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THE BEST HYBRID PICKUP TRUCKS IN 2022
The average national price for gasoline has gone up almost $2 over the past year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That’s not good news for some of the thirstiest vehicles on the road: pickup trucks. But there is a relatively new option if you’re looking to save on gas: a hybrid pickup.
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July 15, 2022
AppleMagazine
HUGE UNDERGROUND SEARCH FOR MYSTERIOUS DARK MATTER BEGINS
In a former gold mine a mile underground, inside a titanium tank filled with a rare liquified gas, scientists have begun the search for what so far has been unfindable: dark matter.
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July 15, 2022
AppleMagazine
IN ‘MS. MARVEL', MUSLIM FANS SEE A REFLECTION OF THEIR LIVES
Jumana Zakir knows who she is going to be for Halloween this year. Hint: Her new favorite superhero is a lot like her – female, teen, Muslim, American and “totally awesome.”
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July 15, 2022
AppleMagazine
TESLA'S 20 SALES DROP AMID SUPPLY CHAIN, PANDEMIC PROBLEMS
Tesla's sales from April through June fell to their lowest quarterly level since last fall as supply chain issues and pandemic restrictions in China hobbled production of its electric vehicles.
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AppleMagazine #558
AppleMagazine
THE NEXT FRONTIER FOR DRONES: LETTING THEM FLY OUT OF SIGHT
For years, there's been a cardinal rule for flying civilian drones: Keep them within your line of sight.
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AppleMagazine #558
AppleMagazine
iPados Productivity & collaboration features reach new heights
This year’s updates to iPadOS are designed with productivity and collaboration in mind, with a stunning new multitasking experience called Stage Manager, an all-new iPad app called Freeform, and countless under-the-hood changes that make working on an iPad even better.
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AppleMagazine #558
AppleMagazine
NEW YORK OFFICIALS RULE AGAINST BITCOIN-MINING POWER PLANT
New York officials denied required air permit renewals to a bitcoin-mining power plant on the grounds that it was a threat to the state's climate goals.
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AppleMagazine #558
AppleMagazine
GRADS OF FIRST US APPLE DEVELOPER ACADEMY FETED IN DETROIT
The inaugural class of the Detroit Apple Developer Academy, a free program that teaches students the fundamentals of coding, design, marketing and project management, celebrated its unique accomplishment during a ceremony last week.
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AppleMagazine #558
AppleMagazine
MANY WON'T RELY ON VIRTUAL OPTIONS AFTER COVID: AP-NORC POLL
Many Americans don’t expect to rely on the digital services that became commonplace during the pandemic after COVID-19 subsides, according to a new poll, even as many think it’s a good thing if those options remain available in the future.
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AppleMagazine #558
AppleMagazine
APPLE TO ADD 'LOCKDOWN' SAFEGUARD ON IPHONES, IPADS, MACS
Apple said it will roll out a "lockdown" option for iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers intended to protect against spyware unleashed by state-sponsored hackers - although enabling that protection will also make these devices less useful.
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AppleMagazine
FIFA TO USE NEW HIGH-TECH FOR OFFSIDE CALLS AT WORLD CUP
FIFA will introduce new technology to improve offside calls at the World Cup in Qatar this year, using a limb-tracking camera system.
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AppleMagazine
AS 'RUN 3' BEGINS, CERN TOUTS DISCOVERY OF EXOTIC PARTICLES
The physics lab that's home to the world's largest atom smasher announced this week the observation of three new "exotic particles" that could provide clues about the force that binds subatomic particles together.
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AppleMagazine
AMAZON FACES UK NVESTIGATION OVER ANTI-COMPETITIVE CONCERNS
Britain's competition watchdog is investigating whether Amazon is harming competition and hurting consumers by giving an unfair advantage to merchants that pay for extra services.
