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Tesla is completely revamping referral program after spending $23 million on free Supercharging

May 6, 2021
Tesla is completely revamping its referral program after already spending $23 million on free Supercharging miles this year alone. For years, Tesla relied on its referral program to boost demand. The automaker doesn’t like to spend on marketing or advertising and instead, it relied on its userbase to promote its vehicles and rewarded them in the process. At the core of the referral program…
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SpaceX successfully landed a Starship prototype for the first time

May 6, 2021
SpaceX launched a high-altitude Starship prototype rocket and successfully landed it for the first time on Wednesday, overcoming a key challenge in Elon Musk’s whirlwind quest to build a fully reusable Mars rocket. Musk has said the SN15 rocket contained “hundreds of design improvements” over past high-altitude prototypes, which were all destroyed during explosive landing attempts. Starship…
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GamingNews

EA acquires Super Mega Baseball dev Metalhead

May 6, 2021
Did you miss GamesBeat Summit 2021? Watch on-demand here!  Electronic Arts announced today that it has acquired Metalhead Software, the studio behind the Super Mega Baseball series. “EA Sports and Metalhead are teaming up to grow the Super Mega Baseball franchise as…
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Apple banned Shadow app after Microsoft used it as an example to get xCloud for iOS approved

May 6, 2021
Microsoft tried to launch its xCloud game streaming service on the App Store for iPhone and iPad users, but Apple rejected the app due to its strict guidelines. Now emails revealed in the Epic vs. Apple trial on Wednesday show that Apple even removed a similar app from the App Store after its existence was mentioned by Microsoft. Microsoft began testing xCloud for iOS in February of last year in…
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EGEB: GE makes the world’s most powerful wind turbine but doesn’t have a full net zero plan

May 6, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): 98% of GE’s shareholders yesterday demanded it take climate action, and its board said it would comply. Great Britain’s wind farms set a new clean energy record by generating 48.5% of the electricity system. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now…
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