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Richard Lawler

Richard Lawler

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    Apple is number three in China’s smartphone market for Q4.

    Maybe it’s the lack of Apple Intelligence in China, or maybe it’s the Mate 70 series’ performance.

    Either way, MacRumors points out these Counterpoint Research stats showing iPhone sales in China put it in third place in Q4, behind both Huawei and Oppo (which includes OnePlus), and fourth place for the full year, despite its second-place finish globally.

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    That’s not a meteor shower, that was a Starship.

    SpaceX noted that for this seventh Starship flight test, “a significant number of tiles will be removed to stress-test vulnerable areas across the vehicle.”

    We don’t know if that had anything to do with the vehicle experiencing “a rapid unscheduled disassembly during its ascent burn,” but the aftermath of its destruction was visible to at least a few tourists in Turks and Caicos.

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    Richard Lawler
    More than $1 million in refunds are going out to people who bought Razer’s Zephyr face masks.

    The covid pandemic saga of Razer’s RGB-lit Zephyr face mask is probably ending now that checks and PayPal payments are giving money back to the 6,764 buyers.

    Last year, the FTC settled with Razer over its misleading statements and “N95-grade” filtering claims made without evidence or testing, leading to refunds and a $100k civil penalty.

    Razer Zephyr
    Image: Razer
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    Richard Lawler
    Elon Musk brings several trucks, batteries, and internet to areas hit by the LA wildfires.

    Other than posting disinformation like the “non-zero risk of armed looters,” Elon Musk arrived in the “greater LA/Malibu area” yesterday with eight Cybertrucks plus Starlink receivers for hotspots. Tesla also has a list of the other gear currently in service.

    The city of Malibu has details about more resources, including hotspots and power sources set up by others like T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T.

    Cybertrucks and Supercharger stations along with other electrical equipment
    Image: @Tesla (X)