AppleMagazine
GM'S CRUISE ROBOTAXI SERVICE FACES FINE IN ALLEGED COVER-UP OF SAN FRANCISCO ACCIDENT'S SEVERITY
California regulators are alleging a San Francisco robotaxi service owned by General Motors covered up the severity of an accident involving one of its driverless cars, raising the specter they may add a fine to the recent suspension of its California license.
2 min |
December 08, 2023
AppleMagazine
THE BEST ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE SUV ALTERNATIVES
You can find all-wheel drive on most new SUVs on sale today, and some of the most popular models even come standard with this feature. All-wheel drive can be beneficial for the additional traction it provides on slippery or icy roads, especially when you’re trying to accelerate from a stop or up a hill. But what if you want all-wheel drive without the SUV? After all, SUVs are typically less fuel-efficient and more expensive than a comparably sized sedan or hatchback. Fortunately, there are options for shoppers seeking SUV alternatives with all-wheel drive. Experts have picked five of their favorites. The following prices include destination charges.
2 min |
December 08, 2023
AppleMagazine
IN CONCERT FILM 'RENAISSANCE,' BEYONCÉ OFFERS GLIMPSE INTO PERSONAL LIFE DURING WORLD TOUR
In Beyoncé’s concert film, she describes her recent Renaissance World Tour as being run like a machine: From lighting to set design, the superstar had a hand in everything production-related to ensure her stadium tour exceeded expectations after four years of preparation.
3 min |
December 08, 2023
AppleMagazine
TOM HANKS DRAWS ON HIS LOVE OF SPACE FOR IMMERSIVE DOCUMENTARY 'THE MOONWALKERS'
You won’t see Tom Hanks on one of those space tourism flights that whisk celebrities and millionaires on a suborbital jaunt for a few hours. He says it wouldn’t be enough time out of this world.
3 min |
December 08, 2023
AppleMagazine
US UNVEILS GLOBAL STRATEGY TO COMMERCIALIZE FUSION AS SOURCE OF CLEAN ENERGY DURING COP28
The United States will work with other governments to speed up efforts to make nuclear fusion a new source of carbon-free energy, U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry said this week, the latest of many U.S. announcements aimed at combatting climate change.
5 min |
December 08, 2023
AppleMagazine
AI'S FUTURE COULD BE 'OPEN-SOURCE' OR CLOSED.TECH GIANTS ARE DIVIDED AS THEY LOBBY REGULATORS
Tech leaders have been vocal proponents of the need to regulate artificial intelligence, but they’re also lobbying hard to make sure the new rules work in their favor.
4 min |
December 08, 2023
AppleMagazine
KISS SAY FAREWELL TO LIVE TOURING, BECOME FIRST US BAND TO GO VIRTUAL AND BECOME DIGITAL AVATARS
Last weeekend, Kiss closed out the final performance of their “The End of the Road” farewell tour at New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden.
2 min |
December 08, 2023
AppleMagazine
LACKING COUNSELORS, US SCHOOLS TURN TO THE BOOMING BUSINESS OF ONLINE THERAPY
Trouble with playground bullies started for Maria Ishoo’s daughter in elementary school. Girls ganged up, calling her “fat” and “ugly.” Boys tripped and pushed her. The California mother watched her typically bubbly second-grader retreat into her bedroom and spend afternoons curled up in bed.
5 min |
December 08, 2023
AppleMagazine
APPLE CO-FOUNDER STEVE WOZNIAK TO RECEIVE SERBIAN PASSPORT.PRESIDENT SAYS
Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak will be getting a Serbian passport, Serbia’s president announced this week.
1 min |
December 08, 2023
AppleMagazine
GRAND THEFT AUTO VI LEAK FOLLOWED BY AN OFFICIAL TRAILER WITH A TWIST: A RELEASE DATE OF 2025
The highly-anticipated trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI arrived a little early after a copy was leaked online.
2 min |
December 08, 2023
AppleMagazine
SPOTIFY AXES 17% OF WORKFORCE IN THIRD ROUND OF LAYOFFS THIS YEAR
Spotify says it’s axing 17% of its global workforce, the music streaming service’s third round of layoffs this year as it moves to slash costs while focusing on becoming profitable.
1 min |
December 08, 2023
AppleMagazine
TESLA'S DISRUPTIVE BREAKTHROUGH FOR THE PICKUP INDUSTRY
HYPE AND COMMOTION SURROUND THE MARQUE’S POTENTIAL GAMECHANGER
7 min |
December 08, 2023
AppleMagazine
Bitcoin Has Surpassed $41,000 for the First Time Since April 2022. What's Behind the Price Surge?
