While Tesla’s preoccupation with product secrecy is nowhere near as obsessive as Apple’s, the company over the past few years has become a bit more guarded about the happenings at its Fremont factory.

Over the past few months, however, Tesla has seemingly become a bit more willing to pull back the curtain of secrecy ever so slightly. This past February, for instance, Tesla allowed – for the first time in 5 years – a news crew to visit the factory where it manufactures the Model S and the Model X. Naturally, the crew managed to capture never before seen footage of Tesla’s Model X production line.

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It’s time to close out the week with one last batch of paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free. Yesterday’s list included a whopping 15 premium apps that were all made free for a short time, and a number of them are still free downloads today as well. Friday’s list packs 10 new apps though, and you’ll find them all laid out below.

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Clueless Gamer is one of our favorite segments on Conan O’Brien’s TBS show. Typically Conan gets to sit down with a hotly anticipated game weeks before its release and stumble through it with his producer Aaron Bleyaert or a celebrity guest. This week was different, as Conan decided to play the Wii U classic Mario Kart 8 with Seth Rogen and Zac Efron to promote Neighbors 2.

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Every time I publish a post that includes a photo of my iPhone at the top of the page, my email inbox and Twitter DM box fill up a little quicker than usual. Why? People always seem to love the wallpapers I use on my iPhone. I’m not a designer and I don’t do anything particularly special to find wallpapers or to make them, but I do put some effort into the wallpapers I use. There are so few things Apple allows users to do to customize the look of the iPhone, so I try whatever I can to give my phone a little extra flair.

How do I always manage to make my iPhone look so much better than yours? It’s time to let the cat out of the bag.

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Working on the BGR Deals team is simultaneously one of the best jobs I’ve ever had and one of the worst. On one hand, it’s awesome to help readers find great deals on great gear. But on the other hand, I come across so many solid bargains that I end up buying way too many of them myself. First world problems, am I right?

Today’s daily deals post includes 12 terrific sales spanning a sweet Samsung HDTV for just $230, a pair of powerline adapters that will speed up your home internet, an awesome convertible Windows laptop for $250, two terrific iPhone accessories, and more.

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It looks like The Punisher made an impact.

On Friday, Marvel announced that Netflix has officially ordered a Punisher spin-off series following the character’s critically praised debut in the second season of Daredevil. Jon Bernthal will reprise his role as Frank Castle with Steve Lightfoot (Hannibal) serving as executive producer and showrunner.

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Critics loved Star Wars: The Force Awakens — let’s not forget, though, that movie critics are often completely useless — and it’s definitely a movie to see this year. That doesn’t make this Star Wars episode perfect, however. We’re still looking at a clone of A New Hope, and there are several plot holes that we’re not terribly happy about. But the overall Star Wars universe J.J. Abrams envisioned is a very enjoyable one.

Star Wars fans have probably noticed some of the issues with Episode VII, but if you haven’t then the following 19-minute video will show you some of the strange decisions Abrams & Co. made in movie.

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This has been an incredibly difficult week for Apple. The company shed more than $40 billion in market capitalization on Tuesday evening following its fiscal first-quarter earnings report, which showed a much steeper decline than Wall Street was expecting in both profit and iPhone sales. Then, just one day later, tragedy struck Apple’s Cupertino, California headquarters when one of the company’s employees was found dead in a conference room on campus.

The story is still unfolding two days later.

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When he’s not busy designing thermite cannons or wearable weapons that involve throwing flames, Colin Furze comes up with all sorts of clever ideas – or takes inspiration from his YouTube fans. For his latest stunt, he created an amazing HoverBike that can actually lift a person off the ground and fly around.

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Are our utility bills so high each month because you’re paying to heat the entire neighborhood instead of just your house? Is there a short in your wall outlet that’s threatening to burn your entire house down? Is Arnold Schwarzenegger hunting you and seeking revenge just because you killed all of his friends in the jungle? The Seek Compact Thermal Imager for Android can help you in all three of these scenarios, and countless others.

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