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BILL GATES: TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION WOULD HELP SOLVE HUNGER
Bill Gates says the global hunger crisis is so immense that food aid cannot fully address the problem. What’s also needed, Gates argues, are the kinds of innovations in farming technology that he has long funded to try to reverse the crisis documented in a report released this week by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
6 min |
September 16, 2022
AppleMagazine
Airlines Count on Business Travelers to Keep Recovery Going
With summer vacations winding down, airlines are counting on the return of more business travelers to keep their pandemic recovery going into the fall.
4 min |
September 09, 2022
AppleMagazine
'Like, Comment, Subscribe' Looks at Youtube's Rise
“Like, Comment, Subscribe,” Mark Bergen (Viking)
1 min |
September 09, 2022
AppleMagazine
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS DROP CHALLENGE OF PRIVACY LAW
One of the strictest internet privacy laws in the United States has withstood a legal challenge, as a group of telecommunication providers has dropped its bid to overturn the Maine standard.
2 min |
September 09, 2022
AppleMagazine
UPS HIRING FOR THE HOLIDAY RUSH HOLDS STEADY ABOVE 100,000
UPS plans to hire more than 100,000 workers to help handle the holiday rush this season, in line with hiring the previous two years.
1 min |
September 09, 2022
AppleMagazine
IRISH WATCHDOG FINES INSTAGRAM 405M EUROS IN TEEN DATA CASE
Irish regulators are slapping Instagram with a big fine after an investigation found the social media platform mishandled teenagers’ personal information in violation of strict European Union data privacy rules.
1 min |
September 09, 2022
AppleMagazine
KEYBANK: HACKERS OF THIRD-PARTY PROVIDER STOLE CUSTOMER DATA
Hackers stole personal data including Social Security numbers, addresses and account numbers of home mortgage holders at KeyBank, the bank reports, in the breach of a third-party vendor that serves multiple corporate clients.
1 min |
September 09, 2022
AppleMagazine
HUGE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT HIT BY CYBERATTACK
A cyberattack targeting the huge Los Angeles school district prompted an unprecedented shutdown of its computer systems as schools increasingly find themselves vulnerable to attacks at the start of a new year.
3 min |
September 09, 2022
AppleMagazine
NFL FEATURES RECORD-TYING 10 NEW HEAD COACHES
There will be a new look on the sideline in Week 1 of the NFL season with a record-tying 10 new head coaches.
4 min |
September 09, 2022
AppleMagazine
LEAK RUINS NASA MOON ROCKET LAUNCH BID; NEXT TRY WEEKS AWAY
NASA’s new moon rocket sprang another dangerous fuel leak Saturday, forcing launch controllers to call offtheir second attempt this week to send a crew capsule into lunar orbit with test dummies. The inaugural flight is now offfor weeks, if not months.
3 min |
September 09, 2022
AppleMagazine
iPhone
New gen surprises with innovation beyond all expectation
6 min |
September 09, 2022
AppleMagazine
ELIZABETH HOLMES SEEKS NEW TRIAL, CITES KEY WITNESS' REGRETS
Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes requested a new trial, asserting in a court filing that a key witness for the prosecution now regrets the role he played in her conviction for investor fraud and conspiracy related to her failed blood-testing startup.
2 min |
September 09, 2022
AppleMagazine
EXCITEMENT RISES AS ‘DON'T WORRY DARLING' ARRIVES IN VENICE
The Venice Film Festival is buzzing with anticipation for Olivia Wilde’s “Don’t Worry Darling,” which is having its world premiere Monday night on the Lido.
