Tagged: Elon Musk
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Weekend news roundup: 3D gun designs, space station picks Linux over Windows XP News
13.05.2013 In our round-up of some of the top tech stories from the weekend, Mega's founder wants 3D gun designs off the site, the International Space Station switches to Linux, and police...Categories: Web, Social Media, Operating Systems, Legal, Leadership & Management, Internet, Consumer Tech -
Collison Brothers’ Stripe acquires Kickoff app News
11.03.2013 Limerick brothers Patrick and John Collison’s Silicon Valley start-up Stripe has made its first acquisition: collaboration and team task management app Kickoff.Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Software, Internet, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business, Development, Design, Apps -
Elon Musk envisages creating colony of 80,000 humans on Mars News
26.11.2012 Could humans one day count Mars as a possible planetary abode? Elon Musk seems to think so. The PayPal co-founder and CEO of the private spaceflight company SpaceX has detailed... -
US solar power developer SolarCity files for IPO News
08.10.2012 SolarCity, the US developer of solar power installations, has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to float on the stock exchange. The California company filed... -
SpaceX launches Dragon spacecraft to re-supply International Space Station News
08.10.2012 The private rocket and spacecraft owned by Elon Musk’s company Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is headed for the International Space Station (ISS) after blasting off... -
Tesla to open 10 new stores in North America News
21.09.2012 Electric car company Tesla is planning to open 10 new stores across North America this autumn. Each of the company’s new retail stores will feature ‘design studios’ for people... -
Robotic teams vie to land privately built rovers on the moon News
23.07.2012 This past Friday marked the 43rd anniversary of Neil Armstrong becoming the first human being to set foot on the moon. And now 26 privately funded teams from around the globe... -
Weekend news roundup: the social Olympics and Elon Musk envisions a Jetsons tunnel News
16.07.2012 In our trawl through tech coverage in the newspapers this weekend, we get an insight into the sheer amount of work going into the Olympics from a technology perspective - from...Categories: Social Media, Internet, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business, Consumer Tech, Computers, Apps -
Tesla puts first Model S electric sedans on US roads News
25.06.2012 Electric car maker Tesla Motors has unleashed a batch of its all-electric sedan, the Model S, to its first customers in the US. The California company claims the five-door sedan...Categories: Systems, Sustainability, Science, R&D, Mobility, Investments, Green Tech, Green Computing -
SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on track for Pacific Ocean News
31.05.2012 SpaceX Dragon is returning to Earth today from its mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The spacecraft was released from the station this morning and is set to... -
SpaceX Dragon capsule nears International Space Station News
25.05.2012 Elon Musk’s Dragon spacecraft could be about to ignite a new era for commercial space travel today, as the unmanned craft is still on track to dock with the International Space... -
SpaceX Dragon capsule flies close to space station News
24.05.2012 SpaceX is still on target to berth with the International Space Station (ISS) tomorrow. And today it passed its demonstration testing, passing directly below the orbiting... -
SpaceX blasts off for International Space Station News
22.05.2012 The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft have successfully blasted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida to carry out an unmanned test flight to the International Space... -
Collison brothers’ start-up Stripe hurtling towards US$1bn valuation? News
04.05.2012 Five years ago the nation of Ireland woke up to the news that two Limerick teenagers had sold their technology company for US$5m. Zoom forward to today and the indications are...Categories: Web 2.0, Web, Investments, Internet, Funding, Financial, Digital Media, Digital Business, Apps -
Tesla reveals prototype Model X electric crossover News
10.02.2012 Tesla has just debuted its latest all-electric vehicle, a crossover it's calling the Model X. The SUV-type vehicle will feature futuristic falcon-wing doors and is set to go... -
Collison brothers’ start-up Stripe valued at US$100m News
10.02.2012 Limerick brothers John and Patrick Collison’s Stripe venture has raised US$18m in venture capital from Sequoia Capital and other investors on top of a previous investment that... -
Microsoft’s Paul Allen to take NASA’s lead and revolutionise space tech News
14.12.2011 Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is determined to pioneer the next generation of space travel. Teaming up with aerospace pioneer Burt Rutan, and drawing on NASA’s expertise,... -
Elon Musk's Dragon craft to make voyage to International Space Station in 2012 News
12.12.2011 Tesla founder Elon Musk, who has been striving to lower the cost of space travel via his company SpaceX, has got the go-ahead from NASA to hold a commercial space flight to the... -
Tesla reports Q2 losses of US$58.9m, plans new Model X News
04.08.2011 California electric car maker Tesla Motors has released details of its preliminary Q2 financial results, with the company reporting losses due to its continued R&D focus, as it...Categories: Sustainability, Research, R&D, Investments, Green, Financial Results, Engineering, Green Tech -
Revenge of the Electric Car - EV pioneers battle to lead News
29.07.2011 New electric car documentary 'Revenge of the Electric Car' is set to give a rare glimpse into the green vehicle advancements at Tesla Motors, Nissan and GM, as they all feature...