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AirPods (3rd generation)
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January 2022
Techlife News
DATA HACKED FOR 400,000 PLANNED PARENTHOOD LA PATIENTS
The Los Angeles branch of Planned Parenthood was hit by a data breach involving about 400,000 patients, but there is no indication that the information was used “for fraudulent purposes,” the group said.
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Techlife News #527
Techlife News
GM CITES IMPROVED CHIP SUPPLY IN RAISING FINANCIAL GUIDANCE
Citing an improved supply of automotive computer chips, General Motors raised its financial guidance on Wednesday and said it expects to return to a normal production rate by the end of next year.
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Techlife News #527
Techlife News
FROM SQUARE TO BLOCK: ANOTHER TECH COMPANY CHANGES ITS NAME
There’s a new Silicon Valley corporate name change on the block.
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Techlife News #527
Techlife News
MERCEDES, STELLANTIS TO WORK WITH US FIRM ON NEW BATTERIES
Automakers Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis announced agreements with U.S. company Factorial Energy this week to help develop solid-state battery technology that they hope could make electric cars more attractive to a mass market.
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Techlife News #527
Techlife News
SCIENCE REPORT: US SHOULD MAKE LESS PLASTIC TO SAVE OCEANS
America needs to rethink and reduce the way it generates plastics because so much of the material is littering the oceans and other waters, the National Academy of Sciences says in a new report.
4 min |
Techlife News #527
Techlife News
UK COMPETITION WATCHDOG ORDERS FACEBOOK TO SELL OFF GIPHY
The United Kingdom’s antitrust watchdog has blocked Facebook’s acquisition of Giphy and ordered the social network to sell off the GIF-sharing platform, saying the deal hurts social media users and advertisers by stifling competition for animated images.
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Techlife News #527
Techlife News
TESLA OFFICIALLY MOVES HEADQUARTERS FROM CALIFORNIA TO TEXAS
Tesla says it has officially moved its corporate headquarters from Silicon Valley to a large factory under construction outside of Austin, Texas.
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Techlife News #527
Techlife News
SHOPPERS ARE BACK IN STORE, ONLINE, BUT VIRUS IMPACT LINGERS
Americans are spending freely and going back to store shopping, knocking out some of the momentum in online sales from last year when Americans were making many of their purchases exclusively via the internet.
4 min |
Techlife News #527
Techlife News
SHOULD YOU BANK WITH YOUR BROKERAGE?
If you’ve invested with a brokerage firm in recent years, you may have noticed that your brokerage offers a product called a cash management account.
3 min |
Techlife News #527
Techlife News
CHINA CLEARS BOEING 737 MAX TO FLY AGAIN
China’s aviation regulator cleared the Boeing 737 Max on Thursday to return to flying with technical upgrades more than two years after the plane was grounded worldwide following two fatal crashes.
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Techlife News #527
AppleMagazine
Health The growing influence of Apple on healthcare
In a 2019 interview with Mad Money’s Jim Cramer, Apple CEO Tim Cook said: “If you zoomed out into the future, and you look back, and you ask the question, ‘What was Apple’s greatest contribution to mankind?’” After a short pause, he answered his own question: “It will be about health.” Two years on, his vision is already becoming a reality for the company.
5 min |
December 03, 2021
AppleMagazine
COLLINS DICTIONARY PICKS NFT AS WORD OF THE YEAR 2021
Collins Dictionary has chosen the term NFT as its word of the year after surging interest in the digital tokens that can sell for millions of dollars brought it into the mainstream.
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December 03, 2021
AppleMagazine
NEW TWITTER CEO STEPS FROM BEHIND THE SCENES TO HIGH PROFILE
Newly named Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has emerged from behind the scenes to take over one of Silicon Valley’s highest-profile and politically volatile jobs.
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December 03, 2021
AppleMagazine
NISSAN INVESTING IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES, BATTERY DEVELOPMENT
Nissan said this week it is investing 2 trillion yen ($17.6 billion) over the next five years and developing a cheaper, more powerful battery to boost its electric vehicle lineup.
