Techlife News
AMAZON TO ALLOW US CUSTOMERS TO PAY WITH VENMO
Amazon is rolling out a feature that allows shoppers to pay for items using their Venmo accounts.
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Techlife News #574
Techlife News
GOOGLE'S AD SALES SLOW DRAMATICALLY, ERODING PARENT'S PROFIT
Summertime revenue growth at Google's corporate parent slipped to its slowest pace since the pandemic jarred the economy more than two years ago, with advertisers clamping down on spending and bracing for a potential recession.
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Techlife News #574
Techlife News
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE SUES GOOGLE OVER EMAIL SPAM FILTERS
The Republican National Committee has filed a lawsuit against tech giant Google, alleging the company has been suppressing its email solicitations ahead of November's midterm elections - an allegation Google denies.
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Techlife News #574
Techlife News
GROSS OR GREAT? FANCY BUTTER BOARDS SOAR AS SHORTAGE LOOMS
Legit gross or crazy delicious?
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Techlife News #574
Techlife News
THE BEST AIRLINES FOR HOLIDAY TRAVEL ON POINTS
If you're seeing Halloween decorations at the store, you should take that as a sign the holiday travel season is just around the corner.
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Techlife News #574
Techlife News
FORD DISBANDS ARGO AI AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE UNIT, POSTS LOSS
Ford said that it is disbanding Argo AI, an autonomous vehicle company that it co-owns with Volkswagen.
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Techlife News #574
Techlife News
META FINED $24.7M FOR CAMPAIGN FINANCE DISCLOSURE VIOLATIONS
A Washington state judge fined Facebook parent company Meta nearly $25 million for repeatedly and intentionally violating campaign finance disclosure law, in what is believed to be the largest campaign finance penalty in U.S. history.
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Techlife News #574
Techlife News
REVIEW: FORD LIGHTNING VS RIVIAN RIT
Tesla, the first high-volume EV maker, was early to promise a zero-emission pickup, but it was Rivian, an American startup, that delivered the first mass-production EV truck. With impressive range, dazzling performance and innovative features, the R1T has attracted both conventional truck shoppers and early adopters.
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Techlife News #574
Techlife News
EPA AWARDING NEARLY $1 BILLION TO SCHOOLS FOR ELECTRIC BUSES
Nearly 400 school districts spanning all 50 states and Washington, D.C., along with several tribes and U.S. territories, are receiving roughly $1 billion in grants to purchase about 2,500 “clean” school buses under a new federal program.
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Techlife News #574
Techlife News
New Apple tv
Powering the future of home entertainment
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Techlife News #574
Techlife News
REPORT: TIKTOK BAD AT CULLING US ELECTION MISINFORMATION ADS
TikTok's algorithms are very good at finding videos to keep people glued to their phone screens for hours on end. What they are not so good at, a new report has found, is detecting ads that contain blatant misinformation about U.S. elections.
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Techlife News #574
Techlife News
DRIZLY AGREES TO TIGHTEN DATA SECURITY AFTER ALLEGED BREACH
Alcohol delivery app Drizly has agreed to tighten its data security and limit data collection to resolve federal regulators' allegations that its security failures exposed the personal information of some 2.5 million customers.
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Techlife News #574
Techlife News
TEST SCORES SHOW HISTORIC COVID SETBACKS FOR KIDS ACROSS US
The COVID-19 pandemic spared no state or region as it caused historic learning setbacks for America's children, erasing decades of academic progress and widening racial disparities, according to results of a national test that provide the sharpest look yet at the scale of the crisis.
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Techlife News #574
Techlife News
DIRECTOR JAMES GUNN PETER SAFRAN TO CO-LEAD DC STUDIOS
James Gunn, the writer-director who made the \"Guardians of the Galaxy\" household names for Marvel and revived \"The Suicide Squad,\" will soon be responsible for the future of Batman, Superman and the entire DC Universe for Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Techlife News #574
Techlife News
USDA ANNOUNCES $759M FOR HIGH-SPEED INTERNET IN RURAL AREAS
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making available $759 million in grants and loans to enable rural communities to access high-speed internet, part of the broader $65 billion push for high-speed connectivity from last year’s infrastructure law.
