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Tesla, Amazon Art, and a test-tube burger: 90 Seconds on The Verge

2013-08-07
it's Tuesday August 6 2013 I'm David Pierce and an alternate timeline I end up is the king of Vancouver weird right this is not any seconds on the verge electric car manufacturer Tesla will soon be expanding its options with an all-wheel-drive Model S sedan sources tell us the new model could launch as soon as early 2014 all-wheel Drive is popular among driving enthusiasts but also has practical consumer ramifications all the drive makes it easier to get around in poor weather conditions and could allow the company to sell cars in areas that face tough winters bad weather conditions an electric car that isn't something to set up for a horror movie at all amazon will now let you buy diapers books and fine art the company is partnered with over a hundred and fifty galleries and dealers across the United States for a new portal called Amazon art it will showcase more than 4,500 artists Amazons calling it one of the largest online storefronts of its kind however this isn't the first time the company has ventured into the art world it partnered with Sotheby's in 2004 a similar idea but the trial only ran 16 months new fancy artwork coming to the Washington Post in 32 and finally researchers recently unveiled a test tube hamburger grown entirely in a lab the 5 ounce patty was made from 20,000 protein strands grown from cow stem cells the project cost 325 thousand dollars and was funded entirely by Google's Sergey Brin the burger was tasted by two individuals who said they found it reasonably authentic but they would have preferred it animal style and that's it for today's top stories coming up tomorrow a handful of things that haven't happened yet it's a surprise
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