Sales of electric vehicles continue to grow in the U.S. and around the world, as battery ranges improve and costs continue to come down. But one technology that hasn’t made its way to mainstream EVs is solar energy. It’s been more than five years since Ford(N…
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Month: July 2019
Google’s Waymo Readies Self-Driving in California, in Blow to Tesla
Earlier this week, Waymo received approval to carry passengers in its self-driving cars in California, according to a report in Business Insider. This is a huge milestone for the self-driving company, which aims to completely robotize the ride-hailing system …
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Richard Branson’s Space Tourism Endeavor Is Preparing To Go Public
Virgin Galactic, English billionaire Richard Branson’s space-tourism endeavor, is almost ready for takeoff, the company announced. It is set to be the world’s first publicly traded commercial spaceline, and will be available to investors within the second ha…
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Would ‘Big Little Lies’ Renata Klein really lose her wedding ring in a bankruptcy filing?
Renata Klein will not not be rich, she declares in the second episode of the second season of HBO’s hit show, “Big Little Lies.” Played by actress Laura Dern, Renata’s financial meltdowns have become some of the summer’s most meme-able pop culture moments. Bu…
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Bill Gates says Steve Jobs could be both an ‘asshole’ and a wizard who cast ‘magic spells’ on people
Bill Gates believes that Steve Jobs was a master of wizardry. Speaking in a segment on leadership on CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” which aired Sunday, Gates said that Jobs “cast spells” and was able to “mesmerize” people. “I was like a minor wizard becaus…
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