Thu. 01/30 - Tesla's Earnings Home Run

Its Earnings Bonanza Day! Tesla, Facebook, Microsoft, Samsung… Facebook pays a record fine to Illinois, the Switch has outsold the SNES, three interesting Apple stories, Avast changes its business model and the new Fantastical app. Sponsors: Metalab.co BelovedRobot.com/nolowcode Links: Tesla’s record 2019 has bought it some breathing room (The Verge) We’re about to enter a world where Tesla is the cheaper electric car (Quartz) Facebook plunges, wiping out more than $50 billion in market value (CNBC) Xbox revenue falls 21% as Microsoft gears up for Xbox Series X debut (GeekWire) Samsung Posts Lower Profit, Anticipates End of Chip Slump (WSJ) Facebook to Pay $550 Million to Settle Facial Recognition Suit (NYTimes) Avast winds down Jumpshot, cites user data sale privacy concerns (ZDNet) Nintendo upgrades fiscal-year forecast as Switch hits 52.5 million consoles sold (VentureBeat) Apple Hires Key Netflix Engineer in Bid to Boost Subscription Services (WSJ) Apple Ends AI Startup’s Work on ‘Project Maven’ After Acquisition (The Information) Kuo: Apple to Launch AirTags, Small Charging Mat, New iPads and Macs, High-End Headphones, and More in First Half of 2020 (MacRumors) Say hello to the new Fantastical: one robust calendar for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac (9to5Mac)