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Wednesday, November 23, 2016
23 November - Pale Moon Start Page - Tech News
Tesla and SolarCity made this whole island solar-powered in under a year
Tesla and SolarCity’s union is still very fresh, but the combined
companies are already highlighting what they’ve been able to accomplish
even just as partners. The SolarCity blog details a project in which
SolarCity power generation and Tesla Powerpack-based storage helped the
small island of Ta’u...
Volkswagen will begin making electric cars in North America in 2021
Volkswagen’s EV plans include manufacturing in North America starting
in 2021, according to the company. The new production expansion is part
of VW’s goal to ramp up to sales of 1 million electric vehicles globally
by 2025, as electric becomes “the strategic core of the VW brand,”
according to Volk...
Michigan’s 335-acre Willow Run autonomous car test facility breaks ground
Michigan’s new American Center for Mobility at the historic Willow
Run one-time manufacturing complex broke ground this week, paving the
way for the launch of the technologically advanced testbed for
autonomous and connected vehicles. The 335-acre site will play host to a
new facility designed to h...
Doppler Labs delays launch of Here One smart earbuds, won’t ship until February
Wireless earbuds are still in their infancy, and there still seem to
be some tough issues left to nail when it comes to mass production.
Doppler Labs CEO Noah Kraft tells me that the because of manufacturing
issues, the company will be delaying the release of their Here One smart
earbuds until Febr...
Spinn’s futuristic coffee maker is now available for pre-order
At Disrupt NY in May we had the pleasure of seeing a very cool
hardware startup make its debut on the Battlefield, looking to make
waves in an industry very close to my heart (and mouth): coffee. Now
Spinn’s high-tech coffee maker is available for pre-order, so if it
piqued your interest earlier th...
Google’s redesigned Google Sites goes live
For the longest time, Google Sites felt like the forgotten app in
Google’s productivity suite. Earlier this year, though, the company
announced that it would finally give Sites a full overhaul. Today, after
a short beta, this new version of Sites is going live for all users.
Google Sites is essenti...
Don’t know what they want? Give a pre-swappable Snappy Gift
Gift cards are soulless and buying the wrong gift leads to annoying
returns. But you might not know if your loved one would prefer a drone,
action camera or a VR headset. With Snappy Gifts, they get to choose.
Snappy Gifts is a new startup offering a fresh new approach that takes
the guess-work out...
Platio turns sidewalks into solar collectors
Platio is a new company from Hungary dedicated to putting solar panels
just about everywhere. They’re starting with sidewalks. Founded by a
team of engineers and architects the system uses solid solar panels
overlaid on plastic backing that ensures the panels won’t break when
stepped on or rolled o...
Ditto is now in Pokémon GO
This post is going to be brief because I’m about two seconds from
running outside to catch me some Ditto, but: Reports are pouring in left
and right that Ditto has, at long last, been added to Pokémon GO. The
lil’ purple blob has been curiously absent from the game since launch,
but the reason wasn...
Bad PR agencies can kill a startup before it has a chance to succeed
Right now there’s a multi-million-dollar con being played on
employees, investors and founders of startup companies — and they don’t
even realize it.
In a dying media world where quality coverage has become invaluable to a
rising startup, public relations agencies charge startups anywhere from
$10,...
Digg CEO Gary Liu is leaving to head up Alibaba-owned newspaper SCMP
Digg, the one-time internet sensation, is losing the CEO that has
nursed it back to good health. Gary Liu is leaving the company to become
CEO of South China Morning Post (SCMP), the Hong Kong-based newspaper
and media firm that Alibaba acquired for $262 million earlier this year.
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The SaaS Co. closes €800K seed funding to develop AI-driven sales assistant
The SaaS Co., a startup that helps Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
companies with B2B sales, has raised €800,000 in seed funding, money it
plans to use to further develop its AI-driven sales assistant. Backing
the round are various unnamed angel investors, along with the European
Union via a €300,000 ...
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