Nintendo's Tokyo store isn't large enough for its fan base

Just before Christmas, a trip to Nintendo Co.’s flagship store in Tokyo would have required an hour’s wait just to get in and buy a plush Mario toy or a set of chopsticks bearing Luigi’s face. Opened in November on the sixth floor of the renovated Shibuya Parco shopping mall, the constantly packed 300-sq.-meter showcase exhibits the appeal of Nintendo’s intellectual property contrasted against the conservatism that leads it to habitually underestimate its popularity.
Read more: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/12/29/business/corporate-business/nintendos-tokyo-store-isnt-large-enough-fan-base/#.XgoBoiROmaM?source=Snapzu

New industry develops around sucking carbon dioxide out of atmosphere | CBC News

Carbon Engineering's groundbreaking plant is one of many projects hoping to help in the fight against climate change by turning its main driver — carbon dioxide — into a useful product that can be profitably removed from the atmosphere.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/new-industry-develops-around-sucking-carbon-dioxide-out-of-atmosphere-1.5410203?source=Snapzu

Tesla: There’s None So Blind As Those Who Will Not See…

What is a company capable of turning entire industries upside down and ultimately changing the world worth? According to the markets on Tuesday, $420 per share, making it worth $75 billion, greater than traditional carmakers such as Ford or GM. But in practice, Tesla is worth more, much more.
Read more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/enriquedans/2019/12/26/tesla-theres-none-so-blind-as-those-who-will-notsee/#441b6e54665a?source=Snapzu

Sony has a patent for a new PlayStation controller

On Dec. 26, Sony was approved for a patent on a new type of PlayStation controller. The patent is on the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) database, but it isn’t quite clear what Sony intends to do with the controller. The design itself is similar to the familiar DualShock 4 design that most players are used to with the PlayStation 4. The new controller has the same layout for its face buttons, directional pad, and analog sticks. The only real departure on the front of the controller is that there’s no PlayStation button visible on the patent design.
Read more: https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/2019/12/27/21039289/sony-new-playstation-controller-back-triggers-ps5-ps4?source=Snapzu

Tesla Patents New Chemistry for Better Batteries

Elektrek reports that Tesla is patenting a new chemical additive to improve lithium ion battery technology. The company's solution—literally, it’s electrolytes with additives dissolved inside—works with nickel manganese cobalt compound (NMC) lithium ion batteries and other kinds.
Read more: https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/hybrid-electric/a30346407/tesla-patent-battery-chemistry/?source=Snapzu

Spotify is pausing political ads in 2020

The move follows stricter bans by other platforms like Twitter and Google
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/27/21039239/spotify-political-ads-paused-music-platform-ban-early-2020?source=Snapzu

A brutal year: how the 'techlash' caught up with Facebook, Google and Amazon

What goes up must come down, and in 2019, gravity reasserted itself for the tech industry. After years of relatively unchecked growth, the tech industry found itself on the receiving end of increased scrutiny from lawmakers and the public and attacks from its own employees.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/dec/28/tech-industry-year-in-review-facebook-google-amazon?source=Snapzu