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CHATGPT VIOLATED EUROPEAN PRIVACY LAWS, ITALY TELLS CHATBOT MAKER OPENAL
AppleMagazine

CHATGPT VIOLATED EUROPEAN PRIVACY LAWS, ITALY TELLS CHATBOT MAKER OPENAL

Italian regulators said they told OpenAI that its ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot has violated European Union’s stringent data privacy rules.

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February 02, 2024
AMAZON CALLS OFF BID TO BUY VACUUM MAKER IROBOT AMID SCRUTINY IN EUROPE AND THE US
AppleMagazine

AMAZON CALLS OFF BID TO BUY VACUUM MAKER IROBOT AMID SCRUTINY IN EUROPE AND THE US

Amazon called off its proposed acquisition of robot vacuum maker iRobot this week as the deal faced antitrust scrutiny on both sides of the Atlantic, with the ecommerce giant blaming “undue and disproportionate regulatory hurdles.”

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February 02, 2024
SCIENCE SLEUTHS ARE USING TECHNOLOGY TO FIND FAKERY AND PLAGIARISM IN PUBLISHED RESEARCH
AppleMagazine

SCIENCE SLEUTHS ARE USING TECHNOLOGY TO FIND FAKERY AND PLAGIARISM IN PUBLISHED RESEARCH

Allegations of research fakery at a leading cancer center have turned a spotlight on scientific integrity and the amateur sleuths uncovering image manipulation in published research.

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February 02, 2024
TAYLOR SWIFT, BAD BUNNY AND OTHERS MAY VANISH FROM TIKTOK AS LICENSING DISPUTE BOILS OVER
AppleMagazine

TAYLOR SWIFT, BAD BUNNY AND OTHERS MAY VANISH FROM TIKTOK AS LICENSING DISPUTE BOILS OVER

Universal Music Group, which represents artists including Taylor Swift, Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, says that it will no longer allow its music on TikTok now that a licensing deal between the two parties has expired.

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February 02, 2024
DOCUMENTARY ON 'WE ARE THE WORLD' GOES DEEP INSIDE RECORDING SESSION OF STARRY 1985 CHARITY SINGLE
AppleMagazine

DOCUMENTARY ON 'WE ARE THE WORLD' GOES DEEP INSIDE RECORDING SESSION OF STARRY 1985 CHARITY SINGLE

Thirty-nine years ago, the biggest music stars in the world crammed into a recording studio in Los Angeles for an all-night session that they hoped might alter music history.

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February 02, 2024
MICROSOFT PROFITSOARS 33% ON AI, CLOUD-COMPUTING INVESTMENTS
AppleMagazine

MICROSOFT PROFITSOARS 33% ON AI, CLOUD-COMPUTING INVESTMENTS

Microsoft Corp. said this week that its profit for the October-December quarter soared 33%, powered by its significant investments in artificial intelligence technology.

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February 02, 2024
ELON MUSK CANNOT KEEP TESLA PAY PACKAGE WORTH MORE THAN $55 BILLION, JUDGE RULES
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ELON MUSK CANNOT KEEP TESLA PAY PACKAGE WORTH MORE THAN $55 BILLION, JUDGE RULES

Elon Musk is not entitled to landmark compensation package awarded by Tesla’s board of directors that is potentially worth more than $55 billion, a Delaware judge ruled Tuesday.

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February 02, 2024
EXPLORING APPLE VISION PRO: INSIGHTS FROM TOP TECH EXPERTS
AppleMagazine

EXPLORING APPLE VISION PRO: INSIGHTS FROM TOP TECH EXPERTS

The Apple Vision Pro, one of the most buzzedabout gadgets of the year, has been unboxed and scrutinized by a cadre of leading tech influencers and media outlets.

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February 02, 2024
GOOGLE'S PARENT POSTS DOUBLE-DIGIT REVENUE GROWTH IN A QUARTER FOR FIRST TIME IN 1,38 NEARLY 2 YEARS
AppleMagazine

GOOGLE'S PARENT POSTS DOUBLE-DIGIT REVENUE GROWTH IN A QUARTER FOR FIRST TIME IN 1,38 NEARLY 2 YEARS

Google’s corporate parent returned to doubledigit revenue growth during last year’s final quarter, signaling the internet powerhouse has regained its footing even as it grapples with regulatory and competitive threats to its digital empire.

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February 02, 2024
EU Overhaul
AppleMagazine

EU Overhaul

APPLE'S EFFORTS TO KEEP USERS SAFE IN EUROPE DESPITE DMA

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February 02, 2024
AMAZON SAYS PRIME DELIVERIES REACHED THEIR FASTEST SPEEDS EVER LAST YEAR
AppleMagazine

AMAZON SAYS PRIME DELIVERIES REACHED THEIR FASTEST SPEEDS EVER LAST YEAR

Amazon delivered packages to its Prime customers at the fastest speeds ever in 2023, the retailer said this week, thanks to better inventory placement, a new regionalization model for shipments and more same-day warehouses.

