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AppleMagazine
POWERFUL M1: BENCHMARKS REVAL INCREDIBLE POWER OF NEW CHIP
Though it was always Apple’s intention to create leaner, faster machines when it transitioned to its own custom chip, even Craig Federighi revealed he was shocked when benchmarks were revealed. M1 takes the Mac in a whole new direction, revolutionizing computing once again.
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AppleMagazine #475
AppleMagazine
HAWAII SEEKS TO BE SEEN AS A REMOTE WORKPLACE WITH A VIEW
Software engineer Raymond Berger begins his work day at 5 a.m., before the sun comes up over Hawaii.
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AppleMagazine #475
AppleMagazine
THE PANDEMIC IS CHANGING HOLLYWOOD, MAYBE FOREVER
“No New ‘Movies’ Till Influenza Ends” blared a New York Times headline on Oct. 10, 1918, while the deadly second wave of the Spanish Flu was unfolding.
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AppleMagazine #475
AppleMagazine
UK AUTHORIZES PFIZER CORONAVIRUS VACCINE FOR EMERGENCY USE
British officials authorized a COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use on Wednesday, greenlighting the world’s first shot against the virus that’s backed by rigorous science and taking a major step toward eventually ending the pandemic.
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AppleMagazine #475
AppleMagazine
SALESFORCE TO BUY WORK CHAT SERVICE SLACK FOR $27.7 BILLION
Business software pioneer Salesforce.com is buying work-chatting service Slack for $27.7 billion in a deal aimed at giving the two companies a better shot at competing against longtime industry powerhouse Microsoft.
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AppleMagazine #475
AppleMagazine
GM RETHINKS PLANNED STAKE IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE MAKER NIKOLA
General Motors will not be taking a stake in the electric vehicle company Nikola, and the company said that it was scuttling one of its marquee vehicles, an electric and hydrogen-powered pickup, after GM pulled technological support from the project.
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AppleMagazine #475
AppleMagazine
DOORDASH LOOKING FOR A VALUATION OF NEARLY $30B
DoorDash is looking for a valuation of nearly $30 billion when it takes itself public, reflecting how integral food delivery has become in millions of people’s lives during the pandemic.
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AppleMagazine #475
AppleMagazine
CHINA'S SPACE AMBITIONS: ROBOT ON MARS, A HUMAN ON THE MOON
China’s landing of its third probe on the moon is part of an increasingly ambitious space program that has a robot rover en route to Mars, is developing a reusable space plane and is planning to put humans back on the lunar surface.
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AppleMagazine #475
AppleMagazine
CALIFORNIA PROVIDING $500M IN VIRUS AID FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
California will provide temporary tax relief and $500 million in aid to small businesses struggling because of coronavirus outbreak restrictions, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced this week.
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AppleMagazine #475
AppleMagazine
BLACK FRIDAY SEES RECORD ONLINE AS US SHOPPERS STAY HOME
Black Friday online sales hit a new record this year as pandemic-wary Americans filled virtual carts instead of real ones.
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AppleMagazine #475
AppleMagazine
US-EUROPEAN OCEAN MONITORING SATELLITE LAUNCHES INTO ORBIT
A U.S.-European satellite designed to extend a decades-long measurement of global sea surface heights was launched into Earth orbit from California last Saturday.
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AppleMagazine #474
AppleMagazine
GLOBAL TECH GIANTS THREATEN TO LEAVE PAKISTAN OVER NEW RULES
Internet and technology companies have threatened to leave Pakistan after the government granted blanket powers to authorities to censor digital content, a move critics say was aimed at curtailing freedom of expression in the conservative Islamic nation.
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AppleMagazine #474
AppleMagazine
DETROIT RESIDENTS CONCERNED ABOUT TRAFFIC CAMERA EXPANSION
Detroit officials’ plan to install 200 more traffic light-mounted cameras at city intersections is facing community resistance amid privacy and racial discrimination concerns.
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AppleMagazine #474
AppleMagazine
BEST BUY REPORTS 3Q RESULTS THAT EXCEED WALL STREET VIEWS
Best Buy Co. reported fiscal third-quarter results that blew through analysts’ expectations as the nation’s largest consumer electronics retailer enjoyed surging demand for items like home theater and appliances that help people learn, cook, work and connect in their homes during the pandemic.
