AppleMagazine
MANY SCIENTISTS BACK BIDEN'S MOVE TO TAP OIL RESERVE
Democrats and climate activists generally supported President Joe Biden’s decision to release a record 50 million barrels of oil from America’s strategic reserve, even as the move appeared to contradict his long-term vision of combating climate change.
4 min |
November 26, 2021
AppleMagazine
APPLE SUING ISRAELI HACKER-FOR-HIRE COMPANY NSO GROUP
Apple announced it is suing Israel’s NSO Group, seeking to block the world’s most infamous hacker-for-hire company from breaking into Apple’s products, like the iPhone.
2 min |
November 26, 2021
AppleMagazine
DISNEY'S ANIMATED ‘ENCANTO' EFFORTLESSLY ENCHANTS
Mirabel is extraordinary, in that when it comes to her family, she is totally normal.
3 min |
November 26, 2021
AppleMagazine
DOORDASH'S TECHNOLOGICAL KNOW-HOW OFFERS HELP TO FOOD BANKS
Susan Goodell needed help. In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Goodell, CEO of the El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank, would look out the window at the long line of clients picking up the food available that day, while she and others answered calls from others who couldn’t travel to a distribution point.
4 min |
November 26, 2021
AppleMagazine
EL SALVADOR TO BUILD CRYPTO-FUELED ‘BITCOIN CITY'
In a rock concert-like atmosphere, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced that his government will build an oceanside “Bitcoin City” at the base of a volcano.
2 min |
November 26, 2021
AppleMagazine
Do It Yourself
Apple opens a new era for device repairs
6 min |
November 26, 2021
AppleMagazine
SAMSUNG EXPECTED TO BUILD $17B CHIP FACTORY IN TEXAS
Samsung is planning to build a $17 billion semiconductor factory outside of Austin, Texas, amid a global shortage of chips used in phones, cars and other electronic devices.
4 min |
November 26, 2021
AppleMagazine
NYC AIMS TO BE FIRST TO REIN IN AI HIRING TOOLS
Job candidates rarely know when hidden artificial intelligence tools are rejecting their resumes or analyzing their video interviews. But New York City residents could soon get more say over the computers making behind-the-scenes decisions about their careers.
4 min |
November 26, 2021
AppleMagazine
TOO MANY OLD GHOSTS MAR ‘GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE'
“Ghostbusters: Afterlife” — the direct cinematic follow-up to 1984 classic — is haunted, of course. But not in a good way.
3 min |
November 26, 2021
AppleMagazine
3 Times You Need Money Advice from a Human
You can now manage most aspects of your money without ever consulting another human being. You can budget, borrow, save, invest, buy insurance, prepare your tax return and create a will — among many other tasks — by using apps, websites and software.
4 min |
November 26, 2021
Techlife News
African Internet Riches Threatened by Lawsuit and Corruption
Outsiders have long profited from Africa’s riches of gold, diamonds, and even people. Digital resources have proven no different.
8 min |
27, November 2021
Men's Journal
What Works for Me: Windows Of Opportunity
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella functions in a daily pressure cooker of high stakes. Here’s how he finds balance amid the ever-evolving environment of big tech. as told to Charles Thorp
2 min |
November - December 2021
The Atlantic
The Singularity is Here
Artificially intelligent advertising technology is poisoning our societies.
10+ min |
December 2021
Techlife News
AMID CRYPTO'S WILD WEST, BINANCE SAYS A SHERIFF IS NEEDED
The cryptocurrency market gets likened to the Wild West by critics, and now a key player is asking for sheriffs to come to town.
5 min |
20, November 2021
Techlife News
ELECTRIC VEHICLES GET SPOTLIGHT AT LOS ANGELES AUTO SHOW
Battery-powered vehicles will get top billing at the Los Angeles Auto Show, which opens this week after a year’s hiatus due to the novel coronavirus.
