When Elon Musk speaks, the tech world listens. On Monday he tweeted that Tesla will unveil a brand new product line in amonth—and it’s not another car:The new product could be anything, but on a recent investor call, Musk commented that the company will soon jump into the home battery...
One of the more common themes of this year's SXSW festival, and indeed 2015 so far, has been self-driving cars. In a very short space of time the technology has gone from a far-off futuristic vision to something we now expect to find integrated into our daily lives within the...
After days of rumors, the evidence is starting to mount that Apple is seriously considering building an electric car to take on Tesla. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that the company has had a project code-named “Titan” in the works for the past year, with "several hundred" employees assigned...
Google will sell wireless service plans directly to consumers, managing both calls and mobile data on a cellular network, The Information reports. Sources close to the deal say that Google will pay Sprint and T-Mobile for access to their mobile networks, according to The Information. What's more, if the contract with...
Google's expected investment in the commercial space-flight venture SpaceX took on substance Tuesday, when the startup announced a fresh $1 billion investment courtesy of the search giant and Fidelity. The two new investors will now own just under 10% of SpaceX.This funding will further research into space transport, reusability, and satellite manufacturing. SpaceX's...
The Internet of outer space could get a fuel injection, as two technology giants reportedly prepare to join forces. The Information reported Monday that Google is about to sign off on an investment deal in SpaceX. If true, the arrangement will fund the use of satellites to deliver Internet access...
ReadWriteDrive is an ongoing series covering the future of transportation.I used to think the future of cars was all about better powertrains and fuels. If the auto industry could only make a transition away from petroleum-based internal combustion—so I thought—and toward electricity (and other low-carbon fuels), then we could drive...
Editor's note: This post was originally published by our partners at PopSugar Tech.Zero-emissions vehicles for all! The luxury electric carmaker Tesla confirmed in Autoexpress that an incredibly affordable sedan called the Tesla Model 3 is in the works.In the world of Tesla, affordable means under $35K, which cuts the price for...
Every once in a while a company comes along that completely changes the world. Google is one such company, making the Internet accessible and meaningful to billions of people. So is Facebook, which increasingly connects those billions of people. And then there's Apple, which has set the standard for what...
There are a lot of crazy things apparently hidden in the desert expanses of New Mexico, and the world's first dedicated commercial spaceport is one of them. Spaceport America, which is exactly what it sounds like—an airport for space travel—is the first of its kind.The sprawl of flat, dry land in...
According to The Beatles, money can't buy you love. According to the Bible, the love of money is the root of all evil. But according to Glassdoor, a billion dollars can actually buy a decent amount of employee happiness.Looking through The Wall Street Journal's "billion-dollar startup club," employees tend to rank...
This post is part of Hire Education, an ongoing series in which ReadWrite examines technological innovation in education and how it's reshaping the approaches of universities and students as they adapt to a transforming economy.The democratization of technology wrought by the mobile Web and a proliferation of app stores has...
“What are those glasses you’re wearing?”“It’s called Google Glass. It can search the web, send email, take pictures and more.”Thus begins a conversation I’ve had hundreds of times. I’ve never seen so much fascination with a new device as Google Glass. The original iPhone, which I bought the first day...
George Takei has a cold. But even a bad cold can't keep a good Starfleet officer down. And it certainly wasn't going to stifle Star Trek's "Hikaru Sulu," a New York Times Top 10 bestselling author, gay rights activist and social media juggernaut. I caught up with Takei and his trademark...
Editor's note: This post was originally published by our partners at PopSugar Tech.Mix one part college dropout, two parts entrepreneurial spirit, three parts vision . . . and you've got a one-of-a-kind Steve Jobs. The movie starring Ashton Kutcher as the Apple visionary, Jobs, hits theaters Aug. 16. Apple's iconic...
Carl Icahn called Tim Cook. The reactions to this relatively simple act between an investor and the CEO of Apple were notable, depending on what side of the country you were on. On the East Coast, Wall Street investors perked up their heads, took little bottles of scotch out of their...
The latest Powerball lottery winners just scored a collective $448 million dollars in one fell swoop. For the average American, that's an incredible load of money to ponder and that's just what I find myself doing—fantasizing about where I'd put that windfall.One thing I know is that it wouldn't be...
$1.1 billion. That's how much your company is worth if it's long on users and short on paying customers. Just ask Tumblr. Or Instagram. Each yanked down billion-dollar acquisitions despite making virtually no revenue. Is this a big deal?Acquihires And Billion-Dollar PayoutsSome seem to think so. At least, for acquihires, the...
As any smartphone owner knows all too well, even the best of today's mobile devices are completely dependent on batteries that can't often keep up with the rest of the technology.Even the savviest hardware makers are bumping up against the limits of what they can extract from existing battery technology....
Guest author David Ewart heads up Marketing and Revenue for IT upstart Loggly.The epic media battle between New York Times reporter John Broder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk began with a negative consumer review, escalated with a strong-armed public rebuttal by a powerful executive and ended with a bunch of...
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