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Techlife News #574
AppleMagazine
REVIEW: FORD LIGHTNING VS RIVIAN RIT
Tesla, the first high-volume EV maker, was early to promise a zero-emission pickup, but it was Rivian, an American startup, that delivered the first mass-production EV truck. With impressive range, dazzling performance and innovative features, the R1T has attracted both conventional truck shoppers and early adopters.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #574
AppleMagazine
EPA AWARDING NEARLY $1 BILLION TO SCHOOLS FOR ELECTRIC BUSES
Nearly 400 school districts spanning all 50 states and Washington, D.C., along with several tribes and U.S. territories, are receiving roughly $1 billion in grants to purchase about 2,500 “clean” school buses under a new federal program.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #574
AppleMagazine
SOUTH KOREAN CHIPMAKER SK HYNIX WORRIES ABOUT CHINA FUTURE
South Korean computer chipmaker SK Hynix said it might be forced to sell its manufacturing operations in China if a U.S. crackdown on exports of semiconductor technology and manufacturing equipment to China intensifies.
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AppleMagazine #574
AppleMagazine
JAPAN STEPS UP PUSH TO GET PUBLIC BUY-IN TO DIGITAL IDS
Japan has stepped up its push to catch up on digitization by telling a reluctant public they have to sign up for digital IDs or possibly lose access to their public health insurance.
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AppleMagazine #574
AppleMagazine
ADVANCED RECYCLING: PLASTIC CRISIS SOLUTION OR DISTRACTION?
The plastics industry says there is a way to help solve the crisis of plastic waste plaguing the planet’s oceans, beaches and lands— recycle it, chemically.
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AppleMagazine #574
AppleMagazine
RENTERS FACE CHARGING DILEMMA AS U.S. CITIES MOVE TOWARD EVS
Stephanie Terrell bought a used Nissan Leaf this fall and was excited to join the wave of drivers adopting electric vehicles to save on gas money and reduce her carbon footprint.
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AppleMagazine #574
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE'S AD SALES SLOW DRAMATICALLY, ERODING PARENT'S PROFIT
Summertime revenue growth at Google's corporate parent slipped to its slowest pace since the pandemic jarred the economy more than two years ago, with advertisers clamping down on spending and bracing for a potential recession.
3 min |
October 28, 2022
AppleMagazine
DIRECTOR JAMES GUNN PETER SAFRAN TO CO-LEAD DC STUDIOS
James Gunn, the writer-director who made the \"Guardians of the Galaxy\" household names for Marvel and revived \"The Suicide Squad,\" will soon be responsible for the future of Batman, Superman and the entire DC Universe for Warner Bros. Discovery.
2 min |
October 28, 2022
AppleMagazine
RECORD NUMBER OF AMERICANS HAVE BANK ACCOUNTS, GOV’T SAYS
The number of Americans who do not have a bank account fell to a record low last year, as the proliferation of online-only banks and an improving economy is bringing more Americans into the traditional financial system.
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AppleMagazine #574
AppleMagazine
STYLES MUTES THE CHARISMA BUTTON IN 'MY POLICEMAN'
Even if, like me, you’ve never been to a Harry Styles concert, it’s hardly difficult to comprehend his huge appeal. He’s ... Harry Styles.
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AppleMagazine #574
AppleMagazine
AFRAID OF NEEDLES? CHINA USING INHALABLE COVID-19 VACCINE
The Chinese city of Shanghai started administering an inhalable COVID-19 vaccine in what appears to be a world first.
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AppleMagazine #574
AppleMagazine
REPORT: TIKTOK BAD AT CULLING US ELECTION MISINFORMATION ADS
TikTok's algorithms are very good at finding videos to keep people glued to their phone screens for hours on end. What they are not so good at, a new report has found, is detecting ads that contain blatant misinformation about U.S. elections.
2 min |
October 28, 2022
AppleMagazine
DRIZLY AGREES TO TIGHTEN DATA SECURITY AFTER ALLEGED BREACH
Alcohol delivery app Drizly has agreed to tighten its data security and limit data collection to resolve federal regulators' allegations that its security failures exposed the personal information of some 2.5 million customers.
1 min |
October 28, 2022
AppleMagazine
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE SUES GOOGLE OVER EMAIL SPAM FILTERS
The Republican National Committee has filed a lawsuit against tech giant Google, alleging the company has been suppressing its email solicitations ahead of November's midterm elections - an allegation Google denies.
2 min |
October 28, 2022
AppleMagazine
GROSS OR GREAT? FANCY BUTTER BOARDS SOAR AS SHORTAGE LOOMS
Legit gross or crazy delicious?
3 min |