InsideThisWeekTech May22-May29, 2021

WWDC21, Tesla removal radar, Google ML Summit, Airbnb 100+ Upgrades, Twitter Blue

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WWDC21

wwdc21 screenshot from developer.apple.com

• The all-online WWDC21 from June 7 at 10 a.m. PDT to June 11. There will be over 200 sessions in WWDC21.
  Comment: I will also post my in-depth analysis of the important sessions.
• Apple Keynote in WWDC21 kicks off on June 7, 10 a.m. PDT.
  Comment: There is a rumor that Apple will release new hardware — MacBook Pro with M1 chip at this conference. Expect.

iOS15 Rumor: Dark Mode UI tweaks, Messages app tweaks, Food tracking and other new features in Health, Confirmation of UI changes from previous screenshot rumor, New Notification settings and look on the lockscreen.

Connor Jewiss’s tweet about iOS15

Apple Cryptocurrency

JD from Business Development Manager — Alternative Payments — Careers at AppleJD from Business Development Manager — Alternative Payments — Careers at Apple

A recent Apple job posting shows that Apple seems to be developing a cryptocurrency-related product.

Comment: One possibility is to add cryptocurrency features to the Apple Wallet app, such as a digital mobile wallet that can store and transact cryptocurrencies. Another possibility is Apple Coin that is a digital cryptocurrency produced by Apple — “Apple BitCoin(symbol: ABC)”.

Tesla & LIDAR

Tesla announces full transition to Tesla Vision (the camera-based Autopilot system) and removal of radar hardware for select vehicles.
Comment: But shortly before that, a Twitter photo showed that Tesla seemed to be testing LIDAR on Model Y. Regardless of whether Tesla will use LIDAR in the future, the rumored company’s stock was up more than 8% on the day. Tesla camera-based Autopilot system, Expediency？

Grayson Brulte’s tweet about Tesla Model Y with LiDAR

Gigafactories

a screenshot from YouTuber Jeff Roberts

Giga Austin— Western steel structure is accelerating

a screenshot from YouTuber Tobias Lindh

Giga Berlin — The main building is almost complete.

a screenshot from YouTuber Wu Wa

Giga Shanghai — Projects under construction: Tesla Shanghai R&D Center, Stamping workshop 3 phases, Phase 2 Supplementary Projects.

• Google Cloud Applied ML Summit, June 11, 2021 — An inside look at the ML teams at Spotify, Uber, and Google.

Airbnb

Airbnb introducing 100+ upgrades across our entire service: Flexible destinations, curated wishlists, easier ways to host, world-class support…

Airbnb 2021: Introducing 100+ upgrades

Twitter

A tweet said: “Twitter confirms “Twitter Blue”, which costs $2.99 per month, color themes as well as custom App Icons, and Reader Mode coming soon.”

Jane Manchun’s tweet about “Twitter Blue”
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