Written by Alina Polishchuk,
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Tesla recalls over 321,000 vehicles due to taillight software issue
Tesla’s rolling out an over-the-air software update to fix the glitch, which affects certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles.
Fairmat raises $35 million to recycle carbon fiber composite into a new material
French startup Fairmat closed a $35 million Series A funding round (€34 million) last month. It wants to turn carbon fiber composite that is no longer in use into a new material that can be used in new products.
Elon Musk says he’s letting Donald Trump back on Twitter
He justified the decision based on the results of a personal Twitter poll. “The people have spoken,” Musk decreed.
Bob Iger steps back in as Disney CEO, replacing Bob Chapek
Nearly three years after Bob Iger stepped down as Disney’s CEO, he’s back. After missing the onset of the pandemic, he returns to a very different company than the one he left, and he’s expected to select another successor.
1Password embraces a passwordless future
The password management service will roll out passkey support in early 2023 in order to still have a place after passwords are dead and gone
Soft Robotics raises $26 million as staffing shortages continue across industries
I spent last week in Boston, meeting with several of the area’s top automation startups. Soft Robotics — based in nearby Bedford, Massachusetts — is one of those names that comes up a lot.
Tennessee AG probing Ticketmaster’s role in chaos over Taylor Swift tickets
Tennessee’s attorney general said he would look into whether the live-events site Ticketmaster violated consumers’ rights and antitrust regulations, citing glitches on the platform during the sale of tickets for Taylor Swift’s “Eras” tour
New Twitter accounts will have to wait 90 days before buying a subscription
Twitter has published a policy change saying that newly created Twitter accounts will have to wait 90 days before being allowed to subscribe to the new Twitter Blue plan and get verified.
Watch an iFixit employee shoot a battery with a nail gun to teach us all about safety
Repair specialists iFixit have released a new video of themselves stabbing and, ultimately, nail gunning a series of batteries in the name of teaching the world about battery safety.
Sonic creator Yuji Naka arrested in insider trading scandal
He’s one of three former Square Enix employees to be accused of insider trading involving a Dragon Quest mobile game.
Tennessee AG probing Ticketmaster’s role in chaos over Taylor Swift tickets
Tennessee’s attorney general said he would look into whether the live-events site Ticketmaster violated consumers’ rights and antitrust regulations, citing glitches on the platform during the sale of tickets for Taylor Swift’s “Eras” tour that left some fans stranded in hours-long virtual queues.
General Motors says it will stop burning cash on electric vehicles by 2025
The largest automaker in North America is laying down a marker for itself to sell 1 million EVs annually by 2025. But it won’t be easy.