How to remove windows features with the dism command.

These commands used in a Administrator cmd prompt will cleanup any Windows update files and any other unwanted temporary files on your Windows system. dism /online /cleanup-image /spsuperseded cleanmgr /d C:dism /online /cleanup-image /spsuperseded cleanmgr /d C: In my case, there were no Windows Updates to cleanup. dism /online /get-featuresdism /online /get-features The command above … Read more

Will the Donald Trump victory do anything about Internet censorship and the encroaching NSA monitoring?

Will the success of the election campaign that brought a Trump victory help stop the encroaching talons of Internet censorship? There is of course the CISPA and SOPA bills that seem to have been forgotten. But they are still a threat. cyber attacks are very common and the government could use this as an excuse … Read more

Scoop gets Bay Area cities to pick up the tab for carpooling to alleviate traffic jams

In a June 28, 2011 photo, a Toyota Prius hybrid auto bearing a California DMV decal on its left front bumper are seen in carpool lanes on Interstate 405 in Los Angeles.  The program that allowed single occupants of hybrids to use carpool lanes expires at the end of June. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) A startup that matches riders with drivers for paid, and pre-scheduled carpooling, Scoop, has inked a deal with two big towns in the increasingly congested commuter hubs in the San Francisco Bay Area, Foster City and San Mateo. With this deal, each city is subsidizing carpoolers’ rides so that passengers only have to pay $2 each way, and will ostensibly refrain from driving solo or… Read More

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Fisker is back with a new electric car to debut later in 2017

Fisker Karma in 2009 Henrik Fisker, designer of the Aston Martin V8 Vantage and Aston Martin DB9, is back with an electric car company called Fisker, Inc. – not to be confused with the old Fisker, which was acquired by Chinese auto parts giant Wanxiang and retooled as Karma Automotive. The new Fisker will also be making EVs, though, with an all-electric “spiritual successor” to the Fisker Karma to… Read More

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Obama, Leonardo DiCaprio and scientist Katharine Hayhoe talk climate change at SXSL

sxsl-climate At an SXSL panel on Monday, President Obama, actor, environmentalist and philanthropist Leonardo DiCaprio and scientist Katharine Hayhoe discussed climate change and what we can possibly due to curb it. Hayhoe, who is the director of the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University, and CEO of ATMOS Research & Consulting, helps organizations like airports and public water utilities… Read More

How to feed the world– with sensors, data and local production

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Today, food and agriculture entrepreneurs took the stage at the White House lawn for SXSL 2016 to discuss the potential and limits of technology to feed a burgeoning world population. According to the most recent available estimates from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 793 million people in the world do not have enough to eat today. And with a… Read More

Faraday Future partners with Chevy Bolt-supplier LG Chem on batteries

Faraday Future concept car CES 2016 How do you prove you’re serious about making electric cars? A partnership with one of the suppliers currently producing batteries at scale for shipping vehicles is a good start. Faraday Future announced such a union today, with a new agreement with LG Chem, the lithium-ion cell manufacturer that provides the powerhouses for vehicles including the Chevrolet Bolt EV. The partnership… Read More

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Chevrolet’s Colorado ZH2 fuel cell Army test truck is made for modular power

trd_8212-final Chevrolet continues work on zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell tech, and it’s now providing a just-revealed Colorado ZH2 fuel cell vehicle to the U.S. Army for design, to find out if the unique advantages of fuel cell tech are viable in actual real-world military mission situations. The ZH2 is a modified version of the Colorado midsize pickup Chevrolet produces for the consumer market, with… Read More

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Honest Co. is reformulating its soaps after ingredients controversy

Jessica Alba of The Honest Company The consumer products startup founded by Jessica Alba, The Honest Co., on Friday told the Wall Street Journal that it plans to reformulate its dish soap, laundry detergent and other cleaners after an earlier controversy over their ingredients.
The Honest Co. markets its products as gentler, healthier and more environmentally sustainable than those of mainstream brands in the U.S.
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Dozr raises $1.9 million to become an Airbnb for bulldozers and excavators

