AppleMagazine
macOS: TAKING LEAPS FORWARD WITH BIG SUR
Despite the coronavirus pandemic causing the world’s biggest tech events to be canceled, Apple powered through with a virtual alternative, with Craig Federighi taking to the stage to lift the lid on an all-new macOS.
8 min |
AppleMagazine #454
AppleMagazine
A TIMELY PORTRAIT IN ‘JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE'
Getting into “good trouble” is a guiding principle for John Lewis. It’s not only OK, but necessary to enact and inspire meaningful change.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #454
Techlife News
EUROPEAN POLICE CRACK ENCRYPTED PHONES, ARREST HUNDREDS
European police delivered a major blow to organized crime after cracking an encrypted communications network, allowing them to covertly watch “over the shoulder” of criminals in real-time as they planned drug trafficking, arms sales, assassinations and torture, officers announced.
2 min |
July 7, 2020
Techlife News
WIRECARD HEADQUARTERS RAIDED IN PROBE OF ACCOUNTING SCANDAL
Investigators searched the headquarters of German payment systems provider Wirecard and four other locations Wednesday as part of their probe of an accounting scandal that led to the arrest of the company’s longtime CEO and forced the firm to file for bankruptcy protection.
1 min |
July 7, 2020
Techlife News
AMERICAN AND 4 OTHER AIRLINES REACH LOAN AGREEMENTS WITH US
American Airlines and four smaller carriers have reached agreement with the government for billions more in federal loans, a sign of the industry’s desperate fight to survive a downturn in air travel caused by the virus pandemic.
2 min |
July 7, 2020
Techlife News
LULULEMON BUYS AT-HOME EXERCISE STARTUP FOR $500 MILLION
Athletic apparel maker Lululemon Athletica Inc. said it’s acquiring at-home exercise startup Mirror for $500 million.
1 min |
July 7, 2020
Techlife News
Virus Diary: Moving Closer To Grandsons They Can Barely See
A child’s swing twists forlornly in the breeze beneath the behemoth maple tree that shades our home. It’s become a symbol of our sad coronavirus exile.
3 min |
July 7, 2020
Techlife News
Virus Visitors Bans Renew Interest In Nursing Home Cameras
Visitation bans at nursing homes have renewed interest in legislation that would allow families to put remote cameras inside the facilities to help see how loved ones are doing.
4 min |
July 7, 2020
Techlife News
California Sues Cisco For Bias Based On Indian Caste System
California regulators have sued Cisco Systems, saying an engineer faced discrimination at the company’s Silicon Valley headquarters because he is a Dalit Indian.
2 min |
July 7, 2020
Techlife News
A Pinch Where It Hurts: Can Facebook Weather The Ad Boycott?
This week, more than 500 companies officially kicked off an advertising boycott intended to pressure Facebook into taking a stronger stand against hate speech. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has agreed to meet with its organizers early next week.
3 min |
July 7, 2020
AppleMagazine
iOS 14: HANDS-ON WITH THE BIGGEST NEW FEATURES
Refusing to let COVID-19 impact its release schedule, Apple took to its virtual WWDC stage at the end of June to show off the latest version of its iOS and iPadOS operating systems, set for release this fall.
8 min |
July 03, 2020
AppleMagazine
MICROSOFT TO PERMANENTLY CLOSE ALL PHYSICAL STORES
Microsoft said it is permanently closing nearly all of its physical stores around the world.
1 min |
July 03, 2020
AppleMagazine
HOW RISKY IS FLYING DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC?
How risky is flying during the coronavirus pandemic?
1 min |
July 03, 2020
AppleMagazine
MILLENNIAL MONEY: 4 EXPERT TIPS TO GET HIRED FROM HOME
Job hunting has always been a little stressful. OK, a lot stressful. A global pandemic certainly hasn’t remedied that.
3 min |
July 03, 2020
AppleMagazine
INDIA BANS DOZENS OF CHINESE APPS, CITING SECURITY REASONS
India banned 59 apps with Chinese links, saying their activities endanger the country’s sovereignty, defense and security.
