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SECURITY CAMERA HACK EXPOSES HOSPITALS, WORKPLACES, SCHOOLS
Hackers aiming to call attention to the dangers of mass surveillance say they were able to peer into hospitals, schools, factories, jails and corporate offices after they broke into the systems of a security-camera startup.
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Techlife News #489
Techlife News
A HOMEBOUND YEAR HAS MEANT RETHINKING OUR ROOMS, BELONGINGS
In normal times, new trends in home design and home decorating bubble up simply because it’s time for something different.
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Techlife News #489
Techlife News
GOP PUSHES BILLS TO ALLOW SOCIAL MEDIA ‘CENSORSHIP' LAWSUITS
Republican state lawmakers are pushing for social media giants to face costly lawsuits for policing content on their websites, taking aim at a federal law that prevents internet companies from being sued for removing posts.
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Techlife News #489
Techlife News
HOMEBOUND CHILDREN DRIVE SURGE IN LEGO SALES
Sales of Lego sets surged last year as more children stayed home during global pandemic lockdowns - and parents bought the colorful plastic brick toys to keep them entertained through days of isolation.
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Techlife News #489
Techlife News
DEPARTMENT SAYS DETECTIVES USED FACIAL RECOGNITION PROGRAM
Virginia Beach police admitted last week that some of their detectives used a controversial facial recognition program during criminal investigations, according to a report.
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Techlife News #489
Techlife News
FIRE AT FRENCH CLOUD COMPUTING FIRM DISRUPTS WEBSITES
Numerous companies and websites in France suffered outages and disruptions to services after a fire swept through a cloud computing provider’s facility.
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Techlife News #489
Techlife News
APPLE TV+ TO PRODUCE MASTERS OF THE AIR, THE SECOND BAND OF BROTHERS SEQUEL
As far as the cast is concerned, we only have two names as of March 2020. One is Austin Butler, who is going to play Major Gale Cleven, and the other is Callum Turner, who is going to play Major John Egan. As for Austin Butler, he has appeared in numerous American shows as a guest actor and has recently done work on Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, where he played the role of Tex.
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Techlife News #489
Techlife News
TEXAS AG SAYS PROBE TO CONTINUE DESPITE TWITTER LAWSUIT
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said that a lawsuit by Twitter won’t deter his office from investigating the content moderation practices of the social media giant and four other major technology companies.
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Techlife News #489
AppleMagazine
China, Russia Agree To Build Lunar Research Station
China and Russia said they will build a lunar research station, possibly on the moon’s surface, marking the start of a new era in space cooperation between the two countries.
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March 12, 2021
AppleMagazine
Facial Recognition Company Sued By California Activists
Civil liberties activists are suing a company that provides facial recognition services to law enforcement agencies and private companies around the world, contending that Clearview AI illegally stockpiled data on 3 billion people without their knowledge or permission.
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March 12, 2021
AppleMagazine
GOODBYE GAS: VOLVO TO MAKE ONLY ELECTRIC VEHICLES BY 2030
Volvo says it will make only electric vehicles by 2030. But if you want one, you’ll have to buy it online.
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AppleMagazine #488
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE VOWS NO NEW USER TRACKING IN CHROME TO SELL ADS
Google says it won’t develop new ways to follow individual users across the internet after it phases out existing ad tracking technology from Chrome browsers, in a change that threatens to shake up the online advertising industry.
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AppleMagazine #488
AppleMagazine
ZOOM POSTS BIG QUARTER EVEN AS SUBSCRIBER GROWTH SLOWS
Zoom’s astronomical growth is tapering off along with the pandemic, raising questions about whether the videoconferencing service’s immense popularity will fade as more people return to classrooms, offices and other places that have been off-limits for the past year.
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AppleMagazine #488
AppleMagazine
CHINA NOT READY TO ALLOW THE BOEING 737 MAX BACK IN THE AIR
Beijing isn’t ready to follow the United States in allowing Boeing’s 737 Max back into the air after a pair of fatal crashes two years ago.
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AppleMagazine #488
AppleMagazine
MILAN DESIGNERS HIT RESET BUTTON DURING DIGITAL FASHION WEEK
Fashion is off the hamster wheel, taking a deep breath that is allowing some freshness to seep into the once relentless cycle.
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AppleMagazine #488
AppleMagazine
SUPREME COURT SKEPTICAL ABOUT PATENT JUDGE APPOINTMENTS
The Supreme Court seemed likely to find that the judges who oversee patent disputes are not properly appointed, a case important to patent holders and inventors including major technology companies.
