China is leading the fight against hidden car door handles

China is leading the fight against hidden car door handles

One of the design features that became synonymous with Tesla has been banned in China. Under new safety rules published Monday by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, cars sold in the country must have mechanical releases on their door handles. The new rules, which go in effect January

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The TikTok app and logo are seen on a mobile device in front of a US flag

TikTok says its services are restored after the outage

TikTok, which is under new ownership in the U.S., said Sunday that it has restored service after outages last week that marred user experiences. The social network has over 220 million users in the U.S. The company blamed last week’s snowstorm, which caused an outage at an Oracle-operated data center

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TechCrunch Mobility: The great Tesla rebranding

TechCrunch Mobility: The great Tesla rebranding

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Tesla CEO Elon Musk has spent months — years? — trying to position his company as

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Amazon’s ‘Melania’ documentary makes $7M on opening weekend

Amazon’s ‘Melania’ documentary makes $7M on opening weekend

“Melania,” a documentary about First Lady Melania Trump, is exceeding box office expectations, with Sunday estimates suggesting it will make $7.04 million on its opening weekend. The documentary is coming in third overall for the weekend, behind the Sam Raimi-directed thriller “Send Help” ($20 million) and “Iron Lung” ($17.8 million),

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