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AppleMagazine
APPLE INC WILL MANUFACTURE IPHONE 14 IN INDIA
Apple Inc. will make its iPhone 14 in India, the company said this week, as manufacturers shift production from China amid geopolitical tensions and pandemic restrictions that have disrupted supply chains for many industries.
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AppleMagazine
PROTOTYPE ELECTRIC AIRPLANE TAKES FIRST FLIGHT
A prototype, all-electric airplane took its first flight Tuesday morning in central Washington state.
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AppleMagazine
Halftime Apple Music now sponsors NFL Super Bowl show
Apple Music has been announced as the new primary sponsor for the Super Bowl halftime show in a deal representing a $50 million investment and a major departure for the world's biggest tech brand as it continues to expand into new areas and bolster its services revenue.
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AppleMagazine
RIHANNA TO HEADLINE THE NEXT SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOW
Rihanna will take center stage at February's Super Bowl halftime show.
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AppleMagazine
FED'S POWELL URGES BROADER REGULATION FOR STABLECOINS
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that stablecoins will need greater regulation as they become more widely used by consumers.
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AppleMagazine
VP HARRIS SEEKS COMPUTER CHIP PARTNERS IN TOKYO
Armed with a new law that boosts U.S. support for computer chip manufacturing, Vice President Kamala Harris is seeking new investments and partnerships as she sits down with Japanese technology executives.
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AppleMagazine
MUSK FACES DEPOSITION WITH TWITTER AHEAD OF OCTOBER TRIAL
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is scheduled to spend the next few days with lawyers for Twitter, answering questions ahead of an October trial that will determine whether he must carry through with his $44 billion agreement to acquire the social platform after attempting to back out of the deal.
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AppleMagazine
META DISABLES RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA NETWORK TARGETING EUROPE
A sprawling disinformation network originating in Russia sought to use hundreds of fake social media accounts and dozens of sham news websites to spread Kremlin talking points about the invasion of Ukraine, Meta revealed this week.
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AppleMagazine
TIKTOK MAY FACE BIG FINE OVER CHILDREN'S DATA PROTECTION
TikTok could face a 27 million-pound ($29 million) fine in the U.K. over a possible breach of U.K. data protection law by failing to protect children's privacy when they are using the videosharing platform.
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AppleMagazine
Debate Intensifies on How Much Trail Access to Give E-bikes
The sun was almost setting when 14-year-old Daniel Giffin crossed the finish line on his electric mountain bike last August, nearly the last in the pack of thousands of cyclists riding across the state of Iowa in the stifling late-summer heat.
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September 09, 2022
AppleMagazine
Bezos Rocket Crashes After Liftoff, Only Experiments Aboard
A rocket crashed back to Earth shortly after liftoff Monday in the first launch accident for Jeff Bezos’ space travel company, but the capsule carrying experiments managed to parachute to safety.
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September 16, 2022
AppleMagazine
California Governor Opposes Tax on Rich in Statewide TV Ad
California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants voters to reject a new tax on rich people that would pay for more electric vehicles in the nation’s most populous state, warning in a new statewide TV ad that a measure on the ballot this November won’t help the environment but is instead “one company’s cynical scheme to grab a huge taxpayer subsidy.”
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September 16, 2022
AppleMagazine
‘Clairvoyant' 2012 Climate Report Warned of Extreme Weather
Record high temperatures in urban Europe as heat waves bake the planet more often. Devastating floods, some in poorer unprepared areas. Increasing destruction from hurricanes. Drought and famine in poorer parts of Africa as dry spells worsen across the globe. Wild weather worldwide getting stronger and more frequent, resulting “in unprecedented extremes.”
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September 16, 2022
AppleMagazine
Ana de Armas Digs Deep as Marilyn in Brutal ‘Blonde'
What a dream it must be to be Marilyn Monroe, a starstruck assistant tells her. “Everyone would give their right arm to be you!”
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September 23, 2022
AppleMagazine
NTSB WANTS ALL NEW VEHICLES TO CHECK DRIVERS FOR ALCOHOL USE
The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that all new vehicles in the U.S. be equipped with blood alcohol monitoring systems that can stop an intoxicated person from driving.
