Techlife News
HOTELS RETHINK THE CONCIERGE: FROM SELFIES TO SUSTAINABILITY
Looking to increase your vacation selfie game? Don’t worry, Eduardo Vallin has you covered.
2 min |
Techlife News #523
Newsweek
Machines Don't Blink
The Perils of Military Brinkmanship in the Age of AI
9 min |
November 12, 2021
AppleMagazine
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE MAKER NURO SECURES $600M FOR EXPANSION
Electric vehicle maker Nuro said it had secured $600 million in funding from Google, Kroger and others to continue the development of its autonomous delivery vehicle service.
1 min |
November 05, 2021
AppleMagazine
NEW ZEALAND STRAIT CROSSED FOR FIRST TIME BY ELECTRIC PLANE
As he made history by becoming the first person to fly across New Zealand’s Cook Strait in an electric plane, Gary Freedman thought it only fitting that the first thing he saw when approaching the Wellington coastline was the rotating blade of a wind turbine producing renewable energy.
2 min |
November 05, 2021
AppleMagazine
SOLAR WING JAMMED ON NASA SPACECRAFT CHASING ASTEROIDS
NASA is debating whether to try to fix a jammed solar panel on its newly launched Lucy spacecraft, en route to explore an unprecedented number of asteroids.
1 min |
November 05, 2021
AppleMagazine
ODDBALL SAFECRACKER CHARMS IN ‘ARMY OF THIEVES'
One of the unlikeliest heroes to emerge from Zack Snyder’s horror-action flick “Army of the Dead” earlier this year was an oddball safecracker named Dieter.
3 min |
November 05, 2021
AppleMagazine
M1 Powered
Macs back in the game with new processors
6 min |
November 05, 2021
AppleMagazine
YAHOO PULLS OUT OF CHINA, CITING ‘CHALLENGING' ENVIRONMENT
Yahoo Inc. said this week it has pulled out of China, citing an increasingly challenging operating environment.
2 min |
November 05, 2021
AppleMagazine
China Tightens Control Over Company Data With Transfer Rules
Companies in China would need government approval to transfer important data abroad under proposed rules announced last weekend that would tighten Beijing’s control over information and might disrupt operations for international corporations.
1 min |
November 05, 2021
AppleMagazine
Facebook to Shut Down Face-Recognition System, Delete Data
Facebook said it will shut down its face-recognition system and delete the faceprints of more than 1 billion people amid growing concerns about the technology and its misuse by governments, police and others.
5 min |
November 05, 2021
Macworld
Hot Stuff
What we're raving about this month
1 min |
November 2021
AppleMagazine
‘THE BIG DELETE:' INSIDE FACEBOOK'S CRACKDOWN IN GERMANY
Days before Germany’s federal elections, Facebook took what it called an unprecedented step: the removal of a series of accounts that worked together to spread COVID-19 misinformation and encourage violent responses to COVID restrictions.
4 min |
October 01, 2021
Techlife News
EARTH-MONITORING LANDSAT 9 LAUNCHES IN CALIFORNIA SATELLITE
The latest in a series of U.S. satellites that has recorded human and natural impacts on Earth’s surface for decades was launched into orbit from California on Monday to ensure continued observations in the era of climate change.
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Techlife News #518
Techlife News
TOY MAKERS RACE TO GET PRODUCTS ON SHELVES AMID SUPPLY CLOGS
With three months until Christmas, the Basic Fun toy company has made an unprecedented decision: leave one-third of its iconic Tonka Mighty Dump Trucks destined for U.S. store shelves in China.
5 min |
October 09, 2021
Techlife News
DENIS VILLENEUVE'S DREAMS OF ‘DUNE' REACH THE BIG SCREEN
It was the eyes that drew Denis Villeneuve to “Dune.”
5 min |
Techlife News #521
PC Gamer US Edition
TIE FIGHTER: TOTAL CONVERSION
A brilliant port of the classic dogfighting sim.
7 min |
December 2021
Techlife News
WHAT THE METAVERSE IS AND HOW IT WILL WORK
The term “metaverse” seems to be everywhere. Facebook is hiring thousands of engineers in Europe to work on it, while video game companies are outlining their long-term visions for what some consider the next big thing online.
