AppleMagazine
BUSINESS GROUP ESTIMATES SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND CLEAN ENERGY JOBS IN EV. BATTERY 7 STORAGE AND SOLAR
A nonpartisan business group that advocates for clean energy estimates that 403,000 jobs will be created by the 210 major energy projects announced since the Inflation Reduction Act took effect in mid-2022.
2 min |
November 03, 2023
AppleMagazine
BIDEN WANTS TO MOVE FAST ON AI SAFEGUARDS AND SIGNS AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TO ADDRESS HIS CONCERNS
President Joe Biden this week signed an ambitious executive order on artificial intelligence that seeks to balance the needs of cutting-edge technology companies with national security and consumer rights, creating an early set of guardrails that could be fortified by legislation and global agreements.
4 min |
November 03, 2023
AppleMagazine
CUTTING-EDGE AI RAISES FEARS ABOUT RISKS TO HUMANITY.ARE TECH AND POLITICAL LEADERS DOING ENOUGH?
Chatbots like ChatGPT wowed the world with their ability to write speeches, plan vacations or hold a conversation as good as or arguably even better than humans do, thanks to cutting-edge artificial intelligence systems.
5 min |
November 03, 2023
AppleMagazine
TIGER WOODS AND RORY MCILROY'S TGL TO FEATURE 15-HOLE MATCHES.OVERTIME AND LOTS OF TECHNOLOGY
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are bringing modern technology to the royal and ancient game with TGL, a team-based golf league played over 15 holes that combines an oversized simulator with actual shots to a tech-infused green that can change contours depending on the shot.
3 min |
November 03, 2023
AppleMagazine
MICROSOFT STARTS ROLLING OUT WINDOWS 11 UPDATE WITH AI COPILOT ASSISTANT
Microsoft added a Copilot chatbot to its Bing search engine earlier this year in February. Now, the tech giant has started rolling out an update for the Windows 11 PC operating system which brings a new version of this chatbot (in preview) integrated into the software. The latest Windows 11 2023 update, also known as 23H2, will add the Copilot chatbot to the world’s most widely used PC operating system.
1 min |
November 03, 2023
AppleMagazine
IN A FIRST, MIT TRAINS STUDENTS TO RESOLVE CLEAN ENERGY CONFLICTS
As the United States injects hundreds of billions of dollars into clean energy through its signature climate law, known as the Inflation Reduction Act, criticism is growing louder about where, how and whether new development should be allowed.
4 min |
November 03, 2023
AppleMagazine
CRUISE, GM'S ROBOTAXI SERVICE, SUSPENDS ALL DRIVERLESS OPERATIONS NATIONWIDE
Cruise, the autonomous vehicle unit owned by General Motors, is suspending driverless operations nationwide days after regulators in California found that its driverless cars posed a danger to public safety.
3 min |
November 03, 2023
AppleMagazine
MASSIVE WINDFARM PROJECT TO BE BUILT OFF VIRGINIA COAST GAINS KEY FEDERAL APPROVAL
A power company’s plans for an enormous offshore wind farm off Virginia’s coast gained key federal approval this week after the Biden Administration evaluated the project’s potential impact on the environment.
2 min |
November 03, 2023
AppleMagazine
FAA WRAPS UP SAFETY REVIEW OF SPACEX'S HUGE STARSHIP ROCKET
SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket just cleared a major hurdle on the road to its second-ever liftoff.
2 min |
November 03, 2023
AppleMagazine
US REGULATORS SUE SOLARWINDS AND ITS SECURITY CHIEF FOR ALLEGED CYBER NEGLECT AHEAD OF RUSSIAN HACK
U.S. regulators sued SolarWinds, a Texas-based technology company whose software was breached in a massive 2020 Russian cyberespionage campaign, for fraud for failing to disclose security deficiencies ahead of the stunning hack.
2 min |
November 03, 2023
AppleMagazine
YOU CAN NOW ORDER THE USB-C APPLE PENCIL
Apple’s new entry-level Apple Pencil with a USB-C port for charging is now available to order.
1 min |
November 03, 2023
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE CEO DEFENDS PAYING APPLE AND OTHERS TO MAKE GOOGLE THE DEFAULT SEARCH ENGINE ON DEVICES
Testifying in the biggest U.S. antitrust case in a quarter century, Google CEO Sundar Pichai defended his company’s practice of paying Apple and other tech companies to make Google the default search engine on their devices, saying the intent was to make the user experience “seamless and easy.’’
2 min |
November 03, 2023
AppleMagazine
SUMMER SCIENCE PROGRAM SPENT $2 MILLION LAST YEAR SERVING 204 STUDENTS.THEN, THEY GOT A $200M GIFT.
It’s the kind of problem nonprofit leaders dream about: What do you do when you get an unexpectedly large donation?
3 min |
November 03, 2023
AppleMagazine
Silicon M3
MACBOOK PRO LINEUP REVAMPED WITH 3NM CHIP & A NEW SPACE BLACK COLOR
5 min |
November 03, 2023
Techlife News
US ECONOMIC GROWTH ACCELERATED TO STRONG 4.9% RATE LAST QUARTER AS CONSUMERS SHRUGGED OFF FED HIKES
The nation’s economy expanded at a robust 4.9% annual rate from July through September as Americans defied higher prices, rising interest rates and widespread forecasts of a recession to spend at a brisk pace.
