Alexa can now pay for gas at Exxon and Mobil pumps

The next time you need to fill up your car, you might pay for your gas using your voice. Amazon, ExxonMobil and payment provider Fiserv have announced that you can pay with Alexa at some pumps. The Alexa skill was announced at CES in January, and it’...

Alexa will help pay for your gas at ExxonMobil pumps

It could soon be decidedly easier to fill up if you're driving a gas-powered car. ExxonMobil and Fiserv have teamed up on an Alexa skill that will pay for gas at Exxon and Mobil stations across the US. Once you tell Alexa in your car or phone to "pay...

Hummingbird-inspired wind turbines, and more in the week that was

It's official: New York just gave the green light to build the largest offshore wind farm in US history. The project will be located 30 miles southeast of Montauk, and it will produce enough energy to power 50,000 homes. Meanwhile, researchers have d...

Rockefellers give Exxon Mobil lashing over the environment

Earlier this year, the Rockefeller Brothers foundation divested its holding in Exxon Mobil, the company created* by John D. Rockefeller. Now, the descendants of the world's richest oil baron are launching a public broadside against the company that m...

Just How Big Was Apple’s $14 Billion Buyback?


“Whether it is stocks or socks, I like to buy quality merchandise when it is marked down” - Warren Buffett A couple of weeks ago, it was announced that consumer gadget giant Apple (AAPL) bought...