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Elon Musk talks Tesla IPO, funding

admin — Sat, 17 May 2008 22:54:00 +0000

Musk says he will raise a series E round of financing to bring Tesla Motors to profitability and begin production on its luxury electric sedan, codenamed White Star, by 2010.

Motorola’s strategy and technology chief quits

admin — Sat, 17 May 2008 22:48:00 +0000

Latest executive to depart the struggling cell phone maker since Icahn gained board seats is Rich Nottenburg, who will “return to the New York area to be with his family.”

EA’s acquisition bid for Take-Two expires

admin — Sat, 17 May 2008 21:07:00 +0000

Friday deadline for game maker’s reduced-and-extended offer, rejected last month, passes without action shortly after record-breaking release of Grand Theft Auto IV.

Sharp, MIT make strides in methanol fuel cells

admin — Sat, 17 May 2008 19:07:00 +0000

Sharp claims a breakthrough in developing fuels cells for consumer devices, while MIT develops a material to improve efficiency by 50 percent.

Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week

admin — Sat, 17 May 2008 18:00:00 +0000

Here are CNET Reviews’ 10 favorite items from the past week, including a fashionable Bluetooth headset, Bose on-ear headphones, and the BlackBerry Curve 8330 for Sprint.

Firefox 3 release candidate goes public

admin — Sat, 17 May 2008 16:54:00 +0000

A preview release of Firefox 3 is ready for downloading, and includes many new features and performance improvements.

Yahoo tries to conceal lawsuit documents

admin — Sat, 17 May 2008 05:25:00 +0000

Suing shareholders and Yahoo disagree about whether information on the company’s employee severance plan should be public.

CIGS companies eye building-integrated photovoltaics

admin — Sat, 17 May 2008 05:20:00 +0000

Thin-film solar power companies want to integrate solar cells with buildings, but they still have a way to go.

HP to launch fall line of teen PC products

admin — Sat, 17 May 2008 03:15:00 +0000

At a Teens and Tech event, Ameer Karim, director of HP’s future and innovations group for consumer PCs, says the company plans to introduce new devices this fall that will be designed by teens, for teens.

Photos: Jet-powered wing propels solo flight

admin — Sat, 17 May 2008 03:02:00 +0000

Aerial adventurer Yves Rossy flies over the Alps for five minutes with nothing more than the jet-equipped wing strapped to his back.