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September 23, 2022
AppleMagazine
FTC REVIEWING AMAZON’S $1.7 BILLION DEAL TO BUY IROBOT
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Amazon’s $1.7 billion acquisition iRobot, the latest deal that’s under scrutiny by the regulators amid growing concerns about the company’s market power.
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September 23, 2022
AppleMagazine
MUSK TO SEEK EXEMPTION FROM IRAN SANCTIONS FOR WEB ACCESS
Elon Musk’s hope to operate his satellite internet firm in Iran requires permission from the Treasury Department, which said it welcomes applications to support internet freedom in the country that is largely isolated from Wwestern economies.
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September 23, 2022
AppleMagazine
SPOTIFY LAUNCHES AUDIOBOOK STORE WITH SOME 300,000 TITLES
The expanding audio books market has a major new retailer: Spotify.
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September 23, 2022
AppleMagazine
IMMERSIVE CLAUDE MONET EXHIBIT PLANNED FOR NYC THIS FALL
Acres of water lilies will bloom on Wall Street this fall, at least digitally.
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September 23, 2022
AppleMagazine
A NEW SPACE RACE? CHINA ADDS URGENCY TO US RETURN TO MOON
It’s not just rocket fuel propelling America’s first moonshot after a half-century lull. Strategic rivalry with China’s ambitious space program is helping drive NASA’s effort to get back into space in a bigger way, as both nations push to put people back on the moon and establish the first lunar bases.
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September 23, 2022
AppleMagazine
AirPods Pro 2
Turning up the volume on new features & improvements
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September 23, 2022
AppleMagazine
AT UN, LEADERS CONFRONT COVID’S IMPACT ON GLOBAL EDUCATION
With COVID-related school disruptions setting back children around the world, activists implored world leaders Monday to prioritize school systems and restore educational budgets slashed when the pandemic hit.
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September 23, 2022
AppleMagazine
ETHEREUM IS DITCHING ITS ‘MINERS.’ WHY?
A complex software change to the cryptocurrency ethereum holds the potential to dramatically reduce its energy consumption — and resulting climate-related pollution. But the transition known as “the merge” is not going to do the trick by itself.
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September 23, 2022
AppleMagazine
A Less-glitzy Detroit Auto Show Returns After 3-year Absence
When it came time to showcase its electric Chevrolet Equinox SUV to the public this year, General Motors decided against doing so at the big Detroit auto show, as it typically would have done in the past. Instead, it unveiled the Equinox six days earlier.
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September 16, 2022
AppleMagazine
SMALL NUKE REACTORS EMERGE AS ENERGY OPTION, BUT RISKS LOOM
A global search for alternative sources to Russian energy during the war in Ukraine has refocused attention on smaller, easier-to-build nuclear power stations, which proponents say could provide a cheaper, more efficient alternative to older model mega-plants.
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September 16, 2022
AppleMagazine
IDAHO COMPUTER CHIP PLANT MAKES US MORE RESILIENT
Chipmaker Micron’s planned $15 billion investment in a new factory in the company’s hometown of Boise will help protect the United States from the vulnerabilities of a globalized semiconductor market, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said.
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September 16, 2022
AppleMagazine
JIMINY CRICKET! A LIVE-ACTION ‘PINOCCHIO'
After a string of live-action remakes, from “Beauty and the Beast” to “The Lion King,” the Walt Disney Co. has finally gotten around to “ Pinocchio.” Along the way, there have been some nice performances, enormous heaps of CGI and, lest anyone forget, one very blue Will Smith.
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September 16, 2022
AppleMagazine
Watch Ultra
Series 8 innovation and the new adventure flagship
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September 16, 2022
AppleMagazine
WHISTLEBLOWER: CHINA, INDIA HAD AGENTS WORKING FOR TWITTER
Twitter’s former security chief told Congress Tuesday there was “at least one agent” from China’s intelligence service on Twitter’s payroll and that the company knowingly allowed India to add agents to the company roster as well, potentially giving those nations access to sensitive data about users.
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September 16, 2022
AppleMagazine
NORTH CAROLINA WINS WOLFSPEED SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS PLANT
A North Carolina-based semiconductor company announced it will build a $5 billion manufacturing plant in its home state to produce silicon carbide wafers, which is emerging as a favored part for renewable energy products.
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