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WATCH SE: AN AFFORDABLE PRICE TAG & A NEW DIRECTION FOR APPLE

Alongside the new Apple Watch Series 6 announcement at this year’s September Event, Apple introduced an altogether more interesting concept: the affordable Apple Watch SE.

LILLY SEEKS EMERGENCY USE OF ITS ANTIBODY DRUG FOR COVID-19

A drug company says it has asked the U.S. government to allow emergency use of an experimental antibody therapy based on early results from a study that suggested the drug reduced symptoms, the amount of virus, hospitalizations and ER visits for patients with mild or moderate COVID-19.

‘DUNE' DITCHES 2020, WHILE AMC COMMITS TO STAYING OPEN

The 2020 theatrical release calendar is getting even slimmer in the wake of the announcement that Regal cinemas are temporarily closing, although AMC, North America’s largest theater chain, says it will remain open.

HUNDREDS OF REGAL, CINEWORLD MOVIE THEATERS TO CLOSE

In the latest blow to the beleaguered film industry, the second-largest movie theater chain in the U.S. is temporarily shuttering its locations due to a lack of blockbusters on the calendar and major domestic markets like New York remaining closed.

JAMES BOND FILM ‘NO TIME TO DIE' PUSHED AGAIN, TO 2021

The release of the James Bond film “No Time To Die” has been delayed again, this time to 2021, because of the effects of COVID-19 on the theatrical business.

GOOGLE, ORACLE MEET IN COPYRIGHT CLASH AT SUPREME COURT

Tech giants Google and Oracle are clashing at the Supreme Court in a copyright dispute that’s worth billions and important to the future of software development.

US JUDGE DISMISSES NEW MEXICO PRIVACY CLAIMS AGAINST GOOGLE

A U.S. district judge has dismissed New Mexico’s privacy claims against Google over privacy concerns, but New Mexico’s top prosecutor vowed to continue the legal fight to protect child privacy rights.

UBER GETS 18-MONTH LONDON LICENSE AFTER WINNING COURT APPEAL

Uber can keep operating in London for another year and a half after winning its appeal of a decision by the British capital’s transit regulator not to renew its license.

Q&A: HOW TO HANDLE TECHNOLOGY ISSUES WITH ONLINE SCHOOL

Across the U.S., the pandemic has forced students to attend virtual schools to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. But the more we rely on technology, the bigger the consequences when gadgets or internet service let us down.

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Apple has made no secret of the fact it wants to expand its services division.

TRY TOUCHLESS PAYMENT TO AVOID DIRTY MONEY

If you’re looking for a self-improvement task in this pandemic era, try teaching yourself to use contactless payments with your phone or “tapto-pay” credit and debit cards.

SECRETIVE, NEVER PROFITABLE PALANTIR MAKES ITS MARKET DEBUT

Seventeen years after it was born with the help of CIA seed money, the data-mining outfit Palantir Technologies is finally going public in the biggest Wall Street tech offering since last year’s debut of Slack and Uber.

NEW MEASUREMENTS SHOW MOON HAS HAZARDOUS RADIATION LEVELS

Future moon explorers will be bombarded with two to three times more radiation than astronauts aboard the International Space Station, a health hazard that will require thick-walled shelters for protection, scientists reported.

FEDERAL JUDGE POSTPONES TRUMP BAN ON POPULAR APP TIKTOK

A federal judge postponed a Trump administration order that would have banned the popular video-sharing app TikTok from U.S. smartphone app stores around midnight.

INFLUENCERS BEHAVING ADLY: MEXICO KICKS THEM OUT OF RUINS

Archaeological authorities in Mexico said they kicked cast members of a popular local “Jersey Shore”-style reality shows out of the Mayan ruins of Uxmal after they behaved “immaturely” and refused to wear masks or follow social distancing rules.

EU COMMISSION APPEALS AFTER LOSING APPLE $15B TAX CASE

The European Commission said it is appealing a court decision that Apple doesn’t have to repay 13 billion euros ($15 billion) in back taxes to Ireland.

