Tesla customers have noticed that their newly-purchased Model 3s and Model Ys have missing USB ports, noting that the USB-C ports on the center console and near the rear seats are missing, and many also claim that their EV’s wireless charger also isn’t working.
Dr. Squatch has spent $3.6 million to run ads on TikTok in the first eight months of 2021, a key part of the brand's effort to boost sales, which exceeded $100 million last year. The brand has worked to carve out an identity on platforms where younger men are more likely to spend time, especially on their mobile devices.
YouTube announced on Thursday that it will be hiding public dislike counts on videos across its site, starting today, to keep smaller creators from being targeted by dislike attacks or harassment. The dislike button will still be there, but it'll be for private feedback, rather than public shaming.
Google has lost its appeal against a $2.8 billion antitrust fine issued against it by the EU's competition regulator in 2017. The tech giant sought to combat the European Commission's findings that it had abused its dominant position and promoted its own shopping service in its search results over those of its competitors.
Instagram is testing a new feature called “Take a Break” which will allow users to remind themselves to take a break from using the app after 10, 20 or 30 minutes, but as an opt-in feature, the reminders may have a limited impact, as users would have to be motivated to set up the new control.
FuboTV has surpassed 1 million subscribers, highlighting its growth in revenue, advertising earnings, and viewing hours. The company also announced that it is acquiring Molotov SAS and Edisnai, a company that specializes in video recognition. The milestone shows how hard it can be to compete with streaming heavyweights like YouTube TV, Sling TV and Hulu with Live TV.
Apple CEO Tim Cook said he owns cryptocurrency. He said he thinks it's reasonable to own it as part of a diversified portfolio. Cook also shot down any idea that Apple might tap bitcoin as a treasury investment. Cook indicated that "[t]here are other things that we are definitely looking at"
TSMC is teaming up with Sony to build a new $7 billion chip factory in Japan. The new plant will focus on older 22nm and 28nm processes in an effort to meet supply constraints for older chips. TSMC's board has also approved a new Taiwan fab that will build out a new 7nm and legacy 28nm process.
House lawmakers reportedly introduced a bill that would require social media companies to offer "unmanipulated content" The bill would require companies to let users switch to a version of their services that is curated by an " input-transparent algorithm" It wouldn't affect companies with fewer than 500 employees or with annual revenues of less than $50 million.
The Crew-2 astronauts returned to Earth this evening after a six-month stay aboard the International Space Station. The group splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico after landing inside a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule. Their flight marks the third time SpaceX has flown people to the ISS and then safely returned them home. Another crew of four is scheduled to launch to the station on Wednesday, November 10th.
PepsiCo says it will take delivery of 100 Tesla Semi trucks in Q4. The electric trucks are expected to be delivered in 2021, the company says. Tesla's Semi has been pushed back several times, including to 2022. The Semi costs between $150,000 and $180,000.
Andrew Ng, founder of the Google Brain research lab and former chief scientist of Baidu, has raised $57 million from investors for his start-up, Landing AI, which is focused on bringing artificial intelligence to manufacturing companies. The company has developed a computer vision tool that manufacturers can use to create their own visual inspection software.