Techlife News
GOOGLE'S PERSISTENT AD SLUMP WEIGHS ON ALPHABET'S 1Q RESULTS
Google’s advertising malaise persisted during the first quarter while the internet company also grapples with advancements in artificial intelligence technology that threaten to undercut its dominant search engine.
2 min |
April 29, 2023
Techlife News
LITTLE RICHARD BIOPIC CELEBRATES A ROCK PIONEER
The king of rock ‘n’ roll didn’t die at Graceland in 1977. He died just three years ago in Tullahoma, Tennessee, and he never really got the crown he deserved.
3 min |
April 29, 2023
Techlife News
CITIES REVIVING DOWNTOWNS BY CONVERTING OFFICES TO HOUSING
On the 31st floor of what was once a towering office building in downtown Manhattan, construction workers lay down steel bracing for what will soon anchor a host of residential amenities: a catering station, lounge, fire pit and gas grills.
6 min |
April 29, 2023
Techlife News
MONEY: HOW TO BOLSTER YOUR FINANCIAL CONFIDENCE
Melinda Perez, a financial educator, still remembers the first time she felt financially confident. She had recently started investing money outside of her employer-sponsored retirement account because she was finally earning more than she spent. “It was exciting because for once, I had what felt like extra money,” recalls Perez, who lives in San Antonio, Texas.
3 min |
April 29, 2023
Techlife News
BIG TECH CRACKDOWN LOOMS AS EU, UK READY NEW RULES
TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, Google, and Amazon are facing rising pressure from European authorities as London and Brussels advanced new rules this week to curb the power of digital companies.
3 min |
April 29, 2023
Techlife News
APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS APPLE'S CONTROL OF IPHONE APP STORE
An appeals court upheld Apple’s exclusive control over the distribution of iPhone apps, rejecting the latest attempt to force one of the world’s most powerful companies to dismantle the digital walls protecting its most lucrative product.
3 min |
April 29, 2023
Techlife News
MICROSOFT REPORTS BOOST IN PROFITS, REVENUE, AS IT PUSHE'S AI
Microsoft reported a 9% increase in profit for the January-March quarter, as growth in cloud computing sales helped bolster its plans to expand its use of artificial intelligence.
1 min |
April 29, 2023
Techlife News
INFINITE BANKING HAS TIKTOK BUZZING, BUT IS IT FOR YOU?
Scroll through TikTok’s finance feed and you’ll come across viral videos on “infinite banking.” The concept is making a splash on social media, fueled by celebrities like rapper Waka Flocka Flame.
3 min |
April 29, 2023
Techlife News
Q&A: OpenAI CTO Mira Murati on Shepherding ChatGPT
OpenAI was building a reputation in the artificial intelligence field but wasn’t a household name when Mira Murati joined the nonprofit research lab in 2018.
5 min |
April 29, 2023
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE'S PERSISTENT AD SLUMP WEIGHS ON ALPHABET'S 1Q RESULTS
Google’s advertising malaise persisted during the first quarter while the internet company also grapples with advancements in artificial intelligence technology that threaten to undercut its dominant search engine.
2 min |
April 28, 2023
AppleMagazine
NO ONE IS DRIVING THIS TAXI. WHAT POSSIBLY COULD GO WRONG?
I won’t forget the first time I took a ride in a car without anyone sitting in the driver’s seat.
4 min |
April 28, 2023
AppleMagazine
UK BLOCKS MICROSOFT-ACTIVISION GAMING DEAL, BIGGEST IN TECH
British antitrust regulators this week blocked Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard, thwarting the biggest tech deal in history over worries that it would stifle competition for popular titles like Call of Duty in the fast-growing cloud gaming market.
3 min |
April 28, 2023
AppleMagazine
CITIES REVIVING DOWNTOWNS BY CONVERTING OFFICES TO HOUSING
On the 31st floor of what was once a towering office building in downtown Manhattan, construction workers lay down steel bracing for what will soon anchor a host of residential amenities: a catering station, lounge, fire pit and gas grills.
6 min |
April 28, 2023
AppleMagazine
Q&A: OPENAI CTO MIRA MURATI ON SHEPHERDING CHATGPT
OpenAI was building a reputation in the artificial intelligence field but wasn’t a household name when Mira Murati joined the nonprofit research lab in 2018.
