Month: November 2021
Chromebook sales are plummeting ahead of Black Friday
Chromebooks sales have fallen much faster than laptops as a whole, largely because its key market – education – has likely reached saturation and a decline in demand as students begin returning to in-person learning. After a year of students being heavily reliant on Chromebooks for school work and remote…
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Facebook verified a Bitcoin scammer pretending to be Elon Musk
Despite Facebook’s attempts at verifying suspiciously popular accounts, it isn’t perfect (to say the least). The Verge has reported that the company has mistakenly verified a Facebook fan page for Elon Musk as Musk’s own official account. On top of that, it appears to be run by a Bitcoin scammer.…
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Tesla starts selling home charger that works with other EVs
Tesla has launched a new at-home wall charger that works with other electric vehicles, as spotted by Electrek. The new Level 2 wall charger was quietly added to the company’s online store on the same day it started allowing non-Tesla EVs to charge at Supercharger stations in the Netherlands —…
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Apple is bringing car crash detection to the iPhone, says the Wall Street Journal
Apple is reportedly working on a new iPhone and Apple Watch feature that detects if you’re in a car crash and dials 911 automatically. The current plan is to roll out such a feature next year, according to The Wall Street Journal. Google’s Personal Safety app on Pixel phones already…
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Amazon lifts mask mandates for vaccinated warehouse employees
Amazon is lifting its mask mandate for fully vaccinated warehouse workers in the US (via CNBC). The company reportedly sent out a notice to operations employees, stating that vaccinated workers are no longer required to wear masks starting November 2nd. Masks will still be required if state or local laws…
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US Treasury says stablecoins should be regulated like banks
The US Treasury Department is urging Congress to pass legislation that would require stablecoins to be issued by banks subject to federal banking laws in a new report (.pdf) from the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets, a panel headed by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. The report recommends legislation that…
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