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Virtual Reality Could Be The Toughest Fight Yet For Facebook

The Facebook founder Mark Zuckberg says the Oculus Rift Virtual Reality headset could be the future of the internet.... But on the Virtual Reality front, to get there, he needs to do battle with the entire gaming industry. Just before the Virtual Reality Oculus Rift Kickstarter campaign launched, Brendan Iribe brought what looked like a large hunk of plastic into the San Francisco offices of Unity Technologies, whose game development platform is one of the industry's most widely used. Unity CEO David Helgason tried on what was the very first version of the Oculus Rift, a virtual reality headset whose maker was destined to be bought out by Facebook for more than $2 billion before ever having a product hit the market. The Rift's biggest challenge isn't getting the technology rig...

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Hydrogen Powered Truck launched by Toyota

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When it comes to a hydrogen powered truck, Toyota is serious. On Wednesday Toyota introduced a gigantic, hydrogen powered truck that is going to carry freight around the Port of LA. The 18-wheeler hydrogen powered truck is a part of a much larger feasibility research project that is going to evaluate just how the emerging technological innovation is effective in heavy duty trucks. The articulated hydrogen powered truck is driven by two Mirai fuel-cell stacks and a compact 12 kWh battery pack to assist with larger performance needs. It undoubtedly delivers a punch; the big rig produces a bit more than 670 horsepower, as documented by Toyota. The Japan-based corporation is going to also launch 100 hydrogen powered buses at the Tokyo Olympic games to move athletes as well as spec

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Solar Roof Tiles Unveiled By Tesla

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has unveiled a range of textured solar roof tiles with integrated solar cells that are nearly indistinguishable from conventional tiling, along with a sleek update to the company’s energy-storing Powerwall. Musk revealed that a row of suburban American houses on Wisteria Lane—the old set of Desperate Housewives—were all, in fact, topped with one of four new styles of textured solar roof tiles with integrated solar cells that are nearly indistinguishable from conventional tiling. From the street, it was virtually impossible to tell; the roofs retained a variety of traditional looks, from textured slate shingle to terra cotta tile. Musk said the secret to the tiles’ appearance is a special coating that becomes more or less see-through depending on your viewing a

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Seabin Project Gets Support From Finnish Company In Their Battle Against Ocean Plastic Pollution

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The Seabin Project is a floating trash bin that typically is situated in the water at marinas, docks, yacht clubs as well as commercial ports, gathering up just about all floating waste materials. Water is drawn in from the surface which then passes through a catch bag filtration system on the inside of the Seabin. The water is subsequently pumped back into the sea leaving behind trash and rubbish captured in the catch container to be disposed of appropriately. The Seabin at the same time has got the potential to pick up a portion of oils and pollutants floating on the sea surface. The power team at the Seabin Project, led by young Aussie Social Entrpreneurs and founders Andrew Turton Pete Ceglinski are at the moment making use of 12 volt submersible water pumping systems, which ...

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Billionaires still spend five hours a week learning

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Over the past year, I've explored the personal histories of many widely admired business leaders, including Elon Musk, Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Mark Zuckerberg, in order to understand how they apply the principles of deliberate practice. What I've done does not qualify as an academic study, but it does reveal a surprising pattern. Many of these leaders, despite being extremely busy, have set aside at least an hour a day (or five hours a week) over their entire career for activities that could be classified as deliberate practice or learning. I call this phenomenon the five-hour rule. How the best leaders follow the five-hour rule For the leaders I tracked, the five-hour rule often fell into three buckets: reading, reflection, and experimentation. 1. ...