4 friends are turning a pandemic side project into a business selling attachments that can turn popular pickup trucks into RVs for $69,500

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Stream It has unveiled a prototype of its <keyword id="12136291" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="cyberlandr" source="Orion">Cyberlandr</keyword> camper that can turn a <keyword id="12136293" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="tesla-cybertruck" source="Orion">Tesla Cybertruck</keyword> into a <keyword id="11938654" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="rv" source="Orion">RV</keyword>.</li><li>The teaser video shows the exterior of the camper attachment but no look at the interior.</li><li>Stream It has received over 2,000 preorders for the Cyberlandr, Insider confirmed.</li></ul>Stream It has unveiled a prototype of its $50,000 Cyberlandr <keyword id="12030258" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="camper-van" source="Orion">camper van</keyword> attachment that can<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-tesla-cybertruck-camper-van-cyberlandrs-tiny-homes-on-wheeks-2021-8"> turn the upcoming Tesla Cybertruck into an RV</a>.The <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-cybertruck-pickup-trucks-coolest-features-2019-11">highly anticipated</a> <keyword id="12136292" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="cybertruck" source="Orion">Cybertruck</keyword> has yet to roll off Tesla's production line, so for now, Stream It is just showing off an unmounted "functional prototype" of the camper attachment, <a href="https://www.newswire.com/news/cyberlandr-shows-prototype-21500302">according to a press release</a>. The prototype shown in the teaser video was made with the same panels that'll be used in the final Cyberlandr iteration.<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hRucNzIbbpg" frameborder="0"></iframe>The video doesn't provide a look inside the RV, but its maker plans to include a bedroom, living room, kitchen, bathroom, and office.Stream It plans to release the Cyberlandr in tandem with the Cybertruck, so we may not see the camper attachment mounted on the truck <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/teslas-cybertruck-release-date-delayed-delay-2022-elon-musk-2021-8">until next year</a>. But that's not stopping the public from ordering the soon-to-be <keyword id="12030259" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="tiny-home-on-wheels" source="Orion">tiny home on wheels</keyword>: Stream It has received over 2,000 preorders for the Cyberlandr, which Insider confirmed.In July, Elon Musk <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1411572881306243075?s=20">tweeted</a> that the futuristic camper attachment was "cool." Later in the month, Lance King, the CEO of Stream It, told Insider that the company had hit over <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-tesla-cybertruck-camper-van-cyberlandrs-tiny-homes-on-wheeks-2021-8">$80 million in preorders</a> while still recording daily sales.

The company making a $50,000 camper to turn the Tesla Cybertruck into an RV reveals its first prototype as it hits 2,000 preorders

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Steam It says pre-orders of its CyberLandr topped 1,000 in just first 15 days.</li><li>It added that it expects demand to reach 10,000 units in 2022.</li><li>The high-tech <keyword id="1323206" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="RV">RV</keyword> add-on comes with a shower, kitchen, and bed.</li></ul>A company selling a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-cybertruck-camper-campervan-cybercamper-electric-vehicle-transport-musk-2021-4">high-tech RV add-on for Tesla's Cybertruck</a> said demand is so high it has already pulled in pre-orders representing more than $50 million in future revenue.Las Vegas-based analytics company Stream It designed the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-cybertruck-camper-campervan-cybercamper-electric-vehicle-transport-musk-2021-4">CyberLandr</a> to make the <keyword id="8303602" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="cybertruck">Cybertruck</keyword> multi-use so you can use it as a portable home for weekend trips or even in emergencies. It said the CyberLandr fits in normal parking spaces and comes with a shower, kitchen, and bed.<div type="image" title="CyberLandr Kitchen" height="2160" width="3840" msid="82345847" hostid="261"></div>It also has a water-filtration system, voice automation, and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-starlink-terminal-cost-spacex-gwynne-shotwell-president-2021-4">Starlink dish</a> for internet access.Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-auto-dealers-will-handle-the-electric-car-boom-2021-4?inline-read-more">The electric car boom is coming to wipe out auto dealer profits. Consolidating into 'super dealers' may be their only way to survive.</a>Pre-orders launched in early April, with the first 20 costing $40,000, rising up gradually to its regular retail price of $50,000.Steam It <a href="https://www.newswire.com/news/cyberlandr-orders-quickly-exceed-50-million-21377668">said</a> customers placed more than 1,000 pre-orders in the first 15 days."We conservatively estimate demand for CyberLandr at more than 10,000 units in 2022," Stream It's CEO Lance King said.He added that the company was working with lean-manufacturing consultants Munro and Associates, which he said would help Stream It cater to high demand, while delivering a high-quality product.Steam It previously said it would manufacture the CyberLandrs in Texas, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-confirms-location-new-cybertruck-factory-austin-texas-gigafactory-2020-7">where Tesla also plans to make its Cybertrucks</a>. It added that they will be ready for delivery around when <keyword id="107096" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Tesla">Tesla</keyword> begins shipping CyberTruck pre-orders, which is set to be <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-cybertruck-elon-musk-engineering-finished-deliveries-maybe-this-year-2021-1">late 2021, </a>according to the company.

