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Sheets.works has launched “Apple in Colour,” an interactive archive cataloguing 341 Apple product colors released over nearly thirty years. The collection includes iMacs, iPhones, iPads, iPods, HomePods, and the (PRODUCT)RED Mac Pro, each tagged with its release year and official Apple color name or number. The site builds on the team’s prior timelines of Apple devices, offering a visual celebration of the brand’s bright palette and its charitable partnership with (RED). Visitors can explore the full catalog online. [...]

Tesla postponed the outdoor unveiling of its redesigned second‑generation Roadster to October 15, 2024, citing severe weather forecasts that could jeopardize the event in Waco, Texas. The delay follows multiple earlier reschedulings, including a planned April Fools’ Day show. The Roadster, which incorporates SpaceX cold‑gas thrusters for limited flight capability, has long been a high‑profile project with a $200,000 base price and a limited “Founders Series.” Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, has repeatedly promised a launch but remains [...]

Apple software chief Craig Federighi revealed that the iPhone Duo’s hinge mechanism is now exposed to developers via an API that reports hinge angle to about five degrees and device pose. He highlighted Apple’s own use of the angle for a subtle screen‑defocus animation that lets users see the inner screen as the phone opens. Federighi emphasized that the pose information—book, on‑table, tent—will allow apps to adapt automatically, while raw data can enable creative animations. Apple has [...]

At Meta Connect 2026, Meta unveiled Muse AI, a new generative‑AI platform positioned as the core of its future social ecosystem. The company announced that Muse will integrate with Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, offering personalized content creation, real‑time translation, and advanced moderation tools. Meta emphasized that Muse AI will replace legacy tools, aiming to streamline user interaction and reduce content moderation costs. The launch includes a developer beta, a new API, and a partnership with major cloud [...]

A jury awarded Apple over $5.7 billion for infringing Taction Technology’s patents on its Taptic Engine, used in the Apple Watch and other devices. The verdict follows a 2021 lawsuit that was initially dismissed, overturned by the Federal Circuit in 2025, and retried. Apple plans to appeal, and legal firm Burford Capital, representing Taction, expects the award to be reduced during post‑trial proceedings. The case highlights the complexity of patent litigation and the potential for significant financial adjustments.

Atomic, a Boston‑based supply‑chain startup founded by former Tesla engineers, unveiled a fully autonomous inventory‑management platform that simulates scenarios to recommend or automatically execute decisions. The company’s annual recurring revenue has quintupled this year, attracting a $12.5 million Series A led by Klass Capital and Madrona Venture Group, bringing total funding to just over $15 million. Key clients include DoorDash and HelloFresh, with Atomic now handling up to 90 % of DoorDash’s purchasing across hundreds of sites. The platform’s AI adapts [...]

In Amsterdam, a journalist compared Tesla’s Full Self‑Driving (FSD) system on a customer‑owned Model 3 Highland with XPeng’s VLA 2.0 on an L03, driving the same loop twice under identical traffic conditions. The Model 3, built in Shanghai for the European market and equipped with the latest HW4 hardware, displayed a “react‑then‑correct” behavior: it braked abruptly for distant cyclists, hesitated at yellow lights, stopped in bike lanes and tram tracks, and occasionally chose the wrong lane or made improper turns. [...]

Apple introduced the “Notify Me” feature in Safari as part of macOS 27, allowing the built‑in Apple Intelligence to watch a web page and push a notification when the content changes. The tool is marketed for scenarios such as price‑drop alerts and stock‑availability monitoring. However, the feature caps its polling interval at one hour, which prevents users from employing it for high‑frequency tasks like ticket sales that can open minutes—or seconds—before an event. A 9to5Mac editorial argues that [...]