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AppleMagazine
FORD PARTNERS WITH U-M ON ROBOTICS RESEARCH, NEW BUILDING
Digit marches on two legs across the floor of the University of Michigan’s Ford Motor Co. Robotics Building, while Mini-Cheetah — staccato-like — does the same on four and the yellow-legged Cassie steps deliberately side-to-side.
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AppleMagazine #490
AppleMagazine
US ASTRONAUT LAUNCHING NEXT MONTH MAY SPEND YEAR IN SPACE
NASA may soon chalk up another one-year space mission thanks to an out-of-this-world Russian movie-making deal.
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AppleMagazine #490
AppleMagazine
GERMAN AUTOMAKER BMW RAMPS UP ELECTRIC VEHICLE OFFERINGS
German automaker BMW said this week it intends to speed the rollout of new electric cars, vowing to bring battery-powered models to 50% of global sales by 2030. The company underlined the point by unveiling a new allelectric model three months ahead of plan.
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AppleMagazine #490
AppleMagazine
Movies & TV Shows
Movies & TV Shows
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AppleMagazine #490
AppleMagazine
DATA: FLORIDA'S TEXTING WHILE-DRIVING LAW RARELY ENFORCED
A Hillsborough County sheriff’s deputy was heading east on Interstate 4 in his red Dodge Charger on a brilliantly sunny afternoon in Florida when he saw him: A young driver behind the wheel of a Jeep texting on his phone.
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AppleMagazine #490
AppleMagazine
Facial Recognition Company Sued By California Activists
Civil liberties activists are suing a company that provides facial recognition services to law enforcement agencies and private companies around the world, contending that Clearview AI illegally stockpiled data on 3 billion people without their knowledge or permission.
3 min |
March 12, 2021
AppleMagazine
China, Russia Agree To Build Lunar Research Station
China and Russia said they will build a lunar research station, possibly on the moon’s surface, marking the start of a new era in space cooperation between the two countries.
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March 12, 2021
AppleMagazine
‘MANK' LEADS OSCAR NOMINATIONS IN A YEAR OF RECORD DIVERSITY
After a pandemic year that shuttered movie theaters and upended the movie business, Academy Awards nominations went to two female filmmakers for the first time, to a historically diverse slate of actors and to David Fincher’s lead-nominee “Mank,” a traditional kind of Oscar contender — an old Hollywood homage — in very untraditional year.
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AppleMagazine #490
AppleMagazine
WHERE TO STREAM THE BEST PICTURE OSCAR NOMINEES
Normally, Academy Award nominations mean an Oscar bump in box office. This year, streaming services and digital rental platforms may get a bounce.
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AppleMagazine #490
AppleMagazine
FOXCONN MULLS MAKING ELECTRIC VEHICLES AT WISCONSIN PLANT
Foxconn Technology Group, the world’s largest electronics manufacturer, is considering making electric vehicles at its highly anticipated Wisconsin plant that has been scaled back since its announcement in 2017, the company’s chairman said this week.
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AppleMagazine #490
AppleMagazine
US SENDS TEAM TO DETROIT TO INVESTIGATE TESLA-SEMI CRASH
The U.S. government’s highway safety agency is sending a team to Detroit to investigate a crash involving a Tesla that drove beneath a semitrailer.
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AppleMagazine #490
AppleMagazine
TESLA'S NEW MODEL S: THE CAR OF THE FUTURE, HERE TODAY
Though today the company might be one of the world’s most exclusive and innovative, it hasn’t always been an easy road for Tesla and CEO Elon Musk.
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AppleMagazine #490
AppleMagazine
LG TO INVEST $4.5 BILLION IN ITS US BATTERY BUSINESS
LG Energy Solution says it will invest more than $4.5 billion in its U.S. battery production business by 2025 as automakers ramp up production of electric vehicles.
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AppleMagazine #490
AppleMagazine
THE RUSSO BROTHERS' CHERRY, STARRING TOM HOLLAND,NOW AVAILABLE ON APPLE TV+
On February 26, 2021, Cherry finally premiered in select theaters, with an Apple TV+ debut scheduled for March 12, 2021.
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AppleMagazine #490
AppleMagazine
DESPITE HACKS, US NOT SEEKING WIDENED DOMESTIC SURVEILLANCE
The Biden administration is not planning to step up government surveillance of the U.S. internet even as state-backed foreign hackers and cybercriminals increasingly use it to evade detection, a senior administration official said.
