Tesla Weans World off Fossil Fuel with New Battery Line

“To help wean the world off fossil fuels,” Elon Musk, Tesla’s chief executive officer, introduced the company’s latest suite of batteries for homes and businesses at its design studio in LA last night. The suite, called Tesla Energy, includes a wall-mounted battery for homes called the Powerwall and a battery for businesses called the Powerpack.
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Mobilegeddon is upon us. Are you prepared?

Today, the web enters “Mobilegeddon” as Google rolls out its mobile-friendly update. Are you prepared?

Earlier this year, Google announced that it would change its search algorithms on April 21 to accommodate the growing number of mobile users accessing the Internet by boosting the ranking of mobile-friendly pages in mobile search results. With mobile making up more than half of all Google searches, this new update could negatively affect more than 40 percent of Fortune 500 companies.
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Twitter Signs Firehose Deal With Google

The rumored return of indexed tweets to Google’s search results was confirmed on Thursday, Feb. 5 by Twitter CEO Dick Costolo during the company’s Q4 earnings report.
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Facebook Tightens Reins on Promo Page Posts

See a change in your News Feed? Starting this year, Facebook tightened its rules regarding promotional posts after an “on-going survey” with users reporting that they “wanted to see more stories from friends and Pages they care about, and less promotional posts.”
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Drone Down on White House Grounds. Obama Calls for Regulations.

Around 3 a.m. last monday Monday, a small, recreational unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) – or drone – crashed on the grounds of the White House, turning our attention to concerns of safety and privacy on a much larger scale.

In an interview the day after the crash, President Barack Obama used the incident to call for immediate action, reemphasizing the importance and need for drone regulations to ensure “these things aren’t dangerous and that they’re not violating people’s privacy.”

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Did Apple Make a GoPro Killer?

GoPro shares dropped 12 percent on Jan. 12 following the announcement that Apple had received patent approval for mountable video-recording technology.
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2015 North American International Auto Show Preview

Having already kicked-off the first phase of festivities, the 2015 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit will officially begin on Jan. 12. This year’s show emphasizes luxury and high performance, as well as green technology with world debuts including the 2016 Acura NSX supercar, 2016 Chevrolet Volt and 2016 Nissan Titan.

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2016 Acura NSX Teaser Released

After three long years and lots of patience, the 2016 Acura NSX production model will show face at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Jan. 12.  To celebrate the approaching debut, Acura released a 30-second teaser video of the production model and its looks just as good as it sounds.
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