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AppleMagazine
ΜΕΤΑ TESTING NEW SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE FOR VERIFIED ACCOUNTS
Meta is testing a new subscription service that would let Facebook and Instagram users pay for a verified account.
1 min |
Ferbruary 24, 2023
AppleMagazine
HOW TO KEEP YOUR TWITTER ACCOUNT SECURE WITHOUT PAYING
Twitter users were greeted last weekend with an ultimatum from the social media app: Subscribe to the platform’s new premium service or lose a popular account security feature.
2 min |
Ferbruary 24, 2023
AppleMagazine
Amazon Unit Zoox Tests Robotaxi on California City's Streets
Zoox’s recent achievement of successfully transporting passengers on public roads marks a significant step forward for the development of autonomous driving technology.
2 min |
Februry 17, 2023
AppleMagazine
STUDY SHOWS 'STRIKING' NUMBER WHO BELIEVE NEWS MISINFORMS
Half of Americans in a recent survey indicated they believe national news organizations intend to mislead, misinform or persuade the public to adopt a particular point of view through their reporting.
2 min |
Februry 17, 2023
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE TO EXPAND MISINFORMATION 'PREBUNKING' IN EUROPE
After seeing promising results in Eastern Europe, Google will initiate a new campaign in Germany that aims to make people more resilient to the corrosive effects of online misinformation.
4 min |
Februry 17, 2023
AppleMagazine
A MARVEL VILLAIN COMES INTO FOCUS IN 'ANT-MAN 3'
Peyton Reed’s “Ant-Man” films have generally served as a kind of palate cleanser to the world-ending stakes of the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe.
3 min |
Februry 17, 2023
AppleMagazine
EX-APPLE DESIGNER BEHIND CHARLES III'S CORONATION EMBLEM
The official emblem of King Charles III’s coronation, created by former Apple chief designer Jony Ive and his associates, honors the monarch’s love of nature by joining the flora that symbolize the four nations of the United Kingdom in a single image.
1 min |
Februry 17, 2023
AppleMagazine
TIKTOK 'DE-INFLUENCERS' WANT GEN Z TO BUY LESS, AND MORE
At a time when consumers are inundated with so-called social media influencers peddling the latest products online, a slew of TikTok users are leveraging their platforms to tell people what not to buy instead.
4 min |
Februry 17, 2023
AppleMagazine
ELON MUSK HOPES TO HAVE TWITTER CEO TOWARD THE END OF YEAR
Billionaire Elon Musk said that he anticipates finding a CEO for Twitter “probably toward the end of this year.”
3 min |
Februry 17, 2023
AppleMagazine
SEVERAL UNIVERSITIES TO EXPERIMENT WITH MICRO NUCLEAR POWER
If your image of nuclear power is giant, cylindrical concrete cooling towers pouring out steam on a site that takes up hundreds of acres of land, soon there will be an alternative: tiny nuclear reactors that produce only onehundredth the electricity and can even be delivered on a truck.
5 min |
Februry 17, 2023
AppleMagazine
DUBAI AGAIN PLANS FOR FLYING TAXI TAKEOFF, THIS TIME BY 2026
Dubai again is planning for the takeoff of flying taxis in this futuristic city-state on the Arabian Peninsula, offering its firmest details yet for a pledged launch by 2026.
3 min |
Februry 17, 2023
AppleMagazine
NEW AI VOICE-CLONING TOOLS 'ADD FUEL' TO MISINFORMATION FIRE
In a video from a Jan. 25 news report, President Joe Biden talks about tanks. But a doctored version of the video has amassed hundred of thousands of views this week on social media, making it appear he gave a speech that attacks transgender people.
3 min |
Februry 17, 2023
AppleMagazine
BUFFETT'S FIRM BUYS APPLE, SLASHES CHIPMAKER AND BANK STAKES
Billionaire Warren Buffett’s company added to its already substantial Apple investment at the end of last year while slashing a new investment in computer chip maker Taiwan Semiconductor and two longtime bank holdings.
2 min |
Februry 17, 2023
AppleMagazine
New Bing Al warfare: The battlefield of the decade is now placed
Welcome to the AI battles, where companies compete to be the top provider of artificial intelligence technology.
4 min |
Februry 17, 2023
AppleMagazine
WHITE HOUSE: TESLA TO MAKE SOME EV CHARGERS AVAILABLE TO ALL
Electric car giant Tesla will, for the first time, make some of its charging stations available to all U.S. electric vehicles by the end of next year, under a new plan announced by the White House.
