Techlife News
BOEING WITHDRAWS CONTRACT OFFER AFTER TALKS WITH STRIKING WORKERS BREAK DOWN
Boeing has withdrawn a contract offer that would have given striking workers 30% raises over four years after talks broke down.
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AppleMagazine
A DRIVER'S TEST FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES? A LEADING EXPERT SAYS US SHOULD HAVE ONE
At a time of growing concern about the safety of self-driving vehicles, a leading expert is calling on the federal government to develop a national driver’s test that such vehicles would have to pass before they could travel on public roads.
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AppleMagazine
JUDGE RULES THE FTC CAN PROCEED WITH ANTITRUST LAWSUIT AGAINST AMAZON, TOSSES OUT FEW STATE CLAIMS
A federal judge said the Federal Trade Commission can proceed with its landmark antitrust lawsuit against Amazon. But, he also gave the company a small victory by tossing out a few claims made by states involved in the legal fight.
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AppleMagazine
'JOKER 2' STUMBLES AT BOX OFFICE AMID POOR REVIEWS FROM AUDIENCES AND CRITICS
“Joker: Folie à Deux” is the No. 1 movie at the box office, but it might not be destined for a happy ending.
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AppleMagazine
PIONEERS IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WIN THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS
Two pioneers of artificial intelligence — John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton — won the Nobel Prize in physics this week for helping create the building blocks of machine learning that is revolutionizing the way we work and live but also creates new threats for humanity.
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AppleMagazine
COLLAPSE OF NATIONAL SECURITY ELITES' CYBER FIRM LEAVES BITTER WAKE
The future was once dazzling for lronNet.
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AppleMagazine
FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE AND TIKTOK USERS IN EUROPE GET FORUM TO CHALLENGE SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT DECISIONS
Social media users in the European Union will soon have a new forum to challenge decisions by platforms to remove posts and videos for breaking their rules or leave up others that may violate them.
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AppleMagazine
GOOGLE SAYS IT WILL STOP LINKING TO NEW ZEALAND NEWS IF A LAW PASSES FORCING IT TO PAY FOR CONTENT
Google said it will stop linking to New Zealand news content and will reverse its support of local media outlets if the government passes a law forcing tech companies to pay for articles displayed on their platforms.
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AppleMagazine
A TOP ENERGY STRATEGIST IS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE. AND HE HAS THE DATA TO BACK THAT UP
When it comes to energy, Jarand Rystad is the numbers guy. The former McKinsey Company partner founded Oslo-based Rystad Energy, an independent research and energy intelligence company that sells data and analysis on oil, gas, coal and renewable forms of energy.
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AppleMagazine
CONTROL THE PATH AND POWER OF HURRICANES LIKE MILTON? FORGET IT ,SCIENTISTS SAY
Hurricanes are humanity’s reminder of the uncontrollable, chaotic power of Earth’s weather.
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AppleMagazine
HYUNDAI HAS BEGUN PRODUCING ELECTRIC SUVS AT ITS $7.6 BILLION PLANT IN GEORGIA
Hyundai has begun producing electric SUVs in Georgia less than two years after breaking ground on its sprawling, $7.6 billion manufacturing plant west of Savannah.
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AppleMagazine
CHINA ANNOUNCES MORE SUPPORT FOR ECONOMY BUT HOLDS BACK ON MAJOR SPENDING PACKAGE
China’s economic planning agency outlined details of measures aimed at boosting the economy this week but refrained from major spending initiatives.
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AppleMagazine
A SPACECRAFT IS ON ITS WAY TO A HARMLESS ASTEROID SLAMMED BY NASA IN A PREVIOUS SAVE-THE-EARTH TEST
A spacecraft blasted off Monday to investigate the scene of a cosmic crash.
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AppleMagazine
STATES SUE TIKTOK, CLAIMING ITS PLATFORM IS ADDICTIVE AND HARMS THE MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN
More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia have filed lawsuits against TikTok this week, alleging the popular short-form video app is harming youth mental health by designing its platform to be addictive to kids.
