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innovators: Tech innovators: Elon Musk

Age: 43 Company: SpaceX, Tesla Best known for: online payments, electric cars, rockets, travel Quote: “Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.” His Twitter profile may be a playful send up of James Bond’s arch nemesis Blofeld, but Elon Musk’s billions have thankfully been put to making the world a better place rather than destroying it. That’s not to say that some

How Windows 10 will change smartphones forever

Introduction and redefining the phone Phones have had a renaissance over the past half-decade. Gone is the idea that they are used simply for calls and texting, replaced by an all-capable device that can run apps, surf the internet, video call and more. Led by the iPhone in 2007, touchscreen technology and software improvements have meant that phones no longer need a keyboard and can have a large screen and

Daimler and Qualcomm to develop in-car tech, wireless charging

Carmaker Daimler on Saturday announced a partnership with mobile technologies company Qualcomm Inc. to explore wireless recharging of mobile phones in cars as well as recharging of electric cars without cables. The move forms part of a broader push by Daimler, parent company of Mercedes-Benz, as well as rival German carmakers BMW and Audi to build their expertise in software and telecommunications to bolster their status as high-tech carmakers in