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AppleMagazine #490
AppleMagazine
For All Mankind: Taking Apple Tv+ To The Moon And Beyond
Whilst Apple TV+ may still be small in comparison to Netflix and Amazon Prime, its string of successful series and breakthrough movies have positioned it as a must-have service for all lovers of immersive, thought-provoking material.
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March 12, 2021
AppleMagazine
‘Wandavision,' a Sitcom Sendup, Was a Pandemic Parable, Too
Imagine being trapped in the confines of your own neighborhood, losing a sense of the outside world — and of yourself — with each passing day.
4 min |
March 12, 2021
AppleMagazine
Biden Hopes To Boost Offshore Wind As Mass. Project Advances
A huge wind farm off the Massachusetts coast is edging closer to federal approval, setting up what the Biden administration hopes will be a model for a sharp increase in offshore wind energy development along the East Coast.
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March 12, 2021
AppleMagazine
WWE NETWORK MOVE TO PEACOCK PART OF VERY BUSY SPRING FOR WWE
World Wrestling Entertainment is used to making headlines this time of year leading up to WrestleMania. But the company has more on its plate leading up to its showcase event on April 10 and 11.
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March 12, 2021
AppleMagazine
MICROSOFT SERVER HACK HAS VICTIMS HUSTLING TO STOP INTRUDERS
Victims of a massive global hack of Microsoft email server software — estimated in the tens of thousands by cybersecurity responders — hustled this week to shore up infected systems and try to diminish chances that intruders might steal data or hobble their networks.
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March 12, 2021
AppleMagazine
PARK OUTSIDE: KIA RECALLS NEARLY 380K VEHICLES FOR FIRE RISK
Kia is telling owners of nearly 380,000 vehicles in the U.S. to park them outdoors due to the risk of an engine compartment fire.
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March 12, 2021
AppleMagazine
GOODBYE GAS: VOLVO TO MAKE ONLY ELECTRIC VEHICLES BY 2030
Volvo says it will make only electric vehicles by 2030. But if you want one, you’ll have to buy it online.
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AppleMagazine #488
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE VOWS NO NEW USER TRACKING IN CHROME TO SELL ADS
Google says it won’t develop new ways to follow individual users across the internet after it phases out existing ad tracking technology from Chrome browsers, in a change that threatens to shake up the online advertising industry.
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AppleMagazine #488
AppleMagazine
ZOOM POSTS BIG QUARTER EVEN AS SUBSCRIBER GROWTH SLOWS
Zoom’s astronomical growth is tapering off along with the pandemic, raising questions about whether the videoconferencing service’s immense popularity will fade as more people return to classrooms, offices and other places that have been off-limits for the past year.
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AppleMagazine #488
AppleMagazine
CHINA NOT READY TO ALLOW THE BOEING 737 MAX BACK IN THE AIR
Beijing isn’t ready to follow the United States in allowing Boeing’s 737 Max back into the air after a pair of fatal crashes two years ago.
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AppleMagazine #488
AppleMagazine
MILAN DESIGNERS HIT RESET BUTTON DURING DIGITAL FASHION WEEK
Fashion is off the hamster wheel, taking a deep breath that is allowing some freshness to seep into the once relentless cycle.
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AppleMagazine #488
AppleMagazine
SUPREME COURT SKEPTICAL ABOUT PATENT JUDGE APPOINTMENTS
The Supreme Court seemed likely to find that the judges who oversee patent disputes are not properly appointed, a case important to patent holders and inventors including major technology companies.
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AppleMagazine #488
AppleMagazine
MUSIC: CLIMBING THE CHARTS TO BECOME NUMBER ONE
Though Apple Music may still be playing catchup to Spotify in terms of users, new data from the Mechanical Licensing Collective has revealed Apple is the industry leader when it comes to royalties, demonstrating the company’s commitment to paying talent.
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AppleMagazine #488
AppleMagazine
COMIC-CON TO REMAIN VIRTUAL IN 2021, CITES FINANCIAL STRAIN
San Diego Comic-Con will remain virtual for the July event, but organizers are planning for a smaller-scale gathering later this year.
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AppleMagazine #488
AppleMagazine
ENERGY-RELATED EMISSIONS UP IN DECEMBER DESPITE PANDEMIC
Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose slightly in December compared with the same month of 2019, indicating the sharp drop seen due to the pandemic was short-lived.
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