Techlife News
Amazon Opens First Go Store That Accepts Cash
Amazon launched its high-tech Go convenience store a year ago, where shoppers can pull items off the shelf and walk out. Now it’s adding a decidedly low-tech feature: accepting cash.
2 min |
May 11, 2019
AppleMagazine
Foodtech: Changing The Way We Eat
With consumers becoming increasingly conscious of their health and the environment, new startups are innovating in food and introducing new technology to reduce carbon emissions and make us healthier and greener.
7 min |
May 10, 2019
AppleMagazine
Robotics Challenge Sparks Students' Passion For Stem Careers
More than 15,000 students from about 40 countries brought robots they’ve spent months building and fine-tuning to Louisville recently for a world championship designed to spark their interest in pursuing careers in fields such as engineering and technology.
3 min |
May 10, 2019
AppleMagazine
New Movie Starring Pikachu Is Just A Hokey Pokémon
It’s got an adorable hero from an iconic media brand who is voiced by a proven box office master at snark. But, somehow, “Pokémon Detective Pikachu” never really gets arresting.
3 min |
May 10, 2019
AppleMagazine
Google Promises Better Privacy Tools, Smarter AI Assistant
Google announced updates for its artificially intelligent voice assistant and new privacy tools to give people more control over how they’re being tracked on the go or in their own home.
2 min |
May 10, 2019
Techlife News
Samsung's 1Q Profit Slides On Falling Chip Prices
Samsung Electronics Co. said its operating profit for the last quarter declined more than 60% from a year earlier because of falling chip prices and sluggish demands for its display panels.
1 min |
Techlife News #392
Techlife News
Apple's Fiscal 2Q Revenue, Profit Sag Amid iPhone Slump
Apple’s sales are still shrinking amid weakening iPhone demand, despite the company’s increasing emphasis on services designed to bring in a steady flow of money from the 1.4 billion of its devices still in use.
2 min |
Techlife News #392
AppleMagazine
Airpods: Next-Generation Wearable Experience
After months of rumors and teases, Apple officially lifted the lid on its redesigned AirPods in March, introducing a whole host of innovative new features designed to elevate the wireless earbuds experience and give users more control with ‘Hey Siri’.
7 min |
May 3, 2019
AppleMagazine
San Francisco Billionaire Gives $30M To Study Homelessness
A San Francisco billionaire is donating $30 million to the University of California, San Francisco, to research root causes of homelessness and potential solutions.
1 min |
May 3, 2019
AppleMagazine
Samsung's 1Q Profit Slides On Falling Chip Prices
Samsung Electronics Co. said its operating profit for the last quarter declined more than 60% from a year earlier because of falling chip prices and sluggish demands for its display panels.
1 min |
May 3, 2019
AppleMagazine
Dreams Of Ubiquitous Social Robots Still Aren't Coming True
Hopes that the tech industry was on the cusp of rolling personal robots into homes are dimming now that several once-promising consumer robotics companies have shut down.
2 min |
May 3, 2019
AppleMagazine
Moviepass Founder's Next Act: Watch Ads, See Free Movies
Stacy Spikes co-founded MoviePass, a subscription service that lets you frequent movie theaters for a set monthly fee. After MoviePass sold offa majority stake in 2017, Spikes watched as the new owners quickly expanded, only to find the cost of all those movie tickets too high to sustain.
2 min |
May 3, 2019
AppleMagazine
Autonomous Vehicles Could Soon Drive On, Empty, In Florida
Self-driving vehicles could be operated in Florida without a human on board under a bill going to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
1 min |
May 3, 2019
AppleMagazine
Apple's Fiscal 2Q Revenue, Profit Sag Amid Iphone Slump
Apple’s sales are still shrinking amid weakening iPhone demand, despite the company’s increasing emphasis on services designed to bring in a steady flow of money from the 1.4 billion of its devices still in use.
