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DRONE OPERATORS CHALLENGE SURVEYORS' TURF IN MAPPING DISPUTE
When Michael Jones started a side hustle shooting drone photos and videos for realtors, his clients wanted more: Images with property lines on them, to better understand where their fences should be.
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AppleMagazine #496
AppleMagazine
AUTO GROUP BACKS GUIDELINES FOR PARTIALLY AUTOMATED VEHICLES
The trade association representing most major automakers is offering guidelines for manufacturers to advertise partially automated driving systems and to make sure drivers are paying attention while using them.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #496
AppleMagazine
APPLE ANNOUNCES 1ST EAST COAST CAMPUS IN NORTH CAROLINA
Apple is expanding spending in the U.S. and announced plans to build its first East Coast campus, in North Carolina.
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AppleMagazine #496
AppleMagazine
Facebook Data On More Than 500m Accounts Found Online
Details from more than 500 million Facebook users have been found available on a website for hackers.
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April 09, 2021
AppleMagazine
Robot Artist Sells Art For $688,888, Now Eyeing Music Career
Sophia is a robot of many talents — she speaks, jokes, sings and even makes art. In March, she caused a stir in the art world when a digital work she created as part of a collaboration was sold at an auction for $688,888 in the form of a nonfungible token (NFT).
3 min |
April 09, 2021
AppleMagazine
You: Interface Deeper Integration is Coming, Just For You
According to a new study from WhistleOut, the average consumer spends an eye-watering nine years of their lives looking at their smartphones, and that’s without mentioning the use of computers, televisions, and other devices that increasingly control our lives.
7 min |
April 09, 2021
AppleMagazine
THE NEW iMAC 24”: A NEW ERA FOR DESKTOP COMPUTING BEGINS
It was perhaps one of Apple’s most anticipated product refreshes of all time, and at its Spring Loaded event, the Cupertino company did not disappoint. Apple’s iconic all-in-one desktop computer has been overhauled from the ground up, sparking a new era for the Mac.
7 min |
AppleMagazine #495 *Special Edition
AppleMagazine
MERCEDES ROLLS OUT LUXURY ELECTRIC CAR IN DUEL WITH TESLA
Daimler AG unveiled a battery-powered counterpart to its top Mercedes-Benz luxury sedan as German carmakers ramp up their challenge to electric upstart Tesla.
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AppleMagazine #495 *Special Edition
AppleMagazine
DEMS PUSH $25B TO ELECTRIFY SCHOOL BUSES
Democratic lawmakers are unveiling legislation that would invest $25 billion to convert the nation’s fleet of gasoline- and diesel-powered school buses to electric vehicles, aiming at a component of President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan to improve children’s health.
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AppleMagazine #495 *Special Edition
AppleMagazine
UNION, AUTOMAKERS HEADED FOR FIGHT OVER BATTERY PLANT WAGES
The United Auto Workers union is calling on General Motors to pay full union wages at electric vehicle battery factories, thrusting what had been a festering conflict into the spotlight.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #495 *Special Edition
AppleMagazine
‘BRITCOIN' DIGITAL CURRENCY BEING CONSIDERED BY UK
British authorities are exploring the possibility of creating a new digital currency that Treasury chief Rishi Sunak touted as “Britcoin.”
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AppleMagazine #495 *Special Edition
AppleMagazine
EU PROPOSES RULES FOR HIGH-RISK ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE USES
European Union officials unveiled proposals for reining in high-risk uses of artificial intelligence such as live facial scanning that could threaten people’s safety or rights.
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AppleMagazine #495 *Special Edition
AppleMagazine
SCRUTINY OF TESLA CRASH A SIGN THAT REGULATION MAY BE COMING
The fiery crash of a Tesla near Houston with no one behind the wheel is drawing scrutiny from two federal agencies that could bring new regulation of electronic systems that take on some driving tasks.
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AppleMagazine #495 *Special Edition
AppleMagazine
APPLE SIGNALS RETURN OF RIGHT-WING ‘FREE SPEECH' APP PARLER
Apple said it has reached an agreement with the right-wing social app Parler that could lead to its reinstatement in the company’s app store. Apple kicked out Parler in January over ties to the deadly Jan. 6 siege on the U.S. Capitol.
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AppleMagazine #495 *Special Edition
AppleMagazine
AMAZON BEGINS ROLLOUT OF PAY-BY-PALM AT WHOLE FOODS NEAR HQ
Amazon is rolling out pay-by-palm technology at some Whole Foods grocery stores near its headquarters to make paying quicker and more convenient.
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AppleMagazine #495 *Special Edition
AppleMagazine
ALSO ROARING BACK FROM PANDEMIC: EARTH-WARMING EMISSIONS
Global warming emissions are expected to spike this year as the world emerges from the coronavirus pandemic and economies begin to recover.
