Technology
AppleMagazine
THE NEW iPAD PRO:LEVELING UP THE TABLET EXPERIENCE
With Apple pulling the plug on its March Special Event over coronavirus fears, where it planned to show off new iPads and MacBooks, the company decided to launch its biggest update to the iPad in a press release.
8 min |
March 27, 2020
AppleMagazine
SOFTBANK TO BUY BACK $41 BILLION IN ASSETS TO TRIM DEBT
The Japanese technology and telecoms company SoftBank said it plans to buy back up to 4.5 trillion yen ($41 billion) of its assets as it seeks to trim its gigantic debt burden.
2 min |
March 27, 2020
AppleMagazine
VIRUS SPURS UNEXPECTED TEST FOR US SCHOOLS: ONLINE LEARNING
The coronavirus shutdowns have launched an unplanned, unprecedented experiment with online education at schools across the U.S., and the nation’s largest school system plunged in Monday as New York City asked over 1.1 million students to log in and learn.
5 min |
March 27, 2020
AppleMagazine
NETFLIX'S ‘SELF MADE' TELLS OF FIRST FEMALE MILLIONAIRE
Madam C.J. Walker may be one of America’s most successful “pull yourself up by your own bootstrap” stories, but many have never heard of her. However, that’s changing, thanks to the recent release of a Netflix limited series starring Octavia Spencer.
2 min |
March 27, 2020
AppleMagazine
NO FAMILY, FANFARE FOR NASA ASTRONAUT LAUNCHING NEXT MONTH
A NASA astronaut who’s about to leave the planet for six months will blast off without any family or fanfare because of the coronavirus.
3 min |
March 27, 2020
AppleMagazine
MANY AIRLINE FLIGHTS NEARLY EMPTY AS VIRUS UNDERCUTS TRAVEL
Airline service in the United States is teetering on the brink of collapse, with near-empty planes and coronavirus outbreaks that have left some air traffic control towers empty.
4 min |
March 27, 2020
AppleMagazine
8 EUROPEAN SPACECRAFT PUT IN HIBERNATION AMID VIRUS LOCKDOWN
The European Space Agency said that it is putting eight of its spacecraft into hibernation as it scales down operations during the coronavirus outbreak.
1 min |
March 27, 2020
AppleMagazine
Google sibling Verily launches Covid-19 screening website
Google sister company Verily has launched a website to screen people who think they might have COVID-19 and point them to testing sites. But you probably can’t use it to get tested quite yet.
2 min |
March 20, 2020
AppleMagazine
As virus shuts down cities in Europe, pollution drops
The European Union’s space agency’s earth-observation satellites have detected a significant reduction in the pollutant nitrogen dioxide, a byproduct of the use of diesel motors and other human activities, in northern Italy as the advance of the COVID-19 has led to drastic measures curtailing ordinary life.
1 min |
March 20, 2020
AppleMagazine
Apple introduces new MacBook Air
Apple has introduced an all-new MacBook Air, offering faster performance, a new scissor-switch magic keyboard, twice the storage than the previous generation, and a new lower $999 price tag.
2 min |
March 20, 2020
AppleMagazine
Trade Show Blues: Exhibitions go Virtual as Virus Spreads
Fine wines and hipster gin. Hunting rifles and knives. Contemporary paintings and milliondollar sports cars. They’re all marketed at trade events that are quickly going dark across the globe due to the new coronavirus - and taking with them sales opportunities that may be difficult to make up.
4 min |
March 06, 2020
AppleMagazine
A Cruel Paradox: Beating Virus Means Causing US Recession
The coronavirus is dealing a death blow to the longest U.S. economic expansion on record, triggering layoffs and putting intense strain on the nation’s financial system.
6 min |
March 20, 2020
AppleMagazine
HOW TO CLEAN THE BUNDLE OF GERMS THAT IS YOUR PHONE
You’re washing your hands countless times a day to try to ward off the coronavirus.
1 min |
March 20, 2020
AppleMagazine
CINEMAS CLOSE NATIONWIDE, DISNEY POSTPONES ‘BLACK WIDOW'
U.S. movie theaters have closed nationwide due to the coronavirus pandemic, turning dark nearly all of the country’s 40,000-plus screens in an unprecedented shutdown.
