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Rumor: Apple has completed acquisition of Drive.ai

Apple apparently completed the acquisition of self-driving car startup on Tuesday. The specific value of the deal has yet to be confirmed as of this writing. News of the acquisition surface last month, with the motivation for the deal being Apple’s looking to bring in engineers and talent from Drive.ai. This also comes at a […]

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Rumor: Apple looking to acquire Drive.ai in effort to acquire engineering talent

An unconfirmed report has stated that Apple is acquiring Drive.ai in an effort to scoop up engineers from the self-driving startup. According to The Information, Apple has offered the following statement regarding the possible purchase: “Apple is in the process of acquiring a well-known but struggling self-driving shuttle firm, Drive.ai, for its engineering talent in […]

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Toyota begins offering CarPlay retrofits to some 2018 models

This is definitely nifty. Per Car and Driver, Toyota is beginning the process of retrofitting select 2018 cars with both Apple CarPlay and Amazon Alexa. At this point, owners of the 2018 Camry sedan and Sienna minivan are being offered the option to have CarPlay added to their car. At this point, those are the […]

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Charging Second-generation Apple Pencil/third-generation iPad Pro combination could lead to interference with car key fobs

This is both somewhat weird and interesting. Per an updated Apple Pencil support document published last week, Apple has warned that the second-generation version of its Apple Pencil stylus on a compatible iPad Pro might interfere with signals from nearby key fobs, preventing users from opening their car door. The problem appears to be restricted […]

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Apple signs 10-year lease for 300,000+ square feet of industrial manufacturing space, reasons for expansion currently unknown

Apple has apparently signed a 10-year lease on 313,978 square feet of industrial manufacturing space in Milpitas, California. While it’s not yet known what Apple intends to do with the space, as it could be used for manufacturing, research and development, or warehousing needs. This also comes at a strange time frame for Apple, especially […]