Tesla Tech Whiz Is Mining Riches From Your Old Batteries

The engineer who helped Elon Musk turn Tesla into a powerhouse sees a future “where every vehicle is electric” – and an unfathomably profitable market in recycling the valuable metal from all those batteries. Four years ago Tesla’s CTO JB Straubel was ramping up battery output at its sprawling Gigafactory near Reno, Nevada when inspiration… Read More »

170 Android cryptocurrency mining scam apps steal $350 000 from users

Over 170 mobile apps in the Android ecosystem have been identified as scam services designed to jump on the cryptocurrency bandwagon. Lookout researchers said this week that the apps, 25 of which were hosted on Google Play, are scamming people interested in cryptocurrencies by offering cloud-based mining services. In return for a fee, these mobile… Read More »