2 min |
Februry 17, 2023
AppleMagazine
US BLACKLISTS 6 CHINESE ENTITIES OVER BALLOON PROGRAM
The United States has blacklisted six Chinese entities it said were linked to Beijing’s aerospace programs as part of its retaliation over an alleged Chinese spy balloon that traversed U.S. airspace.
1 min |
Februry 17, 2023
AppleMagazine
Activision Blizzard Settles SEC Charges for $35 Million
Government regulators announced that videogame maker Activision Blizzard has agreed to pay $35 million to settle charges that it failed to maintain controls to collect and assess workplace complaints with regard to disclosure requirements and violated a federal whistleblower protection rule.
1 min |
February 10, 2023
AppleMagazine
'Knock at the Cabin' Twists the Home Invasion Horror
Knock. Knock. It being mid-winter (typically a doldrums in movie theaters), it's a cozy relief to be able to throw open the door and find M. Night Shyamalan standing there with his near-annual helping of high-concept thriller.
4 min |
February 10, 2023
AppleMagazine
IEA: ASIA SET TO USE HALF OF WORLD'S ELECTRICITY BY 2025
Asia will for the first time use half of the world's electricity by 2025, even as Africa continues to consume far less than its share of the global population, according to a new forecast released by the International Energy Agency.
2 min |
February 10, 2023
AppleMagazine
UN EXPERTS: NORTH KOREAN HACKERS STOLE RECORD VIRTUAL ASSETS
North Korean hackers working for the government stole record-breaking virtual assets last year estimated to be worth between $630 million and more than $1 billion, U.N. experts said in a new report.
3 min |
February 10, 2023
AppleMagazine
GYMS THAT SURVIVED PANDEMIC STEADILY GET BACK IN SHAPE
One day, a once-regular customer at Fuel Training Studio in Newburyport, Massachusetts, stopped in to take a \"shred\" class.
4 min |
February 10, 2023
AppleMagazine
NFL, DAZN SIGN AGREEMENT FOR GAME PASS INTERNATIONAL PACKAGE
The NFL has signed a 10-year agreement with DAZN Group to deliver the Game Pass International service to fans outside the United States beginning with the 2023 season, it was announced this week.
1 min |
February 10, 2023
AppleMagazine
CAR SHOPPING TRENDS AND TIPS FOR 2023
Shopping for a new or used car over the last few years has become a frustrating and expensive undertaking.
3 min |
February 10, 2023
AppleMagazine
TESLA HIKES PRICE OF MODEL Y AFTER US ALTERS TAX CREDIT RULE
Tesla has raised prices on its Model Y in the U.S., apparently due to rising demand and changes in U.S. government rules that make more versions of the small SUV eligible for tax credits.
2 min |
February 10, 2023
AppleMagazine
META TO BUY VR STARTUP WITHIN AFTER FAVORABLE COURT RULING
A federal judge has sided with Facebook parent Meta and cleared the way for the company to buy virtual reality startup Within Unlimited, the maker of the popular fitness app Supernatural.
2 min |
February 10, 2023
AppleMagazine
LOOKING FOR LOVE ONLINE? NEW STUDY SHOWS MIXED EXPERIENCES
Whether looking for love or a casual encounter, 3 in 10 U.S. adults say they have used a dating site or app — with mixed experiences, according to a Pew Research Center study.
4 min |
February 10, 2023
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE, APPLE, AMAZON GIVE INVESTORS REASON TO FRET
Wall Street had its eyes on big tech after some of the biggest companies in the world posted lackluster quarterly financial performances.
1 min |
February 10, 2023
AppleMagazine
HomePod 2
Reborn speaker amping up smart home technology
6 min |
February 10, 2023
AppleMagazine
MICROSOFT BAKES CHATGPT-LIKE TECH INTO SEARCH ENGINE BING
Microsoft is fusing ChatGPT-like technology into its search engine Bing, transforming an internet service that now trails far behind Google into a new way of communicating with artificial intelligence.
3 min |
February 10, 2023
AppleMagazine
COURT UPHOLDS MINNESOTA 'CLEAN CAR RULE' TIED TO CALIFORNIA
The Minnesota Court of Appeals this week upheld the state’s “Clean Car Rule,” which ties the state’s vehicle emission standards to California regulations, as judges accepted assurances that California’s planned phaseout of gasoline-powered cars won’t automatically apply in Minnesota.
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