Volkswagen’s modern Microbus remake, and more in the week that was
Tesla has built one of the biggest buildings on the planet. Now it’s building the world’s largest solar roof to top it off. When it’s complete, the photovoltaic array will enable Tesla’s Gigafactory to operate entirely on clean energy. Meanwhile, the Netherlands announced that wind energy now powers all of its electric passenger trains, and the UK is developing technology to power its trains with off-grid...
Lucasfilm says it has ‘no plans’ for a digital Carrie Fisher
Given the recent release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story featuring an actor who died in 1994, and the recent passing of actress Carrie Fisher, perhaps it was inevitable there would be rumors she would get the same treatment. Lucasfilm has responded to murmurings that it is in negotiation to use her likeness, telling fans of the franchise that “Lucasfilm has no plans to digitally recreate Carrie Fisher’s performance as...
Self-driving Nissan LEAFs will hit London streets next month
Nissan says that while it hasn’t yet finalised the routes its cars will take, they “will be public roads with full agreement from the relevant local authorities.” The government, which has already spent millions funding intelligent car trials, supports the pilot, noting that such trials will help the UK become “a world leader in the development and testing of auto technology.”It’s not the first time...
Self-driving Nissan LEAFs will hit London streets next month
Nissan says that while it hasn’t yet finalised the routes its cars will take, they “will be public roads with full agreement from the relevant local authorities.” The government, which has already spent millions funding intelligent car trials, supports the pilot, noting that such trials will help the UK become “a world leader in the development and testing of auto technology.”It’s not the first time...
Amazon bringing 100,000 full-time jobs to the US by 2018
The company boasted that employees get “highly-competitive” salaries, along with health and disability insurance, retirement savings plans and company stock. It also offers 20 weeks of paid parenting leave, which can be shared with a spouse employed elsewhere. The company recently revealed that it pays male and female employees equally, and its diversity hiring is above average for the tech industry (which is to say, still...
