By: Dom Galeon/Futurism CEO Elon Musk hinted at a possible target for the next generation of Tesla Roadsters expected to launch by 2019, and it’s going to be the fastest one yet. Of course, with all the vehicles Tesla’s currently working on, we’ll have to wait a while to test it ourselves. From 2008…
It’s Official. Tesla’s Model X Is The Safest SUV On The Market With 5 Stars In Every Category
By: Dom Galeon/Futurism Tesla’s electric SUV, the Model X, is now officially the safest SUV on the market, scoring 5-star ratings in every crash safety test administered by the NHTSA. The vehicle also had the lowest probability of injury of any SUV tested by the administration. Tesla has done it again. Just like the…
F1 To F12: Learn How The Function Keys Can Save You Time
By: Patricia Lynn/Shareably We have all seen function keys before. They are those keys marked F1 to F12 on our computer keyboards. Most of us rarely use these keys when at the computer, but knowing how to use them can be really helpful. Function keys can save you a lot of time if you know how…
India Just Committed to Selling Only Electric Cars By 2030
By: Dom Galeon/Futurism It’s been a particularly glum couple of days for climate scientists, with President Donald Trump withdrawing US support for the Paris Climate Agreement, an action that resulted in the resignation of serial entrepreneur Elon Musk from his government advisory posts. The move was widely criticized by experts, other nations, and the majority of Americans as a major setback in the global…
The Solar Industry Is Creating Jobs 17 Times Faster Than The Rest of The US Economy
By: Karla Lant/Futurism A new report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) reveals that solar jobs in the US (and other nations) are expanding quickly. As of November 2016, the American solar industry employed 260,077 workers. This is an increase of 24.5 percent from 2015, with a growth rate that is 17 times faster than…
Intel’s New Processor Is The First Consumer Chip To Offer A Teraflop Of Power
By: Patrick Caughill / Futurism Intel has unveiled their latest family of ultra-fast processing chips. The i9 series is headed by an 18-core beast capable of more than a teraflop of computing power. The series also offers cheaper prices for chips with fewer cores. A new crop of ultra-fast processors has arrived from Intel. The new chips…
Apple Founder Says Tesla, Not Apple, Will Create The Next Breakthrough Technology
Apple’s Other Steve By: Dom Galeon and Jolene Creighton / Futurism Experts in tech and tech enthusiasts alike know that there wasn’t just one “Steve” behind Apple. While Steve Jobs was the popular (and disruptive) face of the company, Steve Wozniak was the genius behind Apple’s earliest technology — most notably, the original Macintosh that was the key to Apple’s…
The Solar Industry Is Creating Jobs 17 Times Faster Than The Rest of The US Economy
By: Karla Lant/Futurism It’s not only about the environment. A new report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) reveals that solar jobs in the US (and other nations) are expanding quickly. As of November 2016, the American solar industry employed 260,077 workers. This is an increase of 24.5 percent from 2015, with a growth rate that…
The World’s Largest Floating Solar Plant Is Finally Online
By: Karla Lant/Futurism The world’s largest floating solar power plant is now online in China. Built by Sungrow, a supplier of PV inverter systems, the 40MW plant is now afloat in water 4 to 10 meters deep, and successfully linked to Huainan, China’s grid. The placement was chosen in large part because the area was…