AppleMagazine
COMIC RELIEF US LAUNCHES NEW ROBLOX GAME TO HELP CHILDREN BUILD COMMUNITY VIRTUALLY AND IN REAL LIFE
The notion that online gaming could help players develop charitable habits seemed bold when the anti-poverty nonprofit Comic Relief US tested its own multiverse on the popular worldbuilding app Roblox last year.
2 min |
August 30, 2024
AppleMagazine
FAKE ONLINE REVIEWS AND TESTIMONIALS ARE A HEADACHE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.THEY HOPE THE FTC CAN HELP
Online reviews and testimonials are a key way that small businesses can attract new customers and boost sales of products.
2 min |
August 30, 2024
AppleMagazine
CALIFORNIA WOMAN FED UP WITH STOLEN MAIL SENDS APPLE AIRTAG TO HERSELF TO CATCH THIEF
A Southern California woman fed up with her packages getting stolen out of her post office box sent an Apple AirTag to the address and cleverly tracked down the suspected thief, police said.
1 min |
August 30, 2024
AppleMagazine
NVIDIA IS WALL STREET'S 2ND-MOST VALUABLE COMPANY HOW IT KEEPS BEATING EXPECTATIONS, BY THE NUMBERS
Nvidia may have exceeded Wall Street estimates as its profit jumped — buffeted by the chipmaking dominance that has cemented Nvidia’s place as the poster child of the artificial intelligence boom — but investors seemed less than impressed.
2 min |
August 30, 2024
AppleMagazine
SCHOOLS ARE COMPETING WITH CELLPHONES.HERE'S HOW THEY THINK THEY COULD WIN
Isabella Pires first noticed what she calls the “gradual apathy pandemic” in eighth grade.
5 min |
August 30, 2024
AppleMagazine
MARKETING EXEC WANTS TO SHIFT VERIZON'S TRANSACTIONAL IMAGE INTO ONE MORE TIED TO PEOPLE'S LIVES
Verizon Communications has long enjoyed its position as the leading provider of mobile services in the U.S. But a new trend of price-conscious customers holding onto their old phones has hurt the bottom line for telecom companies seeking to capitalize off the sale of new mobile phone lines.
3 min |
August 30, 2024
Techlife News
WALL STREET'S NEXT BIG TEST IS LOOMING WITH NVIDIA'S PROFIT REPORT
How much hype is left in Nvidia's stock? Anyone with an S&P 500 index fund is hoping to get an answer to that weighty question next week.
2 min |
Techlife News #669
Techlife News
AUTHORS SUE CLAUDE AI CHATBOT CREATOR ANTHROPIC FOR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
A group of authors is suing artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, alleging it committed \"largescale theft” in training its popular chatbot Claude on pirated copies of copyrighted books.
2 min |
Techlife News #669
Techlife News
META KILLS OFF MISINFORMATION TRACKING TOOL CROWDTANGLE DESPITE PLEAS FROM RESEARCHERS, JOURNALISTS
Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms has shut down CrowdTangle, a tool widely used by researchers, watchdog organizations and journalists to monitor social media posts, notably to track how misinformation spreads on the company's platforms.
1 min |
Techlife News #669
Techlife News
MAKE EYE EXAMS PART OF THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL CHECKLIST. YOUR KIDS AND THEIR TEACHERS WILL THANK YOU
When a little boy burst into tears in her third-grade classroom last fall, Audrey Jost pulled him aside while the other kids were at recess. He said he was getting headaches and falling behind the other students, so Jost spoke with his parents about getting his eyes tested.
3 min |
Techlife News #669
Techlife News
A NEW SETBACK HITS A BOEING JET: US WILL REQUIRE INSPECTION OF PILOT SEATS ON 787S
Federal safety officials are requiring inspections of cockpit seats on Boeing 787 Dreamliners after one of the jets went into a dive when the captain's seat lurched forward without warning and disconnected the plane's autopilot system.
2 min |
Techlife News #669
Techlife News
YEP. THEY'RE BACK! 'ALIEN: ROMULUS' INTRODUCES NEXT-GEN XENOMORPH FOE CAILEE SPAENY
\"In space, no one can hear you scream,\" went the tagline for the original \"Alien\" in 1979, a terrifying thought on multiple levels.
3 min |
Techlife News #669
Techlife News
TARGET'S FOCUS ON LOWER PRICES IN THE GROCERY AISLE START TO PAY OFF AS COMPARABLE STORE SALES RISE
Target's comparable sales rose for the first time in a year as grocery aisle deals for cash-strapped customers began to pay off.
2 min |
Techlife News #669
Techlife News
TIKTOK COMPARES ITSELF TO FOREIGN-OWNED AMERICAN NEWS OUTLETS AS IT FIGHTS FORCED SALE OR BAN
TikTok pushed back against U.S. government arguments that the popular social media platform is not shielded by the First Amendment, comparing its platform to prominent American media organizations owned by foreign entities.
2 min |
Techlife News #669
Techlife News
HERE'S WHAT TO BUY AS USED EV PRICES CONTINUE TO DROP
Now is a great time to purchase a used electric vehicle. The average price for a used EV has dropped about 20% compared to this time last year.