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AppleMagazine #474
AppleMagazine
UNCHANGED FROM EARLY ESTIMATE, US ECONOMY GREW 33.1% IN Q3
The second of three estimates on U.S. growth for the July-September quarter was unchanged at a record pace of 33.1%. But a resurgence in the coronavirus is expected to slow growth sharply in the current quarter with some economists even raising the specter of a double-dip recession.
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AppleMagazine #474
AppleMagazine
LIGHTS, CAMERA, SELL: RETAILERS WANT YOU TO WATCH AND SHOP
When Jenna Powell gets in front of a camera, she can sell $10,000 worth of sparkly dresses and tie-dye hoodies in 40 minutes.
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AppleMagazine #474
AppleMagazine
LEFT FOR DEAD, TWICE, RADIOSHACK GETS ANOTHER SHOT ONLINE
RadioShack, a fixture at the mall for decades, has been pulled from brink of death, again.
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AppleMagazine #474
AppleMagazine
BUSINESS: APPLE POSITIONS iPHONE 12 AS A CORPORATE MUST-HAVE
Critics labeled the iPhone 12 Apple’s biggest leap forward in years, with analysts suggesting that the Cupertino company will shift close to 70 million units before the end of 2020. As if the iPhone 12 range wasn’t popular enough, Apple has announced a partnership with carrier Verizon to make iPhone the most compelling business smartphone, offering 5G on the go.
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AppleMagazine #474
AppleMagazine
CHINA LAUNCHES MISSION TO BRING BACK MATERIAL FROM MOON
China launched an ambitious mission on Tuesday to bring back rocks and debris from the moon’s surface for the first time in more than 40 years — an undertaking that could boost human understanding of the moon and of the solar system more generally.
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AppleMagazine #474
AppleMagazine
ALIBABA CEO SAYS REGULATIONS FOR INTERNET FIRMS 'NECESSARY'
The chairman and CEO of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group praised Chinese regulators in a possible attempt to repair ties after the stock market debut of its former financial services arm was suspended following criticism of them by billionaire Alibaba founder Jack Ma.
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AppleMagazine #474
AppleMagazine
EU Files Antitrust Charges Against Amazon Over Use of Data
European Union regulators filed antitrust charges this week against Amazon, accusing the e-commerce giant of using its access to data from companies that sell products on its platform to gain an unfair advantage over them.
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November 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
Japan's Softbank Back in The Black As Investments Improve
Japanese technology company SoftBank Group Corp. said it bounced back to profitability in the last quarter as its investments improved in value.
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November 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
SPACEX CAPSULE WITH 4 ASTRONAUTS REACHES SPACE STATION
SpaceX’s newly launched capsule with four astronauts arrived Monday at the International Space Station, their new home until spring.
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AppleMagazine #473
AppleMagazine
TWITTER LAUNCHES DISAPPEARING TWEETS THAT VANISH IN A DAY
Twitter is launching tweets that disappear in 24 hours called “Fleets” globally, echoing social media sites like Snapchat, Facebook and Instagram that already have disappearing posts.
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AppleMagazine #473
AppleMagazine
NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS FACE CHALLENGES IN VIRTUAL LEARNING
Aporine Shabani escaped violence in Congo to find a better life for her children in Scranton.
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AppleMagazine #473
AppleMagazine
LYFT'S ZIMMER TALKS FUTURE OF WORKPLACE, ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Lyft scored a major victory when California voters passed Proposition 22, allowing app-based companies to treat drivers as contractors instead of employees and saving the company from what many anticipated would be crippling expenses.
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AppleMagazine #473
AppleMagazine
PLANNING TRAVEL BECOMES MORE COMPLICATED DURING PANDEMIC
Planning travel for college basketball teams can be complicated. Flights and hotels have to be booked, buses rented, meals planned. Schedules have to be worked around practices and games.
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AppleMagazine #473
AppleMagazine
DELIVERY GIANT DOORDASH PLANS IPO
Delivery giant DoorDash Inc. is planning to sell its stock to the public, capitalizing on the growing trend of consumers embracing app-based deliveries as much of the world stays home during the pandemic.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #473
AppleMagazine
FAA CLEARS BOEING 737 MAX TO FLY AGAIN
After nearly two years and a pair of deadly crashes, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has cleared Boeing’s 737 Max for flight.
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AppleMagazine #473
AppleMagazine
CONSOLE BATTLE: PS5 AND XBOX SERIES X FIGHTING TO BE CHRISTMAS #1
With the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 launching this month, it’s never been a more exciting time to be a gamer.
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