Tesla Motors introduced the new Model S sedan this week. This new EV (electric vehicle) will most likely be built in Southern California, not San Jose as previously announced.
The good news: It can be charged in 45 minutes, can drive up to 480 km (300 miles) on one charge, will do 0-96 kph (0-60 mph) in [...]
Posts from ‘March, 2009’
The Tesla Model S Electric Vehicle
Entrepreneurial pitfalls
I have quite a bit of experience as an entrepreneur and thought I should share some of it.
There’s a lot of information out there on how to succeed, but I’ve yet to see someone discuss what not to do, and share their experience as to why they think so.
Well, with the current shape of the [...]
Brighter future for Right Whales
There’s a very interesting article in the New York Times about how the population of Right Whales (Eubalaena glacialis) has increased over the last few decades.
These magnificent animals are making something of a comeback, which is very welcome news, especially to this Norwegian who is strongly opposed to commercial whaling.
At the turn of the previous century [...]
Red meat could kill you
A new study by the National Cancer Institute (in the US, that is) concludes that eating red meat significantly increases your risk of dying prematurely.
And yes Dorothy, that includes pork.
I won’t bore you with the details, you can read them yourself if you’re interested. Let’s instead just skip to the bottom line.
Eating the equivalent of [...]
Ta-ta, Tata?
India’s Tata Motors, the recent buyer of Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford, is struggling with poor sales and high debt.
That purchase, of two money-losing luxury brands, might just be one of the worst timed acquisitions in the history of the automotive industry.
Tata is about to launch their new, ultra-cheap Nano model (pictured), starting at about [...]
Skype announces SIP support
Skype today announced Skype for SIP, a new beta program for business users, The Wall Street Journal reports.
SIP is the industry standard for connecting VoIP devices and private branch exchanges, and is in widespread use in the corporate world.
Skype is the most popular platform for Internet phone calls, with over 400 million registered users (although [...]
Social Media Marketing?
Social media marketing is such a buzz phrase right now, but what is it?
Seems to me that what many people think about when they use the term is no less than that holy grail of contemporary marketing, going viral. If not, what else could it be except endless variations on Google’s contextual ads?
Getting relevant product [...]
Obama on Leno and vice versa
President Barack Obama appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno yesterday, talking about the economy, bonuses, presidential perks, “the bubble” and of course, the upcoming First Pooch.
The President seemed relaxed and cool as always, but there were a couple of occasions where he was so anxious to get his point across that he momentarily [...]
Hacking ATMs
It’s when you see a headline saying “Credit card skimming malware targeting ATMs”, that you get that sinking feeling that you haven’t been paranoid enough.
Security firm Sophos is reporting that they’ve discovered one or more trojans in the wild targeting Automated Teller Machines made by leading US manufacturer Diebold.
Apparently, the trojans skim money and steal [...]