Apple made headlines on January 28, 2026, with several significant announcements, including a new hire for its design team and the launch of its Creator Studio subscription bundle. Meanwhile, Tesla revealed plans to discontinue its Model S and Model X vehicles in the second quarter of 2026. In other tech news, startup Factify emerged from stealth with a mission to revolutionize digital documents.
Sebastiaan de With, co-founder of Lux and known for his work on apps like Halide, Kino, and Orion, announced he was joining Apple's design team. "So excited to work with the very best team in the world on my favorite products," de With stated in a post, according to The Verge. De With is also known for his deep dives on Apple's iPhone cameras.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced during an earnings call that the company would discontinue the Model S and Model X in the second quarter of 2026, according to The Verge. The announcement came without prior warning, marking an abrupt end for Tesla's original flagship electric vehicles. The Verge reported that the decision was made to make room for robots.
Apple officially launched its Creator Studio subscription bundle, offering access to a range of updated professional apps for a monthly price of $12.99 or an annual fee of $129, Ars Technica reported. Teachers and students can access the same apps for $2.99 per month or $29.99 per year. The bundle includes access to or enhanced features for 10 Apple apps, including Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Pixelmator Pro, Keynote, Pages, Numbers, Freeform, Motion, Compressor, and MainStage (Mac only). Base versions of several of these apps are available for free to all Mac and iPad owners.
VentureBeat reported that Tel Aviv-based startup Factify emerged from stealth with a $73 million seed round. The company aims to move digital documents beyond standard formats like .PDF and .docx. Factify's Founder and CEO, Matan Gavish, stated, "The PDF was developed when I was in elementary school. The bedrock of the software ecosystem hasn't really evolved... someone has to redesign the digital document itself." Gavish, a computer science professor and Stanford PhD, believes this is an inevitability.
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