Ford Motor plans to increase its production capacity of electric vehicles to 600,000 units globally by 2023, which CEO Jim Farley expects would make the company the second-largest U.S.-based producer of EVs, double the number of EVs the company had initially expected to produce over the next 24 months.
Stanford professor Jeremy Bailenson thinks that the metaverse will be empty as social experiences and games will come to define the space. Bailensen believes that education and work will remain the "killer apps" of virtual reality in the years to come. He also believes that the developers of the Metaverse can be conscientious about their carbon footprint.
Nonfungible tokens are experiencing a surge of interest from brands in 2021, representing an aspect of the so-called "metaverse," with a proliferation of branded merchandise and limited-edition product collaborations targeted at superfan consumers. While NFTs first hit the mainstream earlier this year, skeptics have been waiting for the bubble to burst and raised concerns about their environmental impact.
Apple may be sharpening the focus of its long-in-development electric car, shifting its attention to a fully self-driving car, not just a more conventional vehicle with semi-autonomous features. Apple supposedly finished much of the “core work” on the car’s processor, with an “ideal” interior with Lounge-like seating for passengers, a touchscreen infotainment system in the middle and no steering wheel or pedals.
More than 100 current and former Activision Blizzard employees participated in a protest to demand the resignation of Chief Executive Bobby Kotick after publication of a Wall Street Journal article about his handling of sexual misconduct issues at the videogame company.
Google has revealed 25 new vulnerabilities in the last two weeks, including seven of these as ‘High’ level threats. Linux, macOS and Windows users are all affected and need to take immediate action. Google is currently restricting information about these hacks to buy time for Chrome users to upgrade.
Gen Z is the largest and most ethnically diverse generation. They're taking advantage of today's tight job market to pursue jobs that offer purpose and direction. Seven in ten job seekers believe they don't need to meet in person to forge meaningful professional connections. Half of Gen Zers are friends with someone exclusively know online, and half of students prefer to interview virtually.
A small group of founders has started exploring Notion memos to replace pitch decks, but most investors will still expect a good old slide presentation. The most common reasons why these slides don't work are the founder doesn't understand what the slide means or what it needs to answer for the investor. The go-to-market slide is the most critical in the presentation.
Apple's iPhone 13 Pro can already shoot superb-looking video with rich colors and tons of detail, thanks to its 4K resolution, ProRes video, which allows the camera to capture more information when shooting and thereby allowing for greater control in post-production.
The Wall Street Journal and dozens of other news outlets have been reporting on Facebook's internal documents that have led to congressional hearings and lawsuits. While the documents haven't yet caused Meta to make meaningful changes to its products, they have already left a lasting mark on how the social network operates.
Netflix's definition of a successful show has been opaque at times, but the company might have just provided some meaningful transparency. The streaming service has launched a website that shows the charting movies and TV shows on the service, both English and non-English, including total viewing hours and the number of weeks on the chart.
