Techlife News
TV Game: How Apple TV is becoming the new go-to console
The new Apple TV 4K offers speedy performance, an A15 Bionic chip, Siri voice recognition, a robust app, and a starting price cheaper than the previous model: but that’s not all. It’s the future of family entertainment and marks the start of a new generation in gaming.
5 min |
Techlife News #577
Techlife News
1970S SANDALS WORN BY STEVE JOBS AUCTIONED FOR $218K
The California house where Steve Jobs cofounded Apple is a historical site, and now the sandals he wore while pacing its floors have been sold for nearly $220,000, according to an auction house.
1 min |
Techlife News #577
Techlife News
COMPUTER CHIP BAN SIGNALS NEW ERA AS BIDEN AND XI MEET
The Biden administration’s move to block exports of advanced computer chips to China is signaling a new phase in relations between the globe’s two largest economies — one in which trade matters less than an increasingly heated competition to be the world’s leading technological and military power.
4 min |
Techlife News #577
AppleMagazine
40 STATES SETTLE GOOGLE LOCATION-TRACKING CHARGES FOR $392M
Search giant Google has agreed to a $391.5 million settlement with 40 states to resolve an investigation into how the company tracked users’ locations, state attorneys general announced this week.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #577
AppleMagazine
ELECTRIC AIR TAXI COMPANY ARCHER PLANS $118M GEORGIA FACTORY
A California company seeking to build small electric aircraft says it will invest $118 million to construct a plant near Atlanta, eventually hiring up to 1,000 people.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #577
AppleMagazine
PEACOCK HOPES TO CAPITALIZE ON SUBSCRIBERS WITH WORLD CUP
Since its launch in 2020, NBCUniversal has had its share of big events to showcase its Peacock Streaming Service. It gets another one this month with the FIFA Men’s World Cup.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #577
AppleMagazine
1970S SANDALS WORN BY STEVE JOBS AUCTIONED FOR $218K
The California house where Steve Jobs cofounded Apple is a historical site, and now the sandals he wore while pacing its floors have been sold for nearly $220,000, according to an auction house.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #577
AppleMagazine
BATTLE OVER THE IPHONE APP STORE SPILLS INTO APPEALS COURT
Apple and the company behind the popular video game Fortnite squared offMonday before three federal appellate judges who will render the next decision in a high-stakes battle over whether Apple created an illegal monopoly via its exclusive control of its iPhone app store. Such monopolies typically stifle competition and drive up consumer prices.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #577
AppleMagazine
EARTH AT 8 BILLION: CONSUMPTION NOT CROWD IS KEY TO CLIMATE
The world is getting hotter and more crowded and the two issues are connected, but not quite as much as people might think, experts say.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #577
AppleMagazine
TV Game: How Apple TV is becoming the new go-to console
The new Apple TV 4K offers speedy performance, an A15 Bionic chip, Siri voice recognition, a robust app, and a starting price cheaper than the previous model: but that’s not all. It’s the future of family entertainment and marks the start of a new generation in gaming.
5 min |
AppleMagazine #577
AppleMagazine
IN 'WAKANDA FOREVER,' AN EMPIRE MOURNS AND REBUILDS
Made in the wake of tragedy, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” reverberates with the agony of loss, piercing the usually less consequential superhero realm.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #577
AppleMagazine
OREGON UNIVERSITY PLANS TO DEVELOP NEW RECHARGEABLE BATTERY
A research team led by Oregon State University is planning to develop a new rechargeable battery that could reduce the need for environmentally destructive mining of rare minerals like nickel and lithium and accelerate the clean energy transition.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #577
AppleMagazine
TOYOTA SHOWS NEW PRIUS HYBRID WITH MORE POWER RANGE, STYLE
The new Toyota gas-electric Prius hybrid not only comes with more power, acceleration and driving range. It’s also more stylish, scrapping the rather stodgy angular body for a sleekly futuristic look.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #577
AppleMagazine
STUDIES FIND AUTOMATIC BRAKING CAN CUT CRASHES OVER 40%
Two new U.S. studies show that automatic emergency braking can cut the number of rearend automobile crashes in half, and reduce pickup truck crashes by more than 40%.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #577
Techlife News
TWITTER'S BLUE CHECK: VITAL VERIFICATION OR STATUS SYMBOL?
The story of Twitter’s blue checkmarks — a simple verification system that’s come to be viewed as an elite status symbol — began with some high-profile impersonations, just as the site began taking off in 2008 and ‘09.
