There’s no denying that Tesla is an incredibly forward-thinking and innovative company that’s made some big changes to the status quo. In what seems like the blink of an eye, Tesla not only managed to normalize the concept of electric vehicles, but it also changed the way we think about the driving experience altogether.

As a direct result, Tesla is a beloved company with an adoring and exceedingly passionate fan base. But there’s only so much crap even the most passionate fans will tolerate, and with Tesla anticipating rapid growth into a much cheaper market, its quality control issues need to be sorted out — fast.

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Sometimes you come across an accessory that’s so simple and yet so smartly designed, you have no choice but to tip your hat. And sometimes, that simple but brilliant little accessory also happens to be ridiculously affordable. Meet the TechMatte MagGrip Air Vent Magnetic Universal Car Mount Holder for Smartphones including the iPhone and Android phones. It costs just $7 on Amazon including shipping — that’s right… $7 — and it could be the best purchase you’ve made in a long time.

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Touch-sensitive clothing has been one of the promised inventions coming in ‘just a few years’ for a while now. But with a partnership between Google and Levi’s promising to make an actual tangible product within the year, things are getting real.

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Fact: The only thing more fun than actually playing a zombie game in virtual reality is watching some one else freak out while playing a zombie game in virtual reality.

When the team at San Jose-based marketing firm Zooka Creative got their hands on an HTC Vive virtual reality headset, the staffers there were no doubt excited to check out the future of VR. As anyone who has ever tried the Vive will attest to, the VR experience it offers is incredible — take a look at our 24-hour Vive review if you haven’t already seen it.

But VR is intense and sometimes it can get way too real, as illustrated by the hilarious freak-out you’re about to watch.

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News broke in February that hackers were able to steal no less than $81 million from the Bank of Bangladesh in what MANY described as a perfect heist. Well, maybe it wasn’t perfect, as a silly spelling mistake prevented the culprits from walking away with nearly $1 billion. But the sophisticated attack worked almost flawlessly as the hackers were able to take advantage of the backbone of financial transactions, after infiltrating the bank’s systems.

It turns out that the Bangladesh attack wasn’t an isolated event. Hackers have attacked other banks as well in the past using the same methods. New reports show that some of these attacks could have been prevented, but only if only banks were willing to share more details about these attacks with the SWIFT organization. Apparently, the financial institutions aren’t just worried that they’re going to lose the trust of customers, but also that they might generate additional inquiries into their security systems from local regulators. And nobody wants that.

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Initially a Motorola project that was ultimately unveiled at Google I/O 2014, Project Ara has been an intriguing project that has been on our radar for years now. For those unfamiliar, Project Ara is an ambitious program designed to create an entire hardware ecosystem for smartphone modules. So in contrast to the iPhone where the entire device is sealed shut, the Project Ara smartphone would enable users to swap out various components (battery, speaker, camera etc.) as they desire.

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A new study has uncovered what might be one of the least surprising revelations of the decade: Google follows you all over the internet, whether you know about it or not. Earlier this year, Princeton researchers completed the largest online tracking study ever conducted, and found traces of Google code on a vast majority of the web’s million most popular websites.

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Yesterday, unveiled the “future of retail” in its new San Francisco store. The new location is absurdly overhyped: it has “forums” and “groves” rather than aisles or counters, and Apple wants entrepreneurs to cluster in its “board rooms.”

It’s a far cry from the Apple Store that Steve Jobs first introduced back in 2001, and if the founder could see what the face of the store has become, he’d be turning in his grave.

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With thirteen movies already released and over half a dozen more scheduled to hit theaters before 2020, the Marvel Cinematic Universe features one of the most complex storylines in the history of cinema. Although many of those threads will be resolved by the time Avengers: Infinity War concludes in 2019, it’s worth keeping track of all the Marvel mysteries that have yet to be solved.

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Electronics companies love selling you peripherals like keyboards and mice. You pay $30, $40, $50 or even more for them and meanwhile, these devices typically cost just a few dollars to build. There are some companies out there that squeeze margins a bit more than others though, and the JETech M0884 Bluetooth Wireless Mouse with 12-month battery life is a perfect example of a high-quality mouse that won’t cost you an arm and a leg. For $15 you get a compact Bluetooth mouse with a 4.3-star rating that will last for a full year on a single AA battery.

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