AppleMagazine
GENESIS GV60 VS. TESLA MODEL Y
The Tesla Model Y SUV is the best-selling electric vehicle in the U.S. and is quickly finding success overseas as well. But with a current starting price of $67,190, the Model Y leaves room for competitors to undercut it. Not surprisingly, that’s exactly what Genesis hopes to do with its all-new GV60.
3 min |
October 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
NETFLIX REBOUNDS FROM RECENT SUBSCRIBER LOSSES WITH 3Q GAIN
Netflix reversed its recent subscriber losses with a summertime gain that management is hoping to build upon with the upcoming launch of a cheaper version of the video streaming service that will include ads for the first time.
3 min |
October 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
MARYLAND JUDGE STRIKES DOWN NATION’S FIRST DIGITAL AD TAX
The nation’s first tax on digital advertising was struck down as unconstitutional by a Maryland judge. It’s a law that attorneys for Big Tech have contended unfairly targets companies like Facebook, Google and Amazon in a separate federal case against the same law.
1 min |
October 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
TAX THE RICH FOR MORE EVS? CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATS SPLIT
A California ballot measure that would tax the rich to help put more electric cars on the road may seem tailor-made to win support from Democrats in a state known for climate leadership, but Proposition 30 has one notable opponent: Gov. Gavin Newsom. That’s put the Democratic governor on the opposite side of his own party and against his traditional environmental allies.
3 min |
October 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
MUSK HAS A 'SUPER APP' PLAN FOR TWITTER. IT'S SUPER VAGUE
Elon Musk has a penchant for the letter “X.” He calls his son with the singer Grimes, whose actual name is a collection of letters and symbols, “X.” He named the company he created to buy Twitter “X Holdings.” His rocket company is, naturally, SpaceX.
3 min |
October 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
KANYE WEST TO BUY CONSERVATIVE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM PARLER
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West is offering to buy right-wing friendly social network Parler shortly after being booted off Twitter and Instagram for antisemitic posts.
1 min |
October 21, 2022
AppleMagazine
BMW INVESTING $1.7B IN S CAROLINA AS AUTOMAKER SHIFTS TO EVS
BMW will invest $1 billion in its sprawling factory near Spartanburg, South Carolina, to start producing electric vehicles and an additional $700 million to build a electric battery plant nearby.
3 min |
October 21, 2022
New York magazine
Weve Been Thinking About Holograms All Wrong
Forget reanimating dead musicians. This technology is for living performers who can't stand their bandmates.
7 min |
October 10, 2022
Techlife News
BEZOS FAMILY DONATES $710M TO FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER
The Bezos Family Foundation announced a $710 million gift to the Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, the largest gift the center has ever received and one of the largest to go to any single cancer research organization in recent years.
2 min |
Techlife News #572
Techlife News
TAIWAN CHIPMAKER TSMC SAYS QUARTERLY PROFIT $8.8 BILLION
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips for smartphones and other products, said Thursday that its quarterly profit rose 79.7% over a year earlier to a record $8.8 billion amid surging demand.
2 min |
Techlife News #572
Techlife News
SAMSUNG GETS TEMPORARY OK ON CHINA CHIP FACILITIES
Samsung Electronics has been granted an exception that will allow it to continue to at least temporarily maintain memory-chip production facilities in China, according to a Biden administration official, a week after the U.S. tightened export rules for China, limiting its ability to get advanced computing chips.
1 min |
Techlife News #572
Techlife News
WORLD’S 1ST SPACE TOURIST SIGNS UP FOR FLIGHT AROUND MOON
The world’s first space tourist wants to go back — only this time, he’s signed up for a spin around the moon aboard Elon Musk’s Starship.
3 min |
Techlife News #572
Techlife News
RIVIAN RECALLING NEARLY ALL ITS VEHICLES OVER LOOSE FASTENER
Electric truck and SUV maker Rivian Automotive said it is recalling almost all the vehicles it has delivered to customers in order to tighten a loose fastener that could potentially affect drivers’ ability to steer.
1 min |
Techlife News #572
AppleMagazine
Innovation: The next breakthrough tech coming from Apple labs
It's no secret Apple is working on several exciting products at Apple Campus, from virtual reality headsets to self-driving cars.
4 min |
October 14, 2022
AppleMagazine
CRYPTO EXCHANGE BITTREX TO PAY $24M FOR VIOLATING SANCTIONS
Crypto exchange Bittrex was fined $24 million by U.S. authorities for helping clients evade U.S. sanctions in places such as Syria, Iran and Crimea.