3 min |
Techlife News #576
Techlife News
RIHANNA TALKS MOTHERHOOD, SUPER BOWL: 'IT WAS NOW OR NEVER'
Rihanna knew that if she was going to return to the stage less than a year after giving birth to her first child, the performance would have to top anything she'd done before.
2 min |
Techlife News #576
Techlife News
CALIFORNIA VOTERS WEIGH NEW TAX ON RICH TO BOOST EV ADOPTION
Should California’s richest residents pay higher taxes to help put more electric vehicles on the road? That’s a question the state’s voters are weighing in the election.
3 min |
Techlife News #576
Techlife News
EU'S CALL OF DUTY: PROBE MICROSOFT ACTIVISION BLIZZARD DEAL
The European Union has launched an investigation into Microsoft’s planned takeover of video game giant Activision Blizzard, fearing the $69 billion deal would distort fair competition to popular titles like Call of Duty.
3 min |
Techlife News #576
Techlife News
IN A FIRST, DOCTORS TREAT FATAL GENETIC DISEASE BEFORE BIRTH
A toddler is thriving after doctors in the U.S. and Canada used a novel technique to treat her before she was born for a rare genetic disease that caused the deaths of two of her sisters.
4 min |
November 12, 2022
Techlife News
US WEATHER SATELLITE, TEST PAYLOAD LAUNCHED INTO SPACE
A satellite intended to improve weather forecasting and an experimental inflatable heat shield to protect spacecraft entering atmospheres were launched into space from California on Thursday.
1 min |
November 12, 2022
Techlife News
CALIFORNIANS APPROVE BIG FUNDING BOOST FOR ARTS EDUCATION
California voters on Tuesday approved a ballot measure backed by a celebrity lineup that included Barbra Streisand and Los Angeles-born rappers will.i.am and Dr. Dre that could pump as much as $1 billion a year from the state’s general fund into arts education.
1 min |
November 12, 2022
Techlife News
FROM 'ENOLA HOLMES' TO 'EXTRACTION,' NETFLIX BETS ON SEQUELS
It’s easy to forget that the Netflix original film department is still rather young. Five years ago, the streaming service didn’t even really have one. But things move quickly in the competitive streaming world, especially when starting from scratch.
5 min |
November 12, 2022
AppleMagazine
'The Crown' Returns to Blur the Line Between Royals, Fiction
When “The Crown” returns after a two-year absence, the splintering marriage of Charles and Diana and more woes for Queen Elizabeth II are in the drama’s elegant but intrusive spotlight.
5 min |
November 11, 2022
AppleMagazine
TWITTER’S BLUE CHECK: VITAL VERIFICATION OR STATUS SYMBOL?
The story of Twitter’s blue checkmarks — a simple verification system that’s come to be viewed as an elite status symbol — began with some high-profile impersonations, just as the site began taking off in 2008 and ‘09.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #576
AppleMagazine
Blue Check Rethinking the future of social media
After months of back and forth, Tesla founder Elon Musk closed the $44 billion deal to buy the social network Twitter, and the takeover hasn't been without its controversy.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #576
AppleMagazine
NASA LAUNCH OF MOON ROCKET DELAYED AGAIN BY TROPICAL WEATHER
NASA is again postponing the launch of its new moon rocket because of a storm threatening the Florida coast.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #576
AppleMagazine
CRYPTO EXCHANGE BINANCE TO BUY RIVAL FTX IN APPARENT BAILOUT
The cryptocurrency exchange Binance said it plans to buy its rival FTX Trading, in the latest example of how fortunes can change rapidly in the crypto world.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #576
AppleMagazine
RIHANNA TALKS MOTHERHOOD, SUPER BOWL: 'IT WAS NOW OR NEVER'
Rihanna knew that if she was going to return to the stage less than a year after giving birth to her first child, the performance would have to top anything she'd done before.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #576
AppleMagazine
FACEBOOK PARENT META CUTS 11,000 JOBS, 13% OF WORKFORCE
Facebook parent Meta is laying off 11,000 people, about 13% of its workforce, as it contends with faltering revenue and broader tech industry woes, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a letter to employees Wednesday.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #576
AppleMagazine
ITALIAN EV STARTUP TAKES ON US, CHINESE RIVALS WITH DESIGN
Elon Musk’s Tesla paved the way nearly two decades ago. Now, the global transition to fully electric vehicles is littered with startups, inspired by a new era in mobility and drawn by the lower cost of building EVs compared with their fossil-fuel-guzzling forebears.
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