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ELON MUSK SELLS X TO XAI FOR $33 BILLION IN ALL-STOCK DEAL
Tech titan Elon Musk has sold his social media platform X to his artificial intelligence firm xAI in a $33 billion all-stock transaction, merging two of his high-profile ventures into a single entity.
3 min |
April 04, 2025
AppleMagazine
CHINESE EV POWERHOUSE BYD ECLIPSES TESLA WITH RECORD 2024 EARNINGS
Imagine a bustling Shenzhen street, electric autos humming past, their sleek lines catching the sun as a factory churns out the future on four wheels.
4 min |
March 28, 2025
AppleMagazine
23ANDME BANKRUPTCY IGNITES PRIVACY WORRIES OVER MILLIONS IN DNA DATA
In a quiet South San Francisco office, a biotech outfit that once promised to unlock ancestry secrets through a spit tube has hit a financial wall, thrusting the genetic records of millions into an uncertain spotlight.
4 min |
March 28, 2025
AppleMagazine
NAPSTER SOLD FOR $207 MILLION TWO DECADES AFTER COLLAPSE
Software firm Infinite Reality has acquired Napster for $207 million, marking a revival for the music streaming service over two decades after its original collapse under legal pressure.
2 min |
March 28, 2025
AppleMagazine
LARGE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS DETECTED ON MARS RAISE LIFE QUESTIONS
In the windswept expanse of Gale Crater, NASA's Curiosity rover drilled into a slab of Martian bedrock, uncovering the largest organic substances ever detected on the Red Planet.
2 min |
March 28, 2025
AppleMagazine
NVIDIA PLANS BILLIONS FOR U.S. CHIP PRODUCTION OVER FOUR YEARS
Picture a sun-soaked stretch of Arizona desert, where a sprawling plant hums with the pulse of tomorrow’s tech, silicon wafers gleaming under the watchful eyes of engineers.
3 min |
March 28, 2025
AppleMagazine
New Siri THE FUTURE OF PERSONAL ASSISTANCE BEYOND SCREENS
We all dream of a personal assistant so intuitive and seamlessly integrated into our lives that it feels less like a tool and more like a companion, efficient yet warm, robust yet comforting.
4 min |
March 28, 2025
AppleMagazine
OPENAL UNLEASHES AI IMAGE GENERATION INSIDE CHATGPT
In a bustling San Francisco lab, a team of engineers flips a switch, and a chatbot once known for spinning text begins painting pictures with the finesse of a digital artist. This week, OpenAl rolled out a bold upgrade, embedding its latest Al picture-making tool, GPT-4o, directly into ChatGPT, a move that turns casual chats into a canvas for crafting vivid visuals.
3 min |
March 28, 2025
AppleMagazine
LOSSLESS AUDIO LANDS ON AIRPODS MAX WITH ULTRA-LOW LATENCY
Picture yourself easing into a quiet evening, slipping on AirPods Max as a crisp piano chord spills out, every note landing pure and unfiltered, straight from the studio’s heart.
3 min |
March 28, 2025
AppleMagazine
FBI SOUNDS ALARM AS TESLA VANDALISM SWEEPS THE NATION
Picture a quiet Houston evening, the hum of traffic fading as a Tesla owner strolls back to their sleek electric auto, only to freeze at the sight of shattered glass and slashed tires glinting under a streetlight.
3 min |
March 28, 2025
AppleMagazine
APPLE DONATES $4 MILLION AS TIM COOK VISITS DEEPSEEK'S HOMETOWN
Software giant Apple has committed $4 million to bolster app development training in China, aligning the pledge with a visit by CEO Tim Cook to Hangzhou, a bustling tech hub and birthplace of the AI startup DeepSeek.
3 min |
March 28, 2025
AppleMagazine
WAZE ON IOS AXES GOOGLE ASSISTANT AFTER YEAR OF UNFIXED ISSUES
Software firm Google has pulled the plug on its Assistant integration within the Waze navigation app for iPhone users, ending a feature plagued by persistent glitches for over a year.
3 min |
March 28, 2025
AppleMagazine
SOFTWARE GIANT SAP RISES AS EUROPE'S TOP FIRM AMID GERMAN MARKET SURGE
In a bustling tech hub nestled in Walldorf, Germany, a software titan has climbed to a new peak, its ascent fueled by a roaring German stock market and a knack for weaving artificial intelligence into the fabric of business operations.
3 min |
March 28, 2025
AppleMagazine
GAMESTOP SHUTTERS STORES IN DROVES TO POUR CASH INTO BITCOIN
Across a quiet strip mall in suburban Chicago, a familiar logo flickers out as metal shutters clang down on yet another GameStop outlet, part of a sweeping retreat that’s reshaping the video game retailer's footprint.
3 min |
March 28, 2025
AppleMagazine
MAC POWERS SEVERANCE SEASON TWO EDITING PROCESS
Software giant Apple has revealed how its Mac systems drove the editing process for the second season of the acclaimed thriller series “Severance,” highlighting the precision behind the show’s gripping finale.
