CES is just around the corner, Tesla is starting 2019 in the red and hackers are using dormant Twitter accounts to spread terrorist propaganda. Here's your Daily Crunch for January 2, 2019. 1. What to expect from CES 2019 It's tough to believe that CES is already here. The five-day show has changed a lot in recent years, with major tech companies opting to make announcements on their own stages. 5G will be the centerpiece of the show, but keep an eye out for major announcements in transportation and in TV resolution. [caption id="attachment_1763951" align="aligncenter" width="680"] (Photo: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption] 2. Tesla stock price crashes 10% on vehicle price cut, missed delivery estimates After failing to meet Wall Street's delivery estimates of the Model 3, Tesla's stock took a big dip this morning. The company also announced it's taking $2,000 off the price of the Model S, Model X and Model 3. 3. Hackers are spreading Islamic State propaganda by hijacking dormant Twitter accounts Hackers are using a decade-old flaw to target and hijack dormant Twitter accounts to spread terrorist propaganda, TechCrunch has learned. 4. Chinese app developers have invaded India For anyone who has been watching the Indian technology scene in recent years, this "Chinese app store invasion" will be of little surprise, although the speed of change has been unexpected. 5. 2018 ushered in a 'potential space renaissance' Venture capital dollars are fueling a new boom in aerospace innovation, with firms investing more than $2.3 billion in new companies over the course of 2018, according to data from Crunchbase. 6. What to expect in cybersecurity in 2019 Expect more data leaks and exposures — not just breaches in 2019. 7. FCC greenlights Google’s radar-based gesture tech ‘Soli’ Google's Soli Project could make touchscreens look obsolete in the coming years. |