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Starbucks Powermats Go National; Tesla Opens Patents; Facebook Ad Control

2014-06-13 16:37:41| PC Magazine Security Product Guide

From Starbucks Powermat wireless charging to Tesla's open patents, here's what you missed Thursday.

Elon Musk opens up Tesla patents; it 'isn't entirely altruistic'

2014-06-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

LA Times: The Tesla Model S just became the world`s first open-source car. Elon Musk, chief executive of Tesla Motors Inc., said Thursday that he was opening up the electric car company`s patents to all comers. "Technology leadership is not defined by patents, which history has repeatedly shown to be small protection indeed against a determined competitor," Musk said, "but rather by the ability of a company to attract and motivate the world`s most talented engineers." The dramatic move - automakers...

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Tesla gives its patents to the world hopes to spur "sustainable transport."

2014-06-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

CBS: In hopes of spurring innovation and "sustainable transport," Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Thursday he will not penalize any company that wishes to use its patented electric motor technology. In a blog post, Musk wrote that he removed a wall of Tesla patents in the lobby of the company's lobby of its headquarters. The patents, he says, do more harm than good. "Our true competition is not the small trickle of non-Tesla electric cars being produced, but rather the enormous flood of gasoline...

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Tesla confirm open source patents to boost sustainable transport industry

2014-06-13 14:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Blue and Green: Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has confirmed his recently proposed plan to release technological patents in order to expand the electric car industry. The electric carmaker will allow several hundred patents to be used by other car manufacturers without the fear of being sued. In a good faith agreement, Musk believes too few carmakers make any serious electric cars and believes the patents will offer a solution to the problem. On the Palo Alto, California-based companys website, Musk said, Tesla...

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