4 min |
September 09, 2022
AppleMagazine
iPhone- How one device transformed our lives & society in every way
When Steve Jobs took to the stage on January 9, 2007, to unveil the iPhone, a touchscreen phone with a built-in camera and web browser, the world changed forever.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #566
AppleMagazine
'TAPE OR CHEWING GUM:' TWITTER'S LAPSES ECHO WORLDWIDE
From fire departments to governments, from school districts to corporations, from local utilities to grassroots organizers around the world, Twitter at its best is a tool to get a message out quickly, efficiently, and directly.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #566
AppleMagazine
SNAP CUTTING 20% OF STAFF AS AD SALES CONTINUE TO DRY UP
The parent company of social media platform Snapchat said that it is letting go of 20% of its staff as it reorganizes and tries to reduce costs in the face of declining sales.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #566
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE BECOMING FIBA'S 1ST WOMEN'SONLY HOOPS GLOBAL PARTNER
Google is increasing its investment in basketball, becoming the first women's-only global partner with FIBA.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #566
AppleMagazine
SPACEX, T-MOBILE TRY TO CONNECT REMOTE AREAS WITH SATELLITES
Elon Musk's SpaceX and T-Mobile are teaming up in an attempt to connect mobile devices through a network of satellites, providing coverage to even the most isolated places.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #566
AppleMagazine
NASA SCRUBS LAUNCH OF NEW MOON ROCKET AFTER ENGINE PROBLEM
NASA called off the launch of its mighty new moon rocket on its debut flight with three test dummies aboard Monday after a last-minute cascade of problems culminating in unexplained trouble related to an engine.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #566
AppleMagazine
COMING TO A THEATER NEAR YOU: $3 MOVIE TICKETS FOR ONE DAY
For one day, movie tickets will be just $3 in the vast majority of American theaters as part of a newly launched "National Cinema Day" to lure moviegoers during a quiet spell at the box office.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #566
AppleMagazine
DRONE DETECTION TECHNOLOGY TESTED AT LOS ANGELES AIRPORT
Drone detection technology is now being tested at Los Angeles International Airport, federal and local officials said.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #566
AppleMagazine
BUFFETT'S COMPANY TRIMS ITS STAKE IN CHINESE EV MAKER BYD
Warren Buffett's company has trimmed its stake in Chinese electric car and battery maker BYD for the first time since it bought the shares in 2008, an investment that has soared in value.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #566
AppleMagazine
LG, HONDA TO SET UP US JOINT VENTURE TO MAKE EV BATTERIES
Major South Korean battery maker LG and Japanese automaker Honda are investing $4.4 billion in a joint venture in the United States to produce batteries for Honda electric vehicles in the North American market, the two companies said this week.
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AppleMagazine #566
AppleMagazine
‘Bullet Train' Goes Off the Rails, but Pitt Doesn't
Aboard the speeding locomotive of “Bullet Train” ride at least five assassins, one venomous reptile (a snake on the train), countless glib Guy Ritchieesque slo-mo action sequences, and one buckethat wearing Brad Pitt.
3 min |
August 12, 2022
AppleMagazine
DATA ON CALIFORNIA PRISONS’ VISITORS, STAFF, INMATES EXPOSED
California corrections officials said that there has been a potential exposure of medical information for employees and visitors who were tested for the coronavirus, although they have not found any improper use despite the data breach.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #565
AppleMagazine
FORD CUTTING 3,000 WHITE-COLLAR JOBS IN BID TO LOWER COSTS
About 3,000 white-collar workers at Ford Motor Co. will lose their jobs as the company cuts costs to help make the long transition from internal combustion vehicles to those powered by batteries.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #565
AppleMagazine
PELOTON TO SELL ITS BIKES ON AMAZON IN BID TO REVERSE SLUMP
Peloton’s high-end exercise bikes and other gear will now be able to be bought on Amazon in the U.S., a partnership aimed at boosting the fitness company’s sales that have languished since the easing of pandemic lockdowns.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #565
AppleMagazine
5 TAKEAWAYS FROM TWITTER WHISTLEBLOWER PEITER ZATKO
Startling new revelations from Twitter’s former head of security, Peiter Zatko, have raised serious new questions about the security of the platform’s service, its ability to identify and remove fake accounts, and the truthfulness of its statements to users, shareholders and federal regulators.
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AppleMagazine #565
AppleMagazine
WHISTLEBLOWER ACCUSES TWITTER OF CYBERSECURITY NEGLIGENCE
A former head of security at Twitter alleged that the company misled regulators about its poor cybersecurity defenses and its negligence in attempting to root out fake accounts that spread disinformation, according to a whistleblower complaint filed with U.S. officials.
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AppleMagazine #565
AppleMagazine
CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS OK LAWSUITS AGAINST ‘CYBER FLASHERS’
California residents who receive unsolicited sexually graphic material by text, email, app or other electronic means could sue the sender under a bill that state lawmakers sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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