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AppleMagazine #495 *Special Edition
AppleMagazine
Will The Oscars Be A ‘Who Cares' Moment As Ratings Dive?
George Bradley used to love watching the Academy Awards. The 28-year-old Brit now living in San Diego would stay up late back home just to tune in.
5 min |
April 09, 2021
AppleMagazine
FACEBOOK USERS CAN APPEAL HARMFUL CONTENT TO OVERSIGHT BOARD
Facebook’s quasi-independent Oversight Board said this week that it will start letting users file appeals over posts, photos, and videos that they think the company shouldn’t have allowed to stay on its platforms.
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AppleMagazine #494
AppleMagazine
HOW TO TEST-DRIVE VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY
New vehicles are brimming with technology that can enhance convenience, connectivity and driver safety. But the tech can also be unfamiliar to car shoppers, especially those who haven’t purchased a vehicle in the past five years or more. This poses a problem when it comes to the traditional test drive.
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AppleMagazine #494
AppleMagazine
IN ‘MOFFIE,' BRUTAL INTOLERANCE IN '80S SOUTH AFRICA
The main character of Oliver Hermanus’ shattering “Moffie,” set in 1981 South Africa, is a handsome, white 18-year-old. In the country’s system of apartheid, he is a member of the ruling class, but he’s no insider.
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AppleMagazine #494
AppleMagazine
MICROSOFT BUYING SPEECH RECOGNITION FIRM NUANCE IN $16B DEAL
Microsoft, on an accelerated growth push, is buying speech recognition company Nuance in a deal worth about $16 billion.
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AppleMagazine #494
AppleMagazine
STARVING FOR MORE CHIPS IN A TECH-HUNGRY WORLD
As the U.S. economy rebounds from its pandemic slump, a vital cog is in short supply: the computer chips that power a wide range of products that connect, transport and entertain us in a world increasingly dependent on technology.
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AppleMagazine #494
AppleMagazine
FACEBOOK DELIVERS BIASED JOB ADS, SKEWED BY GENDER
Facebook is showing different job ads to women and men in a way that might run afoul of anti-discrimination laws, according to a new study.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #494
AppleMagazine
DESKTOP VS MOBILE: UPCOMING INNOVATIONS CHANGE THE GAME
Over the past decade, Apple has revolutionized personal technology with the iPhone and iPad, but the Mac range has seen stunted growth as a result. As the giant pivots towards its personal computing arm once more with the launch of the M1 chip, it’s time to prepare for innovations that could change the way you work for years to come.
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AppleMagazine #494
AppleMagazine
YA SCI-FI THRILLER ‘VOYAGERS' DOESN'T QUITE TAKE OFF
The most surprising thing about “ Voyagers,” a sci-fi thriller about a group of young adults who have been tasked with travelling to and repopulating a new planet, is that it isn’t based on a Young Adult book series. Writer and director Neil Burger, who was also behind the “Divergent” films apparently decided to cut out the Intellectual Property middleman and make his own YA statement. That said, it does borrow heavily from quite a few other sources, with shades of “Lord of the Flies,” “The Giver,” “Ender’s Game,” “Euphoria” and any number of space madness films.
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AppleMagazine #494
AppleMagazine
BIDEN TELLS EXECS US NEEDS TO INVEST, LEAD IN COMPUTER CHIPS
President Joe Biden used a virtual meeting with corporate leaders about a global shortage of semiconductors to push for his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan, telling them that the U.S. should be the world’s computer chip leader.
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AppleMagazine #494
AppleMagazine
BIDEN NAMES 2 EX-NSA OFFICIALS FOR SENIOR CYBER POSITIONS
President Joe Biden has selected two former senior National Security Agency officials for key cyber jobs in his administration, the White House said in moving to fill out a team whose role has grown more urgent after two major hacks that have consumed the government’s attention.
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AppleMagazine #494
AppleMagazine
Everything We Know About For All Mankind Season 2 on Apple+
Ever imagined what would have happened had the Cold War space race never ended? What would have happened if the Soviets had been the first power to have a successful landing on the Moon? Well, you needn’t trouble yourselves anymore, as Apple TV+’s For All Mankind tells you exactly that. The show, created by Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi, was a hit for Apple when its first season debuted in November 2019. Today, we are discussing the show’s ongoing second season and the information we know about the announced third season.
4 min |
April 09, 2021
AppleMagazine
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry Reveal First Netflix Docuseries
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s first Netflix series will center on the Invictus Games, which gives sick and injured military personnel and veterans the opportunity to compete in sports.
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April 09, 2021
AppleMagazine
High Court Sides With Google in Copyright Fight With Oracle
Technology companies sighed with relief after the Supreme Court sided with Google in a copyright dispute with Oracle. The high court said Google did nothing wrong in copying code to develop the Android operating system now used on most smartphones.
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