A bulldozer available for rent via Dozr.com A startup called Dozr Inc. has raised CAN $2.5 million (or $1.9 million USD) in seed funding to help contractors rent heavy industrial equipment from other construction professionals who have it, but aren’t using it. Based in Kitchener, Ontario Dozr’s marketplace lets builders rent equipment, like excavators, skidsteers or one day drones and industrial robotics, either alone, or with… Read More

Mercedes-Benz looks to the future with Generation EQ EV concept

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Generation EQ, exterior, inductive charging platform; Mercedes-Benz is trying to play with your emotions with its new electric vehicle concept, debuted at the Paris Motor Show today. The “Generation EQ” it unveiled is a sporty SUV design, which is reminiscent of the Tesla Model X in its lines and overall look. It has a dual electric motor drive train, and a theoretical max range of around 310 miles, thanks to a scalable battery… Read More

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Zuck’s photos from Facebook’s futuristic Arctic data center

14468376_10103136675908131_1017204796411632535_o Why pay for air conditioning when you can just build a data center near the Arctic Circle and pump in the frosty winds? That’s why Facebook created these massive fans for its Luleå, Sweden data center. In hopes of proving that Facebook’s 10-year plan goes way beyond the News Feed, Mark Zuckerberg has begun sharing rare photos of the company’s technology. Here’s his… Read More

Smart’s entire car lineup will have an electric drive option in 2017

16c710_088-970x647-c At some point, it’ll probably be commonplace, but as of its 2017 model year, Smart will be the only big car brand that can truthfully claim to offer both an electric drive and a gas-powered option across all of its vehicle offerings. The Daimler-owned maker of pint-sized urban cars will offer an EV version of its Fortwo, Fortwo Cabrio and Forfour in 2017, and each one will use a brand… Read More

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This new electric car is designed for a $37 weekly subscription service

Processed with Snapseed. Europe continues to test the waters of shared vehicle ownership models, and the Amber One is a car designed to help eliminate the huge amount of time our own vehicles currently spend idle. The all-electric concept has a 250-mile range on a single charge, a top speed of over 93 mph, and a 0 to 60 time of a respectable 7 seconds. But you can’t buy one – to gain access, you… Read More

BrightFarms raises $30.1 million to set up futuristic greenhouses across the U.S.

Inside BrightFarms Chicago-area greenhouse. Agriculture tech startup BrightFarms has raised $30.1 million in Series C funding to bring its high-tech greenhouses, and fresh produce, across the U.S. The company is on a mission to make all fresh fruit and vegetables locally, rather than require them to be hauled from long distances or imported from overseas before they are sold at groceries. Taking a page from the playbook of solar… Read More

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China’s LeEco raises $1.08B to build its electric sports car

photo-car-white-side The Chinese market for electric vehicles is hot, and the latest indicator is a $1.08 billion raise from China’s LeEco, a Beijing-based web video company (which now dabbles in everything from televisions to transportation) that’s targeting Tesla with its own electric sports car plans. Funding for its first car is coming from Legend Holdings Corp., Yingda Capital Management Co.… Read More

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Spiri’s prototype 200-mile EV is made for on-demand carpooling

spiri_prototype_front Danish startup Spiri revealed their on-demand carpooling service in late August, and is now ready to show off its first prototype vehicle. The company decided to build its own all-electric car from the ground up, using an engineering team with talent from Aston Martin, Tesla and more, in order to arrive at a final product that best suits the needs of frequent, multi-passenger urban… Read More

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Chevrolet Bolt EV starts at $29,995 U.S. with federal tax credits

2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV Chevrolet’s new Bolt EV is a vehicle that Wired has dubbed “Tesla-walloping,” and its pricing seems like a direct shot at Tesla’s lineup, including the forthcoming Model 3, which is set to be the dedicated electric carmaker’s more “affordable” option. Chevrolet revealed specific pricing and trim details for the base model Bolt EV LT, which begins at… Read More

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