Many large websites are down including Amazon, Twitch, BBC, NYT, Spotify, Reddit, and FT, apparently due to an issue at the Fastly CDN network (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Many large websites are down including Amazon, Twitch, BBC, NYT, Spotify, Reddit, and FT, apparently due to an issue at the Fastly CDN network  —  Countless popular websites including Reddit, Spotify, Twitch, Stack Overflow, GitHub and news outlets the Guardian, the New York Times, BBC, Financial Times are currently facing an outage.

Sources: Apple is in early-stage talks with China's CATL and BYD, two of the world's biggest automotive battery makers, to supply batteries for its planned EV (Reuters)

Reuters:
Sources: Apple is in early-stage talks with China's CATL and BYD, two of the world's biggest automotive battery makers, to supply batteries for its planned EV  —  Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is in early-stage talks with China's CATL (300750.SZ) and BYD (002594.SZ), about the supply of batteries …

Chinese lidar maker Hesai, which has customers like Bosch, Lyft, and Baidu, raises $300M Series D led by GL Ventures of private equity firm Hillhouse Capital (Rita Liao/TechCrunch)

Rita Liao / TechCrunch:
Chinese lidar maker Hesai, which has customers like Bosch, Lyft, and Baidu, raises $300M Series D led by GL Ventures of private equity firm Hillhouse Capital  —  The rush to back lidar companies continues as more automakers and robotaxi startups include the remote sensing method in their vehicles.

El Salvador President Offers Incentives for Crypto Community

Bitcoin investors won't face any capital gains tax, immediate permanent residency for cryptocurrency entrepreneurs - El Salvador President Nayib Bukele's incentives for the crypto community has... https://ift.tt/3w34cmh

OnePlus 9, OnePlus 9 Pro Receiving OxygenOS 11.2.7.7: All the Details

OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro are receiving the OxygenOS 11.2.7.7 update in India. It will soon be released in Europe and North America as well. The update is bundled with camera and system... https://ift.tt/3v2N8vJ

Tesla Semi Electric Truck Chief Jerome Guillen Leaves Company

Tesla executive Jerome Guillen, who oversaw its Semi electric trucks slated to be launched this year, has left the company, Tesla said. https://ift.tt/3ioBsR0