1 min |
October 14, 2022
AppleMagazine
CHINA LASHES OUT AT LATEST U.S. EXPORT CONTROLS ON CHIPS
China criticized the latest U.S. decision to tighten export controls that would make it harder for China to obtain and manufacture advanced computing chips, calling it a violation of international economic and trade rules that will "isolate and backfire" on the U.S.
1 min |
October 14, 2022
AppleMagazine
CHINESE FIRM TESTS ELECTRIC FLYING TAXI IN DUBAI
A Chinese firm tested out an electric flying taxi in Dubai this week, offering a glimpse of futuristic technology that could one day whisk people through cities high above any traffic.
1 min |
October 14, 2022
AppleMagazine
HOW ONE COMPUTER FORECAST MODEL BOTCHED IAN
As Hurricane Ian bore down on Florida, normally reliable computer forecast models couldn’t agree on where the killer storm would land. But government meteorologists are now figuring out what went wrong — and right.
4 min |
October 14, 2022
Techlife News
FORMER UBER SECURITY CHIEF GUILTY OF DATA BREACH COVERUP
The former chief security officer for Uber was convicted Wednesday of trying to cover up a 2016 data breach in which hackers accessed tens of millions of customer records from the ride-hailing service.
2 min |
Techlife News #571
Techlife News
WILL SMITH'S 'EMANCIPATION' GETS RELEASE DATE, POST-SLAP
After holding "Emancipation" in limbo following Will Smith's slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards in March, Apple will release the actor's next big project this December.
2 min |
Techlife News #571
Techlife News
GOOGLE DISCONTINUES GOOGLE TRANSLATE IN MAINLAND CHINA
Google has discontinued its Google Translate services in mainland China, removing one of the company's few remaining services that it had provided in a country where most Western social media platforms are blocked.
1 min |
Techlife News #571
Techlife News
TO FILL TEACHER JOBS, COMMUNITY COLLEGES OFFER NEW DEGREES
In her second-grade classroom outside Seattle, Fatima Nuñez Ardon often tells her students stories about everyday people realizing their dreams.
4 min |
Techlife News #571
Techlife News
US APPLICATIONS FOR JOBLESS BENEFITS INCREASED LAST WEEK
More Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, the largest number in four months, but the labor market remains strong in the face of persistent inflation and a slowing overall U.S. economy.
1 min |
Techlife News #571
Techlife News
PELOTON TO CUT 500 JOBS AS TURNAROUND EFFORTS CONTINUE
Peloton is looking to trim hundreds of jobs as the company continues to reorganize its business which has stalled as the coronavirus related surge fades.
1 min |
Techlife News #571
Techlife News
RUSSIA FINDING NEW WAYS TO SPREAD PROPAGANDA VIDEOS
Russia has devised yet another way to spread disinformation about its invasion of Ukraine, using digital tricks that allow its war propaganda videos to evade restrictions imposed by governments and tech companies.
3 min |
Techlife News #571
Techlife News
MICRON TO BRING MICROCHIP PLANT TO UPSTATE NEW YORK
Micron, one of the world's largest microchip manufacturers, announced it would open a semiconductor plant in upstate New York, promising a long-term investment of up to $100 billion and a plant that could bring 50,000 jobs to the state.
3 min |
Techlife News #571
Techlife News
REPORT: AMAZON FREEZES HIRING ON CORPORATE RETAIL DIVISION
Amazon is implementing a hiring freeze on the corporate side of its retail business for the rest of the year, according to a New York Times report, becoming the latest company to pause hiring plans amid growing concerns about an economic downturn.
1 min |
Techlife News #571
Techlife News
HOSPITAL CHAIN SAYS 'IT SECURITY ISSUE' DISRUPTS OPERATIONS
A major nonprofit health system with 140 hospitals in 21 states, CommonSpirit Health, reporting an "IT security issue" that has disrupted operations in multiple states.
1 min |
Techlife News #571
New York magazine
Hi! Your Files Are Encrypted. You Can't Ηορε Το Recover Тнем Without Our Help.
Ransomware gangs made millions extorting hospitals and schools. The pandemic showed just how dangerous that was.
10+ min |
September 26 - October 09, 2022
AppleMagazine
TOP US REGULATORS SAY CRYPTO POSES FINANCIAL STABILITY RISKS
Top regulators recommended a series of new safeguards to ensure that a growing and unregulated cryptocurrency market doesn’t imperil U.S. financial stability.
1 min |