4 min |
March 20, 2020
AppleMagazine
BUSINESS FALLOUT: APPLE GOES ONLINE, DELTA SLASHES FLIGHTS
Apple said its annual developers conference would take place entirely online this year, joining a growing list of companies that are canceling big, in-person events as the coronavirus spreads.
3 min |
March 20, 2020
AppleMagazine
NEW TONE ON VIRUS FOR FOX NEWS STARS – TO A POINT
Fox News Channel’s influential prime-time lineup is starting to reflect the changed realities of the coronavirus outbreak, without embracing old enemies.
4 min |
March 20, 2020
AppleMagazine
MORE WIPES, NO JEANS: AMAZON LIMITS SHIPMENTS TO WAREHOUSES
To make room for toilet paper, hand sanitizer and other items in high demand during the global viral pandemic, Amazon said it is limiting what brands and independent sellers can send to its warehouses for the next three weeks.
1 min |
March 20, 2020
AppleMagazine
Economic Toll of Virus Goes Global and Hits Close to Home
Seven weeks after the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the U.S., the spread of the virus that causes the disease has done widespread damage to critical economic sectors in the country.
6 min |
March 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
Behind The Scenes, Scientists Prep For Covid-19 Vaccine Test
A team of scientists jostled for a view of the lab dish, staring impatiently for the first clue that an experimental vaccine against the new coronavirus just might work.
5 min |
March 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
Amid Virus Crisis, Officials Announce Health Care Tech Rules
With coronavirus topping Americans’ concerns, senior Trump administration officials tried to switch subjects by announcing final rules aimed at delivering on the unfulfilled promise of electronic health records.
3 min |
March 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
IT'S CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF IRON RAIN AT HOT, FARAWAY WORLD
At one hot, faraway world, it’s always cloudy with a chance of iron rain.
2 min |
March 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
VERMONT SUES WEB-SCRAPING FACIAL RECOGNITION FIRM
The state of Vermont is suing a data broker that it says uses facial recognition technology to map the faces of Vermonters, including children, and then sells access to the data to private businesses, individuals and law enforcement.
1 min |
March 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
DOCTORS TRY 1ST CRISPR EDITING IN THE BODY FOR BLINDNESS
Scientists say they have used the gene editing tool CRISPR inside someone’s body for the first time, a new frontier for efforts to operate on DNA, the chemical code of life, to treat diseases.
3 min |
March 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
TWITTER IN DEAL WITH SILVER LAKE, ELLIOTT; DORSEY STILL CEO
Twitter says it’s reached an investment deal with Silver Lake and Elliott Management that will keep Jack Dorsey as the social media company’s CEO.
1 min |
March 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
CALIFORNIA AG DROPS CHALLENGE TO T-MOBILE-SPRINT MERGER
California’s attorney general said that the state will not appeal a judge’s decision approving T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion purchase of Sprint.
1 min |
March 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
NEXT GEN: NEW WAVES OF MACS ON THE WAY
Though Apple has been pivoting towards its consumer market in recent years with upgrades to iPads, iPhones, and Apple Watches, the company hasn’t forgotten about its everlucrative macOS user base and looks set to overhaul its entire desktop portfolio in the months ahead.
7 min |
March 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
EDITED BIDEN VIDEO PORTENDS SOCIAL MEDIA CHALLENGES IN 2020
As former Vice President Joe Biden’s drive for the White House gains momentum, the 77-year-old’s political opponents on both the right and left have launched an internet campaign suggesting he’s not mentally or physically equipped to serve — sometimes using altered content and other disinformation to make their case.
4 min |
March 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
STREAMING WARS: MUSIC REVENUE UP & THE TRILLION-DOLLAR TV BATTLE
With 79% of music industry revenue coming from streaming and digital sales at an all-time low, it’s clear the future of entertainment is via subscriptions.
7 min |
March 06, 2020
AppleMagazine
Media Faces Challenges In Covering Coronavirus Outbreak
Covering the coronavirus story requires careful navigation and constant attention.
5 min |
March 06, 2020
AppleMagazine
VIRUS SPREAD PROMPTS FED TO SLASH RATES IN SURPRISE MOVE
In a surprise move, the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a sizable half-percentage point Tuesday in an effort to support the economy in the face of the spreading coronavirus.
5 min |