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Rocky Mountain High: 500-HP Acura TLX and Aero-Clad Acura NSX Prepare to Scale Pikes Peak
– On June 25, dozens upon dozens of gigantic wings with engines attached to them will set off to conquer one of the country’s most famous mountains at the Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Following last year’s impressive trio of NSX hill-climb entrants (one of which was a modified four-motor EV), Acura will play […]
Turbonomic Now Supports AWS and Azure Environments, Unleashing Elasticity and Scale of Hybrid Cloud
PRESS RELEASE: Turbonomic Hybrid Cloud Management Platform Accelerates Public Cloud Migration and Lowers Monthly Cloud Bills by 30 Percent News Highlights Turbonomic today announced major advancements to its hybrid cloud management platform, unleashing the elasticity and scale of Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure public cloud environments With today’s news, Turbonomic is the first […]
What ‘do things that don’t scale’ means for chatbot developers
GUEST: “Do things that don’t scale.” — Paul Graham That quote from the British computer scientist says it all. At an early stage, startups need to do things like recruiting users manually — one by one — and going door to door to promote a product, which is what AirBnB did. Chatbots were being hyped […]
Haulin’ Juice: This Company Wants to Take the Tesla Approach Large Scale with Electric Semi-Trucks
– From the May 2017 issue – Trevor Milton wants to do Elon Musk one better in the field of zero-emission transportation. With his Nikola EV semi-tractors, he hopes to disrupt the market for the largest commercial trucks on our roads, just as Tesla did for luxury sedans. His business model even borrows the inventor […]
Natilus’s flying machine is drone delivery on a massive scale
Moving freight around the globe is a complicated affair. If cost is the priority, goods are more likely to end up in containers packed onto giant cargo ships for slow journeys across several seas. If speed is critical, cargo planes will do the work, transporting stuff in super-quick time but at a higher cost. But what if […]
‘Like a war zone’: Drone footage reveals scale of devastation after Wirral explosion (VIDEOS)
Published time: 26 Mar, 2017 13:17 A local photographer has captured a bird’s eye view of Wirral, England, after a suspected gas explosion flattened a dance studio and row of commercial properties in the borough. Drone footage from a Wirral-based cameraman, who goes by the name Pixels In The Sky, reveals large scale devastation around […]
Carleton University faces backlash after scale removed from gym
Carleton University is feeling the burn from students on social media for removing a weight scale from its gym to promote a more holistic approach to a healthy body image. CBC | Health News
Today’s Best Deals: Anker Smart Scale, H&R Block, Stanley Bottles, and More
Tax software, Stanley drink vessels, and Anker’s brand new smart scale lead off Monday’s best deals. Bookmark Kinja Deals and follow us on Twitter to never miss a deal. Don’t forget to sign up for our email newsletter. Top Deals H&R Block Software Gold Box If you still haven’t gotten around to doing your taxes, […]
Banks scale bank on ‘sweeteners’ used to tempt customers to switch current account
THE big banks are scaling back the “sweeteners” they have been offering to tempt customers into switching current account. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
