A Tesla Model 3 burst into flames in a Shanghai parking garage Tuesday, Chinese media reported. Tesla said it was likely caused by an impact to...
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Just how generous are Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos?
I’ve written recently about the vast wealth now in the hands of tech billionaires, in particular Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, and how they should consider breaking up...
Continue reading...Elon Musk says he will give $100 million to whoever creates the best carbon capture technology
Elon Musk said Thursday he’ll give $100 million as a prize for the “best carbon capture technology.” Musk recently asked for tips on where to donate his...
Continue reading...Amazon will open pop-up Covid vaccine clinic in Seattle
Amazon is opening a pop-up Covid-19 vaccine clinic at its downtown Seattle headquarters, the company announced Thursday. The one-day clinic, which opens on Sunday, has a...
Continue reading...Alphabet cancels Loon, project to beam internet to earth from balloons
Alphabet is shuttering its experimental internet-beaming balloon business Loon. Loon could not get costs low enough to spin out on its own, the company said Thursday....
Continue reading...Bitcoin tumbles below $30,000, extending its plunge to start 2021
Bitcoin plunged 15% on Thursday, dropping below $30,000. The digital currency had been on a tear up until two weeks ago, climbing over $40,000 on Jan....
Continue reading...Tesla registrations in California in Q4 jump as Model Y shines in home state
New data from Cross-Sell shows that Tesla’s vehicle registrations in California jumped just shy of 63% in Q4 2020 compared to Q4 2019, with the Model...
Continue reading...India parliament panel questions Facebook on WhatsApp’s privacy terms
Facebook executives on Thursday fielded questions from an Indian parliamentary panel about changes to WhatsApp’s privacy policy, days after the country’s technology ministry asked the messaging...
Continue reading...iPhone 12 accounted for 56% of iPhone sales in Q1
Anew CIRP report says 56% of Q1 iPhone sales were of the iPhone 12 as demand continues to skyrocket. From the report: CIRP finds that the new iPhone 12...
Continue reading...Amazon offers to help with US vaccine delivery
Amazon has offered to help distribute Covid-19 vaccines in the US, in a letter to new president Joe Biden. The letter, penned by the firm’s chief...
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