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AppleMagazine
DRIZLY AGREES TO TIGHTEN DATA SECURITY AFTER ALLEGED BREACH
Alcohol delivery app Drizly has agreed to tighten its data security and limit data collection to resolve federal regulators' allegations that its security failures exposed the personal information of some 2.5 million customers.
1 min |
October 28, 2022
AppleMagazine
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE SUES GOOGLE OVER EMAIL SPAM FILTERS
The Republican National Committee has filed a lawsuit against tech giant Google, alleging the company has been suppressing its email solicitations ahead of November's midterm elections - an allegation Google denies.
2 min |
October 28, 2022
AppleMagazine
THE BEST AIRLINES FOR HOLIDAY TRAVEL ON POINTS
If you're seeing Halloween decorations at the store, you should take that as a sign the holiday travel season is just around the corner.
3 min |
October 28, 2022
AppleMagazine
AMAZON TO ALLOW US CUSTOMERS TO PAY WITH VENMO
Amazon is rolling out a feature that allows shoppers to pay for items using their Venmo accounts.
1 min |
October 28, 2022
AppleMagazine
New Apple tv
Powering the future of home entertainment
5 min |
October 28, 2022
AppleMagazine
RENTERS FACE CHARGING DILEMMA AS U.S. CITIES MOVE TOWARD EVS
Stephanie Terrell bought a used Nissan Leaf this fall and was excited to join the wave of drivers adopting electric vehicles to save on gas money and reduce her carbon footprint.
7 min |
AppleMagazine #574
AppleMagazine
ADVANCED RECYCLING: PLASTIC CRISIS SOLUTION OR DISTRACTION?
The plastics industry says there is a way to help solve the crisis of plastic waste plaguing the planet’s oceans, beaches and lands— recycle it, chemically.
6 min |
AppleMagazine #574
AppleMagazine
AFRAID OF NEEDLES? CHINA USING INHALABLE COVID-19 VACCINE
The Chinese city of Shanghai started administering an inhalable COVID-19 vaccine in what appears to be a world first.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #574
AppleMagazine
SOUTH KOREAN CHIPMAKER SK HYNIX WORRIES ABOUT CHINA FUTURE
South Korean computer chipmaker SK Hynix said it might be forced to sell its manufacturing operations in China if a U.S. crackdown on exports of semiconductor technology and manufacturing equipment to China intensifies.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #574
AppleMagazine
JAPAN STEPS UP PUSH TO GET PUBLIC BUY-IN TO DIGITAL IDS
Japan has stepped up its push to catch up on digitization by telling a reluctant public they have to sign up for digital IDs or possibly lose access to their public health insurance.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #574
AppleMagazine
STYLES MUTES THE CHARISMA BUTTON IN 'MY POLICEMAN'
Even if, like me, you’ve never been to a Harry Styles concert, it’s hardly difficult to comprehend his huge appeal. He’s ... Harry Styles.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #574
AppleMagazine
RECORD NUMBER OF AMERICANS HAVE BANK ACCOUNTS, GOV’T SAYS
The number of Americans who do not have a bank account fell to a record low last year, as the proliferation of online-only banks and an improving economy is bringing more Americans into the traditional financial system.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #574
AppleMagazine
EPA AWARDING NEARLY $1 BILLION TO SCHOOLS FOR ELECTRIC BUSES
Nearly 400 school districts spanning all 50 states and Washington, D.C., along with several tribes and U.S. territories, are receiving roughly $1 billion in grants to purchase about 2,500 “clean” school buses under a new federal program.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #574
AppleMagazine
REVIEW: FORD LIGHTNING VS RIVIAN RIT
Tesla, the first high-volume EV maker, was early to promise a zero-emission pickup, but it was Rivian, an American startup, that delivered the first mass-production EV truck. With impressive range, dazzling performance and innovative features, the R1T has attracted both conventional truck shoppers and early adopters.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #574
AppleMagazine
Can The Rock Steady the DC Universe With ‘Black Adam'?
In Hollywood’s superhero era thus far, there has been one particularly conspicuous absence: While a parade of big-name actors have taken their turns donning various spandex suits, Dwayne Johnson — arguably the biggest movie star in the world — has, until now, sat out the trend.
