Tesla share price falls after it misses deliveries target October 2, 2019 Shares in Tesla fell as much as six per cent in post-close trading after it delivered fewer vehicles than expected in the third quarter. Elon Musk’s firm delivered a record 97,000 vehicles in the quarter, up 1.9 per cent on the previous three months. However, this was below estimates of 97,477. The total consisted of [...]
Nintendo Switch Lite review: The quirky hybrid has become a conventional handheld October 2, 2019 Nintendo has a reputation for updating its consoles mid-generation, not long after launching them, to the extent that it’s become a little risky to be an early adopter. Why spend a few hundred pounds on a device that will be refined into something neater in 12 months, as the Nintendo DS was with the DSi, [...]
Super Soco TC Max review: A stylish and speedy electric moped with classic 60s swagger October 2, 2019 Electric motorcycles are about as close to real life Tron as you can get without tying an orange bed sheet to the back of your bike and only ever turning at 90 degree angles. Riding one is an experience akin to gliding around on a ghostly steed, the only sound the quiet rumble of rubber [...]
Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ review: The best stylus-driven phone you can shake a stick at October 2, 2019 Samsung’s Note series has traditionally offered performance-obsessed customers the most powerful phones it’s possible to buy. If a flying saucer popped out from behind the moon tomorrow and challenged the human race to come up with the most advanced seven-inch slab of glass and metal we could manage, we’d be sending a box these things [...]
Google Safari lawsuit: iPhone users win appeal to seek £3bn in damages October 2, 2019 Google faces a potential £3bn bill after judges ruled that a Google Safari tracking lawsuit on behalf of 4m iPhone users can proceed. The Court of Appeal today overruled the High Court’s dismissal of a case alleging that Google secretly tracked the web activity of more than 4m iPhone users. Read more: Google turns 21: [...]
Deliveroo losses deepen in expansion drive October 2, 2019 Deliveroo deepened its losses last year despite soaring sales as it pushed forward with expansion plans. The food delivery app said losses before tax were £232m in 2018 from £199m the previous year. Global sales increased by 72 per cent to £476m for the year. Read more: Deliveroo ad banned over misleading claim it could [...]
‘Calling BS’: Libra co-founder hits out at secrecy claims October 2, 2019 The co-creator of Facebook’s new cryptocurrency has hit out at claims that the organisation did not share detailed information on how to tackle crime with its members. David Marcus, a Facebook executive who is overseeing the Libra project, said he was “calling BS” [bullshit] on claims in the Wall Street Journal that Libra kept information [...]
What kind of person crosses the Nevada desert to investigate UFO conspiracies? October 2, 2019 Area 51 is a mysterious place. Located deep in the Nevada desert, it is home to highly classified US military operations. Rumours abound that it harbours secrets about extraterrestrial life. In June, a podcaster released an interview with someone who claims to have studied flying saucers in Area 51. The video spread like wildfire on [...]
FuroSystems Furo X review: A slick and stylish carbon fibre electric folding bike with buckets of power October 1, 2019 It took a short while for them to find one another, but now that they’re together, electric bikes and folding bikes are a match made in heaven. Either one is essential for those of us intending to commute partly by public transport and partly by bike, and without arriving at the office a sweating, stinking, [...]
Mark Zuckerberg says control over Facebook prevented him being fired October 1, 2019 Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has admitted he would have been fired on several occasions were it not for his total control over the company. “So one of the things that I’ve been lucky about in building this company is, you know, I kind of have voting control of the company, and that’s something I focused [...]
