Here Are the Models That Are Being Affected by the Chip Shortage

Some big names have temporarily stopped or cut back on production because of a worldwide semiconductor shortage, including the Ford F-150, the Jeep Grand Cherokee, and the Mercedes-Benz C-class.
Read more: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/g36218381/car-models-affected-chip-shortage/?source=Snapzu

These 4-year-old twins released balloons with letters to Santa. A stranger 650 miles away found them and brought them their gifts.

Alvin Bamburg was determined to get everything on the 4-year-old's Christmas list — including a puppy.
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/4-year-old-twins-santa-balloons-stranger-gifts-650-miles/?source=Snapzu

Case over Jeffrey Epstein's 'sweetheart deal' could be headed for Supreme Court

On a Friday afternoon in July 2008, 20-year-old Courtney Wild appeared in federal court in West Palm Beach, Florida, demanding answers from federal prosecutors about their investigation of multi-millionaire Jeffrey Epstein, who allegedly sexually abused Wild and dozens of other underage girls at his waterfront mansion on Palm Beach Island.
Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/case-jeffrey-epsteins-sweetheart-deal-headed-supreme-court/story?id=77247523?source=Snapzu

Toyota snaps up Lyft's self-driving cars unit for $550 million

Toyota is hitting the gas to achieve its self-driving goals by buying Lyft's autonomous vehicle business for over half a billion dollars. The two players announced the $550 million acquisition on Tuesday, saying that it would allow them to create a "dream team" of about 1,200 researchers and engineers around the world.
Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/04/27/tech/toyota-lyft-woven-planet-intl-hnk/index.html?source=Snapzu

TECLA Technology and Clay 3D Printed House / Mario Cucinella Architects

Text description provided by the architects. The first eco-sustainable housing model 3D printed entirely from local raw earth. This genuinely innovative and pioneering approach was conceived from the start as a joint project between the two firms, who worked closely throughout the project’s design and construction.
Read more: https://www.archdaily.com/960714/tecla-technology-and-clay-3d-printed-house-mario-cucinella-architects?source=Snapzu

Apple will reportedly face EU antitrust charges this week

The European Commission will issue antitrust charges against Apple over concerns about the company’s App Store practices, according to a report from the Financial Times. The commission has been investigating whether Apple has broken EU competition rules with its App Store policies, following an initial complaint from Spotify back in 2019 over Apple’s 30 percent cut on subscriptions.
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/27/22405260/apple-eu-antitrust-charges-app-store-policies-decision-rumor?source=Snapzu

Russian man 'trapped' on Chinese reality TV show finally voted out after three months

The reality TV ordeal of a Russian who joined a Chinese boy band show by accident – and made it to the final despite urging fans to vote him off – has finally ended after nearly three months. Vladislav Ivanov, a 27-year-old from Vladivostok, was kicked out of the Produce Camp 2021 on Saturday after viewers ignored his pleas to leave and backed him all the way to the final.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/27/russian-man-trapped-chinese-reality-tv-show-voted-out-lelush-vladislav-ivanov-produce-camp?source=Snapzu