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February 02, 2024
WHAT YOU ACTUALLY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WINTERTIME DRIVING WITH AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE
AppleMagazine

WHAT YOU ACTUALLY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WINTERTIME DRIVING WITH AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE

As a big winter storm rolled across the United States in mid-January, many news outlets reported on drivers of electric vehicles dealing with dramatically reduced range and multihour waits at public charging stations.

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February 02, 2024
ELON MUSK SAYS THE FIRST HUMAN HAS RECEIVED AN IMPLANT FROM NEURALINK, BUT OTHER DETAILS ARE SCANT
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ELON MUSK SAYS THE FIRST HUMAN HAS RECEIVED AN IMPLANT FROM NEURALINK, BUT OTHER DETAILS ARE SCANT

According to Elon Musk, the first human received an implant from his computer-brain interface company Neuralink over the weekend.

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February 02, 2024
WHAT TO DO IF YOU'RE CONCERNED YOU MIGHT BE LAID OFF - OR IF YOU'VE LOST YOUR JOB
AppleMagazine

WHAT TO DO IF YOU'RE CONCERNED YOU MIGHT BE LAID OFF - OR IF YOU'VE LOST YOUR JOB

Recent mass layoffs from technology and media companies, including eBay, Riot Games and the Los Angeles Times, might have you thinking about your job security.

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February 02, 2024
FRANCE FINES AMAZON $35 MILLION FOR 'EXCESSIVELY INTRUSIVE' MONITORING OF WAREHOUSE STAFF
AppleMagazine

FRANCE FINES AMAZON $35 MILLION FOR 'EXCESSIVELY INTRUSIVE' MONITORING OF WAREHOUSE STAFF

France’s privacy watchdog said this week that it slapped Amazon‘s French warehouse business with a 32 million euro fine ($35 million) for using an “excessively intrusive system” to monitor worker performance and activity.

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January 26, 2024
MICROSOFT SAYS STATE-BACKED RUSSIAN HACKERS ACCESSED EMAILS OF SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM MEMBERS
AppleMagazine

MICROSOFT SAYS STATE-BACKED RUSSIAN HACKERS ACCESSED EMAILS OF SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM MEMBERS

State-backed Russian hackers broke into Microsoft’s corporate email system and accessed the accounts of members of the company’s leadership team, as well as those of employees on its cybersecurity and legal teams, the company said.

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January 26, 2024
JAPAN BECOMES THE FIFTH COUNTRY TO LAND A SPACECRAFT ON THE MOON
AppleMagazine

JAPAN BECOMES THE FIFTH COUNTRY TO LAND A SPACECRAFT ON THE MOON

Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon when one of its spacecrafts without astronauts successfully made a soft landing on the lunar surface early Saturday (20).

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January 26, 2024
WWE'S 'RAW' IS MOVING TO NETFLIX NEXT YEAR IN A MAJOR STREAMING DEAL WORTH MORE THAN $5 BILLION
AppleMagazine

WWE'S 'RAW' IS MOVING TO NETFLIX NEXT YEAR IN A MAJOR STREAMING DEAL WORTH MORE THAN $5 BILLION

WWE’s weekly television show “Raw” will move to Netflix next year as part of a major streaming deal worth more than $5 billion.

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January 26, 2024
NETFLIX'S GAINS 13M NEW GLOBAL 4Q SUBSCRIBERS AS IT UNWRAPS ITS BEST-EVER HOLIDAY SEASON RESULTS
AppleMagazine

NETFLIX'S GAINS 13M NEW GLOBAL 4Q SUBSCRIBERS AS IT UNWRAPS ITS BEST-EVER HOLIDAY SEASON RESULTS

Netflix registered its third-consecutive quarter of accelerating subscriber growth in the final three months of 2023, closing out a comeback year that included a crackdown on viewers freeloading on the video-streaming service and a smattering of price hikes.

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January 26, 2024
A LOOK AT SOME OF THE COMPANIES IN THE TECHNOLOGY SECTOR THAT HAVE RECENTLY MADE LAYOFFS
AppleMagazine

A LOOK AT SOME OF THE COMPANIES IN THE TECHNOLOGY SECTOR THAT HAVE RECENTLY MADE LAYOFFS

A bunch of companies in the technology sector have been laying off some of their employees recently after quickly ramping up hiring during the COVID-19 pandemic while people spent more time and money online.