5 min |
October 30, 2021
Techlife News
RESURGENT DEMAND DRIVES CATERPILLAR SALES IN THIRD QUARTER
Bustling construction sites, active drilling for energy and re-engagement in mines and other heavy industries doubled third-quarter profits at Caterpillar and drove sales up 25% as the global economy emerges from a pandemic.
2 min |
October 30, 2021
Techlife News
UN, US OFFICIALS URGE ACTION TO AVERT CLIMATE DISASTER
The U.N.’s top human rights official and U.S. President Joe Biden’s climate envoy called Thursday for countries to step up the fight against global warming, describing it as an issue of sheer survival for humankind.
3 min |
October 30, 2021
Techlife News
SKYPOD FIRM IN UAE TIED TO INVESTMENT COMPANY FLAGGED ABROAD
The small, four-seat pod glides above the sands of a test track in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, a futuristic transit solution promoted by a Belarusian firm that hopes to secure contracts here in the near future.
3 min |
October 30, 2021
Techlife News
US INTEL WARNS CHINA COULD DOMINATE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
U.S. officials issued new warnings about China’s ambitions in artificial intelligence and a range of advanced technologies that could eventually give Beijing a decisive military edge and possible dominance over health care and other essential sectors in America.
2 min |
October 30, 2021
Techlife News
IN THE MIDDLE OF A CRISIS, FACEBOOK INC. RENAMES ITSELF META
An embattled Facebook Inc. is changing its name to Meta Platforms Inc., or Meta for short, to reflect what CEO Mark Zuckerberg says is its commitment to developing the new surround-yourself technology known as the “metaverse.” But the social network itself will still be called Facebook.
2 min |
October 30, 2021
Techlife News
PEOPLE OR PROFIT? FACEBOOK PAPERS SHOW DEEP CONFLICT WITHIN
Facebook the company is losing control of Facebook the product — not to mention the last shreds of its carefully crafted, decade-old image as a benevolent company just wanting to connect the world.
6 min |
October 30, 2021
Techlife News
GOOGLE ADS GAIN FUELS PROFIT FOR PARENT COMPANY ALPHABET
A continued rebound in digital ad spending at Google drove its parent company’s profit up 68% in the third quarter.
1 min |
October 30, 2021
Techlife News
EU INVESTIGATES NVIDIA'S PURCHASE OF CHIP DESIGNER ARM
European Union regulators opened an investigation this week into graphics chipmaker Nvidia’s $40 billion purchase of chip designer Arm over concerns it would limit competition, adding to global scrutiny of the deal.
1 min |
October 30, 2021
Techlife News
ENERGY PRICES LIFT OIL AND GAS STOCKS, WEIGH ON THE ECONOMY
Energy prices are soaring in 2021 and oil and gas stocks are the clear winners, but the losers might just turn out to be businesses and consumers.
2 min |
October 30, 2021
AppleMagazine
FACEBOOK'S OVERSIGHT BOARD SEEKS DETAILS ON VIPS' TREATMENT
Facebook’s semi-independent oversight board says the company has fallen short of full disclosure on its internal system that exempts high-profile users from some or all of its content rules.
3 min |
October 29, 2021
AppleMagazine
TESLA'S MARKET VALUE TOPS $1T AFTER HERTZ ORDERS 100K CARS
Hertz announced Monday that it will buy 100,000 electric vehicles from Tesla, one of the largest purchases of battery-powered cars in history and thelatest evidence of the nation’s increasing commitment to EV technology.
4 min |
October 29, 2021
AppleMagazine
APPLE ONCE THREATENED FACEBOOK BAN OVER MIDEAST MAID ABUSE
Two years ago, Apple threatened to pull Facebook and Instagram from its app store over concerns about the platform being used as a tool to trade and sell maids in the Mideast.
8 min |
October 29, 2021
AppleMagazine
TOYOTA TESTING HYDROGEN COMBUSTION ENGINES IN RACE CARS
Toyota said it is testing hydrogen combustion engines in race cars as it works toward using the technology in commercial products.
2 min |