Stream It says it has received pre-orders totaling $50 million for its Tesla Cybertruck RV add-on, CyberLandr

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Tesla owner Ben Levin went camping in Texas with the company's newest EV, the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-truck-cybertruck">Cybertruck.</a></li><li>Levin used the vehicle's power outlets to cook, charge devices, and test a gaming setup.</li></ul><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-history-founders">Tesla's</a> rough-and-tumble Cybertruck might be perfect for camping, at least according to one owner, but it's missing one key feature — enough heat in the truck's bed for chilly nights.Cybertruck owner Ben Levin said he doesn't camp often, but he wanted to put the electric vehicle to the test so he spent a night sleeping in the bed of the truck at Pace Bend Park in Spicewood, Texas."There's a stigmatism that EVs aren't good for camping and I wanted to see for myself," Levin told Business Insider. "It's basically like camping with a mobile power station — or really more like 'glamping.'"Levin, who documented the experience in a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3o9dEC_tg8">YouTube video</a>, said he used the truck to power a griddle for cooking, charge his phone, and even tested out a gaming setup powered by the Cybertruck and Starlink's portable internet service.<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V3o9dEC_tg8?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" title="I CAMPED in the Back of my Cybertruck! | Cybertruck Camping"></iframe>Overall, the YouTuber said he was impressed by the experience."The best part was the ability to power all the devices," he said. "The fact you can just plug a griddle into the back of the truck is pretty cool."<div type="image" title="Levin cooked burgers off a griddle powered by the truck." height="634" width="1227" msid="107581209" hostid="261" sizebytes="44970"></div>The Cybertruck owner said he didn't see a dramatic power drain as a result, even though he used <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-owner-youtuber-lived-in-model-x-bed-kitchen-camper-2023-10">Tesla's Camp Mode feature </a>to keep his dog warm inside the truck's cabin for a portion of the night.Levin identified several Cybertruck features that made it ideal for camping, including the spacious design of the truck. Between the frunk, tonneau-covered bed, and large cabin, Levin said he had more than enough space to pack all his camping gear.He also pointed out that the light bar in the bed of the truck was the perfect night light that he could control from Tesla's app and he took advantage of the power outlets in the bed of the Cybertruck.Despite all of the perks, Levin said the camping trip wasn't ideal for a Texas winter night, where the temperatures hit 34 degrees.<div type="image" title="Cybertruck owner bought a truck tent to go camping." height="636" width="1221" msid="107581210" hostid="261" sizebytes="66186"></div>"I slept like shit," Levin said in the video. "It was really really cold. I was freezing."Ahead of the Cybertruck's release, some Tesla enthusiasts had speculated that the carmaker might design a truck bed that would connect to the vehicle's HVAC system, allowing the bed to be warmed or cooled while in Camp Mode.In 2019, Tesla CEO Elon Musk <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1207131698468544512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1207131698468544512%7Ctwgr%5Ecc3cac890ac094c721b9f977a0ee7252a927d9a9%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Finsideevs.com%2Fnews%2F388878%2Ftesla-cybertruck-bed-heat-camping%2F">said</a> on social media that the truck would "probably" be able to pump heat and air conditioning into the bed of the truck when the tonneau is closed. But when the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-cybertruck-price-release-event-delivery-truck-live-updates-2023-11">Cybertruck was released</a> late last year, it became clear Tesla had chosen to keep the vehicle's bed completely separate from the cabin, eliminating the option to adequately heat the back of the vehicle.To combat the cooler temperatures, Levin said he'd recommend Cybertruck owners consider bringing a heated blanket or portable heater for camping trips in colder weather.While Levin camped with a generic truck tent, several companies have been building prototypes for Cybertruck-specific campers. Ahead of the Cybertruck's release, Space Campers began collecting $100 refundable reservations for its $24,000 <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-cybertruck-camper-prototype-model-rv-see-inside-2023-11">Cybertruck camper attachment.</a> And another company, CyberLandr, designed a prototype for a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-tesla-cybertruck-camper-van-cyberlandrs-tiny-homes-on-wheeks-2021-8">$55,000 attachment.</a>Tesla, however, recently announced the $2,975 Cybertruck Basecamp, a "fully collapsible, self-contained pack" that is mounted "above the truck bed but below the tonneau cover" to conserve storage and range.<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y8Q9liq1tcI?si=ioLHuW8h0hu6DxYq" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0"></iframe>Do you own an EV or work for Tesla? Reach out to the reporter from a non-work device and email at gkay@insider.com

