Forward-looking: Shares of Tesla Inc. are surging this week as investors are getting behind CEO Elon Musk’s vision of a greener future. Tesla went through its fair share of growing pains in the early years but some investors believe the stars are finally aligning for Elon Musk and his electric automaker. Could this indeed be the beginning of the electric revolution?

To put the rally into perspective, Tesla’s stock closed at $443.01 on January 3, 2020. Now

Something to look forward to: Fallout 76 was a controversial game on launch, and it still is to a degree. However, much of the heat from players and the media has died down due to the plethora of bug fixes and content updates it has received over the past year or so. Indeed, the game is set to receive one of its most significant free expansions yet in a couple of months.

Called "Wastelanders," the update will bring human NPCs to the world of Fallout 76 for the

Why it matters: The growing popularity of esports has created numerous opportunities for those wanting a piece of the pie. The potential for gamers, advertisers, and venues are a given, but they are not the only beneficiaries of the booming industry.

Training for esports is a virtually untapped market. KovaaK 2.0: The Meta hopes to fill that void with a new training platform for gamers. Currently, e-athletes hone their skills primarily in battles outside of tournament play, or perhaps through non-match features like

The big picture: Cloud-based gaming is expected to be one of the most important trends of the new decade. Not only does it offer the potential to drive large amounts of income for many different companies, the technical demands required are going to have a big impact across a number of different areas. Everything from cloud-based computing services, to 5G and other wireless network infrastructure, to individual device components and architectures are now being optimized to enable high-quality, cloud-based gaming services.

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Why it matters: Blizzard conceded that this doesn't address all of the questions about the game but said they are looking to pour their hearts into Reforged and the Warcraft III community for the long term.

To say that Warcraft III: Reforged has gotten off to a poor start would be an understatement. Server load issues right out of the gate tainted the experience for some players while a host of audio and visual bugs have impaired the game’s enjoyment for others.

Fortunately, Blizzard is well aware of the myriad

In a nutshell: As you might have guessed, it’s not as simple as repurposing existing solar panels. Traditional panels use photovoltaic or solar cells, to absorb light from the sun but these new panels would rely on thermoradiative cells – perhaps made of mercury alloy – to get the job done.

Researchers from the University of California, Davis, are developing solar panels that could effectively generate energy from dusk till dawn when traditional panels aren’t up to the task.

Conventional solar panels work because, compared to the

Facepalm: Google is informing users of Google Photos that their private videos might have been sent to strangers. The problem was caused by a “technical issue” in the company’s Takeout service, which allows people to download data from Google apps as backups.

According to Google’s alert, anyone who used the Takeout tool to download one or more videos from Google Photos between November 21 and 25 may find they were incorrectly sent to other users.

“These users may have received either an incomplete archive,

In context: The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 surprised the Android smartphone market in 2018 by combining flagship specs with a budget price, just like the original OnePlus. Excluding the US and Canadian markets, the phone launched globally in 65 countries and became popular enough for Xiaomi to make a spin-off 'Poco' brand. The X2, revealed recently, is the first handset under this new brand and includes a number of niceties unheard of at this price point.

The Poco X2 has the same

In brief: The Coronavirus outbreak is affecting a number of industries, including the tech world, but a new report claims one area that won’t be impacted is memory supplies.

There have been over 20,000 cases of the virus, which has caused 427 deaths to date. It’s resulted in Huawei canceling its developer conference, tech giants such as Facebook and Razer restricting workers from traveling to China, and an Apple analyst slashing an iPhone shipment forecast by 10 percent. We