AppleMagazine
NEW ORLEANS PLANS TO SPIFF UP AS HOST OF NEXT YEAR'S SUPER BOWL
New Orleans hosts its 11th Super Bowl next year and the preparations involve showcasing the city’s heralded architecture, music, food and celebratory culture while addressing its myriad challenges, including crime, pockets of homelessness and an antiquated drainage system.
2 min |
June 07, 2024
AppleMagazine
SOFTWARE GIANT SAP AGREES TO BUY WALKME FOR $1.5 BILLION CASH
German software giant SAP has agreed to buy WalkMe in an all-cash deal valued at about $1.5 billion.
1 min |
June 07, 2024
AppleMagazine
HOW TO FIND THE RIGHT BALANCE BETWEEN TELEMEDICINE AND IN-PERSON CARE
Patients can now see an array of doctors without leaving their recliner thanks to telemedicine.
2 min |
June 07, 2024
AppleMagazine
Wellness
NAVIGATING CONSUMERISM & TECHNOLOGY FOR A BALANCED LIFESTYLE
4 min |
June 07, 2024
AppleMagazine
GM PROMOTES 2 FORMER APPLE EXECUTIVES TO KEY ROLES IN DEVELOPING SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL SERVICES
General Motors has promoted two former Apple executives to run its software and services operations as it ramps up efforts to develop and market electric, autonomous and connected vehicles.
1 min |
June 07, 2024
ENERGIES
WEATHERING THE STORM: LEVERAGING DATADRIVEN RESILIENCY SOLUTIONS TO PROTECT CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
As climate change intensifies, the vulnerability of our electrical grid to extreme weather events is becoming increasingly evident.
4 min |
Summer 2024
ENERGIES
UGANDA'S RENEWABLE ENERGY AMBITIONS
In an attempt to convey its beauty, abundant wildlife, and natural wealth of the land, Winston Churchill, an early explorer of Uganda, called it the “Pearl of Africa” in his 1908 book, My African Journey.
5 min |
Summer 2024
ENERGIES
CEO Santosh Nanda STAKES GROUND IN THE ENERGY TRANSITION LAND RUSH
As the world progresses, software solutions have infiltrated all sectors and industries.
8 min |
Summer 2024
ENERGIES
THE IMPACT OF GREEN HYDROGEN ON GRID STABILITY
Green hydrogen is one of the most eco-friendly forms of renewable energy creation.
4 min |
Summer 2024
AppleMagazine
FORMER OPENAI EMPLOYEES LEAD PUSH TO PROTECT WHISTLEBLOWERS FLAGGING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RISKS
A group of OpenAI’s current and former workers is calling on the ChatGPT-maker and other artificial intelligence companies to protect employees who flag safety risks about AI technology.
3 min |
June 07, 2024
AppleMagazine
AI IS IMITATING THE DEAD AND DYING, RAISING NEW QUESTIONS ABOUT GRIEVINGY
When Michael Bommer found out that he was terminally ill with colon cancer, he spent a lot of time with his wife, Anett, talking about what would happen after his death.
6 min |
June 07, 2024
AppleMagazine
TECH NEWS SITE GIZMODO SOLD FOR THIRD TIME IN 8 YEARS AS EUROPEAN PUBLISHER KELEOPS LOOKS TO EXPAND
Longtime technology news and review site Gizmodo has been sold for the third time in the past eight years, this time to a European publisher looking to expand its coverage of the digital scene.
1 min |
June 07, 2024
AppleMagazine
ONLINE MARKETPLACE EBAY TO DROP AMERICAN EXPRESS, CITING FEES, AND SAYS CUSTOMERS HAVE OTHER OPTIONS
Online marketplace behemoth eBay said it plans to no longer accept American Express, citing what the company says are “unacceptably high fees” and that customers have other payment options to shop online.
2 min |
June 07, 2024
AppleMagazine
CLIMATE SOLUTION: MASSACHUSETTS TOWN EXPERIMENTS WITH COMMUNITY HEATING AND COOLING
Jennifer and Eric Mauchan live in a Cape Codstyle house in Framingham, Massachusetts that they’ve been cooling with five air conditioners.
4 min |
June 07, 2024
ENERGIES
LOWERING CARBON EMISSIONS, SAVING MONEY, IMPROVING LIVES AND NATURE
Public and private enterprises are increasingly designing an energy transition strategy for their business given economic opportunities, legal and regulatory requirements, environmental, health and safety benefits, new technologies, and increasing stakeholder demand.
10+ min |
Summer 2024
ENERGIES
FLIPPING THE SWITCH: VINEYARD WIND 1 PHASE 1
As federal approvals continue to open opportunities for commercial offshore wind projects, the earliest approved projects are now coming online. In early 2024, Vineyard Wind 1, located just 14 miles off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, began sending electricity to the grid.