5 min |
October 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
‘Black Adam,' a Superhero Franchise Born on a Rock
Not long into “Black Adam,” a preteen boy looks up at the muscled hulk of Dwayne Johnson and begs for his help: “We could use a superhero right now.” Speak for yourself, kid.
4 min |
October 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
MARYLAND JUDGE STRIKES DOWN NATION’S FIRST DIGITAL AD TAX
The nation’s first tax on digital advertising was struck down as unconstitutional by a Maryland judge. It’s a law that attorneys for Big Tech have contended unfairly targets companies like Facebook, Google and Amazon in a separate federal case against the same law.
1 min |
October 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
MUSK HAS A 'SUPER APP' PLAN FOR TWITTER. IT'S SUPER VAGUE
Elon Musk has a penchant for the letter “X.” He calls his son with the singer Grimes, whose actual name is a collection of letters and symbols, “X.” He named the company he created to buy Twitter “X Holdings.” His rocket company is, naturally, SpaceX.
3 min |
October 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
TAX THE RICH FOR MORE EVS? CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATS SPLIT
A California ballot measure that would tax the rich to help put more electric cars on the road may seem tailor-made to win support from Democrats in a state known for climate leadership, but Proposition 30 has one notable opponent: Gov. Gavin Newsom. That’s put the Democratic governor on the opposite side of his own party and against his traditional environmental allies.
3 min |
October 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
MONEY: WHEN PINCHING PENNIES ISN'T ENOUGH
Scaling back streaming subscriptions is solid savings advice for some. But what if the choice you’re faced with is not whether to pay for Netflix or Hulu, but whether to pay for food or electricity?
3 min |
October 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
BMW INVESTING $1.7B IN S CAROLINA AS AUTOMAKER SHIFTS TO EVS
BMW will invest $1 billion in its sprawling factory near Spartanburg, South Carolina, to start producing electric vehicles and an additional $700 million to build a electric battery plant nearby.
3 min |
October 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
GENESIS GV60 VS. TESLA MODEL Y
The Tesla Model Y SUV is the best-selling electric vehicle in the U.S. and is quickly finding success overseas as well. But with a current starting price of $67,190, the Model Y leaves room for competitors to undercut it. Not surprisingly, that’s exactly what Genesis hopes to do with its all-new GV60.
3 min |
October 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
TEENS TACKLE 21ST-CENTURY CHALLENGES AT ROBOTICS CONTEST
For their first trip to a celebrated robotics contest for high school students from scores of countries, a team of Ukrainian teens had a problem.
3 min |
October 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
SMALL BUSINESSES BRACE FOR CAUTIOUS HOLIDAY SHOPPERS
Small businesses are stocking the shelves early this holiday season and waiting to see how many gifts inflation-weary shoppers feel like giving.
4 min |
October 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
TAKE NOTE: UTAH JAZZ MAY HAVE LOST THEIR HASHTAG TO APPLE
Take note: The Utah Jazz evidently need a new hashtag.
1 min |
October 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
New iPad - Next gen redefines the power of mobile computing
Apple’s lineup launches this week include the redesigned 10th generation iPad, coming in four bright colors.
7 min |
October 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
KANYE WEST TO BUY CONSERVATIVE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM PARLER
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West is offering to buy right-wing friendly social network Parler shortly after being booted off Twitter and Instagram for antisemitic posts.
1 min |
October 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
NETFLIX REBOUNDS FROM RECENT SUBSCRIBER LOSSES WITH 3Q GAIN
Netflix reversed its recent subscriber losses with a summertime gain that management is hoping to build upon with the upcoming launch of a cheaper version of the video streaming service that will include ads for the first time.
3 min |
October 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
6 Tips You Can Use to Help Improve Your Credit Score
Credit scores are complicated and because rating agencies consider many factors, the process of improving them can look different for everyone.
4 min |
October 14, 2022
AppleMagazine
CHINA LASHES OUT AT LATEST U.S. EXPORT CONTROLS ON CHIPS
China criticized the latest U.S. decision to tighten export controls that would make it harder for China to obtain and manufacture advanced computing chips, calling it a violation of international economic and trade rules that will "isolate and backfire" on the U.S.
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