2 min |
December 03, 2021
AppleMagazine
MISSISSIPPI UNVEILS MOBILE ID PROGRAM: AN APP FOR PHONES
Mississippi is unveiling a new app that’s designed to store someone’s driver license on their phone.
2 min |
December 03, 2021
AppleMagazine
OUTDOOR DECORATING TRENDS: NATURAL, COZY, SUSTAINABLE
Home, as we know, has become more central to many of us during the pandemic, and that means outdoors as well as in. This holiday season, designers and retailers have suggestions for updating window, door and yard decorations.
4 min |
December 03, 2021
AppleMagazine
OMICRON UNRAVELS TRAVEL INDUSTRY'S PLANS FOR A COMEBACK
Tourism businesses that were just finding their footing after nearly two years of devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic are being rattled again as countries throw up new barriers to travel in an effort to contain the omicron variant.
5 min |
December 03, 2021
AppleMagazine
SPACE JUNK FORCES SPACEWALK DELAY, TOO RISKY FOR ASTRONAUTS
NASA called off a spacewalk Tuesday because of menacing space junk that could puncture an astronaut’s suit or damage the International Space Station.
1 min |
December 03, 2021
AppleMagazine
Cognizant Ceo Discusses Fierce Battle for Technology Talent
Digital services have become more important than ever since the pandemic began in early 2020, and that’s meant big business for major technology companies.
3 min |
December 03, 2021
AppleMagazine
‘Buy Now, Pay Later' Catches on Just in Time for Holidays
As Americans shop for the holidays, they will likely see a swarm of offers to get their gifts now but pay for them later in fixed monthly installments.
6 min |
December 03, 2021
Techlife News
WHATSAPP PUSHES PRIVACY UPDATE TO COMPLY WITH IRISH RULING
WhatsApp is adding more details to its privacy policy and flagging that information for European users, after Irish regulators slapped the chat service with a record fine for breaching strict EU data privacy rules.
1 min |
27, November 2021
Techlife News
NEW MEXICO EES TV TECH AS ONE FIX TO K-12 INTERNET DIVIDE
Internet problems continue to slow down many students in the U.S. state of New Mexico, but a pilot project using TV signals to transmit computer files may help.
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27, November 2021
Techlife News
NASA SEEKS IDEAS FOR A NUCLEAR REACTOR ON THE MOON
If anyone has a good idea on how to put a nuclear fission power plant on the moon, the U.S. government wants to hear about it.
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27, November 2021
Techlife News
JAPAN, VIETNAM LOOK TO CYBER DEFENSE AGAINST CHINA
Japan and Vietnam signed a cybersecurity agreement as the two Asian nations rapidly step up their military ties amid concerns over China’s growing assertiveness.
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27, November 2021
Techlife News
US FUND KKR INTERESTED IN ITALIAN TELECOMS GIANT TIM
The Italian telecommunications company TIM is assessing a non-binding “indication of interest” by the U.S. investment fund KKR to acquire the entire capital share, a potential 11 billion-euro deal.
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27, November 2021
Techlife News
ITALIAN COMPETITION WATCHDOG FINES APPLE, AMAZON $225M
Italy’s antitrust watchdog has fined Apple and Amazon a total of more than 200 million euros ($225 million) for cooperating to restrict competition in the sale of Apple and Beats branded products in violation of European Union rules.
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27, November 2021
Techlife News
NASA LAUNCHES SPACECRAFT TO TEST ASTEROID DEFENSE CONCEPT
NASA launched a spacecraft Tuesday night on a mission to smash into an asteroid and test whether it would be possible to knock a speeding space rock off course if one were to threaten Earth.
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27, November 2021
Techlife News
IS TRAVEL SAFE DURING THE PANDEMIC THIS HOLIDAY SEASON?
Is travel safe during the pandemic this holiday season?
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27, November 2021
Techlife News
LAUNCH OF NEW NASA SPACE TELESCOPE DELAYED AFTER INCIDENT
The European Space Agency says the launch of a new NASA telescope to replace the famed Hubble observatory is being postponed to allow experts to check the device for possible damage following an incident at its spaceport in French Guiana.
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