Tesla Motors had been almost Google – NRC Q

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Elon Musk had in the spring of 2013 almost child, Tesla Motors, sold to Google. This is evident from the new book Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, reports Bloomberg.

It was very damaging to the company that makes electric car programs. It was on the verge of bankruptcy. Bloomberg smoke in June – a little late – even though danger is clear from this post. To save Musk Tesla was in agreement with his good friend Larry Page of Google about a takeover.

When the Model S car from Tesla Motors, however, valued by the audience, and the company took its first quarterly profit within the project of Musk did not need to be saved from destruction. The entrepreneur broke off negotiations with Google, which were already at an advanced stage, and the rest is history. Incidentally, there is no bad blood between the two companies. In 2015, Google has invested heavily in innovative and ambitious space company Musk, SpaceX.

HBO chooses cannabis

HBO ventured once again a gamble. This time on the popular web series High Maintenance, which revolves around the adventures of a cannabis dealer in Brooklyn. The network has bought the rights to the show, not entirely coincidentally on 20 April. That day all over the world known as the day to celebrate cannabis.

High Maintenance was the first original series of video platform Vimeo. The show could already count on good reviews, a Writer’s Guild of America Award and had cameos from actors include Downtown Abbey and Broad City.

According to HBO programmer Michael Lombardo is the purchase of High Maintenance therefore no crazy decision at all:

” High Maintenance ‘has proven to be one or today’s most highly acclaimed online comedies. We are thrilled to bring this sophisticated and clever HBO series to our audience. “

This is the first web series that HBO, which is itself heavily to innovate purchase. This was done without the knowledge of platform Vimeo.

Canadian National Railway benefited from mild winter

Canadian National Railway has played a good first quarter, The Wall Street Journal concludes from the sales figures released today will only be disclosed. The railway operator from Montreal benefited from an increase in truck traffic, milder winter weather and a lower Canadian dollar.

Canadian National Railway earned his own words in the first quarter of 704 million Canadian dollars, which is more than 13 percent more than the same period last year. Revenues also rose sharply by 15 percent to 3.1 billion Canadian dollars. That’s 60 million more than analysts had predicted.

With these good results would Canadian National Railway definitely invest 100 million in infrastructure and improvements in safety.