Apple reportedly hires a former Tesla software director for its self-driving tech. Christopher Moore will reportedly work with Stuart Bowers, who previously worked for Apple. Moore is reportedly working on a project called the Apple Car, which could be an electric vehicle. Apple CEO Tim Cook has hinted that an Apple Car is in the works.

Facebook has rebranded itself as 'Meta' but is still struggling to fix its problems. The social media giant is trying to reinvent itself as a'Meta' brand. Facebook is trying out a new name for its virtual reality project, Metaverse. The company is also investing $10bn in the project, but is it a real project or just a PR stunt?

Microchip Technology makes chips that add computing power to cars and other products. The chip shortage has elevated the company's profile. Microchip is offering shipment priority to clients who sign contracts that can't be revoked. The move gives the company more confidence to hire workers and increase production.

Wang Yaping, 41, is the first woman in Chinese history to walk in space. She is one of the three astronauts currently stationed at the Tiangong space station. The Shenzhou-13 crew blasted off from a launch center in the Gobi Desert on October 16 to embark on a six-month mission in the Tianhe module.

SoftBank Group Corp reported a 397 billion yen ($3.5 billion) net loss for the July-September quarter, dragged down by a $10 billion investment loss at its Vision Fund unit as tech valuations fell.

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen warned that Instagram was more dangerous than other forms of social media after it was revealed that the company's own research showed it could be harmful. The BBC spoke to five people about their experiences on Instagram, including a 29-year-old from South Wales who makes a living from the platform.

Netflix Inc. said Tuesday that subscribers with Android phones or tablets can start playing mobile games in its app, a long-held ambition for the streaming company. A spokeswoman for Netflix said games are expected to be available for Apple Inc. devices in the coming months.

Stephen Howe is a dealer of expensive antiques of almost unfathomable mechanical complexity that are much sought-after by a discerning and deep-pocketed clientele hailing from nearly every part of the developed world. But he is feeling glum as demand has so outstripped supply that it's almost impossible for him to get hold of items to sell.

The MacBook Pro's integrated graphics performance is the biggest strength by far, as it is the equivalent of an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 discrete graphics card. This is the first time in the history of laptops that have been able to perform this level of performance from an integrated graphics card, but the MacBook Pro is the best laptop to date.

Diplomacy has been hugely disrupted by digital technology, writes Andrew Hammond. Hammond: The most visible impact of technology has been on tools, but the real impact is on culture. He says humility comes from understanding power has shifted and the agility of new tools.

State Farm's virtual treasure hunt enables the insurance brand to connect with consumers on a deeper, more interactive level, following Verizon's approach with a multicity AR hunt to showcase the faster speeds of its 5G network to showcase faster speeds. State Farm is marking the occasion with a variety of prizes, including NFTs and autographed merchandise.

Facebook is in the fight for its life, but it won’t be the regulatory pressure that will kill it. Zuckerberg is leaning heavily on “metaverse” as a lifeboat to save a declining user base, having long known that the future of Facebook is rooted in owning a major hardware platform.