Techlife News
VANISHING JOBS FOR YOUNG COULD CREATE ‘LOCK-DOWN GENERATION'
Bashar Ali Naim used to work in a perfume and accessories store in Baghdad, earning $480 per week on average. About three months ago, the coronavirus outbreak swept into Iraq, and the 28-year-old father of two has been out of work ever since.
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Techlife News #448
Techlife News
WORRY, HASTE, RETAIL THERAPY: WHAT HAVE WE BOUGHT AND WHY?
Between technical glitches and food worries, retail therapy, and sheer amnesia, something has happened to shopping during the pandemic that can be summed up thusly: rubber chickens.
4 min |
Techlife News #448
AppleMagazine
JUDGE STRIKES DOWN US ENERGY LEASING RULES IN BIRD HABITAT
A U.S. judge has dealt another blow to the Trump administration’s efforts to increase domestic oil and gas output from public lands, saying officials failed to protect habitat for a declining bird species when it issued energy leases on hundreds of square miles.
2 min |
May 29, 2020
AppleMagazine
WALT DISNEY WORLD PRESENTING PLANS FOR REOPENING PARKS
Walt Disney World is presenting its plans for reopening after being shuttered along with Florida’s other theme parks since mid-March because of the new coronavirus.
1 min |
May 29, 2020
AppleMagazine
FIRST COMMERCIAL SPACE TAXI A PIT STOP ON MUSK'S MARS QUEST
It all started with the dream of growing a rose on Mars.
5 min |
May 29, 2020
AppleMagazine
CONSUMER CONFIDENCE UP SLIGHTLY BUT REMAINS NEAR 6-YEAR LOW
U.S. consumer confidence inched up this month, showing signs of stabilizing, but remained near a six-year low in the face of the widespread business shutdowns that have sent the economy into recession.
2 min |
May 29, 2020
AppleMagazine
TECH GIANTS ARE EMBRACING REMOTE WORK
For a preview of the future of office work, watch how the biggest tech companies are preparing for a post-pandemic world.
4 min |
May 29, 2020
AppleMagazine
WADA LOOKS TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO CATCH DOPERS
With sports around the world shut down by the coronavirus pandemic, the World Anti-Doping Agency is looking to artificial intelligence as a new way to detect athletes who cheat.
2 min |
May 29, 2020
AppleMagazine
KIRK 2.0: CAPT. PIKE OF NEW ‘STAR TREK' A WELCOME NEW ICON
In the beginning, in the “Star Trek” universe, there was only Captain Kirk. At least to the general public.
5 min |
May 29, 2020
AppleMagazine
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC CLAIMS ANOTHER VICTIM: ROBOCALLS
Have you been missing something amid the lockdowns and stay-at-home orders? No, not human contact. Not even toilet paper.
2 min |
May 29, 2020
AppleMagazine
Arcade: THE BEST GAMES THAT YOU NEED TO PLAY
It’s been eight months since the launch of Apple Arcade, the company’s gaming subscription service, and though its initial reception was mixed, there’s no denying that the Cupertino firm has reinvented the way we play games on our iPhones, Macs, and Apple TVs.
8 min |
May 29, 2020
AppleMagazine
AMERICANS FINDING WAYS TO STAY ACTIVE WHILE KEEPING DISTANCE
Vicki L. Friedman always wanted to play golf with her adult sons but until this spring couldn’t find time to learn the game and practice.
4 min |
May 29, 2020
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Return of the iPhone SE
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Techlife News
Q&A: SAFETY A BIG CONCERN AS WORKERS RETURN TO THEIR JOBS
With more businesses across the country easing back to life, the new challenge will be how to keep workers safe during the pandemic.
5 min |
May 23, 2020
Techlife News
POMP AND MASKS: GRADUATIONS DRAW THOUSANDS DESPITE PANDEMIC
High schools nationwide have canceled or postponed traditional graduation ceremonies to avoid worsening the spread of the new coronavirus, but some plunged ahead with fullfledged springtime commencement exercises as usual, with tweaks to account for health concerns.
4 min |
May 23, 2020
Techlife News
TECHNOLOGY GAP CAUSES DIFFICULTIES FOR RURAL ALASKA STUDENTS
Some rural Alaska students participating in distance learning because of the coronavirus are experiencing difficulties caused by technology limitations.
1 min |
May 23, 2020
Techlife News
SURVEY SHOWS EFFECT OF VIRUS ON FOOD SCARCITY, RENT PAYMENTS
More than 10% of U.S. households in a survey last week said they could not get enough of the food they needed some of the time or often, and almost a quarter of respondents said they will have difficulty paying their rent or mortgage or will defer payments, according to survey results released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
1 min |
May 23, 2020
Techlife News
PRIVACY GROUPS: TIKTOK APP VIOLATING CHILDREN'S PRIVACY
Privacy watchdogs say that the popular TikTok video app is violating a children’s privacy law and putting kids at risk.
1 min |
May 23, 2020
Techlife News
LAWMAKERS: FAA CERTIFICATION OF NEW PLANES NEEDS AN OVERHAUL
The Federal Aviation Administration outlined steps to change how it approves new passenger planes, but lawmakers said they will push ahead with legislation to change the current system that lets aircraft makers including Boeing play a key role in the certification process.
1 min |
May 23, 2020
Techlife News
Easy Jet Reveals 'Sophisticated' Hack of Customer Details
U.K.-based budget airline easyJet said that “highly sophisticated” hackers accessed the email addresses and travel details of approximately 9 million customers.
1 min |
May 23, 2020
Techlife News
AstraZeneca Secures Orders For Virus Vaccine Under Testing
Drug maker AstraZeneca said Thursday it had secured its first agreements for 400 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine it is testing, bolstered by an investment from the U.S. vaccine agency.
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