Regardless of what President-elect Donald Trump might have declared on the campaign trail, President Barack Obama is certain that the momentum around clean energy initiatives is too great to be slowed down.
In a paper penned for Science Magazine, Obama gave his thoughts on the future of clean energy. He gave four main points as to why he believes clean energy will be the future. First, he pointed to the economic benefits and growth that comes from fighting greenhouse gasses. He states that warming of four degrees Celsius could “lead to lost U.S. federal revenue of roughly $340 billion to $690 billion annually.” And, of course, a catastrophic natural disaster tends to not be good for economies either.
Second, Obama points to businesses seeing the rewards of going green. Using energy saving measures have helped cut costs for businesses and consumers, and shareholders are taking notice. For example, Walmart wants to go 100 percent renewable in the coming years. But third, as more Americans are looking for energy alternatives, such as buying Teslas and Volts, the increased investment in renewables is pushing costs down. “The cost of electricity fell 41 percent for wind, 54 percent for rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) installations, and 64 percent for utility-scale PV,” Obama wrote.
Last, and most important, the Paris Agreement has lit a fire underneath countries to really pursue clean energy with laser focus. For a while, it seemed that only affluent western countries would be leading the charge on greenhouse gas emissions, but China has recently taken a doggedly strong stance on improving and promoting clean energy. And with Trump approaching the Paris Agreement with a bit of apprehension, Obama warns that it’s in U.S. interests to stay. “It would undermine our economic interests to walk away from the opportunity to hold countries representing two-thirds of global emissions — including China, India, Mexico, European Union members, and others — accountable,” Obama wrote.
Apple won the PC market’s worst quarter, but that’s not the entire story. It won the race by stumbling less than everyone else.
PC makers shipped just 57 million computers worldwide in Q3, which might look good, but it’s a 21% year-over-year plunge (via Counterpoint Research). And despite Apple’s Mac shipments falling by 11%, to 5.6 million, its market share rose from 8.7% to 9.8%. How did that happen?
Update (October 22 23:54 PT): In response to our query, GM clarified that offline recording support is already available on eligible vehicles. Like Tesla's Sentry Mode, it requires owners to connect a USB drive to save incident recordings, which can be viewed on the vehicle's infotainment screen. The upcoming Connected Cameras feature will build on this by giving owners remote access to these recordings via the revamped OnStar app, allowing them to check footage without walking out to their car.
General Motors has announced plans to add a new Connected Cameras feature to its OnStar service starting next year, giving drivers a way to monitor parked vehicles remotely and capture footage of certain incidents.
Missing out on the self-driving future is a tough pill to swallow, especially as a car enthusiast. But that is what Tesla handed us on Wednesday, without a hint of mercy.
During its October 21, 2026 earnings call, Elon Musk told investors the Cybercab is meant mainly as a ride service. Further, nearly all of them will be owned and managed by Tesla.