What it's like to take the Cybertruck camping

<ul class="summary-list"><li>RV giant Thor Industries is working with SpaceX to add Starlink to some of its RVs.</li><li>Thor's Airstream, Entegra Coach, Jayco, and Tiffin will be the first four brands to offer it.</li></ul>RV giant Thor Industries said Tuesday it will start adding SpaceX's Starlink to its RVs this year to give customers more reliable internet connectivity on the road.In 2022, SpaceX launched <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-starlink-launches-rv-internet-service-2022-5">Starlink for RVs</a>, which promises fast WiFi to travelers on the move. Within months, several small RV makers like <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-rv-maker-outfit-luxury-camper-vans-spacexs-starlink-2022-6">Alphavan</a> announced plans to integrate Starlink equipment into their tiny homes on wheels.Thor says its brands will be the first RV original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to work with the Elon Musk-owned SpaceX to bring high-speed internet to the road. Thor oversees 17 RV makers. But for now, only four — Airstream, Entegra Coach, Jayco, and Tiffin — will offer Starlink as an optional add-on.<a href="https://www.theverge.com/23181342/starlink-rv-review-trees-rain-speed-latency">Some RVers </a>have already been independently using this SpaceX tech for fast WiFi on the road. And in the future, Stream It's <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-tesla-cybertruck-camper-van-cyberlandrs-tiny-homes-on-wheeks-2021-8">Cyberlandr RV attachment</a> for the upcoming Cybertruck will also come equipped with Starlink.Before this burgeoning tech, digital nomads living out of RVs often used unreliable mobile hotspots or WiFi routers to connect to the internet from the road.

The world's largest RV maker says it will add SpaceX's Starlink to its 2023 tiny homes on wheels

