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Thursday, January 4, 2018

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THE DAILY CRUNCH
THURSDAY, JANUARY 4 2018 By Darrell Etherington

The processors, they're all bad. Plus, Tesla still can't make enough Model 3s, and Didi gears up for the global ride-hailing battle. All that and more in The Daily Crunch for January 4, 2018.

1. All the computers are broken?

I mean, it would appear so – based on the hype surrounding Meltdown and Spectre, two bugs affecting the processors powering most computing devices at a fundamental level. This thing is big and unlikely to ever get completely fixed.

Does it mean your computers and phone will all stop working? Probably not – in fact, most people probably don't have to worry about this at all.

2. Tesla is off pace on Model 3 production, but getting better

Tesla still can't make as many Model 3s as it wanted, but it's making more than it could before, so that's a start. Still, the company has a long way to go if it wants to reassure customers and investors.

3. Didi acquires Brazilian rideshare company

China's Didi has acquired a company to give it a foothold in Latin America, where it hopes to expand and help continue its global growth. Didi's moves internationally could eventually lead to a major showdown with sometime rival and friend Uber for control of the global market.

4. Eero lays off 20 percent of staff

The thanks you get for being a pioneering hardware startup is, sadly, often none. Eero has done a lot to make mesh networking a thing, and most major router makers (plus Google) now sell a similar system. The company itself has just laid off around 30 employees, which is never a great sign – but it looks like this is related to one specific project, so maybe the core business is fine.

5. Starry Internet's over-the-air broadband expands to new markets

It's cheaper than digging tunnels and laying new fibre, so Starry's broadband has some clear advantages. The company is rolling out its wireless internet alternative to two new markets after its Boston pilot.

6. Nintendo's Switch is the fastest-selling console ever

Nintendo has sold a lot of consoles relative to... well relative to every other console before it. That's thanks in part to a really consistently solid software library, which Nintendo will have to maintain to keep things rolling.

7. Volkswagen and Hyundai aim for self-driving taxi services by 2021

Every automaker seems to want to be an autonomous taxi service operator by 2021, at the latest. Maybe some of them actually will.

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