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Thomas Ricker

Thomas Ricker

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    Surprise! VanMoof has two new e-bikes.

    The full-size S4 and smaller X4 (pictured) cost $2,498 / £2,198 / €2,198 and start shipping in August. They arrive after the company said they’d skip the 4-series of e-bikes because the 5-series was such a major advancement.

    After reviewing both the S5 and S4, I can tell you that the cheaper and simpler SX4 models built for reliability are the ones most should buy.

    The VanMoof S4 and X4 (pictured above) are available in four colors.
    The VanMoof S4 and X4 (pictured above) are available in four colors.
    Image: VanMoof (composite created by The Verge)
    VanMoof S4 e-bike review: the one to buy

    More simple, more accessible, more reliable, less money.

    Thomas Ricker
    Thomas Ricker
    Thomas Ricker
    Starlink reverses plan for 1TB data cap.

    Rejoice lovers of space internet, SpaceX’s Starlink service has abandoned plans to implement hard data caps and overage fees that had already been delayed multiple times. Users are still subject to an acceptable use policy, so play nice with your “unlimited data.”

    Good News!

    [Twitter]

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    Thomas Ricker
    Arm registers for “blockbuster” IPO in the US.

    Investors finally have something to get excited about after SoftBank-owned Arm filed with the SEC for what should be the largest initial public offering so far this year.

    Arm is seeking to raise between $8 billion and $10 billion, according to Reuters, after its plan to sell to Nvidia was scuppered by regulators. The exact date of the stock offering is TBD.

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    Thomas Ricker
    Jack Dorsey’s change of heart on Elon Musk.

    The Twitter co-founder and former CEO said this when Musk bought Twitter one year ago:

    Elon is the singular solution I trust... This is the right path...I believe it with all my heart.

    Here’s Dorsey on Friday when asked on Bluesky if Musk has been the best possible leader for Twitter:

    No... Nor do I think he acted right after realizing his timing was bad. Nor do I think the board should have forced the sale. It all went south.

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    Thomas Ricker
    Gurman: watchOS 10 rebuilt around Glances-like widgets.

    Glances also feel like they have enormous untapped potential.

    Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman today:

    The new widgets system on the Apple Watch will be a combination of the old watchOS Glances system and the style of widgets that were introduced in iOS 14 on the iPhone. The plan is to let users scroll through a series of different widgets — for activity tracking, weather, stock tickers, calendar appointments and more — rather than having them launch apps.

    We’ll see when WWDC kicks off on June 5th.

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    Thomas Ricker
    Elon Musk again promises full self-driving “this year.”

    Twitter CEO and Tesla enthusiast:

    “The trend is very clearly toward full self-driving. And I hesitate to say this, but I think we’ll do it this year.”

    Sure, Elon. We’ve been hearing this since 2019.