By Elon Musk, Peter Rive and Lyndon Rive SolarCity has signed an agreement to acquire Silevo, a solar panel technology and manufacturing company whose modules have demonstrated a unique combination of […]
Tesla freed up its patents. Does anyone care?
By David Ferris, E&E reporter Tesla Motors Inc. seemed to take the high road when it announced last week that it would spur the development of electric cars by opening […]
Tesla’s Elon Musk Declares ‘All Our Patent Are Belong to You’
By Eric Wesoff Today, in a blog post entitled, “All Our Patent Are Belong to You,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk tore down the patent wall. He wrote: Yesterday, there was a wall of Tesla patents […]
Case’s Revolution Fund Invests in Supplier of Children’s Lunches
By William Alden Stephen M. Case, the investor and co-founder of AOL, is taking an increasing interest in the food business. The Revolution Growth fund, which Mr. Case started with […]
Social investing: 4 companies make a difference
By Sam Becker As consumers, it’s easy to become disillusioned by all of the negative press coverage pointed in the direction of major corporations. For every heartbreaking story of negligence […]
UrbanSitter Wins 2014 Bay Area Tech & Innovation Award
By Richard Proctor UrbanSitter: Best Consumer Application or Service Across the country, parents looking for trustworthy babysitters have been turning to San Francisco-based UrbanSitter for help. Similarly, babysitters looking for […]