Bitcoin is once again having a moment. This week, the world’s largest cryptocurrency soared past $41,000 for the first time in over a year and a half — and marking a 150% rise so far this year.
3 min |
December 08, 2023
Sound & Vision
Sony Steps Up
FOR SEVERAL years now OLED has been king of the HDTV hill, offering the best available HDTV performance.
10 min |
December 2023 - January 2024
Sound & Vision
Metallic Spheres of Atmos
Youth on recasting The Orb and David Gilmour's 2010 collaboration Metallic Spheres into an adventurous new Atmos mix now redubbed as Metallic Spheres in Colour.
3 min |
December 2023 - January 2024
Sound & Vision
Forte et Clair
FOCAL HAS long been a high-end French loudspeaker manufacturer with a significant investment in research and development to outpace its competition.
9 min |
December 2023 - January 2024
Sound & Vision
The Yamaha CR-2020: A True '70s Blockbuster
There's something magical about the majestic stereo receivers of yesteryear. Apart from being magnificent examples of industrial design, they're dead simple to operate while offering a full complement of features to ensure a great, though decidedly old-school, music listening experience, complete with analog power meters. And then there's nostalgia... I still own (and recently refurbished) my first receiver - an Onkyo TX-2500 I bought for $200 in the mid-70s. It looks and sounds as good as it did back in the day.
3 min |
December 2023 - January 2024
Sound & Vision
Perfectly Portable
SONOS MOVE 2
5 min |
December 2023 - January 2024
Sound & Vision
Aural Excellence
DYNAUDIO EMIT 50 LOUDSPEAKER
10 min |
December 2023 - January 2024
Sound & Vision
THE SOUND OF SPEED
MotoGP Racing and Audio-Technica Mics
10 min |
December 2023 - January 2024
Sound & Vision
The Six Billion Dollar Earplugs
We are equipped with five senses: Sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch. The thought of losing any of them is frightening. Setting aside the question of aging, even the thought of only diminishing any of our senses is unsettling. So, the question is, if a faulty product caused you to suffer an impairment of one of your senses, what kind of compensation would be appropriate?
3 min |
December 2023 - January 2024
Sound & Vision
Retro Fidelity Reimagined
KLIPSCH THE NINES HERITAGE INSPIRED SPEAKERS
8 min |
December 2023 - January 2024
Sound & Vision
Practically Perfect
KEF LS60 WIRELESS POWERED LOUDSPEAKERS
10 min |
December 2023 - January 2024
Sound & Vision
Desktop Dynamo
MONOPRICE MONOLITH MTM-100 AND THX CERTIFIED 8-INCH, 150-WATT POWERED SUBWOOFER
9 min |
December 2023 - January 2024
Techlife News
THOUSANDS OF FAKE FACEBOOK ACCOUNTS SHUT DOWN BY META WERE PRIMED TO POLARIZE VOTERS AHEAD OF 2024
Someone in China created thousands of fake social media accounts designed to appear to be from Americans and used them to spread polarizing political content in an apparent effort to divide the U.S. ahead of next year’s elections, Meta said Thursday.
3 min |
December 02, 2023
Techlife News
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED IS THE LATEST MEDIA COMPANY DAMAGED BY AN AI EXPERIMENT GONE WRONG
Computer-generated writers ... writing computer-generated stories?
3 min |
December 02, 2023
Techlife News
AMAZON LAUNCHES Q, A BUSINESS CHATBOT POWERED BY GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Amazon finally has its answer to ChatGPT.
2 min |
December 02, 2023
Techlife News
NASCAR TO INCLUDE STREAMING IN NEW 7-YEAR MEDIA RIGHTS DEAL THAT WELCOMES AMAZON, TNT, AND MAX
NASCAR has added two new partners and streaming elements to a seven-year media rights deal announced Wednesday that will run from 2025 through the 2031 season.
3 min |
December 02, 2023
Techlife News
NEW TECHNOLOGY INSTALLED BENEATH DETROIT STREET CAN CHARGE ELECTRIC VEHICLES AS THEY DRIVE
Crews have installed what’s billed as the nation’s first wireless-charging public roadway for electric vehicles beneath a street just west of downtown Detroit.
2 min |
December 02, 2023
Techlife News
PENTAGON'S AI INITIATIVES ACCELERATE HARD DECISIONS ON LETHAL AUTONOMOUS WEAPONS
Artificial intelligence employed by the U.S. military has piloted pint-sized surveillance drones in special operations forces’ missions and helped Ukraine in its war against Russia. It tracks soldiers’ fitness, predicts when Air Force planes need maintenance and helps keep tabs on rivals in space.
6 min |