AppleMagazine
TRUMP ROLLBACK OF MILEAGE STANDARDS GUTS CLIMATE CHANGE PUSH
The Trump administration’s rollback of mileage standards this week marks a win for Americans who like their SUVs and pickup trucks, but the government’s own estimates show big costs, too — more Americans dying from air pollution, more climate-damaging tailpipe exhaust and more expense for drivers at the gas pumps.
4 min |
April 03, 2020
AppleMagazine
GRANDPARENTING GOES DIGITAL AS VIRUS KEEPS OLDER ADULTS HOME
A few weeks ago, Debbie Cameron saw her grandsons most days, playing the piano, making after-school snacks or singing nursery rhymes with the baby in her Chandler, Arizona, home.
4 min |
April 03, 2020
AppleMagazine
FRONT LINE:TECH GIANTS JOIN FIGHT AGAINST OUTBREAK
As large parts of the world go into lockdown to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus, tech companies are rallying their troops to join the battle against COVID-19.
6 min |
April 03, 2020
AppleMagazine
REMOTE LEARNING POSES HURDLES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
At school, Rose Hayes, 8, works with a team of teachers and therapists trained to help with her genetic condition.
5 min |
April 03, 2020
AppleMagazine
Time to 'Revenge Shop': China's Virus Hot Spot Reopens
The city at the center of China’s virus outbreak was reopening for business Monday after authorities lifted more of the controls that locked downs tens of millions of people for two months.
5 min |
April 03, 2020
AppleMagazine
Water Shutoffs in Sharp Focus Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
The advice is simple and universal: Washing your hands with soap and water is one of the most effective ways to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
6 min |
April 03, 2020
AppleMagazine
Chicago Schools to Distribute Electronic Devices to Students
Chicago Public Schools will distribute 100,000 electronic devices for students to use at home as the district implements a remote learning plan, officials announced Monday.
1 min |
April 03, 2020
AppleMagazine
Nascar Industry Steps Up to Produce PPE'S in CIVID-19 Crisis
The five 3D printers at NASCAR’s Research & Technology center – two delivered in February and installed less than two weeks ago – are typically focused on composite parts and working on an updated stock car.
4 min |
April 03, 2020
Techlife News
FIRST SIGNS OF HOUSING DISRUPTION APPEAR; A CALL FOR ROBOTS
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed as it continues to spread across the world.
5 min |
March 28, 2020
Techlife News
VIRUS SENDS A NATION OF RESTAURANTGOERS BACK TO THE KITCHEN
Last Tuesday night in Tennessee, bluegrass musicians David and Virginia Blood were busy making sandwiches.
4 min |
March 28, 2020
Techlife News
DAILY BREAD? IN FRANCE, FIGHTING VIRUS 1 BAGUETTE AT A TIME
In France, the fight against COVID-19 is being waged one baguette at a time.
4 min |
March 28, 2020
RotorDrone
Insta360 One X
Capturing panoramic images has never been this easy
4 min |
March/ April 2020
RotorDrone
CSI FROM ABOVE
Drone mapping versus terrestrial laser scanners
5 min |
March/ April 2020
RotorDrone
FoxFury D3060 Drone Light
Improve your nighttime ops with this lightweight, easy to-use, dual-lamp strobe
5 min |
March/ April 2020
RotorDrone
FAA Update: Pilot Testing Procedures Change BY PATRICK SHERMAN
Nothing lasts forever,not even the staid administrative procedures of federal agencies.
6 min |
March/ April 2020
RotorDrone
CES 2020: THE START OF A BIG
Editor’s Note: This year’s annual Consumer Electronics Show, CES 2020, which is the Consumer Technology Association’s flagship event, took over Las Vegas on January 6 through January 10. New and novel drones were among the products on display by the 4,400 exhibitors, spread out among 11 venues across the city, in 2.9 million square feet encompassed by the event. As it has in past years, the Las Vegas Convention Center hosted a dedicated space for civil uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS).
10+ min |
March/ April 2020
Techlife News
US JOBLESS CLAIMS HIT 3.3 MILLION, QUADRUPLE PREVIOUS RECORD
Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — more than quadruple the previous record set in 1982 — amid a widespread economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus.
