Techlife News
DUBAI AGAIN PLANS FOR FLYING TAXI TAKEOFF, THIS TIME BY 2026
Dubai again is planning for the takeoff of flying taxis in this futuristic city-state on the Arabian Peninsula, offering its firmest details yet for a pledged launch by 2026.
3 min |
February 18, 2023
Techlife News
WHITE HOUSE: TESLA TO MAKE SOME EV CHARGERS AVAILABLE TO ALL
Electric car giant Tesla will, for the first time, make some of its charging stations available to all U.S. electric vehicles by the end of next year, under a new plan announced by the White House.
2 min |
February 18, 2023
Techlife News
FORD STOPS PRODUCTION OF ELECTRIC F-150 AFTER BATTERY FIRE
Ford Motor Co. has suspended production and halted shipments of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup after a battery caught fireduringa pre-delivery quality check.
1 min |
February 18, 2023
Techlife News
BUFFETT'S FIRM BUYS APPLE, SLASHES CHIPMAKER AND BANK STAKES
Billionaire Warren Buffett’s company added to its already substantial Apple investment at the end of last year while slashing a new investment in computer chip maker Taiwan Semiconductor and two longtime bank holdings.
2 min |
February 18, 2023
Techlife News
US BLACKLISTS 6 CHINESE ENTITIES OVER BALLOON PROGRAM
The United States has blacklisted six Chinese entities it said were linked to Beijing’s aerospace programs as part of its retaliation over an alleged Chinese spy balloon that traversed U.S. airspace.
1 min |
February 18, 2023
Techlife News
STUDY SHOWS 'STRIKING' NUMBER WHO BELIEVE NEWS MISINFORMS
Half of Americans in a recent survey indicated they believe national news organizations intend to mislead, misinform or persuade the public to adopt a particular point of view through their reporting.
2 min |
February 18, 2023
Techlife News
TIKTOK 'DE-INFLUENCERS' WANT GEN Z TO BUY LESS, AND MORE
At a time when consumers are inundated with so-called social media influencers peddling the latest products online, a slew of TikTok users are leveraging their platforms to tell people what not to buy instead.
4 min |
February 18, 2023
Techlife News
GOOGLE TO EXPAND MISINFORMATION 'PREBUNKING' IN EUROPE
After seeing promising results in Eastern Europe, Google will initiate a new campaign in Germany that aims to make people more resilient to the corrosive effects of online misinformation.
4 min |
February 18, 2023
Techlife News
SEVERAL UNIVERSITIES TO EXPERIMENT WITH MICRO NUCLEAR POWER
If your image of nuclear power is giant, cylindrical concrete cooling towers pouring out steam on a site that takes up hundreds of acres of land, soon there will be an alternative: tiny nuclear reactors that produce only onehundredth the electricity and can even be delivered on a truck.
5 min |
February 18, 2023
Techlife News
CBO PROJECTS HIGHER UNEMPLOYMENT, SLOW EXIT FROM INFLATION
The Congressional Budget Office said this week that it expects the U.S. economy to stagnate this year with the unemployment rate jumping to 5.1% — a bleak outlook that was paired with a 10-year projection that publicly held U.S. debt would nearly double to $46.4 trillion in 2033.
3 min |
February 18, 2023
Techlife News
CHINA SANCTIONS LOCKHEED MARTIN, RAYTHEON FOR TAIWAN SALES
China on Thursday imposed trade and investment sanctions on Lockheed Martin and a unit of Raytheon for supplying weapons to Taiwan, stepping up efforts to isolate the island democracy claimed by the ruling Communist Party as part of its territory.
1 min |
February 18, 2023
Techlife News
NEW AI VOICE-CLONING TOOLS 'ADD FUEL' TO MISINFORMATION FIRE
In a video from a Jan. 25 news report, President Joe Biden talks about tanks. But a doctored version of the video has amassed hundred of thousands of views this week on social media, making it appear he gave a speech that attacks transgender people.
3 min |
February 18, 2023
Techlife News
EX-APPLE DESIGNER BEHIND CHARLES III'S CORONATION EMBLEM
The official emblem of King Charles III’s coronation, created by former Apple chief designer Jony Ive and his associates, honors the monarch’s love of nature by joining the flora that symbolize the four nations of the United Kingdom in a single image.
1 min |
February 18, 2023
Techlife News
ELON MUSK HOPES TO HAVE TWITTER CEO TOWARD THE END OF YEAR
Billionaire Elon Musk said that he anticipates finding a CEO for Twitter “probably toward the end of this year.”
3 min |
February 18, 2023
Techlife News
Amid ChatGPT Outcry, Some Teachers Are Inviting AI to Class
Under the fluorescent lights of a fifth-grade classroom in Lexington, Kentucky, Donnie Piercey instructed his 23 students to try and outwit the “robot” that was churning out writing assignments.