4 min |
Summer 2024
ENERGIES
RE+ 24
After the success of RE+ 23 last year boasting over 40,000 attendees and 1,300+ exhibitors, RE+ 24 is set to make history as it celebrates its 20th year at the Anaheim Convention Center & Campus in Anaheim, California.
3 min |
Summer 2024
ENERGIES
SURVIVING THE SURGE: STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING ELECTRICITY IN THE FACE OF GRID INSTABILITY
Historically, business leaders have not had to prioritize electricity when auditing or improving their supply chain management.
5 min |
Summer 2024
ENERGIES
INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER 2: ASSESS THE OPPORTUNITY
I had a sales meeting with an executive for a company headquartered in London, England. We met in the lobby, and he ushered me into his office.
2 min |
Summer 2024
ENERGIES
MAKING WIND ENERGY EVEN MORE SUSTAINABLE
With Voodin Blade Technology’s laminated veneer lumber blades, wind turbines can produce up to 78 percent fewer CO2 emissions, and production costs can decrease by up to 20 percent compared to current solutions.
2 min |
Summer 2024
ENERGIES
THE SPARK THAT WILL IGNITE THE ACCELERATION OF LOW-CARBON FUEL ADOPTION
The transportation market is facing an increasingly tightening web of regulatory frameworks that seek to dramatically curtail carbon emissions across all modalities.
5 min |
Summer 2024
AppleMagazine
LIFE AS A TEEN WITHOUT SOCIAL MEDIA ISN'T EASY.THESE FAMILIES ARE NAVIGATING ADOLESCENCE OFFLINE
Kate Bulkeley’s pledge to stay off social media in high school worked at first. She watched the benefits pile up: She was getting excellent grades. She read lots of books.
9 min |
June 07, 2024
AppleMagazine
BOEING LAUNCHES NASA ASTRONAUTS FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER YEARS OF DELAYS
Boeing launched astronauts for the first time Wednesday, belatedly joining SpaceX as a second taxi service for NASA.
2 min |
June 07, 2024
AppleMagazine
IN THEIR OWN WORDS: WHAT YOUNG PEOPLE WISH THEY'D KNOWN ABOUT SOCIAL MEDI
It’s dangerous. It’s addictive. Get off your phone.
4 min |
June 07, 2024
WIRED
Your online girlfriend is a workforce.
Because I have a deep and childish fear of being exposed as uncool, I try hard to act nonchalant when I´m around people with lives more interesting than my own. This is the tactic I employed last year when I met an OnlyFans star, a fit cosplayer and Japanophile who has soared into an enviable tax bracket by selling what she terms "exxxtra spicy content."
10+ min |
July - August 2024
Sound & Vision
Dedicated to Discs
THOUGH THE famous Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) quote, \"The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated,\" has been twisted over time from the original quote, \"The report of my death was an exaggeration,\" both very much apply to the state of physical media today.
10 min |
June - July 2024
Sound & Vision
Sharper Image
THE QN75QN900D Neo QLED TV is the 75-inch model in Samsung's 2024 flagship 8K mini-LED LCD TV series, and it delivers a brilliantly bright, colorful, and detailed picture from most content.
9 min |
June - July 2024
Sound & Vision
Sony Pulse Elite Headphones
As much as I love playing video games on my main audio system, I recognize that, unlike music, a video game soundtrack filled with effects and voice chat is not one that a non-gamer will enjoy. So when I dive into a Grand Theft Auto Online session, unless I'm alone, I rely on headphones when using my PlayStation 5. And with its acquisition of Audeze, Sony's PlayStation-branded Pulse Elite headphones promise to do more than just look the part of a gaming headset; they offer planar-magnetic driver technology that for a high-fidelity listening experience.
2 min |
June - July 2024
Sound & Vision
Pixel Perfection
SAMSUNG'S 77-INCH QN77S95D TV is the third version of its OLED TVs, which combine quantum dots and blue OLED light. This technology is called \"Quantum-OLED\" by Samsung Electronics and \"QD-OLED\" by Samsung Display, the company that makes the screens. It uses quantum dots to change blue OLED light to red and green light for its RGB pixels.
10+ min |
June - July 2024
Sound & Vision
I Dream of XGIMI
A SELF-DESCRIBED purveyor of “smart projectors and laser TVs,” mentioned in answer to a man-on-thestreet projector query. Though Internet have done much to espouse Xgimi’s evolutionary stable of products, I am willing to wager that the name still escapes a majority of S&V readers.
8 min |