[ad_1] Image copyright Getty Images Demand for Tesla’s electric cars held up in the first three months of the year, despite upheavals caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Quarterly revenues jumped 30% from last year to $5.9bn (£4.7bn), allowing the firm to turn a small profit of $16m. It is the third quarterly profit in a…
[ad_1] Thermal cameras detect whether people have a temperature. They are being tested at Bournemouth Airport, to see if they can detect carriers of the coronavirus before they infect others. Hospitals and restaurants are also considering whether they could be a useful tool to enable the transition to a more normal world. The BBC’s transport…
[ad_1] Tesla said it will reduce the price of its standard range Model 3 vehicle in China to meet the government’s new eligibility requirements for subsidies. This marks the second time this year that the automaker has reduced the price. Several months ago, the base version of China-made Model 3 was lowered by 9%. Tesla…
[ad_1] Image copyright Bonaventure Dossou Image caption Bonaventure Dossou is working on an AI model to help translate Fon to French Bonaventure Dossou has been thinking a lot about how to improve phone conversations with his mother. She often sends him voice messages in Fon, a Beninese language, as he is away studying in Russia.…
[ad_1] Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft says Xbox Live has ~90M MAUs, up ~50% YoY, and discloses Xbox Game Pass subscriber count for the first time, saying the service has 10M+ subscribers — Surface and Xbox are both flat during the recent quarter — Microsoft posted the third quarter of its 2020 financial results…
[ad_1] The Pixel 4 XL. Stephen Shankland/CNET In May of last year, Google launched the Pixel 3A and 3A XL. It was the Pixel phones‘ first foray into a more affordable price bracket — and perhaps Google’s return to the cheaper Nexus days of yore. Priced at hundreds of dollars less than its main Pixel…
[ad_1] Tesla is pushing back plans to produce and deliver its all-electric Class 8 truck until 2021, the company said in its quarter earnings report Wednesday. The move puts the Tesla Semi two years behind the automaker’s previous target. “We are shifting our first Tesla Semi deliveries to 2021,” the company said without providing any…
[ad_1] Hackers have been using Google Play for years to distribute an unusually advanced backdoor capable of stealing a wide range of sensitive data, researchers said on Tuesday. Researchers from security firm Kaspersky Lab have recovered at least eight Google Play apps that date back to 2018, a Kaspersky Lab representative said, but based on…
[ad_1] With most people sheltering at home during this pandemic, ride-hailing apps aren’t getting much use these days. This initially translated into quickly declining revenue for companies like Uber and Lyft, but now, more than a month into the coronavirus pandemic, both are announcing layoffs. Uber and Lyft are very much feeling the effects of…
[ad_1] Tesla reported Wednesday that it earned $16 million and generated $5.985 billion in revenue in the first quarter, results buoyed by improved automotive margins and reductions in operating expenses. Tesla’s first quarter earnings were lower than the previous period as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted operations and dampened sales. But the company still managed to…