Elon Musk's big announcement is today

| Libellés : Anarchie Blog, info sport | Posted on jeudi 30 avril 2015

Welcome to the Thursday, April 30 edition of HuffPost Business Brief.

CHATTER FODDER

Elon Musk’s big announcement is today. Tesla is expected to unveil new solar-storage batteries that will power homes and businesses. [HuffPost]

Uber is taking on the free press. The ride-hailing app, worth $40 billion, is suing the city of Houston to block the release of public records about its drivers and their licenses. [HuffPost]

Holographic computers have arrived. Microsoft debuted the HoloLens at its Build conference yesterday, and it’s basically mind-blowing. [Business Insider]

Would you dine with the neighbors? A real estate developer in Washington, D.C., is making a big bet on apartments with shared eating spaces. [Washington Post]

Even banker tellers deserve a raise. British banking behemoth Barclays is considering raising wages for all of its lowest-paid workers around the world. [HuffPost]

It’s not a secret anymore. Secret, an app for sharing anonymous updates that once served as a hotbed for Silicon Valley gossip, is shutting down. [BuzzFeed]

...But don’t feel too bad for the CEO. His company may have crash-landed, but at least he got a Ferrari out of it. [Business Insider]

Another company’s bid for Time Warner Cable might actually succeed. Charter is making a second move to acquire Time Warner Cable, after the latter’s merger with Comcast fell through. [HuffPost]

Someone wants to buy Salesforce. The cloud-computing giant just hired financial advisers to help fight off takeover offers. [Bloomberg Business]

Google will now stop you from making the worst password mistake. A new extension for Chrome, the world's most popular Web browser, will alert you if you're repeating passwords on different sites. Never worry about a major retailer hack again! [HuffPost]

General Motors is expanding. The automaker just got the greenlight for a $1.3 billion factory expansion in Arlington, Texas, to increase SUV production. [WSJ]

Carmaker mega-mergers ahoy? Fiat Chrysler’s CEO says he’s open to a partnership with Apple, and that the industry should consolidate. [FT]

Big Pharma is going gluten-free. Drug companies are in an arms race to discover new treatments for celiac disease and gluten allergies as the ailments become more prominent and widely discussed. [NYT]

Microsoft has a new Web browser. Internet Explorer is dead. Long live Microsoft Edge! [TechCrunch]

Bud Light has a woman problem. The beer brand apologized for making light of rape in a new tagline, but that doesn’t address how few women execs there are at Anheuser-Busch. [ThinkProgress]

Ford is recalling 520,000 cars. The recall affects Ford Fusion sedan, Lincoln MKZs, Ford Edge crossovers. [IBTimes]

This food startup has a fresh recipe. Maple, yet another food-delivery service, has Momofuku founder David Chang on board as chief culinary officer. [BuzzFeed]

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