News Boston Dynamic's Spot Robot Will Monitor Safety at Hyundai Plant in South Korea Macro Strategist: James Sterling Factory Safety Service Robot will ensure safety at the Kia plant in South Korea. If the experiment is successful, the Korean automotive group may use such robots at other plants over time.
News Chinese TikTok Adds a 40-Minute Time Limit for Kids Macro Strategist: James Sterling The new Youth Mode introduced by ByteDance suggests limiting the use of the Douyin app to 40 minutes a day for kids under 14 years old. They will also not be able to access the app at all at night from 10 PM to 6 AM.
News Rolls-Royce Successfully Tests Its First All-Electric Aircraft Macro Strategist: James Sterling Rolls-Royce successfully completed the first flight of its all-electric aircraft Spirit of Innovation. The aircraft took off from the UK Ministry of Defence's Boscombe Down site and spent about 15 minutes in the air.
News Xiaomi Unveils Its First Smart Glasses With a Display Macro Strategist: James Sterling Xiaomi Smart Glasses looks like regular glasses but with thicker rims and temples. The device weighs 51 grams and features a MicroLED display that shows information when connected to a smartphone with the help of built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth modules.
BigTech Epic Games Appeals Ruling in the Lawsuit Against Apple Macro Strategist: James Sterling Epic Games failed to convince the court that Apple holds a monopoly position. The court also concluded that Epic Games violated the contract it had with Apple when it added an alternative payment method to Fortnite.
News Facebook Partnered With Ray-Ban to Release Smart Glasses With a Camera Macro Strategist: James Sterling Ray-Ban Stories can now be bought online and in select stores in the USA, the UK, Italy, Ireland, Canada, and Australia. The companies did not specify when the novelty would enter the market in other countries.
News Apple California Streaming Event: iPhone 13, Apple Watch 7, New iPads Macro Strategist: James Sterling The iPhone 13 lineup includes four models: iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max. The display diagonals are 5.4", 6.1", 6.1", and 6.7", respectively. New iPhones feature a smaller notch for Face ID sensors.
News Twitter Introduces Interest-Based Communities Feature Macro Strategist: James Sterling Each Community will have a dedicated moderator who will choose the topic, set the rules, and invite or remove members. Twitter users will get an opportunity to post tweets, not for all their followers but members of a specific group.
News Apple Warns That Motorcycle Vibrations Can Destroy iPhone Cameras Macro Strategist: James Sterling Certain intense high-amplitude vibrations generated by high-volume or high-power motorcycle engines can degrade the cameras of an iPhone. Such vibrations are usually transmitted through handlebars or the chassis.
News Tesla Cybertruck Mass Production Delayed Until 2023 Macro Strategist: James Sterling The presentation of the finished vehicle will take place no earlier than at the end of 2022, and the mass production of electric pickups with angular design will likely begin in 2023 due to the many complex technologies that have not yet been implemented.
News SpaceX Inspiration4 Team Will Use Apple Devices in Space Macro Strategist: James Sterling Apple devices will play an important role in the upcoming mission. The crew will use multiple Apple devices, including Apple Watch Series 6, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPad mini, in several medical experiments.
News Ming-Chi Kuo Shares New Details About the Upcoming iPhone 13 Macro Strategist: James Sterling iPhone 13 will receive support for satellite communications. Even if there is no cellular connection in the area, Apple's new smartphones will be able to make calls and send and receive messages by connecting to satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