1 min |
July 03, 2020
AppleMagazine
UK Regulator Urges Reforms To Curb Google, Facebook Ad Power
British regulators want new rules to foster competition in digital advertising markets and rein in the industry’s dominant players, Google and Facebook.
2 min |
July 03, 2020
AppleMagazine
Zoom Got Big Fast. Then videobombers made it rework security
Back in March as the coronavirus pandemic gathered steam in the U.S., a largely unheralded video-conferencing service suddenly found itself in the spotlight.
3 min |
July 03, 2020
Bloomberg Businessweek
The Nortel Job
Did China steal Canada’s edge in 5G?
10+ min |
July 06 - 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
US Cybercom Virtual War Game Girds Against Increased Threats
Foreign hackers are taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to undermine institutions and threaten critical infrastructure, a top U.S. military cyber official said.
2 min |
July 03, 2020
AppleMagazine
Amazon Looks to Self-Driving Future By Acquiring Zoox
Amazon said that it is buying self-driving technology company Zoox, which is developing an autonomous vehicle for a ride-hailing service that people would request on their phones.
3 min |
July 03, 2020
Techlife News
OFFICIAL: US MIGHT HELP OTHERS BUY NON-HUAWEI TELECOM GEAR
The United States is willing to help other countries finance purchases of next-generation telecom technology from Western providers so they can avoid Chinese tech giant Huawei, which Washington sees as a security threat, an American official said Thursday.
2 min |
Techlife News #452
Techlife News
‘GRIEF MODE': WHAT THE LOSS OF SUMMER CAMP MEANS FOR KIDS
It wasn’t just the leadership opportunities or seeing his best friends or even escaping months stuck at home because of the coronavirus pandemic that had Rory Sederoff thinking 2020 would be one of his best summers ever.
4 min |
Techlife News #452
Techlife News
UK WATCHDOG GIVES AMAZON DELIVEROO DEAL TENTATIVE APPROVAL
Britain’s competition watchdog has provisionally approved Amazon’s plan to buy a stake in food delivery company Deliveroo, saying it would not have a negative impact on customers by reducing choice or raising prices.
1 min |
Techlife News #452
Techlife News
TWITTER GIVES WORKERS DAY OFF TO VOTE IN NATIONAL ELECTIONS
Twitter says it will give its U.S. employees Election Day off going forward and employees around the world paid time off to vote in national elections.
1 min |
Techlife News #452
Techlife News
ORDERS FOR US BIG-TICKET FACTORY GOODS SURGE 15.8% IN MAY
Orders to American factories for big-ticket goods rebounded last month from a disastrous April and March as the U.S. economy began to slowly reopen.
1 min |
Techlife News #452
Techlife News
PETER JACKSON TO MAKE ORIGINAL ANIMATED CONTENT FOR WETA
Weta Digital, the Academy Award-winning visual effects company that made “The Lord of the Rings” and “Avatar” possible, is making original animated content for cinemas and streaming for the first time in its 25-year history. The company also said that L0had joined the New Zealand-based shop as CEO.
1 min |
Techlife News #452
Techlife News
MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR OUTDOOR SPACE, NO MATTER HOW SMALL
Coronavirus quarantine had many people rethinking the interiors of their homes this spring. DIY projects were tackled, and rooms reorganized.
4 min |
Techlife News #452
Techlife News
LAX TESTS THERMAL CAMERAS FOR DETECTING FEVERS IN TRAVELERS
Los Angeles International Airport is testing thermal camera technology designed to identify travelers with elevated body temperatures.
1 min |
Techlife News #452
Techlife News
GOOGLE TO START PAYING SOME NEWS PUBLISHERS FOR CONTENT
Google says it will start paying some publishers for their news content, in a move that could pave the way for reduced tensions between the internet search giant and the beleaguered news industry.
1 min |
Techlife News #452
Techlife News
DISNEY DELAYS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THEME PARK REOPENINGS
Disney is postponing the mid-July reopening of its Southern California theme parks until it receives guidelines from the state, the company announced.
2 min |