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AppleMagazine #488
AppleMagazine
MUSIC: CLIMBING THE CHARTS TO BECOME NUMBER ONE
Though Apple Music may still be playing catchup to Spotify in terms of users, new data from the Mechanical Licensing Collective has revealed Apple is the industry leader when it comes to royalties, demonstrating the company’s commitment to paying talent.
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AppleMagazine #488
AppleMagazine
COMIC-CON TO REMAIN VIRTUAL IN 2021, CITES FINANCIAL STRAIN
San Diego Comic-Con will remain virtual for the July event, but organizers are planning for a smaller-scale gathering later this year.
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AppleMagazine #488
AppleMagazine
ENERGY-RELATED EMISSIONS UP IN DECEMBER DESPITE PANDEMIC
Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose slightly in December compared with the same month of 2019, indicating the sharp drop seen due to the pandemic was short-lived.
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AppleMagazine #488
AppleMagazine
AI PANEL URGES US TO BOOST TECH SKILLS AMID CHINA'S RISE
An artificial intelligence commission led by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is urging the U.S. to boost its AI skills to counter China, including by pursuing “AI-enabled” weapons – something that Google itself has shied away from on ethical grounds.
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AppleMagazine #488
Techlife News
BIDEN FACES STEEP CHALLENGES TO REACH RENEWABLE ENERGY GOALS
President Joe Biden wants to change the way the U.S. uses energy by expanding renewables, but he will need to navigate a host of challenges — including the coronavirus pandemic and restoring hundreds of thousands of lost jobs — to get it done.
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Techlife News #488
Techlife News
WILL PARAMOUNT+ BE A MOUNTAIN OR A MOLEHILL IN STREAMING?
Paramount+ debuts Thursday as the latest — and last — streaming option from a major media company, this time from ViacomCBS. It’s betting that consumers are willing to add yet another paid streaming service in an increasingly crowded field.
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Techlife News #488
Techlife News
COUNTRIES URGE DRUG COMPANIES TO SHARE VACCINE KNOW-HOW
In an industrial neighborhood on the outskirts of Bangladesh’s largest city lies a factory with gleaming new equipment imported from Germany, its immaculate hallways lined with hermetically sealed rooms. It is operating at just a quarter of its capacity.
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Techlife News #488
Techlife News
GOOGLE ENDS SALE OF ADS USING INDIVIDUAL WEB TRACKING DATA
Google says it won’t develop new ways to follow individual users across the internet after it phases out existing ad-tracking technology from its Chrome browser, a change that could shake up the online advertising industry.
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Techlife News #488
Techlife News
US JOBLESS CLAIMS TICK UP TO 745,000 AS LAYOFFS REMAIN HIGH
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits edged higher last week to 745,000, a sign that many employers continue to cut jobs despite a drop in confirmed viral infections and evidence that the overall economy is improving.
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Techlife News #488
Techlife News
IN ‘THE FATHER,' THE DISORIENTATION OF DEMENTIA
In Florian Zeller’s “The Father,” Anthony, 80, in the grip of dementia, is a captain ready to go down with the ship. Overhearing his daughter and son-in-law contemplating a nursing home, he curses them as “rats” abandoning him. Pacing his London apartment in a bathrobe, he mounts a noble resistance.
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Techlife News #488
Techlife News
STEPHEN KING AND J.J. ABRAMS WORK ON LISEY'S STORY FOR APPLE TV+
When you combine the creative genius of probably the best horror writer of the modern area and one of the best and most respected producers of our era, you are probably going to get a product that is going to be a masterpiece in its own right.
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Techlife News #488
Techlife News
MICROSOFT: CHINA-BASED HACKERS FOUND BUG TO TARGET US FIRMS
China-based government hackers have exploited a bug in Microsoft’s email server software to target U.S. organizations, the company said this week.
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Techlife News #488
Techlife News
BILLIE EILISH, UNFILTERED, IN NEW DOCUMENTARY
If you’re coming to “ Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry ” hoping for a primer on the music sensation, you’ve come to the wrong place. Filmmaker R.J. Cutler’s two hour and 20-minute documentary about the “Ocean Eyes” singer and songwriter is not biography or reportage. It’s a verite-style plunge into her life, her home, her concerts, her process, her Tourette’s, her brother’s bedroom where they famously write all their songs and even her diary in the year in which she became a star.
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Techlife News #488
Techlife News
AMAZON OPENS FIRST UK CHECKOUT-FREE GROCERY STORE IN LONDON
Amazon has opened a cashier-free supermarket in London, its first bricks and mortar expansion outside the U.S. as the company bets on strong demand for its contactless shops.
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