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Stream It has launched pre-sales for an attachment to turn a <keyword id="107096" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Tesla">Tesla</keyword> <keyword id="8303602" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="cybertruck">Cybertruck</keyword> into a <keyword id="9176756" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="campervan">campervan</keyword>.</li><li>The CyberLandr fits in normal parking spaces and comes with a shower, kitchen, and bed.</li><li>It also has a water-filtration system, voice automation, and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-starlink-terminal-cost-spacex-gwynne-shotwell-president-2021-4">Starlink dish</a> for Internet access.</li></ul>Tesla's <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-new-tesla-cybertruck-updated-design-no-door-handles-2021-3">Cybertruck</a> hasn't even got a release date yet - but a company has already launched pre-sales for a $50,000 attachment, which will turn the electric vehicle into a campervan for road trips.Stream It, a Las Vegas-based analytics company, has designed the <a href="https://www.cyberlandr.com/">CyberLander</a> to make the Cybertruck multi-use so you can use it as a portable home for weekend trips or even in emergencies.Stream It says that, unlike most campervans, the CyberLandr fits in normal parking spaces and doesn't obstruct outward visibility when you're driving your Cybertruck.<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eipgk-8TJt0" frameborder="0"></iframe>Pre-orders are already available, with the first 20 costing $40,000, rising up gradually to its regular retail price of $50,000.Steam It noted that the final production specifications haven't yet been announced and that the product's features could change. It said it will manufacture the CyberLandrs in Texas, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-confirms-location-new-cybertruck-factory-austin-texas-gigafactory-2020-7">where Tesla also plans to make its Cybertrucks.</a>They will be ready for delivery around when Tesla begins shipping CyberTruck pre-orders, which is set to be <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-cybertruck-elon-musk-engineering-finished-deliveries-maybe-this-year-2021-1">late 2021, </a>according to the company. Tesla CEO <keyword id="6355315" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="elon-musk">Elon Musk</keyword> revealed the Cybertruck in November 2019, saying it could be "completely adaptable for your needs." The company showed this by teasing its own rendering of the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-cybertruck-camping-image-hints-at-cybercamper-tent-cooking-tailgate-2019-11">Cybertruck as a "Cybercamper</a>" with a pull-out kitchen and pop-top roof.<div type="image" title="Tesla Cybercamper" height="500" width="1000" msid="82116291" hostid="261"></div>Tesla has since remained silent on both the Cybercamper and the launch date of the Cybertruck, though a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-cybertruck-camper-add-on-reimagined-by-artist-pictures-2020-4">Canadian concept artist has created his own mock-ups of what it could look like. </a>Steam It has now jumped in with an alternative.<h2>The CyberLandr comes with a shower, voice automation, and Starlink dish</h2>The CyberLandr is apparently easy to stow and pull out. When stowed, the CyberLandr disappears entirely within the bed of the Cybertruck, which, according to the company, means you can take it through more rugged terrain than most trailers.The CyberLandr has a minimal impact on how far the vehicle can travel on one charge: The attachment, which has a dry weight of 1,200 lbs, only brings the vehicle's range down by around 5%, Steam It says.<div type="image" title="CyberLandr Mountain Stowed" height="720" width="960" msid="82116292" hostid="261"></div>Because of this, the CyberLandr is ideal for people who want to get off the grid, as well as for first responders, fishing trips, and even emergencies, Steam It says.Inside, it has freestanding chairs that recline and transform into an RV-size queen bed. There is additional sleeping space underneath this, which Steam It says makes it suitable for two adults and two children, or three adults, and a 32-inch 4k UHD Smart TV, alongside surround sound audio.During the day, the chairs can also be moved outside of the CyberLandr to enjoy the scenery.<div type="image" title="CyberLandr Forest with Chair" height="1080" width="1920" msid="82116293" hostid="261"></div>The kitchen area contains more than 5 square feet of working space, an invisible induction cooktop, and a sink with a smart faucet you can control with your voice.It has a "spa-style" recirculating shower, which Steam It says means you won't run out of hot water. There is also a dry-flush toilet with a self-cleaning bowl. The bathroom area also comes with one heated porcelain floor tile.You can top up the vehicle's water supply using clear water from a stream or lake, which is then filtered by an on-board system with UV sterilization.<div type="image" title="CyberLandr Kitchen" height="1920" width="3840" msid="82116295" hostid="261"></div>The campervan attachment also comes with a range of technology, including a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-starlink-terminal-cost-spacex-gwynne-shotwell-president-2021-4">Starlink dish</a>, developed by Musk's aerospace company SpaceX, though CyberLandr owners will have to buy their own subscription to this.Like the Cybertruck, the CyberLandr is completely powered by electricity and has built-in voice-activated controls, which let you change the climate and lighting and even dim its windows.The CyberLandr is also controlled by an app, which you can use to deploy and stow the campervan attachment, as well as view its surround surveillance system. The company says the CyberLandr also supports over-the-air updates so it continues to improve over time.Stream It is enthusiastically forging ahead but without a concrete release date for the Cybertruck, it remains to be seen whether the company's strategy will all go to plan.

