By Michael Carney On December 16, 2013Bitcoin may be making a few people wealthy, but it’s killing us all. The crypto-currency that’s caught the world by storm has a dark side: its carbon footprint. At today’s value of roughly $1,000 per bitcoin…
By Yasha Levine On December 16, 2013 “We know where you are. We know where you’ve been. We can more or less know what you’re thinking about.” “Your digital identity will live forever… because there’s no delete button.” —Eric Schmidt…
The solar market has been dominated by traditional rooftop and utility-scale photovoltaic systems for years now, systems reliant solely upon solar panels to be situated in stationary positions to capture the most sunlight possible. However, according…
Depending on whom you ask, automated cars are either right around the corner, or still decades away. Elon Musk says a 90% autonomous Tesla will be on the market by 2017, while other automakers are aiming for closer to 2020. Ford thinks automated vehicles…
US stocks Thursday moved lower following mixed economic data on the retail and job markets. About 50 minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 85.89 points (0.54 percent) at 15,757.64. The broad-based S&P 500 fell 5.11 (0.29 percent)…
Shares of US hotel giant Hilton Worldwide Holdings jumped 7.0 percent Thursday as they hit the market following the year's second largest US market IPO that raised $2.35 billion. Minutes after entering the market, at 1530 GMT Thursday Hilton shares…
By Hamish McKenzie On December 10, 2013On the one hand, we have Snapchat, an immensely viral app that lets people send disappearing messages to each other. It has been in the news recently for turning down a $3 billion acquisition offer from Facebook…
Solar panels were installed on more American residential rooftops in the 3rd Quarter of 2013 than any other quarter in history, pushing US installed solar capacity over the 10-gigawatt (GW) milestone and potentially ahead of Germany for the first time…
By Michael Carney On December 9, 2013Apple rules its iOS kingdom with an iron fist. The company rejects apps from its App Store, often without explanation and occasionally seemingly in conflict with its own stated rules or prior behavior toward comparable…
It’s not uncommon for early stage tech companies to pony up stock options to lure key employees on board. For a new business without a lot of cash available, it makes sense to offer options in lieu of hefty paychecks. From the company’s vantage…
