Speedo's Fastskin 4.0 is not your average swimsuit and could help the men's 50m freestyle record break through the 20-second barrier. The brand predicts that the suit could lead to an improvement of upto 4.4% across sprint events by 2040.
Judge Yvonne Gonzales Rogers asked Tim Cook about the state of Apple's relationship with its developers, noting that 39 percent of developers indicated they were unhappy with the App Store’s distribution. Cook responded that Apple rejects a lot of apps and that “friction” can be a good thing for users.
Volvo Cars plans to completely electrify its lineup by 2030 and to work with partners like Northvolt, Google and Luminar to build out its future vehicles. The automaker also unveiled the first images of “Concept Recharge,” a concept EV that has flat floors, two interior screens and rear “suicide doors” that open from the middle of the vehicle.
Microsoft and AT&T have reached a deal that brings the carrier’s 5G workloads to the Azure for Operators platform and gives them access to Microsoft cloud, artificial intelligence and edge technology to assist with launching new 5G-enabled services.
Instagram is exploring a new feature called "Exclusive Stories," which allows creators to post exclusive content to their Instagram story that's presumably only available to subscribers. The feature is similar to Twitter's Super Follows, which is currently being developed by Alessandro Paluzzi. When you try to watch an exclusive story without being a fan, you're prompted to watch only fans.
The two updates were clearly born in 2020’s norm-shattering pandemic, with a heavy emphasis on FaceTime features to a better system for corralling notifications into “work” and “personal” buckets. The feature list at WWDC and on Apple's website wears remote-first influences firmly.
A Falcon 9 rocket is set to carry 88 small satellites into space before making a rare and resounding landing on dry ground in Florida before launching its Transporter-2 rideshare mission from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 888 Plus, which will bring fast performance, premium connectivity, AI-enhanced gameplay and more to mobile users later this year. The processor offers 25% better performance on the 888, allowing users to open social feeds, load games and access content quickly, allowing for single camera bokeh effects.
The hottest market in the next decade is commercial and electric, with GM and other companies taking different strategies as they square off against each other to win over delivery and fleet-vehicle customers. GM's weapon is BrightDrop, a new startup incubated and launched at CES 2021 by Chairman and CEO Mary Barra, which boasts an ecosystem of EV hardware and logistical software aimed squarely at fleet and delivery companies.
Mobile World Congress is the biggest mobile event of the year as it sees the launch of many of the top smartphones, smartwatches and tablets, as well as the emergence of the hottest new trends in mobile, such as 5G.
A bug led some people to believe Twitter had removed the toggle to switch between an algorithmic and chronological feed while using its web client. The bug appears to have only affected some people, but that didn't stop some outlets from reporting that Twitter was removing the latest tweets view from its website altogether.