This $50,000 attachment turns your Tesla Cybertruck into a campervan - and it even comes with a Starlink dish

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11908743" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="spacex" source="Orion">SpaceX</keyword> unveiled a <keyword id="11897866" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="starlink" source="Orion">Starlink</keyword> se<keyword id="11938654" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="rv" source="Orion">rv</keyword>ice option designed to cater to RV owners.</li><li>It costs an extra $25 a month for customers to relocate their satellite dishes.</li></ul>SpaceX <a href="https://www.starlink.com/rv">announced</a> this week that it is launching a Starlink internet service option designed with RV owners in mind.The company is rolling out an optional $25 monthly fee for customers who want to relocate their satellite dishes, <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/05/spacex-adds-25-portability-monthly-fee-for-starlink-service.html">CNBC's Michael Sheetz</a> first reported. The extra cost will be added on to the Starlink base service price of $110 per month and will be billed in one-month increments. The users will be able to pause and restart their service at any time.However, the company says that the internet service will not be active while the RV is in motion and will be limited to an "as-needed basis at any destination where Starlink provides active coverage," according to a press release."Starlink prioritizes network resources for users at their registered service address. When you bring your Starlink to a new location, this prioritization may result in degraded service, particularly at times of peak usage or network congestion," SpaceX said, according to an email to customers that was obtained by CNBC.SpaceX CEO <keyword id="11897862" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="elon-musk" source="Orion">Elon Musk</keyword> has <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/08/spacex-wants-to-connect-starlink-satellite-internet-to-moving-vehicles.html">said</a> in the past that the company is working to make it possible to use the service while in motion. It is unclear if users will have to sign up for the service or if SpaceX will begin charging all users who attempt to move their satellite dish.Some RVers have <a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-gear/camping/starlink-high-speed-internet-camping-test/">already been using Starlink</a> for WiFi on the road. Cyberlandr, a startup building RV attachments for the upcoming Cybertruck, has also said <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-tesla-cybertruck-camper-van-cyberlandrs-tiny-homes-on-wheeks-2021-8#this-space-can-also-be-used-as-an-office-the-television-can-double-as-a-second-monitor-the-pivoting-tables-can-be-used-as-desks-and-the-cyberlandrs-starlink-satellite-dish-can-provide-an-internet-connection-25">it'll include a Starlink satellite dish</a> in its build. Besides Starlink, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kibbo-rethinking-vanlife-model-create-community-of-digital-nomads-2020-8">digital nomads</a> often use mobile hotspots for WiFi access while some <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/rv-camper-van-travel-trailer-makers-changing-digital-nomads-2020-9">RV makers</a> and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/blacksford-rents-out-winnebago-mercedes-benz-sprinter-rvs-2020-7">rental companies</a> already offer WiFi routers in its vans.In March, SpaceX said it has a <a href="https://restofworld.org/2022/starlink-elon-musk-global-access/#:~:text=Last%20month%2C%20Starlink%20surpassed%20250%2C000,the%20rest%20of%20the%20world.">userbase</a> of about 250,000 subscribers across 25 countries. The company has a network of about 2,000 satellite in Earth's lower orbit. The service is designed to deliver high-speed internet of up to 100 Mbps to 200 Mbps to customers in rural areas.

