Tesla taps Panasonic for Model S batteries
Greentech Media has broken news that electric vehicle heavyweight Tesla Motors has chosen Panasonic to supply the battery packs for its Model S sedan, its more affordable model, still in development — this, according to anonymous sources at Panasonic.
This slipped out less than a week… Continue Reading
Tesla’s founder and CEO bury the hatchet after short lawsuit
Only three months after filing suit against Tesla Motors and its chief executive, Elon Musk (right), the company’s own founder, Martin Eberhard (left), has given up the fight. Tesla announced today that the dispute has been resolved — without saying much else. It’s unclear whether… Continue Reading
Tesla keeps it local, plans powertrain plant for Stanford Research Park
Tesla Motors announced today that it will base its new powertrain assembly plant in the Stanford Research Park in Palo Alto, Calif., as well as relocate its headquarters to the same area. In doing so, the now San Carlos, Calif.-based electric car company is playing… Continue Reading
Roundup: Apple gets busted, original Rickroller feels played and more
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Apple slapped with touchscreen suit — Taiwanese touchscreen maker Elan Microelectronics has filed suit against Apple for violating patents to produce its beloved multi-touch iPhone and iPod Touch.
TheFunded strikes again with Founders Institute — Adeo Ressi, the controversial founder of TheFunded, is offering four-month… Continue Reading
Roundup: More cuts at Yahoo, food cuts at Google and more
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More job cuts coming at Yahoo? — Chief executive Jerry Yang has hired consultants from Bain to get the organization “fit.” It’s not likely that means more exercise. SAI has more.
More food benefits slashed at Google – While Yahoos may be losing their… Continue Reading
Roundup: Microsoft cuts Xbox 360 prices in Japan, Sarah Palin gets a positive spin on Wikipedia and more
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Microsoft cut prices for its Xbox 360 videogame consoles in Japan by as much as 30 percent — The software giant is trying to increase momentum in its most challenging market as the holiday season approaches.
VP candidate Sarah Palin’s Wikipedia bio was cleaned… Continue Reading
Manufacturing could hit a new upswing in the United States
A few years ago, it was still a subject of regular outrage. Jobs were headed to Mexico. Factories moving to China. Everybody hated globalization, without quite understanding it. But with a flood of news coverage — the slightly nauseating peak being an all-too-popular book about… Continue Reading
Roundup: Americans watch 12 billion online videos, Tesla breaks production logjam and more
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Americans watched 12 billion online videos in May — That’s up 45 percent compared to the same period in 2007. While Google’s sites — especially YouTube — remained dominant, accounting for 34.8 percent of videos watched, Fox Interactive Media (owner of MySpace) climbed… Continue Reading
Roundup: AP inserts foot in mouth, Tesla looks for another $100M, Zawodny lands at Craigslist and more
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The AP tries to set a new standard, doesn’t follow it — The Associated Press wants bloggers to pay it for quoting excerpts of its stories, and is threatening to sue if they don’t. Of course, that position is kind of hard to… Continue Reading
Roundup: Icahn may go proxy on Yahoo, Craigslist countersues eBay, and more
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Icahn considers his own proxy war for Yahoo — Billionaire investor Carl Icahn began buying massive amounts of Yahoo stock last week — up to 50 million shares — and now is thinking about using that influence. He is considering replacing some of… Continue Reading
SF Green brings Tesla, Ray Lane and others to San Francisco on May 12
VentureBeat is proud to announce a gathering for clean technology entrepreneurs next Monday, May 12. We’ve joined forces with SF Green, a San Francisco gathering founded by Steve Newcomb that aims to help shape the region’s cleantech and environmental future.
The aim is to bring together… Continue Reading
Tuesday Roundup: Intel reports good quarter, Codexis files for IPO, cell phone companies rally around LTE
World’s biggest chip maker qualms tech market fears: Intel reported solid first-quarter results in the face of a weak U.S. economy. The company reported revenue was up 9 percent to $9.7 billion in the quarter ended March 31 while net income was $1.4 billion, down 12… Continue Reading
Roundup: FM hires bank, Tesla, Akamai’s growth and more
1. Tesla to begin production of the Roadster on March 17
2. Blog ad network FM turns down $100M offer?
3. CDN Akamai sees record traffic from social networks
4. Newspaper traffic up; old media on the rise?
5. Creating popular social networks, apps
6. Gazprom-Media reportedly acquiring RuTube
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Electric car company Tesla appoints new CEO
Tesla Motors, the high-profile Silicon Valley electric car company, announced it has appointed Ze’ev Drori, an experienced entrepreneur and car enthusiast, as its new chief executive officer.
This completes an arduous search process that spanned several months.
Drori (pictured left) replaces interim CEO Michael Marks, who took… Continue Reading
Tesla weighed down with “several hundred” pounds
Tesla Motors, the Silicon Valley maker of the all-electric roadster due out this year, said the vehicle won’t be able to travel as far as previously thought without a recharge.
The Tesla will now have a range “greater than 200 miles,” less than the 250 originally… Continue Reading