founder Elon Musk took to a witness stand to defend his company’s 2016 acquisition of a troubled company called SolarCity against a lawsuit that claims he’s to blame for a deal that was rife with conflicts of interest and never delivered the profits he’d promised.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #507
AppleMagazine
BILLIONAIRE RICHARD BRANSON REACHES SPACE IN HIS OWN SHIP
Swashbuckling billionaire Richard Branson hurtled into space aboard his own winged rocket ship last Sunday, bringing astro-tourism a step closer to reality and beating out his exceedingly richer rival JeffBezos.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #507
AppleMagazine
‘THE CROWN,' ‘MANDALORIAN' TOP EMMY NOMINATIONS WITH 24 EACH
“The Crown” tied with “The Mandalorian” for the most Emmy nominations Tuesday with 24 apiece, but the Marvel universe also got bragging rights with runner-up “WandaVision.”
4 min |
AppleMagazine #507
AppleMagazine
UN CALLS FOR GLOBAL DATABASE OF HUMAN GENE EDITING RESEARCH
The World Health Organization issued new recommendations on human genome editing, calling for a global registry to track “any form of genetic manipulation” and proposing a whistleblowing mechanism to raise concerns about unethical or unsafe research.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #507
AppleMagazine
SPORTS THE DIVERSIFICATION & EXPANSION OF APPLE TV+
With Apple reportedly expressing an interest in streaming rights for the National Football League’s “Sunday Ticket” package, there’s never been a better time to sign up for Apple’s streaming service.
6 min |
AppleMagazine #507
AppleMagazine
FIRM HACKED TO SPREAD RANSOMWARE HAD PREVIOUS SECURITY FLAWS
For 21 years, the software company Kaseya labored in relative obscurity — at least until cybercriminals exploited it in early July for a massive ransomware attack that snarled businesses around the world and escalated U.S.Russia diplomatic tensions.
5 min |
AppleMagazine #507
AppleMagazine
ONE TRICK TO TRAVELING CHEAPLY: FLEXIBILITY
So you want to travel on a budget.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #507
AppleMagazine
FAA: NEW TOOL LIMITS DISRUPTIONS CAUSED BY SPACE OPERATIONS
Federal regulators said they now can better track rocket launches and space vehicles returning to Earth, which could cut the amount of time that airplanes must be routed around space operations.
1 min |