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AppleMagazine
Q&A: How Can I Stop My TV From Spying On Me?
The publication by WikiLeaks of documents it says are from the CIA’s secret hacking program describe tools that can turn a world of increasingly networked, camera- and microphone-equipped devices into eavesdroppers.
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AppleMagazine #280 *Special Edition*
AppleMagazine
US Says Global Spam Scheme Targeted After Mastermind Nabbed
U.S. authorities announced this week they are working to dismantle a global computer network that sent hundreds of millions of spam emails worldwide each year. The Russian man alleged to be at the head of the scheme was arrested Friday in Spain.
2 min |
April 14, 2017
AppleMagazine
Slumping PC Market Shows A Glimmer Of Hope In 1st Quarter
The long-suffering personal computer market may be finally recovering from the damage inflicted by the shift to smartphones and tablets, according to a report released this week.
1 min |
April 14, 2017
AppleMagazine
Preparing Artifacts Of The 'Great War' For The Digital Age
Rick Maynard found the manila envelope containing letters from the battlefields of World War I while he and his sister were cleaning out the basement after their father’s death.
3 min |
April 14, 2017
AppleMagazine
Lithium Reviving Centuries-old Czech Mining Tradition
A surge in the global use of lithium, a key component in electric batteries, is leading to the revival of a centuries-long mining tradition in the Czech Republic’s Ore Mountains.
3 min |
April 14, 2017
AppleMagazine
Blackberry Wins $815 Million In Dispute With Qualcomm
BlackBerry Ltd. says it has been awarded $814.9 million in a binding interim arbitration decision in a dispute with Qualcomm Inc. over royalty over payments.
1 min |
April 14, 2017
AppleMagazine
How Apple will "Pro for it"with Future Macs
Typically, Apple won’t publicly launch into extensive detail about any upcoming products until those products are on the verge of shipping. However, the company recently broke from this playbook for a meeting with a small number of reporters - in Apple’s Product Realization Lab for the Mac, too - with whom the subject of the Mac’s future was brought up. The message that the press walked away with was clear: Apple is committed to giving the Mac a bright future for professional users.
5 min |
April 14, 2017
AppleMagazine
Uber's PR Head Resigns Amid Tumultuous Time For Company
Uber’s head of communications is leaving, the latest in a string of executive departures as the ride-hailing company tries to dig out from a pile of troubles.
1 min |
April 14, 2017
AppleMagazine
5 Reasons Amazon Is Experimenting With Physical Stores
Is the online giant of retail also looking to conquer physical stores?
4 min |
May 05, 2017
AppleMagazine
Apple Growing Cash Stash Spurs Talk of Huge Acquisition
As Apple’s stash of cash grows, so does the possibility that the world’s most valuable company will use some of the money for a huge acquisition that would expand its empire beyond iPhones and other gadgets.
3 min |
May 05, 2017
AppleMagazine
Robotic Fruit Pickers May Help Orchards With Worker Shortage
Harvesting Washington state’s vast fruit orchards each year requires thousands of farmworkers, and many of them work illegally in the United States.
4 min |
May 05, 2017
AppleMagazine
Airbnb, San Francisco Reach Deal on Rental Registrations
San Francisco and Airbnb reached a deal this week that aims to prevent the short-term rental website from listing housing units that are not following city rules that limit the duration of stays and the number of nights units can be rented.
2 min |
May 05, 2017
AppleMagazine
Nutonomy, Groupe PSA to Collaborate on Self-driving Cars
Self-driving software company nuTonomy is teaming up with French automaker Groupe PSA.
1 min |
May 05, 2017
AppleMagazine
WNBA Set to Stream 20Â Games a Season on Twitter
The WNBA will stream 20 games a year over the next few seasons on Twitter in a deal announced Monday night.
1 min |
May 05, 2017
AppleMagazine
Apple Makes $1B Commitment Toward More Us Manufacturing Jobs
Apple will invest $1 billion to help create more U.S. manufacturing jobs and to counter recurring criticism about its reliance on overseas factories to assemble most of its iPhones and other devices.
1 min |
May 05, 2017
AppleMagazine
Takeoff And Cruise: Toyota Making ‘Flying Car,' Luxury Boat
Toyota Motor Corp. is working on a “flying car.”
3 min |
June 09, 2017
AppleMagazine
WWDC 2017: The Biggest Announcements
WWDC 2017: The Definitive Timline
5 min |
June 09, 2017
AppleMagazine
Q&A: Internet Extremism And How To Combat It
In the wake of Britain’s third major attack in three months, Prime Minister Theresa May called on governments to form international agreements to prevent the spread of extremism online.
4 min |
June 09, 2017
AppleMagazine
Tim Cook: Tech Without Values Is Worthless
Science is worthless if it isn’t motivated by basic human values and the desire to help people, Apple CEO Tim Cook told graduates of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Friday, urging them to use their powers for good.
1 min |
June 16,2017
AppleMagazine
Verizon Takes Over Yahoo To Complete $4.5 Billion Deal
Verizon has taken over Yahoo, completing a $4.5 billion deal that will usher in a new management team to attempt to wring more advertising revenue from one of the internet’s best-known brands.
2 min |
June 16,2017
AppleMagazine
'Fintech' Startup Sofi Moving Into Traditional Banking
Online lender and financial startup SoFi has taken the first step toward competing with the nation’s biggest banks on their home turf: the checking account.
2 min |
June 16,2017
AppleMagazine
Lyft Joining Forces With Jaguar Land Rover In Tech Venture
The next Lyft car you book may soon be a Jaguar or a Land Rover.
1 min |
June 16,2017
AppleMagazine
In Google Vs. The EU, A $2.7B Fine Could Just Be The Start
Google’s parent company Alphabet can easily afford the $2.7 billion write-down it’s taking to cover a big antitrust fine in Europe. But it might find it harder to shrug off the rest of the European regulatory assault that’s headed its way.
3 min |
July 28 2017
AppleMagazine
Science Build DNA From Scratch To Alter Life's Blueprint
At Jef Boeke’s lab, you can whiff an odor that seems out of place, as if they were baking bread here.
4 min |
July 28 2017
AppleMagazine
Apple Magazine Celebrating 300 Issues
A Look Back At The Story So Far
5 min |
July 28 2017
AppleMagazine
New York Eyes 'Textalyzer' To Bust Drivers
New York state is set to study the use of a device known as the “textalyzer” that would allow police to determine whether a motorist involved in a serious crash was texting while driving.
2 min |
July 28 2017
AppleMagazine
Concerns Increase In Wisconsin Over Deal For Foxconn Plant
Concerns are increasing among lawmakers and others in Wisconsin over what incentives the state may offer to become the first U.S. home of Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn.
2 min |
July 28 2017
AppleMagazine
Authorities Warn Virtual Kidnapping Scams Are On The Rise
The caller who rang Valerie Sobel’s cellphone had a horrifying message: “We have Simone’s finger. Do you want to see the rest of her in a body bag?”
3 min |
July 28 2017
AppleMagazine
EU Hits Google With $2.7B Fine For Abusing Weaker Rivals
European regulators fined Google a record 2.42 billion euros ($2.72 billion) for abusing its dominance of the online search market in a case that could be just the opening salvo in Europe’s attempt to curb the company’s clout on that continent.
4 min |
June 30,2017
AppleMagazine
JK Rowling Marks 20 Years
Wizarding legend Harry Potter’s tale has turned 20.
1 min |