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AppleMagazine
FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERS GOOGLE TO OPEN ITS ANDROID APP STORE TO COMPETITION
A federal judge this week ordered Google to tear down the digital walls shielding its Android app store from competition as punishment for maintaining an illegal monopoly that helped expand the company’s internet empire.
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AppleMagazine
AirPods 4 THE FAST EVOLUTION OF THE POPULAR WIRELESS EARPHONES
AirPods have transformed how we experience audio. With the introduction of the fourth generation, Apple is pushing the boundaries of innovation further, delivering immersive sound and connectivity.
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Mac Life
Apple, AirPods & your hearing health
Can AirPods Pro really be an effective alternative to traditional hearing aids?
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November 2024
Mac Life
iPhone 16 Pro
Bigger and better in almost every way
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November 2024
Mac Life
What's next?
More Apple product releases and upgrades to come
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November 2024
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Belkin Auto-Tracking Stand Pro
Get your iPhone to follow your every move
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November 2024
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Create great movies now!
Turn your video clips into slickly edited stories with pro production values
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November 2024
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Say hello to...macOS Sequoia
What’s new in macOS 15? What is Apple Intelligence, and what can it do for you: Will my Mac be able to run it? We tell you all this and more
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November 2024
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KIT OUT YOUR HOME OFFICE
Create the perfect working environment in your own space
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November 2024
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Death Stranding Director's Cut
An outstanding horror tale
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November 2024
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AirPods 4 with ANC
A new design and Active Noise Cancellation
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November 2024
Techlife News
OpenAI Looks to Shift Away From Nonprofit Roots and Convert Itself to For-Profit Company - OpenAI's history as a nonprofit research institute that also sells commercial products like ChatGPT may be coming to an end as the San Francisco company looks to more fully convert itself into a for-profit corporation accountable to shareholders.
OpenAI’s history as a nonprofit research institute that also sells commercial products like ChatGPT may be coming to an end as the San Francisco company looks to more fully convert itself into a for-profit corporation accountable to shareholders.
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October 05, 2024
Techlife News
Dreamworks Animation at 30: Painting a Bright Path Forward with 'The Wild Robot' - Filmmaker Chris Sanders had finally cracked “The Wild Robot.”
Peter Brown’s middle-grade book, about an intelligent robot living in the wilderness, had been sitting on the shelf at DreamWorks Animation for a bit. No one had quite figured it out. Then Sanders, the man behind beloved animated features from “Lilo & Stitch” to “How to Train Your Dragon,” came along.His vision, however, was different from the norm: The story started without zippy dialogue and didn’t follow traditional beats. He also wanted to embrace a more illustrated style that melded analog warmth with computer generated imagery capabilities, which was finally technologically possible. Before he got too deep, he needed to make sure the studio was on board.
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October 05, 2024
Techlife News
Amazon, Target and Other Retailers are Ramping up Hiring for the Holiday Shopping Season - Retailers are ramping up hiring for the holiday season, but fewer seasonal employees are expected to be taken on this year to help customers in stores and assemble online orders in warehouses.
E-commerce giant Amazon said Thursday it will hire 250,000 full, part-time and seasonal workers for the crucial shopping period, rounding out a series of announcements made in recent weeks by the country’s top retailers.Amazon is hiring the same number of employees it did last year, similar to Bath & Body Works and Target, which said in September it planned to bring in roughly 100,000 seasonal employees and offer current employees the option to work extra hours during the holiday shopping period.
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October 05, 2024
Techlife News
SPACEX LAUNCHES RESCUE MISSION FOR 2 NASA ASTRONAUTS WHO ARE STUCK IN SPACE UNTIL NEXT YEAR
SpaceX launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station, sending up a downsized crew to bring them home but not until next year.
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October 05, 2024
Techlife News
PARENTS WILL HAVE TO SET ASIDE SOME EARNINGS FOR CHILD INFLUENCERS UNDER NEW CALIFORNIA LAWS
Parents in California who profit from social media posts featuring their children will be required to set aside some earnings for their minor influencers under a pair of measures signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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