How Did TVs Get So Cheap? - by Brian Potter

kept by eddie jan 09

TV prices fell over 90% since 2000 due to LCD manufacturing improvements, including larger mother glass sheets, process step reductions, and economies of scale.

Mac mini will be made at a new facility in Houston
Apple announces Mac mini production at a new Houston facility, along with AI server manufacturing and a training center, creating thousands of jobs.
also on Corning, #economics
Bun v1.3.14 | Bun Blog
Bun v1.3.14 ships a built-in image processing API, 7x faster warm installs, experimental HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 clients and server, rewritten fs.watch(), and many other features and fixes.
also on Sharp
David Lerner, a Mr. Fix-it of Apple Computers, Dies at 72 - The New York Times
David Lerner co-founded Tekserve, a legendary Manhattan repair shop that became an essential haven for Apple users with troubled devices.
also on #consumer-electronics
Elon Musk’s New Texas Factory Will Be the Largest Building on Earth, If All Goes According to Plan
Elon Musk plans to build a 100-million-square-foot chip factory in Texas, Terafab, to serve SpaceX and Tesla, seeking taxpayer-funded incentives despite local opposition.
also on #manufacturing
SpaceX is launching a secret spacecraft that could change how things are made in space
SpaceX's secret Starfall capsule, a disk-shaped reentry vehicle with 30x competitors' payload capacity, aims to dominate orbital manufacturing and return logistics.
also on #manufacturing