For Most NYC Students, Back To School But Not The Classroom

Monday’s return to New York City schools wasn’t the one anyone planned for. For most, it wasn’t a return at all.

Cybersecurity Experts: Requesting Ballots By Email Is Safe

A group of leading cybersecurity experts told an Ohio court that absentee ballot applications can be safely transmitted using email, countering the secretary of state’s assertions that the practice would open up voting in the presidential battleground to outside interference.

As Trump Holds Back, Tech Firms Step In On Election Security

Adam Schiff was in the audience at the 2018 Aspen Security Forum when a Microsoft executive mentioned an attempted hacking of three politicians up for reelection. It was the first that Schiff, then the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, had ever heard of it.

Facebook: Apple Privacy Changes Will Muck Up Online Ads

Facebook is pushing back on new Apple privacy rules for its mobile devices — and putting app developers in the middle.

MILLIE BOBBY BROWN HAS FUN WITH ‘ENOLA HOLMES'

There is a long, questionable and occasionally successful tradition of spinning off iconic literary and film characters through relatives distant and not from James Bond Jr. to John Shaft II and III. In other words, it’s not out of bounds that someone would come along and invent a little sister for Sherlock Holmes and eventually make a movie out of it.

NEW SUV IS NEXT STEP IN VW'S POST-SCANDAL ELECTRIC OFFENSIVE

Volkswagen is unveiling a battery-powered sport-utility vehicle that is headed for global markets including the United States and China, as the company takes a major step forward in its campaign to make electric cars a mass-market choice.

WHY ELECTRIC VEHICLE RANGES VARY FROM EPA ESTIMATE

You’ve probably heard the phrase “your mileage may vary” with regard to how your real-world fuel economy compares to the EPA estimate. The adage refers to gasoline-powered vehicles, but the same applies to electric vehicles.

TESLA CEO ELON MUSK'S NEXT BIG BET RIDES ON BETTER BATTERIES

Tesla is working on new battery technology that CEO Elon Musk says will enable the company within the next three years to make sleeker, more affordable cars that can travel dramatically longer distances on a single charge.

REVIEW: ‘AGENTS OF CHAOS,' FROM RUSSIA, BUT NOT WITH LOVE

Let’s take a trip back in American history, but not too way back. To a time not that unfamiliar — the last presidential election. Do you remember all the stuff swirling around in 2016?

REPORT: LAPD USED FACIAL RECOGNITION NEARLY 30,000 TIMES

The Los Angeles Police Department has used facial-recognition software nearly 30,000 times since 2009 even while denying at times that it used the controversial technology at all, the Los Angeles Times reported this week.

iPAD: REFINING THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR TABLET

iPad has long been one of Apple’s most successful product categories, and following upgrades to the iPad Pro and iPad mini earlier in the year, Apple used its September Event to unveil the next-generation iPad and iPad Air, taking its tablet portfolio to even greater heights.

VENUS: ASTRONOMERS SEE POSSIBLE HINTS OF LIFE IN CLOUDS

Astronomers have found a potential sign of life high in the atmosphere of neighboring Venus: hints there may be bizarre microbes living in the sulfuric acid-laden clouds of the hothouse planet.

TIME FLIES:SERIES 6 AND SE TAKE APPLE WATCH TO NEW HEIGHTS

Apple’s annual Fall Event felt a little different this year. For starters, it was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with no cheers or applause to be heard. But the biggie? No new iPhones. The company already confirmed that the iPhone 12 will launch in October, but in the meantime, Tim Cook and Co used the keynote to show off the all-new Apple Watch Series 6, a low-cost Apple Watch SE, and a bunch of family-focused Watch improvements.

REPORT FINDS GLOBAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK NOT AS BAD AS EXPECTED

The global economy is not doing as bad as previously expected, especially in the United States and China, but has still suffered an unprecedented drop due to the coronavirus pandemic, an international watchdog said this week.