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Tesla earnings are here — and they arrived with some surprise announcements.
First, there was a $2 billion investment in xAI. But the biggest surprise came when Elon Musk announced Tesla would discontinue the Model S and Model X entirely, giving them an
Apple picked up an intriguing new member for its design team today in Sebastiaan de With, co-founder of the iPhone camera app Halide. He announced the move today on Threads, adding, "So excited to work with the very best team in the world on my favorite products."
The Halide app has caught our eye at Engadget at several points over the years. de With also is co-founder of Lux, which is Halide's
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- Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company will be discontinuing the Model S and X in the next quarter.
- The CEO said the goal is to focus on the company's "autonomous future."
- The Model S and X were sold in lower volumes compared to the more popular Model 3 and Y.
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Harry Styles, one of the most popular pop stars to see live, is making a major return to the stage in 2026 with his global Together, Together tour, announced in support of his forthcoming album Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.. This expansive run
Mark Zuckerberg says there's an end in sight to Reality Labs' years of multibillion-dollar losses following the company's layoffs to the metaverse division earlier this year. The CEO said he expects to "gradually reduce" how much money the company is losing as it doubles down on AI glasses and shifts away from virtual reality.
Speaking during Meta's fourth-quarter earnings call, Zuckerberg was
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- The US Navy's next Ford-class aircraft carrier started builder trials.
- USS John F. Kennedy is the second in class and expected to be delivered to the Navy in March 2027.
- The trials will allow the builder to test out the vessel at sea for the first time.
The USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier
Patreon creators will need to make some changes soon, thanks to Apple. On Wednesday, Patreon said Apple has renewed its requirement that all Patreon creators must move to subscription billing. The deadline to do so is November 1, 2026.
Patreon's blog post announcing the change made it clear that it had no other choice. "We strongly disagree with this decision," the company wrote. "Creators need