SpaceX’s spat with Air Force prompts corruption accusation

Last month, SpaceX filed a lawsuit to get work with the Air Force, something that has been henceforth granted to a Boeing and Lockheed Martin joint venture. That led to … Continue reading

SpaceX Dragon MK 2 being unveiled May 29

The SpaceX Dragon MK 2 is coming, and will be unveiled in full next week. Via Twitter, SpaceX guru Elon Musk confirmed May 29 would be the day we get … Continue reading

SpaceX shows T9R launch ahead of Dragon mission to ISS

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has just posted video of a successful F9R launch, their re-usable rocket concept. The shuttle (pronounced “f-niner”, incidentally) is shown taking off, rising to 250 meters, then … Continue reading

The Network Inside Tesla’s Model S Is Just Like The One in Your House

The Network Inside Tesla's Model S Is Just Like The One in Your House

The Tesla car company isn’t shy about breaking from automotive standard practice, building fast, near-silent , sleek electric cars in a world where most vehicles still sip dinosaur juice. So it probably shouldn’t surprise you to learn that the complex electronic infrastructure supporting the car’s many sensors and touchscreens doesn’t quite resemble what’s in your neighbor’s Honda. In fact, as our pal Jason Torchinsky over at Jalopnik reveals , the Model S’s internal network is strikingly similar to the one in your house or office, as a curious Tesla owner recently discovered.

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London’s plan to grow up might go down, Elon Musk’s quest to make electric cars cool, and funny anti

London’s plan to grow up might go down, Elon Musk’s quest to make electric cars cool, and funny anti-Rob Ford ads appear in Toronto. Plus: Learning from streets in Vietnam, Paris, and Manhattan. All this and more in this week’s Urban Reads.

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To The People Of New Jersey

To The People Of New Jersey

On Tuesday, under pressure from the New Jersey auto dealer lobby to protect its monopoly, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, composed of political appointees of the Governor, ended your right to purchase vehicles at a manufacturer store within the state.

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Apple Working On Device That Can Predict Heart Attacks [Report]

Apple Working On Device That Can Predict Heart Attacks [Report]

Only recently Apple CEO Tim Cook said that the company is going to enter “new product categories” in the near future, without elaborating exactly what these new categories are. This has lead to rumors and speculation, with the ever present iWatch and Apple HDTV once again setting the rumor mill on fire. However, a new report by the San Francisco Chronicle hints at a completely different product. The report claims that Apple is working with renowned audio engineer Tomlinson Holman to develop a device that’s capable of predicting heart attacks by listening to the sound of blood flowing through a user’s veins.

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    Tesla taps Rdio for integrated audio service in Europe

    Today at a town-hall meeting in Amsterdam, Tesla Motors’ CEO Elon Muck announced Rdio will be integrated into its cars in Europe as the default dashboard audio service. Such follows … Continue reading

    Tesla Supercharger network now stretches from coast to coast

    Tesla’s Supercharger network has been a grand endeavor rolling out steadily in both the US and select locations abroad, slowly expanding the number of locations to which Model S owners … Continue reading

    SpaceX Falcon 9 launch rescheduled again due to oxygen in fuel

    SpaceX‘s rescheduled Nov. 25 launch on Nov. 28 was rescheduled yet again due to a slow rocket thrust buildup. The Thanksgiving Day launch was ready to go and seconds from liftoff, but the on-board computer automatically aborted the sequence. SpaceX (and Tesla) CEO Elon Musk announced the event on Twitter — and shared a few […]