3 min |
Techlife News #669
Techlife News
NFC Enabled PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF AUTOMATION, INTEGRATION, AND IOT
Apple's ecosystem is forever evolving, and with the release of iOS 18.1, it's set to redefine the boundaries of automation and the Internet of Things by introducing advancements in near-field communication tech and the secure element. This will unlock new possibilities for developers and transform how we interact with our devices and the world around us.
7 min |
Techlife News #669
Techlife News
BLACKOUTS IN EXTREME WEATHER DRIVE DEMAND FOR CLEANER BACKUP POWER
Software engineer Kenna Ofoegbu in Houston, Texas tries hard to keep his three kids cool during the summer and that means air conditioning.
4 min |
Techlife News #669
Techlife News
NORTH CAROLINA ELECTIONS BOARD OKS UNIVERSITY ID ON PHONES FOR VOTER ACCESS THIS FALL
The North Carolina elections board this week approved the first digital identification that can be used to meet state voter ID requirements, signing off on mobile credentials offered to students and employees at the state's flagship public university.
3 min |
Techlife News #669
Techlife News
FORD TO SHIFT ELECTRIC VEHICLE STRATEGY BY BUILDING NEW LOWER-COST PICKUPS AND A COMMERCIAL VAN
Facing competition from automakers with lower costs, Ford Motor Co. is shifting its electric vehicle strategy and now will focus on making two new electric pickup trucks and a new commercial van. The company says all will cost less, have longer range and be profitable before taxes within a year of reaching showrooms.
2 min |
Techlife News #669
Techlife News
CISCO CUTS THOUSANDS OF JOBS, 7% OF WORKFORCE, AS IT SHIFTS FOCUS TO AI, CYBERSECURITY
Cisco Systems is planning to lay off 7% of its employees, its second round of job cuts this year, as the company shifts its focus to more rapidly growing areas in technology, such as artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.
1 min |
Techlife News #669
Techlife News
17,000 AT&T WORKERS IN SOUTHEAST STRIKE OVER CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS
More than 17,000 AT&T workers in nine states across the Southeast are on strike after accusing the company of unfair labor practices during contract negotiations this summer.
1 min |
Techlife News #669
Techlife News
THE INTERNET'S LOVE FOR 'VERY DEMURE' CONTENT SPOTLIGHTS WHAT A VIRAL TREND CAN MEAN FOR CREATORS
It's not just you. The word \"demure\" is being used to describe just about everything online these days.
3 min |
Techlife News #669
Techlife News
MORE CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS ARE BANNING SMARTPHONES, BUT KIDS KEEP BRINGING THEM
At Bullard High School in Fresno, it's easy to see the benefits of banning students' cellphones. Bullying is down and socialization is up, principal Armen Torigian said.
10+ min |
Techlife News #669
Techlife News
US SHOPPERS SHARPLY BOOSTED SPENDING AT RETAILERS IN JULY DESPITE HIGHER PRICES
Americans stepped up their spending at retailers last month by the most in a year and a half, easing concerns that the economy might be weakening under the pressure of higher prices and elevated interest rates.
4 min |
Techlife News #669
Techlife News
CALIFORNIA ANNOUNCES NEW DEAL WITH TECH TO FUND JOURNALISM, AI RESEARCH
California will be the first U.S. state to direct millions of dollars from taxpayer money and tech companies to help pay for journalism and AI research under a new deal announced this week.
2 min |
Techlife News #669
AppleMagazine
MAKE EYE EXAMS PART OF THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL CHECKLIST. YOUR KIDS AND THEIR TEACHERS WILL THANK YOU
When a little boy burst into tears in her third-grade classroom last fall, Audrey Jost pulled him aside while the other kids were at recess. He said he was getting headaches and falling behind the other students, so Jost spoke with his parents about getting his eyes tested.
3 min |
August 23, 2024
AppleMagazine
NORTH CAROLINA ELECTIONS BOARD OKS UNIVERSITY ID ON PHONES FOR VOTER ACCESS THIS FALL
The North Carolina elections board this week approved the first digital identification that can be used to meet state voter ID requirements, signing off on mobile credentials offered to students and employees at the state's flagship public university.
3 min |
August 23, 2024
AppleMagazine
AUTHORS SUE CLAUDE AI CHATBOT CREATOR ANTHROPIC FOR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
A group of authors is suing artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, alleging it committed \"largescale theft” in training its popular chatbot Claude on pirated copies of copyrighted books.
2 min |
August 23, 2024
AppleMagazine
MORE CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS ARE BANNING SMARTPHONES, BUT KIDS KEEP BRINGING THEM
At Bullard High School in Fresno, it's easy to see the benefits of banning students' cellphones. Bullying is down and socialization is up, principal Armen Torigian said.
10+ min |
August 23, 2024
AppleMagazine
17,000 AT&T WORKERS IN SOUTHEAST STRIKE OVER CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS
More than 17,000 AT&T workers in nine states across the Southeast are on strike after accusing the company of unfair labor practices during contract negotiations this summer.
1 min |