UPDATE 2-Tesla's Musk closes SolarCity deal, more challenges lie ahead
(Adds details of SolarCity's business, paragraphs 13-14) By Alexandria Sage and Nichola Groom LOS ANGELES, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk won approval on Thursday from the electric luxury automaker's shareholders for an acquisition of SolarCity Corp, the solar energy system installer in which he is the largest shareholder. The stock swap deal, worth about $2 billion, caps a tumultuous year for Musk and Tesla. The proposed acquisition of SolarCity, a money-losing ..>> view originalNew York DA vs Apple encryption: 'We need new federal law to unlock 400 seized iPhones'
DA Cyrus Vance says New York has about 40 locked iPhones linked to murder investigations. Image: New York County District Attorney's Office New York County District Attorney Cyrus Vance has renewed a call for federal legislation requiring Apple to make iOS warrant-friendly. In a report released on Thursday at the launch of the Manhattan DA's new cyberlab, Vance revealed there are now over 400 locked iPhones sitt..>> view originalWith Trips, AirBnB sets out its grandest plan yet
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Brian Chesky's AirBnB has more than three million locations listed so far What started as literally an air bed on the floor in Brian Chesky's apartment has blossomed into a service that has more than three million locations listed around the world. AirBnB, the site that lets you rent out your spare rooms, or indeed your entire home, to tourists, is one of Silicon Valley’s brightest start-ups - a great idea, e..>> view originalPokemon Sun and Moon Guide: How To Get Your Demo Ash-Greninja
Pokemon Sun and Moon is finally out for the Nintendo 3DS, and while everyone is picking their new starter and beginning their journey. As we told you before, the Pokemon Sun and Moon Special Demo Version that came out a few weeks ago has an exclusive Pokemon and some items that you can transfer over into the full game and we’re here now to tell you have to get them in the full game.We already explained in a game that you could transfer your Ash-Greninja and a number of collected items from the d..>> view originalThe guy who ruined Google Glass with a shower selfie is at it again with Snapchat's Spectacles
Robert Scoble in 2013 wearing Google Glass in the shower. Scoble pulled the same pose again in 2016 with the release of Snap's Spectacles. Robert Scoble Robert Scoble has done it again. The super-enthusiastic tech pundit is infamous for a 2013 photo of himself wearing Google Glass in the shower. In it, Scoble looks like he's red-faced screaming in joy at the camera while still wet and naked in the shower. Google killed the consumer version of Google Glass two ..>> view originalFake news on Facebook is a real problem. These college students came up with a fix in 36 hours.
Anant Goel, Nabanita De, Qinglin Chen and Mark Craft at Princeton’s hackathon (Anant Goel) When Nabanita De scrolled through her Facebook feed recently, she felt afraid. There were so many posts with competing information and accusations about Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton that she didn’t know how to begin deciphering the fearmongering from the reality. The social media site has faced criticism since the presidential election for its role in disseminating fake and misleading stories that ..>> view originalAmazon is rolling out Alexa-only shopping deals
Amazon has already stoked the holiday consumption fire by rolling out a bunch of deals well ahead of Black Friday, but this weekend’s shopping opportunity comes with a giant catch: starting November 18 and running through the 21st, certain deals are only available if you order through Alexa, the voice-controlled virtual assistant that runs on Amazon’s Echo speakers and Fire TV products. Over the next few days, if you ask Alexa "Alexa, what are your deals?" you’ll be able to order a variety of d..>> view originalGoogle Disappointed by South Korean Refusal on Mapping Data
Google Disappointed by South Korean Refusal on Mapping Data South Korea rejected a request by Google to use local mapping data in the company's global maps service in a long-awaited ruling Friday that had divided the country for months. The company said it was disappointed by the decision, which the land ministry said was based on concerns over national security. "We're disappointed by this decision. We've always taken security concerns very seriously and will continue to prov..>> view originalMicrosoft just joined the Linux Foundation, but end users won't notice right away
If there’s one thing to be said about 2016, it’s that it’s full of surprises. This year has seen events you wouldn’t have dreamt of a decade ago. When I read that Microsoft joined the Linux Foundation, I couldn’t believe it at first. There’s plenty of exciting news for developers in this new partnership, but not much for Linux desktop users.I first started experimenting with Linux in the late ’90s and early aughts (’00s?), back when Steve Ballmer took the reins at Microsoft. In those days, ..>> view original
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