Elon Musk’s new single-motor RWD political-statement-on-wheels starts at $69,900, making it the cheapest Cybertruck yet, according to Teslarati. With a range of 350 miles, it also bests the dual-motor AWD model by 25 miles. Range can be extended to 362 miles when opting for the $750 soft tonneau cover but swastikas might be added for free. US deliveries begin in June.
Three excellent pieces by Mark Gurman, John Gruber, and Ben Thompson recently published that explain why Apple can’t move iPhone production back to the USA. There is no tariff percentage that will result in a US-based “army of millions and millions of human beings screwing in little screws to make iPhones.” As Steve Jobs told President Obama back in 2011, “those jobs aren’t coming back.”
you’ll need buy a new full suspension Turbo Levo 4 electric mountain bike from Specialized, apparently. It features a new 12A, 700W “Super Charger” that can charge its 840Wh removable battery to 80 percent in less than an hour — take that USB-C! Add a 280Wh range extender and you can ride for about 4.75 hours in eco mode even with “significant elevation gain.” It’s also the first Specialized e-MTB with gear storage in the downtube.
One catch: prices start at $7,999 and go up to $13,499.
The company’s early data suggests a “much smaller-than-feared 0.2 percent fall in first-quarter operating profit,” according to Reuters, likely driven by the stockpiling of memory chips by manufacturers ahead of Trump’s tariffs, with a related uptick in Galaxy S25 sales driven by panicked buyers in the US. Regardless, the quarter ahead looks grim so a reversal of Samsung’s dilemma is unlikely.
The beta functionality is now available for all users of the LG-owned Homey smart home platform to track and monitor energy use from compatible smart devices such as plugs, appliances, thermostats, and EV chargers. The €39 Homey Energy Dongle is also shipping in Europe to monitor per-second home energy consumption when plugged into the P1 port of smart meters.
Owners of older Samsung TVs, even 2024 flagships, will have to wait to experience Netflix in HDR10 Plus for improved tone and brightness levels. According to Samsung:
HDR10+ content on Netflix will be accessible on 2025 Samsung Neo QLED, OLED and Lifestyle TVs — as well as 2025 and 2024 monitor models — with support for additional models in the future.
Hopefully “the future” isn’t too far away.
It can be used on its own but I found it to be the ideal companion to PD’s Outdoor Backpack I reviewed. Detach the padded cross-body strap and the $59.95 2L Outdoor Sling can be secured to the shoulder straps of the backpack where it acts as a chest pouch for quick access to a wallet, keys, drone, phone, glasses, and compact camera. Another advantage the Peak Design ecosystem of bags, packing cubes, and accessories that are designed to work together.