3 min |
March 28, 2025
AppleMagazine
WWDC 2025 DATE SET AS TECH AWAITS WORLD IOS 19, MACOS 16, WATCHOS 12 AND MORE
In a sleek Cupertino boardroom, engineers and execs finalize a schedule that's got the tech sphere humming with anticipation.
3 min |
March 28, 2025
AppleMagazine
NVIDIA UNVEILS BLACKWELL ULTRA AND VERA RUBIN AI CHIPS
Nvidia has once again set the tech world abuzz, announcing its latest salvo in the AI revolution— the Blackwell Ultra and Vera Rubin chips—at its annual GPU Technology Conference (GTC) in San Jose on March 18, 2025.
5 min |
March 21, 2025
AppleMagazine
Mac Studio
THE ULTIMATE PRO DESKTOP PUSHED EVEN FURTHER WITH THE M4 MAX CHIP
5 min |
March 21, 2025
AppleMagazine
SPACEX DRAGON RETORNA DOIS ASTRONAUTAS ENCALHADOS DA ISS
On March 18, 2025, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, Freedom, splashed down off Tallahassee, Florida, in the Gulf of Mexico, safely returning NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to Earth after an unintended nine-month stint aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
2 min |
March 21, 2025
AppleMagazine
RESIDENT EVIL 3 LURCHES ONTO IPHONE, IPAD, AND MAC: HORROR GOES MOBILE
Capcom has unleashed a chilling treat for survival horror fans, bringing Resident Evil 3 to iPhone, iPad, and Mac on March 18, 2025, as announced via the App Store.
3 min |
March 21, 2025
AppleMagazine
SIEMENS SLASHES 6,000 JOBS: AUTOMATION AND EV CHARGING UNITS FACE THE AXE
Siemens AG, a titan in industrial engineering, dropped a bombshell on March 18, 2025, announcing plans to cut 6,000 jobs worldwide across its automation and electric vehicle (EV) charging divisions.
3 min |
March 21, 2025
AppleMagazine
APPLE LOSES GERMAN ANTITRUST APPEAL: A NEW ERA OF OVERSIGHT BEGINS
Apple faced a significant setback on March 18, 2025, when Germany’s highest civil court, the Federal Court of Justice, upheld a 2023 ruling by the Bundeskartellamt (Federal Cartel Office), designating the tech giant as a “company of paramount cross-market significance for competition.”
3 min |
March 21, 2025
AppleMagazine
BYD'S FIVE-MINUTE EV CHARGING BREAKTHROUGH: A GAME-CHANGER UNFOLDS
China’s BYD has ignited a spark in the electric vehicle (EV) landscape, unveiling a revolutionary battery and charging system on March 17, 2025, that promises to juice up cars in just five minutes—rivaling the time it takes to fill a gas tank.
3 min |
March 21, 2025
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE CHARGED WITH BREACHING EU RULES, APPLE ORDERED TO OPEN UP: A NEW CHAPTER IN TECH REGULATION
On March 19, 2025, the European Union fired a double-barreled salvo at two of America’s tech titans, charging Alphabet’s Google with violating its landmark Digital Markets Act (DMA) and ordering Apple to loosen its grip on iPhone and iPad ecosystems.
3 min |
March 21, 2025
AppleMagazine
APPLE WATCH HEALTH FEATURES AND HABIT TRACKING: YOUR WRIST'S BEST ALLIES
The Apple Watch has evolved from a sleek accessory into a powerhouse for health and habit management, blending cutting-edge sensors with intuitive apps to keep users in tune with their well-being.
4 min |
March 21, 2025
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE'S $32 BILLION WIZ ACQUISITION: A CLOUD SECURITY POWER PLAY
Google has set its sights on a seismic shift in the cloud computing arena, announcing on March 18, 2025, a definitive agreement to acquire New York-based cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32 billion in cash.
3 min |
March 21, 2025
AppleMagazine
TESLA'S NEW FACTORIES: POWERING CARS AND MEGAPACKS INTO 2025
Tesla is accelerating its manufacturing ambitions with a bold expansion of factories for electric vehicles (EVs) and Megapack energy storage systems, including a freshly announced Megafactory near Houston, Texas.
3 min |
March 21, 2025
AppleMagazine
C1 MODEM SHINES IN SURPRISING BENCHMARK DEBUT
Apple's long-rumored leap into custom silicon took a bold step forward with the unveiling of its first in-house cellular modem, the C1, powering the iPhone 16e, released on February 19, 2025.
3 min |
March 21, 2025
AppleMagazine
WAYMO'S CHINESE-MADE EVS CLEARED FOR US DELIVERY: A ROBOTAXI REVOLUTION BEGINS
Waymo's latest move is a game-changer: Chinese-made Zeekr electric vehicles (EVs) are set to hit US streets by late 2025, dodging tariffs and bringing autonomous rides closer to reality.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #698
AppleMagazine
FSR 4 SET TO ELEVATE PS5 PRO GRAPHICS IN 2026: A CLEARER PICTURE AHEAD
PlayStation's lead architect Mark Cerny dropped a tantalizing hint about the PS5 Pro's future, revealing that AMD's new FSR 4 upscaling technology will shape the \"next evolution\" of the console's PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR).
4 min |