Is Martin Scorsese America’s greatest living director?
Apple’s new paean to the man certainly suggests as much
Apple
Tuesday
Thursday
I’m a slave to my Apple Watch
Aside from streaming on an iPad, when riding a stationary bike one of the few entertainments on offer is tracking your heart rate. Breaking 150 beats per minute provides a fleeting (and doubtless misplaced) sense of achievement. Yet the wearable heart monitor that came with my exercise bicycle proved unreliable; one’s BPM never truly drops from 137 to 69 in one second. This is all to explain why I bought the fitness freak’s fetish: an Apple watch. Its heart rate monitors are accurate. I opted for a reconditioned older model, not only half the price of the new ones but inclusive of the pulse oximeter function, which a medical technology
Friday
Why is Apple hosting an assassin’s app?
The sniper who targeted the Dallas ICE facility tracked agents with the ICEblock app
Sunday
The iPod reboot
Music ‘just has more value on an iPod’
Thursday
F1 is forgettable, but a lot of fun
Be prepared to forget virtually everything apart from the sheer sensation of being in an F1 race car traveling very, very fast indeed
Wednesday
Is Trump killing the American dream for mom-and-pops?
Trump is hoping to appeal to small-business owners’ patriotic hearts rather than their wallets
Tuesday
A crisp and refreshing account of the apple
Sally Coulthard is cheerful and informative company on every leaf of this charming book
Thursday
These $1,549 Bluetooth headphones might just be worth it
The sound quality is simply astonishing
Thursday
Apple downplays the value of human achievement
The tech company’s new ad is being rightly criticized
Tuesday
The tech I’m looking forward to in 2024
Premium screens, standout laptops and AI will be huge this year
Tuesday
When you Wish upon a star: is the Disney shine fading?
It’s yet another example of focus-grouped, play-it-safe un-adventurousness by the House of Mouse
Monday
Is Taylor Swift ushering in a new era for movie theaters?
The Eras Tour ’s success may indicate a path back to profitability for movie theaters, if not movies themselves
Friday
Apple’s foray into streaming
Apple TV+ will not be the next Netflix, and that is the whole point
Tuesday
Nothing makes technology transparent again
The London-based company has applied the same tricks as the iMac
Friday
The Right Stuff gets review-bombed
‘I tried switching my preference to men (just to make sure it was working) and loads of handsome men came up’
Tuesday
The golden noose around Apple’s neck
The company’s last major innovation was a watch, and its future looks uncertain
Friday
Congress’s half-baked assault on Big Tech
The bill claims it would help competition but unintended consequences abound
Sunday
Ending our corporate dependence on China
A recent bill addressing forced Uyghur labor is a good step
Wednesday
The inanity of corporate mask policies
Some retail workers abuse the new power they have over customers
Friday
Show us the money
Why society needs cash