4 min |
March 28, 2020
Techlife News
SOCIAL DISTANCING DURING THE CORONAVIRUS? TRY BANKING ONLINE
If the coronavirus has you self-isolating, you’re likely more concerned about staying in touch with loved ones and carefully planning your grocery excursions than about changing your money routine.
3 min |
March 28, 2020
Techlife News
REVIEW: MACKIE LEADS A LITTLE-KNOWN STORY IN ‘THE BANKER'
“The Banker ” is an odd title for this film. It has the effect of underselling a fascinating story about a black business savant that was inspired by real events. In the 1950s and early 1960s, Bernard Garrett (Anthony Mackie) became a real estate mogul in Los Angeles and (eventually) the owner of a bank in his Texas hometown at a time when all the cards were stacked against him.
3 min |
March 28, 2020
Techlife News
VIRUS-SHOCKED HOLLYWOOD GETS BREAK WITH STREAMING SERVICES
Sports are on hold, theaters are closed and so are amusement parks, a disaster-movie scenario that has stunned Hollywood.
4 min |
March 28, 2020
Techlife News
ROBOPONY: CHINESE ROBOT MAKER SEES DEMAND SURGE AMID VIRUS
While other industries struggle, Liu Zhiyong says China’s virus outbreak is boosting demand for his knee-high, bright yellow robots to deliver groceries and patrol malls looking for shoppers who fail to wear masks.
2 min |
March 28, 2020
Techlife News
NETFLIX ESTABLISHES $100 MILLION VIRUS RELIEF FUND
Netflix said it is establishing a $100 million relief fund for workers in the worldwide creative community affected by the coronavirus-caused halt of most film and television production.
2 min |
March 28, 2020
AppleMagazine
TRUMP HOPING TO SEE US ECONOMY REOPENED BY EASTER AMID VIRUS
President Donald Trump said he is hoping the United States will be reopened by Easter as he weighs how to relax nationwide social distancing guidelines to put some workers back on the job during the coronavirus outbreak.
5 min |
March 27, 2020
Techlife News
MANY AIRLINE FLIGHTS NEARLY EMPTY AS VIRUS UNDERCUTS TRAVEL
Airline service in the United States is teetering on the brink of collapse, with near-empty planes and coronavirus outbreaks that have left some air traffic control towers empty.
4 min |
March 28, 2020
Techlife News
FITNESS ENTHUSIASTS THINK OUTSIDE THE GYM DURING CORONAVIRUS
Steve LaTart in Minnesota is thinking of installing a space heater in his basement to recreate the atmosphere of his hot yoga classes now that his gym has closed due to coronavirus fears.
4 min |
March 28, 2020
AppleMagazine
THE NEW iPAD PRO:LEVELING UP THE TABLET EXPERIENCE
With Apple pulling the plug on its March Special Event over coronavirus fears, where it planned to show off new iPads and MacBooks, the company decided to launch its biggest update to the iPad in a press release.
8 min |
March 27, 2020
AppleMagazine
SOFTBANK TO BUY BACK $41 BILLION IN ASSETS TO TRIM DEBT
The Japanese technology and telecoms company SoftBank said it plans to buy back up to 4.5 trillion yen ($41 billion) of its assets as it seeks to trim its gigantic debt burden.
2 min |
March 27, 2020
Techlife News
Teams, Toddlers and Cabinets: The Joys of Working from Home
In the early days of working from home to prevent spread of the COVID-19 disease, some Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers talking strategy on a video chat couldn’t help but get distracted by their team leader’s kitchen cabinets.
4 min |
March 28, 2020
AppleMagazine
VIRUS SPURS UNEXPECTED TEST FOR US SCHOOLS: ONLINE LEARNING
The coronavirus shutdowns have launched an unplanned, unprecedented experiment with online education at schools across the U.S., and the nation’s largest school system plunged in Monday as New York City asked over 1.1 million students to log in and learn.
5 min |
March 27, 2020
AppleMagazine
NETFLIX'S ‘SELF MADE' TELLS OF FIRST FEMALE MILLIONAIRE
Madam C.J. Walker may be one of America’s most successful “pull yourself up by your own bootstrap” stories, but many have never heard of her. However, that’s changing, thanks to the recent release of a Netflix limited series starring Octavia Spencer.
2 min |