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Tesla is stuck with over 10,000 cars on factory hold, resulting in a logistical nightmare

Tesla has over 10,000 electric cars that came out of Fremont Factory on a “containment hold” and can’t deliver them to customers, according to sources familiar with the matter. It is likely going to lead to a logistical nightmare at the end of the quarter. Since Tesla owns its entire distribution network and doesn’t sell to third-party dealers, the automaker has been known to have…
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Android 12 Beta 1 hands-on: Top new features [Video]

Google I/O 2021 signals the very start of the proper user-facing Android 12 Beta 1 update, which means we’ve been spending time delving in to find some of the top new features. The Developer Preview phase came to a close with the third build, but now Android 12 Beta 1 is…
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Google’s new Wear OS looks like it will copy health tracking straight from Fitbit watches

As it turns out, the acquisition of Fitbit by Google really was about improving Wear OS for the better. Today at I/O, Google announced a revamp to Wear OS that hinges on Fitbit’s health expertise, and it includes essentially copying the step tracking and motivational badges that watches like Sense and Versa use today. Fitbit CEO James Park spoke out during I/O today to say that Fitbit will be…
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Watch Ford F150 Lightning electric pickup’s rocket acceleration with President Biden behind the wheel

We now have a first look at the Ford F150 Lightning leaks ahead of the unveiling this week, thanks to US President Joe Biden, who test drove the electric pickup truck. Last week, Ford announced that the new F150 electric, which is now called Lightning, will be unveiled tomorrow, May 19. Electrek already got a preview of the vehicle, but we can’t talk about it until the embargo lifts…
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Google Drive will soon let you block users that share spam

Over the past few years, some malicious actors have leveraged Google Drive sharing to target people with spam-filled documents. Google now has a solution to that form of spam with user blocking in Drive. Drive’s sharing capabilities fuel productivity and collaboration…
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Adobe releases Photoshop for Windows ARM64 devices

Adobe has released a new version of Photoshop to run natively on Windows 10 ARM devices. The release requires a Windows 10 ARM device running Windows 10 64-bit v190141.488.0 (Win10 20H1) and a minimum of 8GB of RAM, although 16GB is recommended. It is important to note that…
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EA will crowdfund the prize pool for Apex Legends Global Series Championship to as much as $3M

Did you miss GamesBeat Summit 2021? Watch on-demand here!  Electronic Arts said it will tap players to crowdfund the prize pool for the Apex Legends Global Series Championship to as much as $3 million. The prize pool will rise from $1 million based on fan purchases of special bundles in the free-to-play battle royale game Apex Legends, which has been downloaded more than 100 million…
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