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February 23, 2015

Tesla, Google, Apple: is Silicon Valley the future of the US car?
New York (AFP) Feb 22, 2015
Is the future of the US car industry in Silicon Valley? After Tesla and Google, Apple appears to be readying for a plunge into the industry long rooted far away in the steel belt of the US upper Midwest. According to various media reports, the maker of iPhones and iPads has created a special unit baptized "Titan" with hundreds of staff to begin developing an electric car, with 2020 the target date. Apple remains silent on the project, but the reports were partially backed up by a lawsuit fil ... read more

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Suit says Apple 'poached' electric battery maker staff

Oil prices off more than 4 percent

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Taiwan seeks to export nuclear waste overseas

New solder for semiconductors creates technological possibilities

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Soyuz Installed at Baikonur, Expected to Launch Wednesday

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