A new report from Electrek relays that Tesla recently hired Félix Godard, a young designer responsible for the interior design of Porsche’s deservedly hyped Mission E. What makes Tesla’s hiring of Godard particularly noteworthy is that he may help Tesla address a longstanding complaint about the company’s fleet of cars, namely that their fit and finish isn’t up to par with traditional luxury brands. Word of Godard’s transition from Porsche to Tesla was confirmed via his LinkedIn profile.

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It’s getting harder and harder to find new products born on Kickstarter that offer true innovation, but the Keewifi kisslink WiFi Router is an example of what truly talented engineers and entrepreneurs can do with help from crowdfunding. This little device is easily the most simple and innovative wireless router we’ve ever seen, offering an easy setup procedure and a separate mode that lets it act as a range extender for your existing network.

But the best feature has to be proximity authentication. Forget long Wi-Fi passwords, with the Keewifi kisslink WiFi Router you can simply tap your device on the router to connect. How cool is that?

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The latest video gripping the Internet purports to show the most advanced and exciting hoverboard design ever developed. Built by Zapata Racing, the Flyboard Air sure looks like the futuristic hoverboard we’ve all been waiting for. And as opposed to previous hoverboard designs we’ve seen, the Flbyoard Air seemingly just works, all without the need for special magnets or other limiting requirements.

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Google is always ranked as one of the top places to work in the United States. However, that doesn’t mean that everything about working there is wonderful. In a popular Quora thread, some current and former Googlers have listed some of the biggest drawbacks to their jobs and a lot of them revolve around the competitive pressure that comes from working with so many smart and talented people.

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One of the most anticipated first-person shooters of the current console generation is officially getting a sequel. On Monday, EA published a teaser trailer for Titanfall 2 on its YouTube channel, confirming that the game exists.

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We are two weeks away from the season premiere of Game of Thrones’ sixth season and HBO has released an epic new trailer that gives us a lot more hints of what we can expect on April 24th. In short, it looks like the white walkers are finally on the march south, Tyrion is going to be ruling Meereen much as he once ruled King’s Landing, and Cersei and Jaime Lannister are out to get bloody revenge on all who have wronged them.

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It’s always fun seeing Conan O’Brien travel to foreign countries and generally act like a big goofball. Last year, for example, he went to visit Cuba and proceeded to get hilariously wasted on Cuban rum. This year he’s decided to travel to a communist country that’s significantly more dangerous: North Korea.

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Welcome to another action-packed week full of paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free. We’ve got a solid list of 10 iOS apps on sale to start things out, and they’re spread across a wide range of categories. As always, these sales could end at any time so be sure to check them out soon.

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It’s time to start your week off with a bang, bargain hunters. The BGR Deals team has some great deals to tell you about today, as Amazon’s deep daily discounts cover things like a ton of flash drives and memory cards, an affordable smart thermostat that’s better than Nest, a 55-inch 4K TV from Sony, and much more.

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SpaceX was contracted for a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station, and in order to cut down on the exorbitant cost of space travel, the aerospace company has been trying to safely land and recover rockets for reuse in future missions. After months of failed attempts, SpaceX finally managed to land a Falcon 9 rocket on a barge in the middle of the sea on Friday afternoon.

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