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Arizona’s largest battery will help feed your Google habit

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Photo: Salt River Project Arizona’s largest battery storage system is now online and, along with solar and wind, will help power a new Google data center – here’s why that matters. Electrek’s Take Without electricity, Google is nothing, and it uses an insane amount of power. Statista reports that Google’s energy consumption reached 22.29

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Elon Musk pledges to make things right after Tesla leaves small bakery with unpaid order

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has personally pledged to correct a mistake from the electric vehicle maker that left a small business in San Jose in a tricky situation. The Giving Pies has had large corporations as clients in the past, such as Apple and Google. As noted by Rasetarinera, Tesla later updated the order to 4,000 pies.

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In 1989, General Magic Saw the Future of Smartphones

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The user interface of the Motorola Envoy does that for me, even though I never owned one, or indeed any personal digital assistant. Skeuomorphic design began to wane in the mid-2000s, as Microsoft, Google, and Apple embraced flat design. At its heart, General Magic was attempting to transform personal communications.

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Lewis H. Latimer: A Life of Lightbulb Moments

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Sandford decision , ruled that an enslaved person was not made free by entering a state whose laws forbid slavery. Upon further investigation, Maxim realized he had stumbled upon the person who could help him advance his own interests in the nascent field of electric lighting. Alamy In a piece of personal correspondence with Booker T.

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Over $1 million of Elon Musk’s Burnt Hair perfume have been sold

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Jonathan Preston is one such person who was contacted by The Wall Street Journal. On Twitter, his account is verified, and I googled him and confirmed he’s with WSJ.” Have you purchased Elon Musk’s new fragrance? Can’t wait for media stories tomorrow about $1M of Burnt Hair sold. Why or why not?

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Ford officially launches Tesla Supercharger access, free adapter now available to order

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After this window passes, the adapter will be available for purchase at a retail price of $230. According to a Cox Automotive Consumer Sentiment Study, lack of charging stations is the second largest barrier after price when it comes to purchasing an electric vehicle. Ford Customers Can Now Charge on Tesla Superchargers in U.S.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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For some Americans it gives a chance to drive and experience a different car, maybe an electric car they might be thinking of purchasing. Uber’s value proposition is that it is cheaper than using a taxi and much cheaper than using a personal car. Investors in RelayRides included Google Ventures and GM Ventures.

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