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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 […]

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Rumor: Apple signs deal with Volkswagen to build self-driving cars

Apple won’t be building its own self-driving car. Now, according to five unnamed sources, the company, which sought partnerships with the luxury carmakers BMW and Mercedes-Benz to develop an all-electric self-driving car, has signed a deal with Volkswagen to turn some of the carmaker’s new T6 Transporter vans into Apple’s self-driving shuttles for employees. This […]

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Rumor: Apple working with Contemporary Amperex Technology to develop car battery for automotive project

Another piece of the Apple Car project may have fallen into place. Apple is said to secretly be working with a Chinese firm on research and development of auto batteries, suggesting it may be interested in more than just software for self-driving cars, according to Yicai Global on Thursday. It’s rumored that Contemporary Amperex Technology […]

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Lexus RX450s SUV spotted using Apple’s self-driving technology on California highways

Less than two weeks after snagging permission to test it test its autonomous-car technology in California, Apple appears to be testing its software on California’s public roads. A white Lexus RX450h SUV was seen emerging from an Apple facility, complete with a battery of attached sensors. The sensors included Velodyne Lidar Inc.’s top-of-the-range 64-channel lidar, […]