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KIT OUT YOUR HOME OFFICE
Create the perfect working environment in your own space
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November 2024
Mac Life
Death Stranding Director's Cut
An outstanding horror tale
2 min |
November 2024
Mac Life
AirPods 4 with ANC
A new design and Active Noise Cancellation
3 min |
November 2024
Techlife News
OpenAI Looks to Shift Away From Nonprofit Roots and Convert Itself to For-Profit Company - OpenAI's history as a nonprofit research institute that also sells commercial products like ChatGPT may be coming to an end as the San Francisco company looks to more fully convert itself into a for-profit corporation accountable to shareholders.
OpenAI’s history as a nonprofit research institute that also sells commercial products like ChatGPT may be coming to an end as the San Francisco company looks to more fully convert itself into a for-profit corporation accountable to shareholders.
4 min |
October 05, 2024
Techlife News
Dreamworks Animation at 30: Painting a Bright Path Forward with 'The Wild Robot' - Filmmaker Chris Sanders had finally cracked “The Wild Robot.”
Peter Brown’s middle-grade book, about an intelligent robot living in the wilderness, had been sitting on the shelf at DreamWorks Animation for a bit. No one had quite figured it out. Then Sanders, the man behind beloved animated features from “Lilo & Stitch” to “How to Train Your Dragon,” came along.His vision, however, was different from the norm: The story started without zippy dialogue and didn’t follow traditional beats. He also wanted to embrace a more illustrated style that melded analog warmth with computer generated imagery capabilities, which was finally technologically possible. Before he got too deep, he needed to make sure the studio was on board.
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October 05, 2024
Techlife News
Amazon, Target and Other Retailers are Ramping up Hiring for the Holiday Shopping Season - Retailers are ramping up hiring for the holiday season, but fewer seasonal employees are expected to be taken on this year to help customers in stores and assemble online orders in warehouses.
E-commerce giant Amazon said Thursday it will hire 250,000 full, part-time and seasonal workers for the crucial shopping period, rounding out a series of announcements made in recent weeks by the country’s top retailers.Amazon is hiring the same number of employees it did last year, similar to Bath & Body Works and Target, which said in September it planned to bring in roughly 100,000 seasonal employees and offer current employees the option to work extra hours during the holiday shopping period.
4 min |
October 05, 2024
Techlife News
SPACEX LAUNCHES RESCUE MISSION FOR 2 NASA ASTRONAUTS WHO ARE STUCK IN SPACE UNTIL NEXT YEAR
SpaceX launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station, sending up a downsized crew to bring them home but not until next year.
3 min |
October 05, 2024
Techlife News
PARENTS WILL HAVE TO SET ASIDE SOME EARNINGS FOR CHILD INFLUENCERS UNDER NEW CALIFORNIA LAWS
Parents in California who profit from social media posts featuring their children will be required to set aside some earnings for their minor influencers under a pair of measures signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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October 05, 2024
Techlife News
GOOGLE'S SEARCH ENGINE'S LATEST AI INJECTION WILL ANSWER VOICED QUESTIONS ABOUT VIDEO AND PHOTOS
Google is injecting its search engine with more artificial intelligence that will enable people to voice questions about images and occasionally organize an entire page of results, despite the technology's past misadventures with misleading information.
2 min |
October 05, 2024
Techlife News
SATELLITE SERVICE DIRECTV BUYS RIVAL DISH AS IT FIGHTS THE ONSLAUGHT OF STREAMING SERVICES
DirecTV is buying Dish and Sling, a deal it has sought to complete for years, as the company seeks to better compete against streaming services that have become dominant.
3 min |
October 05, 2024
Techlife News
ARKANSAS SUES YOUTUBE OVER CLAIMS THAT THE SITE IS FUELING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS
Arkansas sued YouTube and parent company Alphabet this week, saying the video-sharing platform is made deliberately addictive and fueling a mental health crisis among youth in the state.
2 min |
October 05, 2024
Techlife News
TOYOTA BOOSTS ITS INVESTMENT IN AIR TAXI COMPANY JOBY AVIATION BY ANOTHER $500 MILLION
Toyota is investing another $500 million in Joby Aviation as part of a partnership aimed at helping get the American air taxi company’s commercial business off the ground.
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October 05, 2024
Techlife News
AFTER HELENE'S DESTRUCTION, A MOUNTAIN TOWN RELIANT ON FALL TOURISM WONDERS WHAT'S NEXT
Freddie Pell helps lift a vintage wooden chair off the sidewalk and back inside his art gallery. It’s starting to rain in downtown Boone, and he doesn’t want it to get soaked — again.
4 min |
October 05, 2024
Techlife News
WARREN BUFFETT BUYS REST OF BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY'S UTILITIES, BUT INVESTORS MUST GUESS AT THE PRICE
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is buying the rest of its utility unit from the estate of a longtime board member who died three years ago, but it’s not clear exactly how much it will pay for that 8% stake in the massive utility business.
