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OWC Envoy Pro SX

A very rugged drive for speed–hungry professionals

Vissles V84 (2.0) Mechanical Keyboard

A Mac–friendly typing experience — and then some

BARRY DILLER'S IAC BUYING MAGAZINE CO MEREDITH FOR $2B

Barry Diller’s IAC is buying Meredith, one of the country’s largest magazine companies and the publisher of People, Southern Living and InStyle, in hopes of accelerating a digital shift as print fades.

MICROSOFT: RUSSIA BEHIND 58% OF DETECTED STATE-BACKED HACKS

Russia accounted for most state-sponsored hacking detected by Microsoft over the past year, with a 58% share, mostly targeting government agencies and think tanks in the United States, followed by Ukraine, Britain and European NATO members, the company said.

EX-FACEBOOK MANAGER CRITICIZES COMPANY, URGES MORE OVERSIGHT

Haugen's accusations were buttressed by tens of thousands of pages of internal research documents she secretly copied before leaving her job in the company's civic integrity unit.

GOOGLE SAYS FLIGHT SEARCH TOOL CAN HELP YOU FLY ‘GREENER'

A basic search for flights will give an estimate of how many kilograms of carbon dioxide the flight will spew from start to finish.

HOME NOT SO SWEET IN NFL THIS SEASON DESPITE RETURN OF FANS

The fans are back and the crowds are loud, but home-field advantage still isn’t a factor early in this NFL season.

TRADING APPS MOVE TO GET A LIVE PERSON TO HEAR YOUR PROBLEMS

It’s one of the downsides of apps that make things like ordering food or buying stocks and cryptocurrencies easier: What happens when something goes wrong?

US AUTO SALES SLUMP STALLED BY CAR COMPUTER CHIP SHORTAGE

In a normal month before the pandemic, Con Paulos’ Chevy dealership in Jerome, Idaho, sold around 40 new vehicles. In September, it was only six. Now he’s got nothing new in stock, and every car, truck or SUV on order has been sold.

NEW PLANT IN GERMANY AIMS TO CUT FLYING'S CARBON FOOTPRINT

German officials unveiled what they said is the world’s first commercial plant for making synthetic kerosene, touted as a climate-friendly fuel of the future.

WILLIAM SHATNER WILL FLY TO SPACE ABOARD BLUE ORIGIN ROCKET

Captain Kirk is rocketing into space next week — boldly going where no other sci-fi stars have gone.

UAE TO LAUNCH PROBE TARGETING ASTEROID BETWEEN MARS, JUPITER

The United Arab Emirates announced plans to send a probe to land on an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter to collect data on the origins of the universe, the latest project in the oil-rich federation’s ambitious space program.

TESLA REPORTS STRONGERTHAN-EXPECTED Q3 SALES

Tesla says it delivered 241,300 electric vehicles in the third quarter even as it wrestled with a global shortage of computer chips that has hit the entire auto industry

HOW TO INVEST IN CRYPTOCURRENCY WITHOUT BUYING ANY

Cryptocurrencies are inherently cryptic — it’s right there in the name. And if you follow Warren Buffett’s advice to never invest in businesses you can’t understand, it may be hard to justify investing in a currency made of math instead of gold.

OUTAGE HIGHLIGHTS HOW VITAL FACEBOOK HAS BECOME WORLDWIDE

The six-hour outage at Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp was a headache for many casual users but far more serious for the millions of people worldwide who rely on the social media sites to run their businesses or communicate with relatives, fellow parents, teachers or neighbors.

Steve Jobs

10 years without the genius behind apple

DAIMLER'S TRUCKS, LUXURY CARS TO GO THEIR SEPARATE WAYS

Daimler's truck and luxury car businesses are going their separate ways

IN CALIFORNIA, SOME BUY MACHINES THAT MAKE WATER OUT OF AIR

The machine Ted Bowman helped design can make water out of the air, and in parched California, some homeowners are already buying the pricey devices.

Australia Wants Facebook Held Liable for Anonymous Comments

Australia’s prime minister described social media as a “coward’s palace” and warned that digital platforms including Facebook should be held liable for defamatory comments posted anonymously.

CHINA TIGHTENS POLITICAL CONTROL OF INTERNET GIANTS

The crackdown reflects Xi Jinping’s emphasis on reviving the party’s “original mission” of leading economic and social development.

AMAZON UNVEILS ‘JETSONS'-LIKE ROAMING ROBOT FOR THE HOME

Amazon’s new robot can hear, see and follow you around the home, but its no Rosey the Robot.

CHINA SAYS ALL CRYPTO TRANSACTIONS ILLEGAL; BITCOIN TUMBLES

China’s central bank declared all transactions involving Bitcoin and other virtual currencies illegal, stepping up a campaign to block use of unofficial digital money.

AT&T TO REQUIRE VACCINES FOR 90,000 OF ITS UNION WORKERS

AT&T has become one of the largest employers in the U.S. to mandate vaccines for a significant number of frontline workers.

BAN ON SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BAGS GOES INTO EFFECT ON FRIDAY

A ban on single-use plastic bags that was originally scheduled to begin on the first of this year will go into effect Friday across Washington state.

MERCK SPENDS $11.5B FOR ACCELERON, POSSIBLE BLOCKBUSTER DRUG

Merck will spend about $11.5 billion to buy Acceleron Pharma and its potential treatment for high blood pressure in vessels that connect the lungs and heart.

UK PERMITS DEVELOPMENT OF GENE-EDITED CROPS IN LIMATE FIGHT

Britain’s government plans to allow researchers to use gene-editing techniques to develop crops that can increase yields, reduce the need for pesticides, and cut greenhouse gas emissions as the U.K.’s exit from the European Union allows it to deviate from the bloc’s rules.

US SLIGHTLY REVISES UP ITS GDP ESTIMATE FOR Q2 TO 6.7%

The U.S. economy expanded at a 6.7% annual pace from April through June, the Commerce Department said Thursday, slightly upgrading its estimate of last quarter’s growth in the face of a resurgence of COVID-19 in the form of the delta variant.

US, EU AGREE TO FURTHER TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY TALKS

The United States and the European Union agreed Wednesday to carry on the work of 10 expert-level panels to explore and recommend solutions to a variety of trade disputes and challenges.

SURGING NATURAL GAS PRICES: THREAT TO CONSUMERS THIS WINTER?

Brace for a rude surprise on your winter heating bills.

JAKE GYLLENHAAL CARRIES CLAUSTROPHOBIC ‘THE GUILTY'

An emergency dispatch center doesn’t exactly sound like the most visually exciting place to set an entire film. But the technical limitation of being imprisoned in a soulless office while high stakes action takes place off-screen can be an inspired storytelling gimmick in the right hands, as it is in “ The Guilty,” directed by Antoine Fuqua, written by Nic Pizzolatto and starring Jake Gyllenhaal.