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Apple warns suppliers about Chinese revenge for Pelosi meeting; may affect iPhone shipments

August 5, 2022
Apple has reportedly warned suppliers about a further act of Chinese revenge for this week’s controversial visit to Taiwan by the speaker for the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi. China’s response may disrupt shipping of iPhones and/or their components. China has expressed its extreme displeasure at the visit, applying a whole raft of measures – ranging from imposing sanctions on…
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Tesla (TSLA) announces it produced its 3 millionth electric car

August 5, 2022
Tesla has announced that it has recently produced its 3 millionth electric car since its inception back in 2004 (though production only started in 2008). During Tesla’s annual shareholder’s meeting today, CEO Elon Musk announced that Tesla produced its 3 millionth vehicle over “the last few weeks.” The CEO added: 10 years ago, we had made less than 3,000 cars, now here we stand, 10…
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Google Duo update brings Meet icon and name [U: Rolling out on Android]

August 5, 2022
In recent days, the Meet merger widely rolled out to Google Duo for Android and iOS. Google is now readying to start the next phase where the Meet icon and name replaces Duo’s following a mobile app update. Update 8/5: Version 172 of “Google Duo” introduces the Meet branding on Android. Duo’s blue icon remains until you open the app to a “Duo has been upgraded to Meet” prompt and…
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Elon Musk teases new Tesla factory in Canada

August 5, 2022
Elon Musk has teased the announcement of a new Tesla factory location by the end of this year. The CEO hinted strongly that it could be in Canada. Over the last year, Musk has been talking about Tesla announcing a location for a new gigafactory. At Tesla’s annual…
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Quick Charge Podcast: August 4, 2022

August 5, 2022
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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