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AppleMagazine
NASA HOPES NEW ZEALAND LAUNCH WILL PAVE WAY FOR MOON LANDING
NASA wants to experiment with a new orbit around the moon that it hopes to use in the coming years to once again land astronauts on the lunar surface.
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AppleMagazine #557
AppleMagazine
SIEMENS INVESTING IN VOLKSWAGEN'S ELECTRIFY AMERICA
The German industrial company Siemens will invest more than $100 million in a network of electric vehicle charging stations in North America operated by Volkswagen.
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AppleMagazine #557
AppleMagazine
THE WORST HIDDEN TRAVEL FEES AND HOW TO AVOID THEM
With travel prices soaring, customers might be tempted to pick the cheapest base option they find.
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AppleMagazine
WIND FARM, ENVIRONMENTALISTS AGREE ON WAYS TO PROTECT WHALES
The developers of an offshore wind farm and three environmental organizations announced this week that they have reached an agreement to further protect rare North Atlantic right whales during the construction and operation of the energy-generating project.
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AppleMagazine
RHODE ISLAND SETS AMBITIOUS TARGET FOR 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY
Rhode Island's governor is signing legislation setting the most ambitious target in the nation to require the state to be powered completely by renewable energy.
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AppleMagazine
NASA ASTEROID MISSION ON HOLD DUE TO LATE SOFTWARE DELIVERY
NASA put an asteroid mission on hold, blaming the late delivery of its own navigation software.
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AppleMagazine
MacOS Ventura
Refining the world's best desktop operating system
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AppleMagazine
AUDI E-TRON GT VS. MERCEDESBENZ EOS
The electric vehicle market is rapidly changing.
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AppleMagazine
CHINA ENVOY SAYS AUSTRALIA FIRED FIRST SHOT WITH HUAWEI BAN
Australia had fired the "first shot" in its deteriorating relations with China four years ago when the then-government banned Chinese-owned telecommunications giant Huawei from rolling out the country's 5G network due to security concerns, a Chinese ambassador said.
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AppleMagazine
AMAZON'S ALEXA COULD SOON MIMIC VOICE OF DEAD RELATIVES
Amazon's Alexa might soon replicate the voice of family members - even if they're dead.
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AppleMagazine
VERIZON, AT&T DELAY SOME 5G SERVICE OVER AIRLINES' CONCERNS
Federal regulators say Verizon and AT&T will delay part of their 5G rollout near airports to give airlines more time to ensure that equipment on their planes is safe from interference from the wireless signals, but the airline industry is not happy about the deal.
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AppleMagazine #556
AppleMagazine
The New iOS Advanced & clever features for your iPhone
At this year's WWDC, Apple lifted the lid on what's next for the iPhone as it unveiled iOS 16, introducing a whole host of new features designed to make our devices even smarter and more capable than ever before.
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AppleMagazine
RYAN FITZPATRICK JOINS AMAZON PRIME VIDEO AS STUDIO ANALYST
Ryan Fitzpatrick is taking his magic touch to the broadcast booth.
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AppleMagazine
MICROSOFT: RUSSIAN CYBER SPYING TARGETS 42 UKRAINE ALLIES
Coinciding with unrelenting cyberattacks against Ukraine, state-backed Russian hackers have engaged in "strategic espionage" against governments, think tanks, businesses and aid groups in 42 countries supporting Kyiv, Microsoft said in a report this week.
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AppleMagazine #556
AppleMagazine
M2 Processor
WWDC22: Apple Silicon power going even further
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AppleMagazine
MARYLAND APPLE WORKERS FACE HURDLES AFTER VOTE TO UNIONIZE
The historic vote by employees of a Maryland Apple store to unionize - a first for the technology giant — is a significant step in a lengthy process that labor experts say is heavily stacked against workers in favor of their employers.
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AppleMagazine
FACEBOOK AND US SIGN DEAL TO END DISCRIMINATORY HOUSING ADS
Facebook will change its algorithms to prevent discriminatory housing advertising and its parent company will subject itself to court oversight to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday.
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