SpaceX's Starlink launches $135-a-month internet service for RVs

Happy Friday, readers. The <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-trial-defense-rests-closing-arguments-december-16-2021-12">defense has rested</a> in Elizabeth Holmes' fraud trial, and we have an inside look at an attachment that turns <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-tesla-cybertruck-camper-van-cyberlandrs-tiny-homes-on-wheeks-2021-8">the Tesla Cybertruck into an RV.</a>Let's get to it. <hr />If this was forwarded to you, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/subscription/newsletter/10-things-in-tech">sign up here</a>. Download Insider's app – click <a href="https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id554260576">here for iOS</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.freerange360.mpp.businessinsider">here for Android</a>.<hr /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elizabeth-holmes-trial-theranos-fraud-defense-last-ditch-testimony-2021-12"></a>1. The Elizabeth Holmes trial: The defense tells two last-ditch whoppers. The defense in the Theranos founder's fraud trial rested Wednesday after she testified for seven days, the last of which she spent working to portray herself as a <keyword id="6358815" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="tech" source="Orion">tech</keyword> visionary — not a fraud. <ul><li>In the last line of questioning, focused on what she told investors and partners about the company's technology, Holmes said she was talking about what the company "could do a year from now, five years from now, 10 years from now."</li><li>In other words, she wasn't talking about what Theranos could actually do — she was painting a picture of what the company might yet do. </li><li>If the jury believes her, she'll walk free later this month. 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In other Better news… One former employee is setting up a career fair for the hundreds of fired workers — and Microsoft and Robinhood are among the companies lining up to recruit them: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/better-com-employees-fired-over-zoom-job-fair-microsoft-robinhood-2021-12">"900 people on the market ... it's a dream."</a>5. WhatsApp just launched a cryptocurrency payments pilot. The pilot will let certain people in the US send and receive crypto using Novi, Meta's digital wallet, according to The Verge. <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/9/22825766/whatsapp-novi-digital-payments-us-pilot-paxos-stablecoin?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4">This is what you need to know.</a>6. Facebook won't bring commerce to the metaverse until at least 2023. While Facebook parent Meta sees buying and selling physical and digital products as a "big part" of its metaverse vision, leaked documents show it considers metaverse commerce a distant opportunity. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-meta-commerce-shopping-metaverse-priorities-2021-12">Everything we learned from the internal memo.</a>7. SpaceX launched a $214 million NASA satellite into orbit. The satellite was designed to examine some of the most fascinating objects in the cosmos, from black holes to dead stars. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-launches-nasa-ixpe-satellite-black-holes-dead-stars-2021-12">Here's what it'll be doing on its mission.</a>8. Amazon has two secret projects to mitigate the problems caused by the big cloud outage. Project Buckeye has been running for years but was lacking in executive backing, according to one insider. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-projects-mitigate-outage-prone-aws-cloud-region-buckeye-holiday-2021-12?r=US&amp;IR=T">Read more about the secret projects here.</a>9. If you didn't reserve an electric F-150 Lightning already, you're in for a long wait. Ford stopped accepting reservations for the EV on Wednesday, and already has nearly 200,000 reservations — which could take years to fulfill. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ford-f150-lightning-electric-truck-reservations-closed-production-release-date-2021-12">More on the wait for an electric F-150.</a>10. A $50,000 camper can turn the Tesla Cybertruck into a tiny home on wheels. An artificial intelligence and software company is making CyberLandrs, camper attachments for Tesla Cybertrucks — and even though the first trucks haven't even been delivered yet, it has hit $100 million in preorders. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-tesla-cybertruck-camper-van-cyberlandrs-tiny-homes-on-wheeks-2021-8">Check out the CyberLandr.</a><hr />The latest people moves in tech:<ul><li>Venmo's former CFO joined <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fast-snags-former-venmo-cfo-robert-mitchell-2021-12">online checkout startup Fast.</a></li><li>A Meta VP quit after 11 years to join Goop investor <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-workplace-facebook-exec-julien-codorniou-leaves-for-vc-2021-12">Felix Capital</a>.</li><li>Facebook (now Meta) has seen 18 executive departures this year. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/top-facebook-executives-who-have-left-this-year-meta-2021-12">Here are all the execs who have left.</a></li><li>Three of Better's top execs resigned <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/better-marketing-communications-pr-executives-resign-after-layoffs-2021-12">after mass layoffs.</a></li><li>Stitch Fix's chief product officer <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/stitch-fix-chief-product-officer-departs-amid-analyst-growth-questions-2021-12">is out.</a></li><li>These are the seven most important execs who left Cisco in 2021 and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cisco-leadership-who-joined-quit-poached-2021-12">10 power players who joined.</a></li></ul><hr />Curated by Jordan Parker Erb in New York. (Feedback or tips? Email <a href="mailto:jerb@insider.com">jerb@insider.com</a> or tweet <a href="https://twitter.com/jordanparkererb?lang=en">@jordanparkererb</a>.) Edited by Michael Cogley in London.