4 min |
October 28, 2023
Techlife News
CHINA SENDS ITS YOUNGEST-EVER CREW TO SPACE AS IT SEEKS TO PUT ASTRONAUTS ON MOON BEFORE 2030
China sends its youngest-ever crew to space as it seeks to put astronauts on moon before 2030
2 min |
October 28, 2023
Techlife News
JEEP MAKER STELLANTIS PLANS TO INVEST 1.5 BILLION EUROS IN CHINESE EV MANUFACTURER LEAPMOTOR
Stellantis plans to invest about 1.5 billion euros, or about $1.6 billion, in Leapmotor, a Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer, the companies said this week.
1 min |
October 28, 2023
Techlife News
THE BOOMING BUSINESS OF F1 TO BE EXPLORED IN CNBC DOCUMENTARY AIRING AHEAD OF LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX
Formula One fanatics will get more behind-the-scenes access to the global motorsports series through a new CNBC documentary that explores the business aspects of the highest form of racing in the world.
1 min |
October 28, 2023
Time
A Newer World Order
Tighter export controls on computer chips escalate the U.S. rivalry with China
3 min |
November 06, 2023
AppleMagazine
APPLE RAISES PRICES FOR ARCADE GAMING SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE, APPLE TV+ STREAMING
Apple Inc. is raising the prices for its AppleTV+ streaming and Arcade gaming plans as well as its bundled Apple One service that includes streaming, music and other subscriptions.
1 min |
October 27, 2023
AppleMagazine
HOLLYWOOD READIES FOR A SEASON WITH STARS ON THE SIDELINES
Hollywood is at a standstill. Actors and screenwriters are months into a dual strike. Film sets are dark. But the movies are still coming — or, at least, most of them. Even if that means some potentially solitary red-carpet walks.
3 min |
October 27, 2023
AppleMagazine
Neural AI
APPLE'S ECOSYSTEM ON THE VERGE OF EMBRACING GENERATIVE ASSISTANCE
4 min |
October 27, 2023
AppleMagazine
DEAL TO FORCE MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES TO PAY A 15% MINIMUM TAX IS MARRED BY LOOPHOLES, WATCHDOG SAYS
An ambitious 2021 agreement by more than 140 countries and territories to weed out tax havens and force multinational corporations to pay a minimum tax has been weakened by loopholes and will raise only a fraction of the revenue that was envisioned, a tax watchdog backed by the European Union (EU) has warned.
3 min |
October 27, 2023
AppleMagazine
THE BOOMING BUSINESS OF F1 TO BE EXPLORED IN CNBC DOCUMENTARY AIRING AHEAD OF LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX
Formula One fanatics will get more behind-the-scenes access to the global motorsports series through a new CNBC documentary that explores the business aspects of the highest form of racing in the world.
1 min |
October 27, 2023
AppleMagazine
THOUSANDS OF REMOTE IT WORKERS SENT WAGES TO NORTH KOREA TO HELP FUND WEAPONS PROGRAM, FBI SAYS
Thousands of information technology workers contracting with U.S. companies have for years secretly sent millions of dollars of their wages to North Korea for use in its ballistic missile program, FBI and Department of Justice officials said.
3 min |
October 27, 2023
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE'S AD SALES GROWTH ACCELERATED IN 3Q, BUT INVESTORS ARE SONIN UNIMPRESSED WITH THE PERFORMANCE
Google’s digital advertising sales growth accelerated during the summer, advancing a recent revival that helped its corporate parent Alphabet Inc. to deliver a quarterly profit that exceeded analysts’ projections.
2 min |
October 27, 2023
AppleMagazine
APPLE SUPPLIER FOXCONN SUBJECTED TO TAX INSPECTIONS BY CHINESE AUTHORITIES
Foxconn, a Fortune 500 company known globally for making Apple iPhones, was recently subjected to searches by Chinese tax authorities, according to local reports.
1 min |
October 27, 2023
AppleMagazine
STATES SUE META CLAIMING ITS SOCIAL PLATFORMS ARE ADDICTIVE AND HARM CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH
Dozens of U.S. states, including California and New York, are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people and contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly and deliberately designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to its platforms.
3 min |
October 27, 2023
AppleMagazine
CALIFORNIA REGULATORS SUSPEND RECENTLY APPROVED SAN FRANCISCO ROBOTAXI SERVICE FOR SAFETY REASONS
California regulators have revoked the license of a robotaxi service owned by General Motors after determining its driverless cars that recently began transporting passengers throughout San Francisco are a dangerous menace.
3 min |
October 27, 2023
AppleMagazine
TESLA SAYS JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS EXPANDING INVESTIGATIONS AND ISSUING SUBPOENAS FOR INFORMATION
Federal prosecutors have expanded investigations into Tesla beyond the electric vehicle maker’s partially automated driving systems, and they have issued subpoenas for information instead of simply requesting it, the company disclosed this week.
3 min |