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Elon Musk might not take a salary from Tesla, but his compensation could reach $30 billion this year

May 4, 2021
Elon Musk famously doesn’t accept his salary from Tesla, but the CEO still has a generous compensation plan that has the potential to net him around $30 billion this year. While it’s often reported that Musk doesn’t have a salary at Tesla, he actually officially gets the minimum salary in California, which he doesn’t accept. But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t get compensated for his…
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Google Doodle honors Japanese-American author Hisaye Yamamoto

May 4, 2021
As part of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Google is honoring acclaimed Japanese-American short story author Hisaye Yamamoto. Life of Hisaye Yamamoto Hisaye Yamamoto was born on August 23, 1921, as the daughter of two Japanese immigrants, and part of a growing…
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Quick Charge Podcast: May 3, 2021

May 4, 2021
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…
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Apple v. Epic Games opening statements highlight tech antitrust arguments

May 4, 2021
Did you miss GamesBeat Summit 2021? Watch on-demand here!  Epic Games started its antitrust trial against Apple today with its argument about why Apple’s control of its App Store for mobile games and apps is an illegal monopoly. Apple responded with an opening statement that painted Epic Games as a big corporation that is overplaying the victim role. The lawsuit started last August after Epic…
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Apple releases iOS 14.5.1 with fix for App Tracking Transparency bug [U]

May 4, 2021
One week after the release of iOS 14.5, Apple today is releasing iOS 14.5.1 to the public with bug fixes and performance improvements. Apple is also releasing iOS 12.5.3 for older iPhones that are not supported by iOS 14.5. Today’s new release iOS 14.5.1 is available via an over-the-air update in the Settings app. As usual, if the update does not immediately appear for download, keep checking…
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Apple stops signing iOS 14.4.2, prevents downgrading from iOS 14.5

May 4, 2021
Following the release of iOS 14.5 and today’s iOS 14.5.1, Apple has stopped signing iOS 14.4.2, blocking downgrades from the latest major update. Apple first released iOS 14.4.2 to the public back in March with critical security and bug fixes. That was followed by iOS 14.5 a month later – a major release with Apple Watch Unlock for iPhone, App Tracking Transparency, new emoji and Siri…
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