Elon Musk explains how a ‘Fluffer Bot’ slowed down Model 3 production
Tesla’s earnings conference call yesterday was interesting, to say the very least. At one point, an analyst asked Elon Musk about Tesla’s financial situation and …
Yoni Heisler has been writing about Apple and the tech industry at large with over 15 years of experience. A life long expert Mac user and Apple expert, his writing has appeared in Edible Apple, Network World, MacLife, Macworld UK, and TUAW.
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Problems with the MacBook Pro keyboard have prompted owners to petition Apple for a recall
Over the past few months, Apple’s MacBook Pro has slowly but surely become one of Apple’s more controversial products. Though Apple’s venerable notebook brings a …
Spotify now boasts more than 75 million paid subscribers
You have missed it if you blinked, but Spotify went public just a few weeks ago and, in turn, the streaming service on Wednesday released …
Tesla accused of stealing the Tesla Semi design from Nikola Motor in $2 billion patent suit
A startup called Nikola Motor Company recently filed a $2 billion lawsuit against Tesla for patent infringement. Nikola’s claims specifically allege that the Tesla Semi …
Tesla earnings: Revenue reaches a new all-time high but company is still losing money
Tesla today released its earnings results for the March quarter and posted revenue of $3.4 billion, easily besting Wall Street estimates which had revenue falling …
iPhone X is a flop? Actually, it’s Apple’s best-selling iPhone model
Over the past few weeks, the prevailing narrative surrounding the iPhone X has been that sales of Apple’s flagship device have been underwhelming. Not only …
Report details how Tesla’s reliance on robots led to Model 3 production delays
Despite Tesla’s best efforts, Model 3 production — last we heard — remains about six months behind schedule. Early on, Tesla claimed that Model 3 …
Amazon to introduce some intriguing new Prime perks for Whole Foods shoppers
It’s been about 8 months since Amazon acquired Whole Foods for a whopping $13.7 billion and we’ve already seen the online retail giant implement few …
Facebook accidentally rolled out a ‘Report Hate Speech’ option before it was ready
As part of a broad effort to make Facebook more inclusive as a platform, the social networking giant on Tuesday began rolling out a new …
Apple posts Q2 earnings: Revenue hits $61.1 billion as iPhone sales fall slightly below expectations
Apple this afternoon posted its earnings results for the recent March quarter and, as we’ve come to expect, the company remains a money-making machine. Over …
Facebook will start telling users which third-party websites and apps are keeping tabs on them
With Facebook still trying to recover from the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the social networking giant has already started to implement a number of initiatives designed …
Video: Model S owner loses license for enabling Autopilot and then chilling in the passenger seat
In something of a bizarre tale, a Tesla owner named Bhavesh Patel in England was caught on video sitting in the passenger seat of his …
The MacBook Pro’s keyboard design is far too unreliable
Back in late 2016, Apple finally unveiled a long-awaited redesign to the company’s MacBook Pro lineup. Of course, the most significant addition to Apple’s flagship …
Apple might truly murder the headphone jack with this year’s iPhones
When Apple unveiled the iPhone 7 in September of 2016, the familiar device curiously lacked a headphone jack, a mainstay of every single iPhone since …
The MacBook Pro we’ve all been waiting for might not launch this year
When Apple released its revamped MacBook Pro lineup in late 2016, the reaction was something of a mixed bag. Though many were curiously optimistic about …
How to find out everything Apple knows about you
Earlier this year, Facebook was rocked by the revelation that a company called Cambridge Analytica secretly acquired information from more than 80 million users as …
Mysterious start-up offers upwards of $3 million for zero-day iPhone and Android exploits
Apple over the past few years has made tremendous strides in beefing up security on the iPhone. In turn, unearthing iPhone-based exploits has become an …
Apple’s rumored 6.1-inch iPhone X variant will not include 3D Touch
In the weeks leading up to the iPhone X launch, many analysts were of the mind that Apple’s next-gen iPhone could very well help Apple …
Tesla loses top Autopilot chief as Jim Keller leaves to join Intel
Jim Keller, Tesla’s VP of Autopilot, has left the electric automaker to take up a new position at Intel, according to a report from Electrek. …
Apple has a new nemesis it can’t shake: Qualcomm
With Apple and Qualcomm still embroiled in a bitter legal dispute over royalty payments, there have been scattered reports over the past few months regarding …
Samsung just totally threw Apple under the bus
While speculative reports regarding iPhone sales are a dime a dozen these days, it’s getting increasingly hard to ignore the growing chorus of reports claiming …
Report claims Amazon and Tesla are some of the more dangerous places to work
Amazon and Tesla don’t really have much in common, save for the fact that if you work in one of their factories you’d be well …
Yet another report claims that iPhone X sales are falling fast
This coming Tuesday, Apple will post its earnings report for the March quarter and, per usual, all eyes will be laser-focused on how many iPhones …
Deutsche Bank says Apple made a big mistake by pricing the HomePod at $349
While it may be too soon to emphatically categorize Apple’s HomePod as a flop — especially with a more affordable version reportedly in the works …
Crazy video shows a Model X narrowly miss a person as it crashes through a gym wall
A Model X owner in Florida recently crashed his Tesla SUV through a wall of an Anytime Fitness gym after barreling through an empty storefront, …
Apple shares plummet on reports of weaker-than-expected iPhone X demand
With Apple deriving the vast majority of its revenue from the iPhone, it’s no surprise that the company’s share price tends to dramatically rise or …
With Netflix planning to spend $8 billion on content this year, company plans to raise $1.5 billion in debt
A few years ago, Netflix came to the astute realization that it needed to amass a large library of original content. The brilliance of Netflix’s …
Apple’s new Android switcher ads fall horribly flat
Apple’s most recent earnings conference call was somewhat unique given that Tim Cook didn’t make an explicit reference to Android switchers on his own. In …
Model 3 production delays can be traced back to Tesla having too much faith in robots
In the build-up to the Model 3 release, Tesla CEO Elon Musk tried to assure naysayers and skeptics that the company’s mass market EV would …
Everybody loves the iPhone X, but there’s one feature people still can’t stand
A few months removed from the iPhone X launch, I think it’s fair to say that Apple’s next-gen iPhone has been a rousing success. Though …
