Tesla is aiming to cut the manufacturing costs of its electric vehicles by diversifying battery suppliers and getting the newest technology from newcomers. It has now added another name to its battery maker roster, chasing lower costs and faster charging.
Apple will be going downmarket with its OLED iPads. It is expected to bring OLED to the iPad Air next spring and has already chosen which Samsung display specs to cut so that it can hit the series' pricing.
Amazon is becoming a direct competitor to SpaceX's Starlink Mobile ahead of its IPO. It has agreed to acquire Globalstar for $11.5 billion, securing its D2D mobile-satellite spectrum licenses and inheriting the vast iPhone user base for Appleβs Emergency SOS and other satellite features.
Oppo claims that its new A6s Pro midranger lets you text even during a monsoon downpour. The Super Rain Touch feature seemingly goes further than the currently available Aqua or Rain wet touchscreen technologies, pending actual testing after the April 14 launch.
The Netherlandsβ RDW has granted type approval for Teslaβs Full Self-Driving (Supervised), allowing Dutch owners to use an EU-specific FSD software branch immediately. The stricter monitoring rules include continuous driver-attention tracking and temporary lockouts for inattentiveness.