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In 1985, I visited what was then known as Soviet Estonia with my family.
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February 2024
Techlife News
FOUNDATIONS SEEK TO ADVANCE AI FOR GOOD AND ALSO PROTECT THE WORLD FROM ITS THREATS
While technology experts sound the alarm on the pace of artificial-intelligence development, philanthropists - including long-established foundations and tech billionaires have been responding with an uptick in grants.
5 min |
December 30, 2023
Techlife News
New Bing
AI warfare: The battlefield of the decade is now placed
4 min |
December 30, 2023
Techlife News
Pro Photo
DEEP DIVE INTO THE BRAND NEW CAMERA SET ON IPHONE 15 PRO
5 min |
December 30, 2023
Techlife News
Powerful iOS
THE MAGIC BEHIND THE IPHONE SUPREMACY
5 min |
December 30, 2023
Techlife News
HomePod 2
Reborn speaker amping up smart home technology
5 min |
December 30, 2023
Techlife News
OpenAI
Blurring the lines between machines and humans
5 min |
December 30, 2023
Techlife News
The AI Soul
THE GREATEST CHALLENGE APPLE HAS EVER FACED
5 min |
December 30, 2023
Techlife News
Lucid Air
UNLOCKING NEW POSSIBILITIES WITH APPLE CARPLAY
6 min |
December 30, 2023
Techlife News
2023 in Review
THE FIRST AI STEPS THAT TERRIFIED THE WORLD: A RETROSPECTIVE
5 min |
December 30, 2023
Techlife News
Neural AI
APPLE'S ECOSYSTEM ON THE VERGE OF EMBRACING GENERATIVE ASSISTANCE
4 min |
December 30, 2023
AppleMagazine
Mini vs Studio
BUILD A MAC WORKSTATION ON STEROIDS
4 min |
December 29, 2023
AppleMagazine
macOS Sonoma
ENHANCING PRODUCTIVITY AT THE CORE
5 min |
December 29, 2023
AppleMagazine
Series 9
2023 GENERATION IMPROVEMENTS, UPDATES, AND NEW FEATURES
4 min |
December 29, 2023
AppleMagazine
Prompt: You
THE SEED OF AI'S PROMPT TO ASSIST ALL ASPECTS OF YOUR LIFE
6 min |
December 29, 2023
AppleMagazine
The AI Soul
THE GREATEST CHALLENGE APPLE HAS EVER FACED
5 min |
December 29, 2023
AppleMagazine
Pro Photo
DEEP DIVE INTO THE BRAND NEW CAMERA SET ON IPHONE 15 PRO
5 min |
December 29, 2023
AppleMagazine
iPhone 15
SUPERCHARGING THE ENTRANCE MODEL WITH PRO FEATURES
4 min |
December 29, 2023
AppleMagazine
MacBook Air 15"
THE NEW STANDARD FOR POWER & PORTABILITY
4 min |
December 29, 2023
AppleMagazine
watchOS
THE BIGGEST UPDATE EVER, WITH MORE INFORMATION AT A GLANCE
4 min |
December 29, 2023
Techlife News
AMAZON WON'T HAVE TO PAY HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS IN BACK TAXES AFTER WINNING EU CASE
Amazon won’t have to pay about 250 million euros ($273 million) in back taxes after European Union judges ruled in favor of the U.S. e-commerce giant, dealing a defeat to the 27-nation bloc in its efforts to tackle corporate tax avoidance.
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Techlife News
GOOGLE WILL PAY $700M IN ANTITRUST SETTLEMENT REACHED WITH STATES BEFORE RECENT PLAY STORE TRIAL LOSS
Google has agreed to pay $700 million and make several other concessions to settle allegations that it had been stifling competition against its Android app store — the same issue that went to trial in a another case that could result in even bigger changes.
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Techlife News
US TREASURY DEPARTMENT ISSUES GUIDELINES AROUND A NEW TAX CREDIT FOR SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL
The Biden administration released long-awaited guidance around tax credits for aviation fuel that reduces emissions of greenhouse gases compared with fuel made from crude oil.
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Techlife News
WHITE HOUSE BACKS INDUSTRY EFFORT TO STANDARDIZE TESLA'S EV CHARGING PLUGS
The White House is lending its support to an auto industry effort to standardize Tesla's electric vehicle charging plugs for all EVs in the United States, part of a broad effort to stimulate their sales to help combat climate change.
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Techlife News
DURING THE 2023 HOLIDAY SEASON, FACE MASKS HAVE SETTLED IN AS AN OCCASIONAL FEATURE OF AMERICAN LIFE
The scene: A crowded shopping center in the weeks before Christmas.
4 min |
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Techlife News
PRINCE HARRY'S PHONE HACKING VICTORY IS A LANDMARK IN THE LONG SAGA OF BRITISH TABLOID MISCONDUCT
Prince Harry’s victory against Mirror Group Newspapers over what a British judge called “habitual” illegal activity is a landmark moment in the long and twisting saga of lawbreaking by Britain’s tabloid press.
4 min |
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Techlife News
LOVE IT OR HATE IT.SELF-CHECKOUT IS HERE TO STAY. BUT IT'S GOING THROUGH TA RECKONING
The promise of self-checkout was alluring: Customers could avoid long lines by scanning and bagging their own items, workers could be freed of doing those monotonous tasks themselves and retailers could save on labor costs.
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Techlife News
A GROUP REPRESENTING TIKTOK, META, AND X SUES UTAH OVER STRICT NEW LIMITS ON APP USE FOR MINORS
A trade group that represents TikTok and other major tech companies sued Utah this week over its first-in-the-nation laws requiring children and teens to obtain parental consent to use social media apps.
2 min |
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Techlife News
GOOD NEWS FOR LATE HOLIDAY SHOPPERS: RETAILERS ARE IMPROVING THEIR DELIVERY SPEEDS
Haven't ordered any of your holiday gifts yet?
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Techlife News #634
Techlife News
2023: THE YEAR WE PLAYED WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND WEREN'T SURE WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT
Artificial intelligence went mainstream in 2023 — it was a long time coming yet has a long way to go for the technology to match people’s science fiction fantasies of human-like machines.
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