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October 05, 2024
Techlife News
NEW JERSEY OFFSHORE WIND FARM CLEARS BIG FEDERAL HURDLE AMID ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
The federal government gave a key approval this week to an offshore wind farm in New Jersey, even as residents in the town where its power cable would come ashore worry it could go through underground toxic waste that’s still being cleaned up.
3 min |
October 05, 2024
Techlife News
AUSTRALIA'S ONLINE DATING INDUSTRY ADOPTS CODE OF CONDUCT TO KEEP USERS SAFER
A code of conduct will be enforced on the online dating industry to better protect Australian users after research found that three-in-four people suffer some form of sexual violence through the platforms, Australia’s government said this week.
2 min |
October 05, 2024
Techlife News
EPIC GAMES SUES GOOGLE AND SAMSUNG OVER PHONE SETTINGS, ACCUSING THEM OF VIOLATING ANTITRUST LAWS
Video game maker Epic Games sued Google and Samsung this week, accusing the tech companies of coordinating to block third-party competition in application distribution on Samsung devices.
2 min |
October 05, 2024
Techlife News
TESLA POSTS FIRST QUARTERLY INCREASE IN DELIVERIES, BUT SHARES SLUMP WITH INVESTORS HOPING FOR MORE
Low interest financing, sweet lease deals, price cuts and free charging boosted Tesla’s global deliveries in the third quarter, the first increase this year for the electric vehicle maker.
2 min |
October 05, 2024
Techlife News
Camera Control NEW ADVANCED FEATURES FOR MASTERING PHOTOGRAPHY PRODUCTION
At the core of the iPhone 16’s photographic innovations lies the Camera Control, a dedicated hardware feature that merges a traditional button with touch-sensitive technology.
9 min |
October 05, 2024
Techlife News
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR VETOES BILL TO CREATE FIRST-IN-NATION AI SAFETY MEASURES
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a landmark bill aimed at establishing first-inthe-nation safety measures for large artificial intelligence models.
4 min |
October 05, 2024
Techlife News
JAPANESE SPONSORS TOYOTA, BRIDGESTONE AND PANASONIC END OLYMPIC CONTRACTS
The International Olympic Committee’s three major Japanese sponsors — Toyota, Panasonic and Bridgestone — are terminating their contracts.
2 min |
October 05, 2024
Techlife News
THE MOST RELIABLE USED VEHICLES UNDER $15,000
Buying a reliable used car, truck or SUV on a $15,000 budget is easy if you know what to look for.
3 min |
October 05, 2024
AppleMagazine
TESLA POSTS FIRST QUARTERLY INCREASE IN DELIVERIES, BUT SHARES SLUMP WITH INVESTORS HOPING FOR MORE
Low interest financing, sweet lease deals, price cuts and free charging boosted Tesla’s global deliveries in the third quarter, the first increase this year for the electric vehicle maker.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #675
AppleMagazine
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR VETOES BILL TO CREATE FIRST-IN-NATION AI SAFETY MEASURES
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a landmark bill aimed at establishing first-in-the-nation safety measures for large artificial intelligence models.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #675
AppleMagazine
SPACEX LAUNCHES RESCUE MISSION FOR 2 NASA ASTRONAUTS WHO ARE STUCK IN SPACE UNTIL NEXT YEAR
SpaceX launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station, sending up a downsized crew to bring them home but not until next year.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #675
AppleMagazine
SATELLITE SERVICE DIRECTV BUYS RIVAL DISH AS IT FIGHTS THE ONSLAUGHT OF STREAMING SERVICES
DirecTV is buying Dish and Sling, a deal it has sought to complete for years, as the company seeks to better compete against streaming services that have become dominant.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #675
AppleMagazine
JAPANESE SPONSORS TOYOTA BRIDGESTONE AND PANASONIC END OLYMPIC CONTRACTS
The International Olympic Committee’s three major Japanese sponsors — Toyota, Panasonic and Bridgestone — are terminating their contracts.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #675
AppleMagazine
EPIC GAMES SUES GOOGLE AND SAMSUNG OVER PHONE SETTINGS, ACCUSING THEM OF VIOLATING ANTITRUST LAWS
Video game maker Epic Games sued Google and Samsung this week, accusing the tech companies of coordinating to block third-party competition in application distribution on Samsung devices.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #675
AppleMagazine
TOYOTA BOOSTS ITS INVESTMENT IN AIR TAXI COMPANY JOBY AVIATION BY ANOTHER $500 MILLION
Toyota is investing another $500 million in Joby Aviation as part of a partnership aimed at helping get the American air taxi company’s commercial business off the ground.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #675
AppleMagazine
WARREN BUFFETT BUYS REST OF BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY'S UTILITIES.BUT INVESTORS MUST GUESS AT THE PRICE
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is buying the rest of its utility unit from the estate of a longtime board member who died three years ago, but it’s not clear exactly how much it will pay for that 8% stake in the massive utility business.
2 min |