5 min |
February 18, 2023
Techlife News
Airbus Sees Profit Boost, but Defense and Space Challenges
Airbus is urging stepped-up European cooperation to ensure the continent’s security and future access to space after a year that saw the company suffer fallout from Russia’s war in Ukraine and the crash of a European satellite launcher.
2 min |
February 18, 2023
AppleMagazine
Amazon Unit Zoox Tests Robotaxi on California City's Streets
Zoox’s recent achievement of successfully transporting passengers on public roads marks a significant step forward for the development of autonomous driving technology.
2 min |
Februry 17, 2023
AppleMagazine
WHITE HOUSE: TESLA TO MAKE SOME EV CHARGERS AVAILABLE TO ALL
Electric car giant Tesla will, for the first time, make some of its charging stations available to all U.S. electric vehicles by the end of next year, under a new plan announced by the White House.
2 min |
Februry 17, 2023
AppleMagazine
US BLACKLISTS 6 CHINESE ENTITIES OVER BALLOON PROGRAM
The United States has blacklisted six Chinese entities it said were linked to Beijing’s aerospace programs as part of its retaliation over an alleged Chinese spy balloon that traversed U.S. airspace.
1 min |
Februry 17, 2023
AppleMagazine
SEVERAL UNIVERSITIES TO EXPERIMENT WITH MICRO NUCLEAR POWER
If your image of nuclear power is giant, cylindrical concrete cooling towers pouring out steam on a site that takes up hundreds of acres of land, soon there will be an alternative: tiny nuclear reactors that produce only onehundredth the electricity and can even be delivered on a truck.
5 min |
Februry 17, 2023
AppleMagazine
STUDY SHOWS 'STRIKING' NUMBER WHO BELIEVE NEWS MISINFORMS
Half of Americans in a recent survey indicated they believe national news organizations intend to mislead, misinform or persuade the public to adopt a particular point of view through their reporting.
2 min |
Februry 17, 2023
AppleMagazine
A MARVEL VILLAIN COMES INTO FOCUS IN 'ANT-MAN 3'
Peyton Reed’s “Ant-Man” films have generally served as a kind of palate cleanser to the world-ending stakes of the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe.
3 min |
Februry 17, 2023
AppleMagazine
DUBAI AGAIN PLANS FOR FLYING TAXI TAKEOFF, THIS TIME BY 2026
Dubai again is planning for the takeoff of flying taxis in this futuristic city-state on the Arabian Peninsula, offering its firmest details yet for a pledged launch by 2026.
3 min |
Februry 17, 2023
AppleMagazine
NEW AI VOICE-CLONING TOOLS 'ADD FUEL' TO MISINFORMATION FIRE
In a video from a Jan. 25 news report, President Joe Biden talks about tanks. But a doctored version of the video has amassed hundred of thousands of views this week on social media, making it appear he gave a speech that attacks transgender people.
3 min |
Februry 17, 2023
AppleMagazine
New Bing Al warfare: The battlefield of the decade is now placed
Welcome to the AI battles, where companies compete to be the top provider of artificial intelligence technology.
4 min |
Februry 17, 2023
AppleMagazine
EX-APPLE DESIGNER BEHIND CHARLES III'S CORONATION EMBLEM
The official emblem of King Charles III’s coronation, created by former Apple chief designer Jony Ive and his associates, honors the monarch’s love of nature by joining the flora that symbolize the four nations of the United Kingdom in a single image.
1 min |
Februry 17, 2023
AppleMagazine
ELON MUSK HOPES TO HAVE TWITTER CEO TOWARD THE END OF YEAR
Billionaire Elon Musk said that he anticipates finding a CEO for Twitter “probably toward the end of this year.”
3 min |
Februry 17, 2023
AppleMagazine
TIKTOK 'DE-INFLUENCERS' WANT GEN Z TO BUY LESS, AND MORE
At a time when consumers are inundated with so-called social media influencers peddling the latest products online, a slew of TikTok users are leveraging their platforms to tell people what not to buy instead.
4 min |
Februry 17, 2023
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE TO EXPAND MISINFORMATION 'PREBUNKING' IN EUROPE
After seeing promising results in Eastern Europe, Google will initiate a new campaign in Germany that aims to make people more resilient to the corrosive effects of online misinformation.
4 min |
Februry 17, 2023
AppleMagazine
BUFFETT'S FIRM BUYS APPLE, SLASHES CHIPMAKER AND BANK STAKES
Billionaire Warren Buffett’s company added to its already substantial Apple investment at the end of last year while slashing a new investment in computer chip maker Taiwan Semiconductor and two longtime bank holdings.
2 min |