Here’s the latest action:
Toyota confirms Tesla deal still unofficial — After a press blitz announcing Toyota and Tesla’s agreement to build a new electric vehicle together, Toyota has revealed that the deal isn’t as solid as it may have seemed. This could impact Tesla’s acquisition of the NUMMI automotive plant in Fremont, Calif.
Hulu CTO jumps to Kleiner — Eric Feng has decided to depart the popular online video service after several years to join major Silicon Valley venture firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. He will be serving as a partner and technical adviser for Kleiner partner and former vice president Al Gore, who is involved in the firm’s cleantech practice.
Fanpulse launches check-in service for sports events — To give sports fans a way to connect with one another, startup Fanpulse has launched an application much like Foursquare but exclusively for athletic fans to check in.
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Trend Micro buys Humyo — Trend Micro has acquired Cloud storage company Humyo in order to make more data available for customers across multiple platforms. Bloomberg has more.
Google News experiments — In order to improve the user experience, Google News is switching up its format, allowing editors to highlight their own picks of what is most newsworthy, and incorporating more sharing tools for average users.
The World Cup’s got a carbon problem — The World Cup is expected to emit about 2.75 million tons of carbon dioxide, the equivalent of what is emitted by 1 million cars over the course of a year. Earth2Tech has more.
