AWS fires back at Larry Ellison’s claims, saying it’s just Larry being Larry

When Oracle chairman Larry Ellison announced his company’s new autonomous database product at the Oracle OpenWorld conference keynote, he took several minutes to disparage AWS, one of his chief rivals in the cloud market. As market leader, Amazon stands firmly in Ellison’s crosshairs, but AWS […]

Laurene Powell Jobs’ Emerson Collective invests in disruptive solar startup, Angaza

Off-grid rural villages in emerging markets must usually resort to solar panels and batteries, often donated by non-profit organizations and charities. The problem, however, is that charitable handouts aren’t sustainable and don’t scale. At the same time, people can take out small loans to buy […]

Federal Reserve Overlooks Technology’s Role in Limiting Inflation

During her speech to the National Association of Business Economics on Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen made a rather startling admission: The Fed may have “misspecified” its models for inflation and “misjudged” the strength of wages and the job market. Leaving aside the odd […]

Tesla wants to build special charging stations that sell food and coffee — and it could be a huge …

CEO Elon Musk has speculatively described them as "like really big … Should Tesla partner with Amazon or Starbucks to develop these locations, … In the car world, Tesla ranks with Ferrari in terms of its aspirational aspects, and outside the car world, one thinks […]