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The Al Soul THE GREATEST CHALLENGE APPLE HAS EVER FACED

Apple might not always be first to the party, but there's no denying the company goes above and beyond with hardware and software to deliver cutting-edge consumer experiences. But Apple's slow and steady approach needs to change

CONGRESS EYES NEW RULES FOR TECH: WHAT'S UNDER CONSIDERATION

Should TikTok be banned? Should younger children be prevented from engaging with social media? Can the government make sure private information is secure? What about brand new artificial intelligence interfaces? Or should users be regulating themselves, leaving the government out of it?

Dan D'Agostino Momentum M400 MxV - MONO AMPLIFIER

The Momentum M400 MxV Mono amplifier ($79,500/pair)¹ is the latest iteration of Dan D'Agostino Master Audio Systems' debut amplifier of 2011, the Momentum Mono amplifier.

VPI Avenger Direct - TURNTABLE

Founded in 1978, VPI Industries appears to be one of the most successful turntable manufacturers in the world-certainly in the US.

PS Audio PerfectWave DirectStream MK2 - D/A PROCESSOR

When Art Dudley reviewed the original PS Audio Perfect Wave DirectStream D/A processor in Stereophile's September 2014 issue, he very much liked what he heard.

AVM Inspiration CS 2.3 - CD RECEIVER

In the 1960s, my dad gave me a Panasonic receiver with two cube speakers, just in time for the advent of FM stereo radio in the San Francisco Bay Area.

GRAMOPHONE DREAMS - Stick vs automatic

I wish that all who love LP playback as much as I do could hear a Thorens TD 124 or Garrard 301 or EMT 930 in their systems, but those products are subject to the vagaries of supply and  demand: They are rare and pricey.—ART DUDLEY

SPIN DOCTOR

Early hi-fi adventures, and going back to mono.

TAD CE1TX - LOUDSPEAKER

The most money I've ever spent on a pair of loudspeakers was back in the early 1990s, when I bought a pair of used TAD TH-4001 wooden horns and their associated TD-4001 compression drivers.

Listening – Cover Me!

The software that cloned Drake's and the Weeknd's voices is easy to use and impossible to shut down.

TECH-ROOTED GROUPS SEEK TO SHAKE UP SAN FRANCISCO POLITICS

While the organizations differ in their priorities, they all say a small group of power brokers, many of them progressives, have prevented the city from solving some of its most pressing issues. The groups are highlighting fissures among Democrats in this liberal stronghold that has struggled to rebound from the pandemic

BAN SOCIAL MEDIA FOR KIDS? FED-UP PARENTS IN SENATE SAY YES

Sen. Katie Britt says she hears about it constantly when she is at home in Alabama - at school track meets, basketball tournaments and on her regular morning walks with friends. And when she was running for the Senate last year, Britt says, \"parent after parent\" came up to her wanting to discuss the way social media was harming their kids

APPLE TV+'S 'SILO' IS A LOOK AT A FUTURE OF LIFE UNDERGROUND

Dystopian storytelling goes underground this month with the arrival of Apple TV+'s \"Silo,\" a gripping, ambitious tale of Earth's last population living far below the surface

SHOPIFY NARROWING ITS AMBITION, SELLS DELIVERR, CUTS STAFF

Shopify, the e-commerce company viewed as a growing competitor to Amazon, is selling the two biggest pieces of its fulfillment network and abandoning its logistics ambitions

'GODFATHER OF AI' LEAVES GOOGLE, WARNS OF TECH'S DANGERS

Sounding alarms about artificial intelligence has become a popular pastime in the ChatGPT era, taken up by high-profile figures as varied as industrialist Elon Musk, leftist intellectual Noam Chomsky and the 99-year-old retired statesman Henry Kissinger

LYFT'S NEW CEO TACKLES A JOB REQUIRING SOME HEAVY LIFTING

Even before he joined Lyft's board in 2021, David Risher had taken hundreds of trips as a passenger so he felt like he knew a lot about the ride-hailing service

MONEY: AUDIT YOUR CREDIT CARDS FOR GREATER SAVINGS

Credit card rewards help our family save money on groceries, gas and other necessities

MacBook HOW THE PORTABLE LINE EARNED THE CENTER STAGE OF APPLE

One of Apple's most iconic products that has transformed the company's fortunes is the MacBook

APPLE, GOOGLE PARTNER TO COMBAT CREEPY TRACKING TACTICS

Apple and Google are teaming up to thwart unwanted tracking through Bluetooth devices that were created to help people find lost keys, keep tabs on luggage or to locate other things that have a tendency to be misplaced or lost

GENESIS G80 ELECTRIFIED VS.BMW 14 M50

It seems like there’s a new electric luxury SUV introduced every couple of months. But if you’re seeking old-school opulence, a luxury sedan might be more your speed

THE LAST OF US, WII SPORTS ENTERING VIDEO GAME HALL OF FAME

The first commercial video game and the first one marketed to girls are headed to the World Video Game Hall of Fame, alongside a postapocalyptic nail-biter and a system that made gamers out of grandparents

HATE PASSWORDS? YOU'RE IN LUCK - GOOGLE IS SIDELINING THEM

Good news for all the Google has taken a big step toward making them an afterthought by adding \"passkeys\" as a more straightforward and secure way to log into its services Here's what you need to know: password-haters out there

ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL IN 'GUARDIANS 3

When Peter \"Star-Lord\" Quill, while inspecting a murky extraterrestrial region, pressed play on Redbone's \"Come and Get Your Love\" in the first \"Guardians of the Galaxy,\" it would have been hard to imagine that James Gunn's space opera would ultimately lead to something as sincere, poignant and kinda cornball as the trilogyending \"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

CHINESE ELECTRIC VEHICLE BRANDS EXPAND TO GLOBAL MARKETS

Osamu Furukawa has driven lots of Japanese cars for his business converting classic gasolinepowered models to electric. But his favorite ride is an import: A battery-powered SUV from China’s BYD Auto.

CHINA'S MARS ROVER FINDS SIGNS OF RECENT WATER IN SAND DUNES

Water may be more widespread and recent on Mars than previously thought, based on observations of Martian sand dunes by China's rover.

MONEY: AUDIT YOUR CREDIT CARDS FOR GREATER SAVINGS

Credit card rewards help our family save money on groceries, gas and other necessities. We also use rewards for airline tickets, hotel rooms and airport lounge access.

GENESIS G80 ELECTRIFIED VS. BMW 14 M50

It seems like there’s a new electric luxury SUV introduced every couple of months. But if you’re seeking old-school opulence, a luxury sedan might be more your speed. Luckily, automakers haven’t completely forsaken that category. Two recently introduced electric luxury sedans worth looking into are the Genesis G80 Electrified and the BMW i4.

ROBOTS RUN THE SHOW AS SWISS RADIO TESTS AI VOICES FOR A DAY

The voices sound like well-known personalities, the music features trendy dance beats and hip-hop syncopations, and the jokes and laughter are contagious.

'GODFATHER OF AI' LEAVES GOOGLE, WARNS OF TECH'S DANGERS

Sounding alarms about artificial intelligence has become a popular pastime in the ChatGPT era, taken up by high-profile figures as varied as industrialist Elon Musk, leftist intellectual Noam Chomsky and the 99-year-old retired statesman Henry Kissinger.

APPLE, GOOGLE PARTNER TO COMBAT CREEPY TRACKING TACTICS

Apple and Google are teaming up to thwart unwanted tracking through Bluetooth devices that were created to help people find lost keys, keep tabs on luggage or to locate other things that have a tendency to be misplaced or lost.