AppleMagazine
ELON MUSK-LED GROUP PROPOSES BUYING OPENAI FOR $97.4 BILLION.OPENAI CEO SAYS 'NO THANK YOU'
A group of investors led by Elon Musk is offering about $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit behind OpenAI, escalating a dispute with the artificial intelligence company that Musk helped found a decade ago.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #694
AppleMagazine
Proxima NEW BLUETOOTH & WI-FI TECH TO RESHAPE THE WIRELESS INDUSTRY
Apple has consistently pushed the envelope in terms of innovation, working to reduce its reliance on third-party suppliers while continuing to develop robust, energy-efficient devices.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #694
AppleMagazine
EV MAKER SCOUT MOTORS WANTS TO SELL DIRECTLY TO BUYERS BUT CAN'T DO IT IN ITS HOME STATE
Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors is making a massive bet in the electric SUV market with a carefully cultivated experience that will allow some customers to buy the company’s vehicle in minutes on an app and then use it to handle everything after from repairs to updates and upgrades.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #694
AppleMagazine
HOW ELON MUSK $97.4 BILLION BID COMPLICATES MATTERS FOR OPENAL
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has dismissed a $97.4 billion takeover bid led by rival Elon Musk, but the unsolicited offer could complicate Altman's push to transform the maker of ChatGPT into a for-profit company.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #694
AppleMagazine
JAPAN'S SOFTBANK REPORTS LOSS WEEKS AFTER ANNOUNCING AI INVESTMENT
Japanese technology company SoftBank Group Corp. reported a 369.2 billion yen ($2.4 billion) loss for the fiscal third quarter as it racked up red ink from its Vision Fund investments.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #694
AppleMagazine
HOUSE LAWMAKERS PUSH TO BAN AI APP DEEPSEEK FROM US GOVERNMENT DEVICES
A bipartisan duo in the U.S. House is proposing legislation to ban the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek from federal devices, similar to the policy already in place for the popular social media platform TikTok.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #694
AppleMagazine
AMAZON REPORTS STRONG EARNINGS FOR Q4, BUT STOCKS DIP DUE TO OUTLOOK FOR THE FIRST QUARTER
Amazon reported better-than-expected revenue and profits for the holiday shopping period, but its stocks dipped in after-hours trading due to disappointing guidance for the current quarter.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #694
AppleMagazine
HOW PHOTOS LOST IN AMERICAN DISASTERS FIND THEIR WAY HOME, WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM PEOPLE WHO CARE
Hollowed-out homes. Cars entombed by mud. Unpeopled roads. Belongings reduced to dirt and debris.
5 min |
AppleMagazine #694
AppleMagazine
LATINO WORKERS WORKING TO OVERCOME A TECHNOLOGICAL DIVIDE BROUGHT ON BY AUTOMATION AND AI
As jobs become more reliant on technology some Latino workers can be left behind due to a lack of digital skills exacerbated by a lack of accessibility.
5 min |
AppleMagazine #694
iPhone Life Magazine
I PITTED CHATGPT AGAINST GEMINI
AND THIS IS WHAT I FOUND
4 min |
Spring 2025
iPhone Life Magazine
WHAT'S ALL THIS ABOUT A PASSWORDS APP?
YOUR TOP 5 QUESTIONS ANSWERED
3 min |
Spring 2025
iPhone Life Magazine
The 2025 APPLE WATCH GUIDE
I don't think I ever would have gotten an Apple Watch if it weren't for my job here at iPhone Life.
10+ min |
Spring 2025
iPhone Life Magazine
My iPad Obsession
In 2010, Apple announced the iPad. Despite its lack of a keyboard, I believed in the concept so much, I preordered the iPad and bought Apple stock.
2 min |
Spring 2025
iPhone Life Magazine
Yesterday's Tech Challenge
How Many Devices from Yesteryear Did You Use?
4 min |
Spring 2025
Stereophile
MoFi Electronics Source Point 888
A recent high point in my career as a reviewer was writing about the MoFi Electronics SourcePoint 10 standmount loudspeaker for the February 2023 issue of Stereophile.'
8 min |
March 2025
Stereophile
Lou Donaldson
Years ago, at one of the milestone NYC anniversary parties for Blue Note Records, a piercing voice burst out above the clinking glasses and chattering tongues, loudly declaiming (quoted here with several profanities omitted), \"Blue Note never gave me a dime!\"
3 min |
March 2025
Stereophile
EMM Labs DA2i
Among the many reasons to be grateful for audio shows,' one stands out: They allow me to set reasonable expectations of what components and whole audio systems can or cannot achieve. They have helped me set standards.
10+ min |
March 2025
Stereophile
Aurorasound HFSA-01
INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER
10 min |
March 2025
Stereophile
Stromtank S-4000 ProPower MK-II XT
COMPUTER-CONTROLLED BATTERY POWER SOURCE
9 min |
March 2025
Stereophile
The Beatles in Mono according to Kevin
It's almost too easy to make Dave Dexter Jr. the villain in the story of the Beatles' fumbled introduction to America.
10+ min |
March 2025
Stereophile
POLICED
THAT'S PRETTY ODIOUS,\" ANDY SUMMERS SAYS TO ME. \"AN ODIOUS COMPARISON.\" HIS BLUEISH EYES DARKEN. ROUGHLY AN HOUR INTO OUR 90-MINUTE FACE-TO-FACE INTERVIEW, I'D ASKED IF IT BOTHERS HIM THAT IN TERMS OF REACH AND STAYING POWER, HIS SOLO OEUVRE WILL NEVER MATCH HIS WORK WITH THE POLICE.
10+ min |
March 2025
Stereophile
Transforming the music
One of my favorite things about this pastime is the modesty of its aims.
10+ min |
March 2025
iPhone Life Magazine
HANDS ON WITH APPLE INTELLIGENCE
WHAT DOES APPLE'S AI HAVE TO OFFER?
7 min |
Spring 2025
iPhone Life Magazine
HANDS ON WITH THE AIRPODS MAX
COME FOR THE COLOR, STAY FOR THE SOUND BY AMY SPITZFADEN-BOTH
4 min |
Spring 2025
iPhone Life Magazine
SECURITY SYSTEM STANDOFF SIMPLISAFE VS. ABODE
When you invest in a home security system, you’re not only investing money, you’re also entrusting the safety of your house to this technology.
6 min |
Spring 2025
iPhone Life Magazine
AI & THE ENVIRONMENT
HOW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS AFFECTING THE EARTH
4 min |
Spring 2025
iPhone Life Magazine
WORKOUT GEAR
EXERCISE SMARTER, NOT HARDER
5 min |
Spring 2025
iPhone Life Magazine
THE NEW AGE OF 3D PRINTING
EVERYTHING YOU CAN (& CAN’T) PRINT WITH TODAY’S 3D PRINTERS
4 min |
Spring 2025
iPhone Life Magazine
GARDENING APPS
MAKE THIS YOUR BEST GROWING SEASON YET!
3 min |
Spring 2025
Stereophile
An ultrasonic bargain
The first album I ever bought with my own money-cash earned mowing neighbors' lawns-was a British plum-label pressing of Led Zeppelin II.
10+ min |