Good Morning! We started the week while Tesla tries to keep its trade secrets and technology safe. This time, he is suing engineer Alex Khatilov for allegedly stealing the company’s customized Warp Drive software (which automates purchasing and other systems) within three days of starting his job at Tesla in late 2020.
He reportedly copied “thousands” of files to his personal Dropbox account, and when investigators questioned him, he claimed to have “forgotten” the files. The engineer even tried to delete the Dropbox app and other files at the beginning of the Tesla interview.
The company has already sued rivals, like Rivian, for hiring employees who brought Tesla secrets and technology with them. The challenge this time could be that the pandemic has forced many workers, including new recruits, to work from home, making it difficult to track and verify deleted files.
– Mat Smith
MagSafe magnets can interfere with medical implants.
Apple has updated a support document to warn against keeping the iPhone 12 and MagSafe accessories too close to pacemakers, defibrillators and other implants that can respond to magnets and radios. Apple says you should keep devices at least 15 inches apart in regular use, or at least 30 inches apart if your iPhone is charging wirelessly.
Strangely, despite updating its support documents, the company says that the extra MagSafe magnets inside new devices should not increase the risks compared to older iPhones. This happened days after doctors reported that they found that an iPhone 12 interfered with a defibrillator implant, putting it in a suspended state when it approached. Keep reading.
Disney + is doing well.
Disney
Pixar’s most recent film topped Nielsen’s streaming rating from December 21-27, accumulating 1.699 billion minutes of viewing time. He even defeated the champion of regular streaming, The office (1.435 billion minutes). Disney’s premier streaming program, The Mandalorian, came in fifth with ‘just’ 1 billion minutes at the end of its second season. Netflix came in fourth and third with George Clooney’s sci-fi drama The midnight sky (1.1 billion minutes) and alternative story series Bridgerton (1.2 billion). Keep reading.
Its Xperia Compact series would face the iPhone 12 mini.
If you want a tiny smartphone in 2021, the only realistic option seems to be Apple’s iPhone 12 mini. If you’re an Android user, well, you’d have to go back to the 2018 Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact.
At least for a while. The latest phone leak from OnLeaks claims to show a new Sony phone with a 5.5 inch screen, two rear cameras and, sigh, a headset. Keep reading.
The sound quality must be more reliable on the cell phone as well.
While we are more likely to be in front of our TVs or laptops at the moment, Netflix’s Android app chose a new audio codec that features a variable bit rate to maintain the best sound quality depending on the connection. There is also a new volume management feature to smooth out sudden volume changes between shows and to compensate for noisy environments. Keep reading.