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AppleMagazine
PROFIT AT JAPAN'S SOFTBANK ZOOMS ON LUCRATIVE INVESTMENTS
Japanese telecommunications and technology conglomerate Softbank Group Corp. reported a whopping 1.17 trillion yen ($11 billion) profit for the October-December quarter as its investments rose in value.
2 min |
Feburary 12, 2021
AppleMagazine
TESLA BUYS $1.5B IN BITCOIN, WILL ACCEPT AS PAYMENT SOON
Holders of Bitcoin may be able to cash in some of their investment in the digital currency for a brand new electric car.
3 min |
Feburary 12, 2021
AppleMagazine
As Virus Cuts Class Time, Teachers Have To Leave Out Lessons
English teachers are deciding which books to skip. History teachers are condensing units. Science teachers are often doing without experiments entirely
5 min |
AppleMagazine #484
AppleMagazine
‘SUPERNOVA' IS A QUIET BURNING STAR OF A LOVE STORY
The actors Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth have been friends for 20 years and that is plainly evident watching them play longtime lovers in the wrenchingly beautiful film “Supernova.”
3 min |
AppleMagazine #484
AppleMagazine
US BILLIONAIRE BUYS SPACEX FLIGHT TO ORBIT WITH 3 OTHERS
A U.S. billionaire who made a fortune in tech and fighter jets is buying an entire SpaceX flight and plans to take three “everyday” people with him to circle the globe this year.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #484
AppleMagazine
SNOOPY SHINES IN APPLE TV+ SERIES THAT'S TRUE TO ITS ROOTS
“Peanuts” star Snoopy is famous for being a highly imaginative dog, liable at to go off on loony flights of fancy. But, it turns out, his world has some strict rules.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #484
AppleMagazine
MASKS, SOCIAL DISTANCING AND SPEED: SNOWMOBILES ENJOY BOOM
The thrill of hurtling along a remote trail, coupled with Americans’ ongoing desire to get outside during the pandemic, is creating the biggest boom in more than two decades for the snowmobiling industry.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #484
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE SHUTTERS INTERNAL STADIA GAME STUDIO
Google is closing the internal studio tasked with developing games for its Stadia cloud-gaming service, a move that raises questions about the future of the Stadia service itself.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #484
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE ANTES UP $2.6M TO SETTLE PAY, JOB DISCRIMINATION CASE
Google will pay $2.6 million to more than 5,500 employees and past job applicants to resolve allegations that the internet giant discriminated against female engineers and Asians in California and Washington state.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #484
AppleMagazine
FLORIDA LAWMAKERS CHALLENGE SILICON VALLEY OVER ‘CENSORSHIP'
Florida lawmakers, including Gov. Ron DeSantis, intensified their battle with Facebook, Twitter and Silicon Valley when they announced new proposals this week aimed at reigning in platforms they accuse of squelching the free speech of conservatives.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #484
AppleMagazine
FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE IN AMERICA MEANS CHANGES TO AMERICA
Climate isn’t the only thing changing.
5 min |
AppleMagazine #484
AppleMagazine
BIDEN SEEN LIKELY TO KEEP SPACE FORCE, A TRUMP FAVORITE
To the last moments of his presidency, Donald Trump trumpeted Space Force as a creation for the ages. And while President Joe Biden has quickly undone other Trump initiatives, the space-faring service seems likely to survive, even if the new administration pushes it lower on the list of defense priorities.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #484
AppleMagazine
NFL's 1st & Future to Award $150,000 on Television Show
The NFL is bringing its awards for novel advancements in athletes’ safety and performance to television.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #483
AppleMagazine
Can Covid-19 Vaccines Be Mixed And Matched?
Can COVID-19 vaccines be mixed and matched?
1 min |
AppleMagazine #483
AppleMagazine
SAMSUNG SCION LEE WON'T APPEAL PRISON SENTENCE FOR BRIBERY
Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong and prosecutors have decided not to appeal a court ruling that convicted him for bribing South Korea’s former president for business favors, confirming a prison term of two and a half years for the country’s most influential corporate leader, according to lawyers and court officials.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #483
AppleMagazine
RIGHT AT HOME: SPACE-THEMED DECOR BRINGS THE HEAVENS INDOORS
It was a tough year here on Earth, but 2020 was a bright spot for space exploration. SpaceX sent its futuristic Starship to new heights, three countries launched Mars missions, and robots grabbed debris from the moon and an asteroid.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #483
AppleMagazine
MOBILE LABS TAKE VACCINE STUDIES TO DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOODS
Lani Muller doesn’t have to visit a doctor’s office to help test an experimental COVID-19 vaccine — she just climbs into a bloodmobile-like van that parks on a busy street near her New York City neighborhood.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #483
AppleMagazine
WIDESPREAD INTERNET OUTAGES HIT NORTHEAST U.S.