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<a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/t-mobile-data-breach-bitcoin-100-million-users-forum-post-2021-8"></a>Good morning and welcome to <keyword id="9070519" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="10-things-in-tech">10 Things in Tech</keyword>. If this was forwarded to you, <a href="http://newsletter.businessinsider.com/join/4np/10-things-in-tech">sign up here</a>. ​​Plus, download Insider's app for news on the go - <a href="https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id554260576?pt=385758&amp;ct=06292021_newsletters&amp;mt=8amp;mt=8">click here for iOS</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.freerange360.mpp.businessinsider&amp;r[%E2%80%A6]ers%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_term%3D06292021%26anid%3Dadmobdmob">here for Android</a>.Let's get started.1. T-Mobile is investigating an alleged data breach affecting 100 million users. According to Vice, the data breach is said to have compromised users' social security numbers, phone numbers, physical addresses, and more. <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/t-mobile-data-breach-bitcoin-100-million-users-forum-post-2021-8">Here's a look at what we know so far.</a>2. Flawless AI influencers are becoming a billion-dollar industry in China. "Virtual idols," or computer-generated influencers, don't gain weight, never age, and keep their noses out of controversy - and are landing major ad deals with companies like Tesla. <a href="https://www.insider.com/chinas-flawless-ai-influencers-the-hot-new-queens-of-advertising-2021-8">Here's everything you need to know about the fake influencers that are engineered to perfection.</a>3. These startups are using the H-1B visa program to hire the most foreign workers. We've compiled a list of the venture-backed, private companies that have hired the most foreign workers since the start of 2020. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/startup-companies-that-sponsor-h1b-visas-hire-immigrants-2021-8">Here are 20 startups that sponsor the most H-1B visas - including ByteDance, Instacart, and Stripe.</a>4. The CEO of fact-checking site Snopes was caught plagiarizing dozens of articles. The site's CEO and cofounder, David Mikkelson, has admitted to plagiarizing 54 stories from outlets like the Guardian and LA Times. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ceo-of-snopes-plagiarized-dozens-of-articles-2021-8">More on that here.</a>5. A Texas firm is helping to create a fake Martian habitat for NASA. NASA just announced it's seeking volunteers to spend a year living on a fake Martian surface - which will be 3D printed by a Texan construction-tech firm. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nasa-mars-martian-habitat-icon-3d-printed-space-texas-2021-8">Check out the habitat here.</a>6. An Apple exec defended the company's much-criticized plan to scan iPhones for child abuse images. Apple's SVP Craig Federighi told the WSJ the new feature has been "widely misunderstood." <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-iphone-craig-federighi-photo-scanning-child-abuse-images-2021-8">Read his explanation of the feature, which security experts have called a "misstep."</a>7. Amazon wants your palm prints - and lawmakers are asking why. The <keyword id="6358815" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="tech">tech</keyword> giant introduced Amazon One, a palm-print scanner, last year. Now, a bipartisan group of Senators is demanding an explanation of how the company plans to use the biometric data it gathers. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-wants-your-palm-prints-lawmakers-are-asking-why-2021-8">Get the full rundown.</a>8. A $50,000 camper that turns the Tesla Cybertruck into an RV has hit $80 million in pre-orders. Known as "the Cyberlandr," the pop-up camper combines two growing trends that have recently flooded the automobile industry: camper vans and electric pickup trucks.<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-tesla-cybertruck-camper-van-cyberlandrs-tiny-homes-on-wheeks-2021-8"> See inside the Cyberlandr. </a>9. Politicians who slam Big Tech still spend money on Facebook, Amazon, and Google products to help them win elections. Big Tech-weary politicos like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have spent upwards of $600,000 on Facebook ads this year, despite criticizing the platform. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/aoc-mtg-spending-millions-on-big-tech-facebook-google-despite-bashing-companies-2021-8">We have the receipts here.</a>10. The honeymoon might be over for cloud computing. After a year of pandemic-driven hype for companies like Amazon Web Services, experts from Wall Street and Silicon Valley warn that cloud customers are getting more cautious. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cloud-honeymoon-over-for-amazon-microsoft-helps-oracle-cisco-vmware-2021-8">Why the cloud frenzy is wearing off.</a><hr />Compiled by Jordan Erb. Tips/comments? Email <a href="mailto:jerb@insider.com">jerb@insider.com</a> or tweet <a href="https://twitter.com/jordanparkererb">@JordanParkerErb</a>.Sign up for <a href="https://newsletter.businessinsider.com/join/free">more Insider newsletters here.</a>

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10 things in tech you need to know today

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10 things in tech you need to know today

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