Billionaire jack-of-all-trades Elon Musk announced last week that residential solar panel company SolarCity would be acquiring high-quality solar panel manufacturer Silevo in a move that involves the creation of one of the largest solar panel factories in the world.
Much like the Apple WWDC event every year in June, Google has its own developers conference, called Google I/O, where it showcases new devices, initiatives, and software. It also holds developer workshops, but who cares about that when the Google Keynote might unveil the next big Android device - or something even more fantastic?
The annual developers conference and showcase of all things Google starts on Wednesday. Like previous years, the opening keynote address will likely include several announcements about Google initiatives. Here's what to look for at Google I/O 2014.
AT&T took its argument for a merger with DirecTV to lawmakers Tuesday, arguing that the deal is different than other mergers in the industry, including a potential one between Sprint and T-Mobile.
Microsoft is directly competing with Apple Microsoft said in an announcement today that the company would be offering store credits of up to $650 in value for customers who will trade in their working MacBook Air laptops.
It's the age old question: MacBook Air or MacBook Pro? It's the age old question: MacBook Air or MacBook Pro? The perfect scenario would be the ability to buy both, or perhaps better yet, combine each laptop's plusses and minuses.
Facebook has been trying to capture some of Snapchat's magic for a while now. While Facebook has been losing its appeal with young, active teens (an incredibly important demographic) over the past few years, Snapchat has caught fire with the same crowd. Now, in its third attempt at regaining that audience, Facebook has released "Slingshot," a Snapchat clone with a twist, which will either be the app's forte, or its fatal flaw.
With Hulu and Netflix viewership gaining speed, cable and satellite operators could see a decline in their industry. According to Harris Interactive, cable and satellite companies shouldn't worry much as three-fourths of U.S. adults stated they regularly watch television through their providers.
Based in Chicago, which has more than 1.9 million Hispanics, the "Think. Build. Pitch" boot camp is a four-week, intensive summer program that engages 13- to 18-year-olds, teaching them critical thinking, business planning and technological solutions.
Google's OS remains more popular While Apple still has the lead over Google in terms of profits from their respective app stores, a new study suggests that the Play Store by Google is quickly catching up.
Months before the iOS 8 release, a beta is already out. The Apple iOS 8 beta, designed for developers and app creators only, has been released despite the full version not set for release for several months.
Venezuelan Andres Moreno founded Open English, an online English language school targeted toward Latin Americans with classes running 24/7, back in 2008. Now, the school is worth an estimated $350 million and has 100,000 students.
A Rasmussen Reports poll has bad news for soccer fans: Americans do not think soccer will be as popular in the U.S. as it is worldwide within the next five years. But English- and Spanish-language television viewership is up anyway.
A new 8.9-inch tablet is rumored from HTC. HTC is said to be releasing a new Nexus 9 tablet, the HTC Volantis. It will be an 8. 9-inch tablet with a starting price of $399.
More pictures released of the new iPhone 6. Apple is trying its hardest to keep the next iPhone secret, but worldwide curiosity and excitement is preventing that.
The iOS 8 release might make it hard to Jailbreak. Apple doesn't want hackers to jailbreak iOS devices. They've tried to release updates and increase the security to prevent jailbreakers.
Coastal gamers prefer Xbox One. At last official count, Sony's Playstation 4 had sold 7 million consoles compared to only 3 million by Microsoft's Xbox One worldwide.
What is ALMA? And what does it do? The universe is infinite, and some of us want to see as much of it as we can. The final addition to the ALMA satellite array in Chile could help us do that.
From science fiction to science fact, NASA has taken a step toward warp speed capability via art. NASA has not developed warp speed capability, but the agency is closer to it with the artistic rendering of a warp drive spaceship unveiled this month.
