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STATES SET GOALS TO JUMP-START TRANSITION TO ELECTRIC TRUCKS
A coalition of states is following California’s lead in setting goals to jump-start a transition to electric-powered trucks, vans and buses in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality for communities choked by diesel fumes.
3 min |
July 24, 2020
AppleMagazine
FAST LANE: REVVING THE ENGINES ON NEW APPLE CARKEY FEATURE
Though we might still be a few years off the long-rumored Apple Car, this year’s WWDC did not disappoint, lifting the trunk on some exciting new car-related features.
6 min |
July 24, 2020
AppleMagazine
Q&A: WHAT'S BEHIND THE TWITTER BITCOIN HACK?
Hackers broke into the Twitter accounts of world leaders, celebrities and tech moguls last week in one of the most high-profile security breaches in recent years, highlighting a major flaw with the service millions of people have come to rely on as an essential communications tool.
3 min |
July 24, 2020
AppleMagazine
DISNEY CUTS BACK ON FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM ADS
The Walt Disney Co. has “dramatically” slashed its advertising budget on Facebook and Facebook-owned Instagram, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
1 min |
July 24, 2020
AppleMagazine
NASA'S HUBBLE SUCCESSOR DELAYED AGAIN BY VIRUS, OTHER ISSUES
The launch of NASA’s successor to the Hubble Space Telescope faces seven more months of delay, this time because of the pandemic and technical issues.
2 min |
July 24, 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
LOOK OUT, MARS: HERE WE COME WITH A FLEET OF SPACECRAFT
Mars is about to be invaded by planet Earth — big time.
5 min |
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AppleMagazine
ANALOG DEVICES BUYS MAXIM, CREATING $68 BILLION CHIPMAKER
Computer chip maker Analog Devices is buying Maxim Integrated in an all-stock deal that will create a company worth about $68 billion, and strengthens its position in the analog semiconductor sector.
1 min |
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AppleMagazine
WHITE HOUSEBACKED CAMPAIGN PUSHES ALTERNATE CAREER PATHS
Presidential adviser Ivanka Trump unveiled a White House-backed national ad campaign highlighting alternative ways to start a career, an initiative targeting students, mid-career workers and the millions of people who are now unemployed because of the coronavirus.
3 min |
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AppleMagazine
SILICON: HOW IT WILL REVOLUTIONIZE COMPUTING
At this year’s virtual WWDC, Apple announced plans to move away from Intel-based Macs to custom silicon, perhaps one of the biggest changes to the Mac since its introduction in 1984.
7 min |
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AppleMagazine
APPLE WINS BIG EU COURT CASE OVER $15 BILLION IN TAXES
A European Union court on Wednesday delivered a hammer blow to the bloc’s attempts to rein in multinationals’ ability to strike special tax deals with individual EU countries when it ruled that Apple does not have to pay 13 billion euros ($15 billion) in back taxes to Ireland.
3 min |
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AppleMagazine
NBC'S VIDEO SERVICE PEACOCK STRESSES ‘FREE,' LOOKS TO 2021
Peacock, one of the last major streaming services to launch in the U.S., was supposed to get a big boost this summer by carrying the Olympics. That was out the window once the coronavirus pandemic delayed the Games until 2021.
3 min |
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AppleMagazine
GAMES MAKER UBISOFT SHAKES UP STAFF AMID MISCONDUCT PROBE
French gaming giant Ubisoft is parting ways with its creative director and two other executives and promising zero tolerance for “toxic” staff behavior following an internal investigation of misconduct and media reports of sexual harassment and other workplace abuse.
1 min |
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AppleMagazine
AMAZON UNVEILS SHOPPING CART THAT KNOWS WHAT YOU'RE BUYING
Amazon has a new cure for long supermarket lines: a smart shopping cart.
1 min |
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AppleMagazine
UBER BUYS POSTMATES, UPS DELIVERY GAME IN $2.65 BILLION DEAL
Uber has widened its reach in the fiercely competitive delivery market by acquiring Postmates in a $2.65 billion all-stock deal, the company said.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #454
AppleMagazine
WALGREENS DIVES INTO PRIMARY CARE WITH CLINIC EXPANSION
Walgreens will squeeze primary care clinics into as many as 700 of its U.S. stores over the next few years in a major expansion of the care it offers customers.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #454
AppleMagazine
TIKTOK TO LEAVE HONG KONG AS SECURITY LAW RAISES QUESTIONS
TikTok said it will stop operations in Hong Kong, joining other social media companies in warily eyeing ramifications of a sweeping national security law that took effect last week.
4 min |
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AppleMagazine
NOT SO RANDOM ACTS: SCIENCE FINDS THAT BEING KIND PAYS OFF
Acts of kindness may not be that random after all. Science says being kind pays off.
4 min |
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AppleMagazine
VIRTUAL TRAINING CAN BE GOOD FOR TRAINERS, OWNERS AND DOGS
Jennifer Stile was apprehensive when she found out that training classes for her puppy Josie would be moving online because of the pandemic.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #454
AppleMagazine
FACEBOOK CIVIL RIGHTS AUDIT: ‘SERIOUS SETBACKS' MAR PROGRESS
A two-year audit of Facebook’s civil rights record found “serious setbacks” that have marred the social network’s progress on matters such as hate speech, misinformation and bias.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #454
AppleMagazine
TOM HANKS ON COVID-19, ‘GREYHOUND' AND WARTIME MENTALITY
Since contracting COVID-19 in March, Tom Hanks has been, by most measures, busy.
6 min |
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AppleMagazine
AMAZON HOMELESS SHELTER BOOSTS UNIQUE PROGRAM FOR SICK KIDS
Amazon’s explosive growth over the past decade helped fuel a growing homelessness crisis in Seattle.
4 min |
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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 |
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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
AppleMagazine
AMC Pushes Back Movie Theater Reopening By 2 Weeks
AMC Theaters, the nation’s largest chain, is pushing back its plans to begin reopening theaters by two weeks following the closure because of COVID-19. The company said that it would open approximately 450 U.S. locations on July 30 and the remaining 150 the following week.
1 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
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
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
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 |