2 min |
May 3, 2019
Techlife News
Like Me: How Social Media Is Damaging Society
Internet giants like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram are facing tougher calls for regulation than ever before, as the devastating impact of social media on our children’s health begins to come to the fore.
8 min |
Techlife News #391
Techlife News
Microsoft Workers Join China's Debate Over Grueling Workweek
Tech workers in China protesting a corporate culture of grueling work schedules are getting some support from their U.S. peers.
1 min |
April 27, 2019
Reason magazine
When Did We Get So Scared of ‘Screen Time'?
The myth of brain rot from glowing rectangles.
5 min |
June 2019
AppleMagazine
British Cyber Expert Pleads Guilty To Creating Malware
A British cybersecurity researcher credited with stopping a worldwide computer virus has pleaded guilty to developing malware to steal banking information.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #391
AppleMagazine
UN: No Screen Time For Babies; Only 1 Hour For Kids Under 5
The World Health Organization has issued its first-ever guidance for how much screen time children under 5 should get: not very much, and none at all for those under 1.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #391
AppleMagazine
Green Apple: Environment, A key Priority
With consumers increasingly conscious of their environmental impact and the threat of global warming rising, Apple is flying the flag for sustainability in the technology sector, announcing partnerships with manufacturing suppliers committed to renewable energy.
8 min |
April 19, 2019
AppleMagazine
Europe Looks To Remold Internet With New Copyright Rules
The European Union has approved a copyright overhaul that aims to give more protection to artists and news organizations but which critics say will stifle freedom of speech and online creativity and punish smaller web companies.
3 min |
April 19, 2019
PCWorld
USB 3.2's Horrible New Branding Scheme May Create Confusion For PC Buyers
USB branding has become even more confusing.
2 min |
April 2019
Techlife News
Netflix: First Quarter Adds 9.6m New Subscribers
Netflix kicked off the year with the biggest subscriber gains in the history of its video streaming service, but forecast a springtime slowdown that disappointed investors.
2 min |
April 20, 2019
Techlife News
Green Apple: Environment, A Key Priority
With consumers increasingly conscious of their environmental impact and the threat of global warming rising, Apple is flying the flag for sustainability in the technology sector, announcing partnerships with manufacturing suppliers committed to renewable energy.
8 min |
April 20, 2019
Techlife News
Shared Electric Scooters Surge, Overtaking Docked Bikes
Electric scooters are overtaking station-based bicycles as the most popular form of shared transportation outside transit and cars in the U.S. Riders took 38.5 million trips on shared electric scooters in 2018, eclipsing the 36.5 million trips on shared, docked bicycles, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Association of City Transportation Officials.
1 min |
April 20, 2019
Techlife News
Future Can Be Bright For Apple
It’s official. By the time Game of Thrones’ long-awaited winter has come and gone for the final time, many fans of entertainment streaming services will be eagerly anticipating a new major development in the fall of 2019.
5 min |
April 20, 2019
Techlife News
Europe Looks To Remold Internet With New Copyright Rules
The European Union has approved a copyright overhaul that aims to give more protection to artists and news organizations but which critics say will stifle freedom of speech and online creativity and punish smaller web companies.
3 min |
April 20, 2019
AppleMagazine
UK Proposes Banning Social Media ‘Likes' For Children
Britain’s privacy regulator wants to stop kids from being able to “like” posts on Facebook and other social media sites as part of tough new rules it’s proposing to protect children’s online privacy.
1 min |
April 19, 2019
AppleMagazine
NBC, LA 2028 To Combine To Sell Sponsorships, Ad Time
NBC Universal and the LA Olympics are going into business together, combining to package commercial time on all the network’s platforms with opportunities to sponsor the American team through 2028.
2 min |
April 19, 2019
AppleMagazine
Shared Electric Scooters Surge, Overtaking Docked Bikes
Electric scooters are overtaking station-based bicycles as the most popular form of shared transportation outside transit and cars in the U.S.
1 min |