13 Travel Mistakes I'll Never Make Again
I was 18 the first time I ventured outside of the U.S. on my own. I only needed eight weeks' worth of clothing, but I packed two huge suitcases, a carry-on bag, an extra backpack and at least half a...
View ArticleTwo Workers Sickened After Opening A Package At JFK Airport
UPDATE: The New York Times' J. David Goodman Tweets the FBI is saying the package contained beauty supplies.NEW YORK (Reuters) - Authorities were investigating a package at New York's John F. Kennedy...
View ArticleToday Elon Musk Will Unveil Plans For High-Speed Transportation That's Twice...
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Twice as fast as an airplane, cheaper than a bullet train and completely self-powered: that's the mysterious transportation system that inventor and entrepreneur Elon Musk is...
View Article'Green' Car Startup Associated With Clinton Pal Has Been A Flop, And Is Now...
TUNICA, Miss. (AP) — Four years ago, a startup car company announced with great fanfare big plans for the Mississippi Delta: Using money from foreign investors and other sources, it would build a...
View ArticleIndia's New Carrier Joins The Big Asian Arms Race
India launched a new indigenous carrier today, marking the steady increase in Asia's burgeoning arms race, reports the Associated Press.The INS Vikrant displaces 40,000 tons of water, has a length of...
View ArticleElon Musk Doesn't Have Time For 'Hyperloop' And He Knows It
It's fun to get excited about innovation and technology, and it's definitely fun to get excited about speed, but when it comes to Elon Musk's "Hyperloop" it's also important to remember that these...
View ArticleEvery Passenger Who Survived The Asiana Airlines Crash In San Francisco Will...
Asiana Airlines will pay each surviving passenger of Flight 214, which crash landed in San Francisco on July 6, $10,000 in compensation, Bloomberg reports.288 passengers and all 16 crew members...
View ArticleREMINDER: Elon Musk Calls This Diagram 'The Best Guess So Far' For What He's...
What is Elon Musk's hyperloop going to look like?This diagram is the best guess >Join the conversation about this story »
View ArticleELON MUSK: I Will Announce The Hyperloop At 1:30 Pacific (TSLA)
Elon Musk will release his plans for the "Hyperloop," a super fast form of transportation this afternoon at 1:30 Pacific time.In a tweet, he teased that he was up all night, with others, putting the...
View ArticleAshton Kutcher Likes His Model S So Much, He Bought Tesla Stock
Ashton Kutcher owns one of the more than 13,000 Tesla Model S electric sedans on the road in North America, and he's quite pleased about it.After ditching his Lexus hybrid, Kutcher liked his new ride...
View ArticleChina Freaked Out Over Japan's New Flat-Topped 'Destroyer'
Japan's new destroyer, which won't go into full service till 2015, "has raised eyebrows across East Asia," wrote Stefan Soesanto of the South China Morning Post.Japan's Izumo 'helicopter destroyer' is...
View ArticleELON MUSK REVEALS THE HYPERLOOP (TSLA)
Elon Musk has finally revealed his plans for the Hyperloop. The Hyperloop is Musk's plan for a new transportation system that's faster and cheaper than a high-speed train.He released a 57-page PDF that...
View ArticleIn One Chart Here's Why The Hyperloop Could Be The Future Of Transportation
Elon Musk has announced the design behind his new Hyperloop proposal. You can read about the details elsewhere, but getting down to brass tacks here's the one reason people should be clamoring for the...
View ArticleELON MUSK: I Will Probably Build A Hyperloop Prototype
Elon Musk has announced his plans for the Hyperloop, and he hosted a media call to take questions.Here are the highlights:How likely is it this will be built?Musk says that while he will continue to...
View ArticleThis Map Shows Where The Hyperloop Is Going To Go
Elon Musk has just announced his detailed proposal for the Hyperloop project.One object on everyone's mind is where, precisely, this massive public works infrastructure is going to go. From the...
View ArticleHere's How The Hyperloop Will Stand Up To Earthquakes
Elon Musk has revealed his plans for the Hyperloop, a new form of high speed transport that sends people and cars in pods through elevated tubes.Musk says it will cover the distance from San Francisco...
View ArticleHere's How Much The Hyperloop Will Cost
A ticket on the Hyperloop will cost just $20, according to Elon Musk's math.The Tesla CEO tallies the total cost of the most advanced Hyperloop project at $7.5 billion.That's for the passenger plus...
View ArticleThe Hyperloop Probably Doesn't Have A Bathroom
Elon Musk's long awaited Hyperloop announcement was today, and people are very excited.However, there seemed to be something missing in the design.A bathroom.It's not here:And it's not here either:It's...
View Article4 Things Elon Musk Hasn't Figured Out About The Hyperloop
Though Elon Musk has released extensive information about the Hyperloop, his proposed rapid transportation system, he admits there's a long way to go. It's what he calls an "open source transportation...
View ArticleElon Musk Admits There's A Much Better Way Of Moving People Long Distances...
Despite the massive coverage of his proposed Hyperloop, Elon Musk doesn't even think it's the best means of transportation most of the time. It's what he thinks is the best and most cost effective...
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