Elon Musk uses Twitter to express his thoughts frankly and directly, and he just took issue with a USA Today story about the size of a rival automaker’s bet on electric vehicle technology. Musk noted that the reported $1 billion Daimler was spending on taking on Tesla was not enough for such a large company – and Daimler agreed. In response to Musk’s tweet that the $1… Read More
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Get your iPhone ready for #iOS 11
Here’s what you need to do to make sure that your upgrade goes smoothly and you don’t lose any data.
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#Apple products you shouldn’t buy (and three that you can’t buy anymore)
Just because Apple offers something for sale doesn’t mean that it’s a good idea to buy it! Here’s a list of Apple products that you shouldn’t buy, along with one that you can’t buy anymore.
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See, #Apple was right to dump the headphone jack
Apple’s removal of the headphone jack from the iPhone 7 a year ago was just the move the industry needed to begin getting rid of this legacy connector.
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Tesla made only 260 Model 3 cars in Q3, but is confident it can fix bottleneck
Tesla has released its quarterly vehicle production numbers for the third quarter of 2017, which it says was its “all-time best quarter for Model S and Model X deliveries” — but it was not a great quarter for production of the Model 3, of which only 260 were made. Read More
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#Microsoft adds support for Java to its Azure Functions serverless-computing service
Microsoft is announcing at JavaOne that Java support is coming to its Azure Functions serverless service, fulfilling one of its biggest developer requests.
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#Facebook quietly launches #Mac and PC Workplace Chat apps with screen share
TechCrunch has discovered that Facebook has stealthily launched official desktop PC and Mac chat apps with screen sharing — two features users have been begging for. Right now, they’re only available for Workplace, Facebook’s enterprise collaboration software that competes with Slack and other business apps. But users would surely enjoy if the consumer Messenger app got its… Read More
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Cool or creepy? #Google Clips smart camera learns to spot and film your family and friends
Google’s new $250 hands-free camera takes silent motion snaps.
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#Googles probe into Russian disinformation finds ad buys, report claims
Google has uncovered evidence that Russian operatives exploited its platforms in an attempt to interfere in the 2016 U.S. election, according to the Washington Post. Read More
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Frame.io picks up $20 million to be the Slack of video
Frame.io, the collaboration platform for the video industry, has today announced the close of a $20 million Series B funding round led by FirstMark Capital, with participation from existing investors including Accel Partners, SignalFire and Shasta Ventures. Frame.io launched on to the scene back in March of 2015. The company solved a growing problem with a seemingly obvious solution. People… Read More
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