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The Mac turns 40: How Apple Silicon cured its midlife crisis
24 Jan

The Mac turns 40: How Apple Silicon cured its midlife crisis

John RoutledgeLatest News
The Mac, formerly the more austere Macintosh, turns 40 today, putting Apple’s longest-running product squarely in middle age. But like someone who sees the back half of their life approaching and gets in marathon-runner shape, the Mac is in the strongest place it’s been for decades. From a revenue perspective, Mac sales declined precipitously in 2023, but that came on…
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Tesla is reportedly building a compact crossover codenamed ‘Redwood’
24 Jan

Tesla is reportedly building a compact crossover codenamed ‘Redwood’

John RoutledgeLatest News
Tesla is reportedly working on compact crossover EV codenamed "Redwood" with production set to start in June 2025, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The company reportedly sent requests for quotes for the new model to suppliers last year, predicting a weekly production volume of 10,000 vehicles. The rumor lines up with Elon Musk's comments at a May 2023 shareholder…
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The Morning After: Apple’s car project still exists
24 Jan

The Morning After: Apple’s car project still exists

John RoutledgeLatest News
Remember the Apple car rumors? Project Titan, as it’s apparently called, is still progressing, with perhaps, a dose of reality. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says the company’s decade-old project has shifted from creating a fully self-driving car to an EV more like Tesla’s. The car’s autonomous features have reportedly been downgraded from a Level 5 system (full automation) to a Level…
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eBay is laying off 9 percent of its workforce
24 Jan

eBay is laying off 9 percent of its workforce

John RoutledgeLatest News
The latest tech giant impacted by the economy is eBay, which announced earlier today that it is reducing its workforce by around 1,000 roles. That apparently equates to roughly 9 percent of the company's full-time employees. US employees are asked to work from home on January 24, and those affected will be notified "shortly." Unlike Discord and Riot Games, though,…
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Netflix says that game engagement tripled in 2023
23 Jan

Netflix says that game engagement tripled in 2023

John RoutledgeLatest News
Netflix said that user engagement with games on the service tripled in 2023. “[Despite] games still being small, and certainly not yet material relative to our film and series business, we’re pleased with this progress,” the company said in its earnings report on Tuesday. As an example, the company pointed to the addition of the Grand Theft Auto trilogy to…
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