5 min |
April 28, 2023
AppleMagazine
Prompt:You
THE SEED OF AI’S PROMPT TO ASSIST ALL ASPECTS OF YOUR LIFE
6 min |
April 28, 2023
AppleMagazine
BIG TECH CRACKDOWN LOOMS AS EU, UK READY NEW RULES
TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, Google, and Amazon are facing rising pressure from European authorities as London and Brussels advanced new rules this week to curb the power of digital companies.
3 min |
April 28, 2023
AppleMagazine
MONEY: HOW TO BOLSTER YOUR FINANCIAL CONFIDENCE
Melinda Perez, a financial educator, still remembers the first time she felt financially confident. She had recently started investing money outside of her employer-sponsored retirement account because she was finally earning more than she spent. “It was exciting because for once, I had what felt like extra money,” recalls Perez, who lives in San Antonio, Texas.
3 min |
April 28, 2023
AppleMagazine
FAMOUS TWITTER USERS DISAVOW MUSK OVER VERIFICATION RETURN
Celebrities, professional athletes and other high-profile Twitter users are once again being verified by the social media platform and they don’t know why their blue check marks reappeared — nor do they seem too happy about it.
3 min |
April 28, 2023
AppleMagazine
MICROSOFT REPORTS BOOST IN PROFITS, REVENUE, AS IT PUSHES AI
Microsoft reported a 9% increase in profit for the January-March quarter, as growth in cloud computing sales helped bolster its plans to expand its use of artificial intelligence.
1 min |
April 28, 2023
AppleMagazine
APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS APPLE'S CONTROL OF IPHONE APP STORE
An appeals court upheld Apple’s exclusive control over the distribution of iPhone apps, rejecting the latest attempt to force one of the world’s most powerful companies to dismantle the digital walls protecting its most lucrative product.
3 min |
April 28, 2023
AppleMagazine
US OFFICIALS SEEK TO CRACK DOWN ON HARMFUL AI PRODUCTS
The U.S. government will “not hesitate to crack down” on harmful business practices involving artificial intelligence, the head of the Federal Trade Commission warned in a message partly directed at the developers of widely-used AI tools such as ChatGPT.
2 min |
April 28, 2023
AppleMagazine
INFINITE BANKING HAS TIKTOK BUZZING, BUT IS IT FOR YOU?
Scroll through TikTok’s finance feed and you’ll come across viral videos on “infinite banking.” The concept is making a splash on social media, fueled by celebrities like rapper Waka Flocka Flame.
3 min |
April 28, 2023
AppleMagazine
CLIMATE SOLUTION: GREEN HYDROGEN COMPANY OHMIUM RAISES $250M
In what could prove a milestone for an industry that hopes to help address climate change, the Silicon Valley company Ohmium announced Wednesday it has raised $250 million to increase production of machines that can make clean hydrogen and displace fossil fuels.
3 min |
April 28, 2023
AppleMagazine
LITTLE RICHARD BIOPIC CELEBRATES A ROCK PIONEER
The king of rock ‘n’ roll didn’t die at Graceland in 1977. He died just three years ago in Tullahoma, Tennessee, and he never really got the crown he deserved.
3 min |
April 28, 2023
PCWorld
10 Awesomely Practical Tasks You Can Do With ChatGPT
Put this powerful chat-based AI to work.
7 min |
May 2023
WIRED
Who Watches the Watchers?
A tiny security blog went up against China's biggest surveillance camera companies and ignited a new battle in the US-China tech war.
10+ min |
May 2023
MakerSpace
Playing old DOS games on the Raspberry Pi Retro Gamer
Play old DOS games on the Dosbian operating system, which turns the Raspberry Pi into an 80486 PC
6 min |
MakerSpace #03
MakerSpace
Power your Pi Pico with solar Self-Sufficient
Powering your Pi Pico with solar may not solve the current energy crisis, but it will save you from changing or recharging batteries
4 min |
MakerSpace #03
MakerSpace
Integrate hardware components with pluggable systems Plugged In
Ecosystems with pluggable Raspberry Pi modules, sensors, and displays are a great choice if you don’t want to – or can’t – solder but still want to extend your hardware
6 min |
MakerSpace #03
MakerSpace
Home Assistant makes the Raspberry Pi fit for the Z-Wave world Home Automaton
Z-Wave components, a RaZberry module, and the free Home Assistant software make the Raspberry Pi a powerful smart home control center
7 min |