Archives for August 2019

Tesla’s Model 3 interior (even the steering wheel) is now 100% leather-free Tesla said Saturday that its Model 3 interiors are now completely free of leather, fulfilling a promise made by CEO Elon Musk at this year’s annual shareholder meeting. Tesla has been closing in on a leather-free interior for a couple of years now. […]

Apple products under pricing pressure as new 15% tariffs drop Sunday A new 15% tariff on Chinese imports will go in effect just after midnight Sunday, placing levies on hundreds of household goods and consumer tech, including a bevy of Apple products. The tariffs, put in place by President Donald Trump as part of an […]

Everyone else, also Everyone else also thinks it’s about them. Everyone else is in a hurry. Everyone else is afraid. Everyone else wonders if they’re being left behind. Everyone else is tired. Everyone else isn’t sure, either. The good news is that everyone else also has unused potential and the ability to make an impact. […]

This Successful Business Partnership Started With a Simple LinkedIn Message Terry Lin and Jiake Liu, co-founders of Outer, share the story of their outdoor furniture company. August 31, 2019 1 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Outer Co-founders Terry Lin and Jiake Liu talk about how their partnership was formed after […]

Apple still has work to do on privacy There’s no doubt that Apple’s self-polished reputation for privacy and security has taken a bit of a battering recently. On the security front, Google researchers just disclosed a major flaw in the iPhone, finding a number of malicious websites that could hack into a victim’s device by […]

Original Content podcast: Netflix’s new ‘Dark Crystal’ is a visual delight, no nostalgia needed “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance” returns viewers to the world of Thra — a distant, magical planet ruled over by the sinister, long-lived Skeksis, who have lied their way into ownership of the titular crystal and dominance of the elf-like […]

Come along, take a ride From afar, Olli resembles many of the “future is now!” electric autonomous shuttles that have popped up in recent years. The tall rectangular pod, with its wide-set headlights and expansive windows nestled between a rounded frame, gives the shuttle a friendly countenance that screams, ever so gently, “come along, take […]

Startups Weekly: Peloton’s 29 secret weapons Hello and welcome back to Startups Weekly, a weekend newsletter that dives into the week’s noteworthy startups and venture capital news. Before I jump into today’s topic, let’s catch up a bit. Last week, I wrote about a new e-commerce startup, Pietra. Before that, I wrote about the flurry […]

Did your aluminum Apple Watch mysteriously crack itself? Apple might replace the screen for free So your aluminum Series 2 or Series 3 Apple Watch is suddenly cracking around the edges… but you don’t remember bumping it on anything, or being particularly rough with it. Surprise! It might not be your fault at all. Apple […]

Labor Day Special: One extra week on early-bird pricing for Disrupt SF 2019 Happy (almost) Labor Day to all the hardworking members of the early-startup community — entrepreneurs, founders, investors, engineers and everyone in between. We know how hard you work to build your dream, so we’re cutting you a break and extending our early-bird […]

VW Group to pay $96.5M to settle inflated fuel economy lawsuit VW Group of America said Friday it has reached an agreement with thousands of U.S. customers over alleged inflated fuel economy information on about 98,000 gas-powered vehicles from its four brands, Audi, Bentley, Porsche and Volkswagen. The agreement involves alleged misinformation about fuel economy […]

Investors are joining a sizable funding round for Bear Robotics, whose robots serve food to restaurant patrons Some days, it feels like there’s almost no end to the number of jobs that might be replaced altogether or in some part by smart machines, from radiologists to truck drivers to, gulp, journalists. You might be tempted […]

…or you can always buy a $40 wood case for your Apple Card Apple really unleashed the spoofs and goofs when the care instructions were spotted online for its new credit card. Of particular note were warnings against contact with denim and leather— common materials for people who own wallets and/or wear pants. In the […]

Need to Generate a Business Name? Here’s How to Get it Right. Three tips for crafting the perfect moniker for your business. August 30, 2019 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. You have a great idea for a company. You’ve nailed your business plan. Now comes the hard part. What do […]

A hacker has compromised Jack Dorsey’s Twitter account A hacker has compromised Jack Dorsey’s Twitter account. A stream of rogue tweets — including racial slurs — were posted to the Twitter chief executive’s own Twitter account just after 3:30pm ET. One of the tweets posted a Twitter handle for someone who purported to take credit for […]

Online marketing vs. marketing online Online marketing has become a messy mix of direct marketing, seo, tricks, tips, code and guesswork. It’s an always-moving target and it’s mostly focused on tactics, not strategy, because tactics are easy to measure. Marketing online, on the other hand, is what happens when the work to serve our audience […]

How To Get indexed In Google In 60 Minutes or Less Related Articles In today’s post, I show you how to get indexed in Google in 60 minutes or less You know that I am all into organic traffic creation. One of the key elements to the success of this approach is to get indexed […]

Xbox Live is down for many If you were trying to sneak in a quick game on Xbox Live during your Friday afternoon lunch break and found that you can’t get online: don’t worry, you’re not alone. While Microsoft’s Xbox Live Status page still says all things are good to go (Update: Microsoft’s status page has […]

Gmail can now tell your coworkers you’re on vacation BEFORE they email you   Emailing a coworker without realizing they’re on vacation is a bummer for everyone involved. The second you get that “out of office” auto-reply, you suddenly remember the twenty minute conversation you had about their upcoming trip to Hawaii and feel like […]

Daily Crunch: Apple will unveil the next iPhone on Sept 10 The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here. 1. Apple will unveil the next iPhone September 10 Apple has […]