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Apple argues new North Dakota Senate bill targeting the App Store could ‘destroy the iPhone’

February 11, 2021
A new bill in the North Dakota Senate could force Apple to allow iPhone owners to sideload applications and use alternative payment systems in-app. The wide-reaching bill would bar companies like Apple and Google from mandating that developers only use their app stores and payments systems. As explained by The Bismarck Tribune (via The Verge), the bill lays out three restrictions for so-called…
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Porsche Taycan snags new Guinness World Records title for driving at over 100 mph indoors

February 11, 2021
Porsche has achieved a new Guinness World Records title by driving its Taycan electric car at over 100 mph inside a building. One lesser-known advantage of an electric car is that you can drive it inside without the need for proper ventilation. Do that with a gasoline-powered vehicle and you might not be there to tell us how it went. At first glance, that might not offer many obvious advantages…
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Tesla increased its workforce by over 20,000 employees in 2020

February 11, 2021
Tesla managed to increase its workforce by over 20,000 employees in 2020 – a year that was mostly difficult for job creation. Tesla Headcount With the global pandemic, 2020 was a rough year for job creation, and most markets saw unemployment rates increasing. Many companies had to slash jobs, but Tesla managed to do very well despite the circumstances. The automaker managed to grow its sales…
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Google Chat readies beta preview for Hangouts users

February 11, 2021
For over two years now, we’ve known that Google was planning to kill off their classic Hangouts app in favor of opening Google Chat to those without Google Workspace. With the migration set to take place in the first half of 2021, Google Chat is preparing a beta test to…
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Tesla range estimates called into question in independent tests

February 11, 2021
Tesla range estimates are called into question in new independent tests by Edmunds showing that Tesla’s vehicles don’t hit their EPA estimates. Range estimates There are no good range estimates for electric vehicles. There are just bad ones, with some being not as bad as others. To be fair, that’s also the case for gasoline-powered vehicles, but range has been more of a focus for electric…
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