2 min |
20, November 2021
Techlife News
RISING PRICES THREATEN PROFIT MARGINS AT FOOD COMPANIES
Albertsons, Mondelez and Kroger are among a wide range of companies whose profits could be squeezed from rising food prices if inflation keeps running hot.
2 min |
20, November 2021
Techlife News
EU OPENS DOOR TO GIVING AID FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTION
The European Commission said Thursday that it could approve aid to fund production of semiconductors in the 27-nation bloc amid a global chip shortage and intense worldwide competition to fill the need.
2 min |
20, November 2021
Techlife News
SPACEX'S MUSK: 1ST STARSHIP TEST FLIGHT TO ORBIT IN JANUARY
SpaceX founder Elon Musk said that his company will attempt to launch its futuristic, bullet-shaped Starship to orbit in January, but he’s not betting on success for that first test flight.
2 min |
20, November 2021
Techlife News
CHARITIES SEE MORE CRYPTO DONATIONS. WHO IS BENEFITING?
As the biggest cryptocurrencies flirt with record high values, they’re increasingly becoming bigger sources of revenue for charities.
5 min |
20, November 2021
Techlife News
STAPLES CENTER IS CHANGING ITS NAME TO CRYPTO.COM ARENA
Staples Center is getting a new name. Starting Christmas Day, it will be Crypto.com Arena.
2 min |
20, November 2021
AppleMagazine
TWITTER ROLLS OUT REDESIGNED MISINFORMATION WARNING LABELS
Twitter users will soon see new warning labels on false and misleading tweets, redesigned to make them more effective and less confusing.
1 min |
November 19, 2021
AppleMagazine
‘RED NOTICE,' ‘SQUID GAME' TOP NETFLIX HOURS-WATCHED METRIC
Netflix rolled out a new website that measures its most-viewed films and series by the amount of hours users spend watching them.
2 min |
November 19, 2021
AppleMagazine
JAPAN'S TOSHIBA SPINS OFF ENERGY, COMPUTER DEVICE UNITS
Embattled Japanese technology conglomerate Toshiba said it is restructuring to improve its competitiveness, spinning off its energy infrastructure and computer devices businesses.
2 min |
November 19, 2021
AppleMagazine
STRONG SALES, PROFIT FOR WALMART ON CUSP OF HOLIDAY SEASON
Walmart raised its outlook for the year after another surprisingly strong quarter as the largest retailer in the world flexed its scale to deal with rising costs and a snarled global supply chain.
2 min |
November 19, 2021
AppleMagazine
ROADS, TRANSIT, INTERNET: WHAT'S IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL
The $1 trillion infrastructure plan that President Joe Biden plans to sign into law has money for roads, bridges, ports, rail transit, safe water, the power grid, broadband internet and more.
3 min |
November 19, 2021
AppleMagazine
CALIFORNIA ELECTRICIAN ORDERED TO PAY $481 MILLION FOR SCAM
A California electrician was ordered to pay $481.3 million in restitution as part of his sentence for participating in a $1 billion Ponzi schemed that suckered Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., among many others.
2 min |
November 19, 2021
AppleMagazine
SPACEX LAUNCHES 53 STARLINK SATELLITES INTO ORBIT
SpaceX expanded its constellation of low Earth orbit satellites last Saturday (13) with the launch of 53 Starlink satellites from Florida.
1 min |
November 19, 2021
AppleMagazine
RUSSIAN TEST BLAMED FOR SPACE JUNK THREATENING SPACE STATION
A Russian weapons test created more than 1,500 pieces of space junk that is now threatening the seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station, U.S. officials said this week.
3 min |
November 19, 2021
AppleMagazine
e-Wallet
How cryptocurrency could come to apple pay
7 min |
November 19, 2021
Techlife News
Bill Gates Venture Picks Wyoming City for Sodium Nuke Plant
A small city in the top U.S. coal-mining state of Wyoming will be home to a Bill Gates-backed experimental nuclear power project near a coalfired power plant that will soon close, officials announced Tuesday.
3 min |