Apple will pay up to $395 to people with broken MacBook butterfly keyboards [Updated]

Enlarge / The very first of the butterfly-switch keyboard designs, as introduced in the 12-inch MacBook from 2015. Update, 5:20pm ET: Girard Sharp partner Simon Grille, one of the attorneys representing the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, contacted Ars to clarify that the payouts would cover affected MacBook buyers in any US state, not just the seven…

Elon Musk appears to reconcile with Apple after Twitter tirade

Enlarge (credit: picture alliance / Contributor | picture alliance) Elon Musk said he had a “good conversation” with Apple chief executive Tim Cook and “resolved the misunderstanding” about his claim that Twitter could be removed from the App Store, just days after the world’s richest man unleashed a tirade against the most valuable tech company….

Tesla finally delivers first electric Semi to Pepsi after years of delay

Enlarge (credit: VERONIQUE DUPONT / Contributor | AFP) Yesterday, Elon Musk appeared at his first Tesla unveiling since he took the helm at Twitter. At a Tesla plant in Nevada, the billionaire announced that after five long years, Tesla’s first heavy-duty Semi had been delivered to PepsiCo. The Semi, Tesla announced, would go into production…

Elizabeth Holmes appeals conviction, 11-year sentence despite bleak outlook

Enlarge / Elizabeth Holmes (C), founder and former CEO of blood-testing and life sciences company Theranos, walks with her mother Noel Holmes and partner Billy Evans into the federal courthouse for her sentencing hearing on November 18, 2022, in San Jose, California. (credit: Getty | AMY OSBORNE) Disgraced biotech founder Elizabeth Holmes has appealed her…

Stalkers’ “chilling” use of AirTags spurs class-action suit against Apple

Enlarge (credit: The Washington Post / Contributor | The Washington Post) When Apple released AirTags in 2021, the small electronic tracking devices were touted by top executives as being “stalker-proof.” Since then, Vice reported a minimum of 150 police cases documenting stalkers using AirTags, and there have already been two severe stalking cases involving AirTags…

Study: AirPods Pro are this close to being full-fledged hearing aids

Enlarge / Apple’s AirPods Pro, with their noise-cancelling and live-listening features, perform fairly well in tests against more traditional hearing aids. (credit: Jeff Dunn) A study in the journal iScience suggests that, in some noise situations, AirPods, particularly the Pro model, can work just as well as far pricier prescription-only models. AirPods are not sold…