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January 26, 2024
ONLINE RETAILER EBAY IS CUTTING 1.000 JOBS. IT'S THE LATEST TECH COMPANY TO REDUCE ITS WORKFORCE
AppleMagazine

ONLINE RETAILER EBAY IS CUTTING 1.000 JOBS. IT'S THE LATEST TECH COMPANY TO REDUCE ITS WORKFORCE

Online retailer eBay Inc. will cut about 1,000 jobs, or an estimated 9% of its full-time workforce, saying its number of employees and costs have exceeded how much the business is growing in a slowing economy. It marks the latest layoffs in the tech industry.

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January 26, 2024
AMERICANS' ECONOMIC OUTLOOK BRIGHTENS AS INFLATION SLOWS AND WAGES OUTPACE PRICES
AppleMagazine

AMERICANS' ECONOMIC OUTLOOK BRIGHTENS AS INFLATION SLOWS AND WAGES OUTPACE PRICES

After an extended period of gloom, Americans are starting to feel better about inflation and the economy — a trend that could sustain consumer spending, fuel economic growth and potentially affect President Joe Biden’s political fortunes.

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January 26, 2024
APPLE TV+ ACHIEVES REMARKABLE 13 OSCAR NOMINATIONS WITH 'KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON' & 'NAPOLEON'
AppleMagazine

APPLE TV+ ACHIEVES REMARKABLE 13 OSCAR NOMINATIONS WITH 'KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON' & 'NAPOLEON'

Apple TV+ has emerged as a major contender in this year’s Academy Awards, securing 13 nominations for its cinematic offerings, ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ and ‘Napoleon’. The Oscars ceremony, set for March 10, will be a moment of truth for these Apple Original Films.

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January 26, 2024
JETBLUE AND SPIRIT AIRLINES SAY THEY WILL APPEAL A JUDGE'S RULING THAT BLOCKED THEIR MERGER
AppleMagazine

JETBLUE AND SPIRIT AIRLINES SAY THEY WILL APPEAL A JUDGE'S RULING THAT BLOCKED THEIR MERGER

JetBlue and Spirit Airlines said they will appeal a federal judge’s ruling this week that blocked their plan to combine into a single carrier.

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January 26, 2024
Generative OS
AppleMagazine

Generative OS

THE FUTURE OF AI PERSONAL COMPUTING IS COMING IN 2024

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January 26, 2024
FLEXIBLE UNDERPINNINGS OF NEW BIG STELLANTIS VEHICLES WILL HELP COMPANY NAVIGATE POLITICAL CHANGES
AppleMagazine

FLEXIBLE UNDERPINNINGS OF NEW BIG STELLANTIS VEHICLES WILL HELP COMPANY NAVIGATE POLITICAL CHANGES

On the surface, you wouldn’t think the platform beneath a new generation of automobiles has anything to do with politics and elections.

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January 26, 2024
AIRBNB DONATES $10 MILLION TO 120 NONPROFITS ON 6 CONTINENTS THROUGH ITS UNUSUAL COMMUNITY FUND
AppleMagazine

AIRBNB DONATES $10 MILLION TO 120 NONPROFITS ON 6 CONTINENTS THROUGH ITS UNUSUAL COMMUNITY FUND

Airbnb on Tuesday donated a total of $10 million to more than 120 nonprofits in 44 countries on six continents, the short-term rental giant’s latest outlays in its unusual distribution of $100 million through its Airbnb Community Fund.

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January 26, 2024
APPLE OFFERS RIVALS ACCESS TO TAP-AND-GO PAYMENT TECH TO RESOLVE EU ANTITRUST CASE
AppleMagazine

APPLE OFFERS RIVALS ACCESS TO TAP-AND-GO PAYMENT TECH TO RESOLVE EU ANTITRUST CASE

Apple has promised to open up its tap-and-go mobile payment system to rivals, the European Union said, as the U.S. tech company seeks to resolve an antitrust case and avoid a fine that potentially could be worth billions.

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January 26, 2024
HOW (AND WHERE) TO WATCH OSCAR-NOMINATED FILMS ONLINE
AppleMagazine

HOW (AND WHERE) TO WATCH OSCAR-NOMINATED FILMS ONLINE

The winner in the Oscar nominations race after a bruising year for the film industry was “Oppenheimer” with 13 nods, followed by the otherworldly “Poor Things” with 11 and the period epic “Killers of the Flower Moon” with 10.

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January 26, 2024
TECH FIRM BAIDU DENIES REPORT THAT ITS ERNIE AI CHATBOT IS LINKED TO CHINESE MILITARY RESEARCH
AppleMagazine

TECH FIRM BAIDU DENIES REPORT THAT ITS ERNIE AI CHATBOT IS LINKED TO CHINESE MILITARY RESEARCH

Technology company Baidu refuted a newspaper report that said its artificial intelligence chatbot Ernie was linked to Chinese military research.

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January 19, 2024