Internet users across the northeast U.S. experienced widespread outages for several hours Tuesday, interrupting work and school because of an unspecified Verizon network issue.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #483
AppleMagazine
PRO PHOTO: UNLEASH THE POTENTIAL OF THE IPHONE 12 CAMERA SYSTEM
Apple made a serious leap forward with the iPhone in 2020 introducing a raft of new features like a stunning new design, 5G connectivity, MagSafe charging, and super-spec cameras.
6 min |
AppleMagazine #483
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE SAYS NORTH KOREA BACKED HACKERS SOUGHT CYBER RESEARCH
Google says it believes hackers backed by the North Korean government have been posing as computer security bloggers and using fake accounts on social media while attempting to steal information from researchers in the field.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #483
AppleMagazine
MICROSOFT KEEPS CHUGGING AS PANDEMIC CONTINUES
As the pandemic raged through the U.S., Microsoft’s business continued chugging ahead and beat Wall Street expectations for the last three months of 2020, powered by ongoing demand for its workplace software and cloud computing services as people worked from home.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #483
AppleMagazine
BALLY'S, CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT ADD DAILY FANTASY SPORT DEALS
Two major casino companies announced deals with daily fantasy sports providers as they seek to expand their reach and integrate different forms of fan engagement with professional sports into their gambling operations.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #483
AppleMagazine
iPad: Refining The World's Most Popular Tablet
iPad has long been one of Apple’s most successful product categories, and following upgrades to the iPad Pro and iPad mini earlier in the year, Apple used its September Event to unveil the next-generation iPad and iPad Air, taking its tablet portfolio to even greater heights.
7 min |
AppleMagazine #479 *Special Edition
AppleMagazine
RIP: MARS DIGGER BITES THE DUST AFTER 2 YEARS ON RED PLANET
NASA declared the Mars digger dead after failing to burrow deep into the red planet to take its temperature.
1 min |
AppleMagazine #482
AppleMagazine
TEENS TUTOR PEERS ONLINE TO FILL NEED DURING PANDEMIC
When her suburban Dallas high school was forced to move online last spring because of the coronavirus pandemic, Charvi Goyal realized that the schoolmates she’d been informally tutoring between classes would still need extra help but wouldn’t necessarily be able to get it. So she took her tutoring online, as well.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #482
AppleMagazine
HIGH-TECH INDOOR FARMER APPHARVEST STARTS SHIPPING TOMATOES
AppHarvest — an indoor farming company backed by Martha Stewart — thinks the agriculture sector is ripe for disruption. And now, its tomatoes are ripe for eating.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #482
AppleMagazine
US BLACKLISTS XIAOMI, CNOOC, SKYRIZON, RAISING HEAT ON CHINA
The U.S. government has blacklisted Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp. and China’s third-largest national oil company for alleged military links, heaping pressure on Beijing in President Donald Trump’s last week in office.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #482
AppleMagazine
TALK SAFER: APPS TAKE PRIVACY FIGHT TO FACEBOOK AND GOOGLE
As messaging giant WhatsApp prepares to hand over more data to Facebook, users are flocking to rival services in protest, with Signal jumping from 250,000 downloads on the App Store a week to almost 10 million.
6 min |
AppleMagazine #482
AppleMagazine
JACK'S BACK: CHINESE E-TYCOON ENDS SILENCE WITH ONLINE VIDEO
China’s highest-profile entrepreneur, Jack Ma, appeared this week in an online video, ending a 2 1/2-month absence from public view that prompted speculation about the future of the e-commerce billionaire and his Alibaba Group.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #482
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE MUSCLES UP WITH FITBIT DEAL AMID ANTITRUST CONCERNS
Google has completed its $2.1 billion acquisition of fitness-gadget maker Fitbit, a deal that could help the internet company grow even stronger while U.S. government regulators pursue an antitrust case aimed at undermining its power.
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