Today Apple has outed its latest update for its mobile devices, which it’s releasing in the form of iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3. These should already be available for devices that are still supported, and should be installed as soon as possible because they fix an actively exploited bug relating to memory corruption.
Additionally, another bug, this time in Safari’s WebKit implementation…
A new research report performed by deems Apple as the world’s most valuable brand for 2022. The research firm calculates the valuation of the brand at $355.1 billion. Note that this valuation is calculated by and not reflective of the brand’s market cap.
The top ten…
Apple developing new iOS feature to let iPhones to accept NFC payments with tap-to-pay
January 27, 2022
Apple is developing a new feature that would allow iPhone users to accept credit card payments via contactless technology without any extra hardware, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The report explains that Apple’s system is likely to use NFC technology similar…
Tesla (TSLA) releases Q4 2021 financial results: beat expectations with over $2 billion in profit
January 27, 2022
Tesla (TSLA) has released its financial results and shareholders letter for the fourth quarter of 2021, and consequently for its full-year 2021, after market close today.
We are updating this post with all the details from the financial results, shareholders’ letter, and the conference call later tonight. Refresh for the latest information.
Tesla Q4 2021 earnings expectations
Yesterday, we…
Tesla unveils fleet of new ‘Tesla Semi’ electric trucks
January 27, 2022
Tesla has quietly unveiled a fleet of new ‘Tesla Semi’ electric trucks as part of its new financial result report.
Yet, there’s no word on the status of production and customer deliveries.
The situation around the Tesla Semi has been unclear over the last few…
Tesla confirms Model Y production started at Gigafactory Texas, now working on final certification
January 27, 2022
Tesla confirmed that Model Y production started at Gigafactory Texas late in 2021, and now the company is working on “final certification” for the new version of the electric SUV being built at the new factory.
It looks like Tesla didn’t actually miss its goal to…
Tesla delays Cybertruck production due to supply chain constraints; new timeline is vague
January 27, 2022
Tesla confirmed today that it is delaying the start of Cybertruck production as supply chain issues, especially the chip shortage, would limit volumes significantly. The new timeline is now quite vague.
When Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck back in 2019, Tesla said that the electric pickup truck would make it to market by the end of 2021. As the deadline was approaching, the automaker confirmed…
Rivian paused production earlier this month to hone its manufacturing processes, hoping to ramp up output to 200 EVs a week
January 27, 2022
American automaker Rivian reportedly halted its production lines in Illinois to fix some issues and streamline its manufacturing processes. After a difficult start to R1T production amidst COVID-19 and supply chain shortages, Rivian looks to hit higher output targets, aiming…
These are the latest big electric bike companies to pull in tens of millions in funding
January 27, 2022
It may be a new year, but many trends have stayed the course in the electric bicycle industry. Chief among them is a move we’re seeing where VCs and other investors have been tripping over each other to throw money at electric bike companies.
Just today we’ve learned…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 26, 2022
January 27, 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…