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Tesla's Jason Noma polishes one of Tesla's new Model S sedans at Tesla headquarters in Palo alto, Calif. Friday, July 13, 2012. The media were given an opportunity to test-drive the new electric luxury car. (Patrick Tehan/Staff)
Tesla’s Jason Noma polishes one of Tesla’s new Model S sedans at Tesla headquarters in Palo alto, Calif. Friday, July 13, 2012. The media were given an opportunity to test-drive the new electric luxury car. (Patrick Tehan/Staff)
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Here s what s on the Wednesday menu.

Tesla upgrades range and power of low-end Model S. Price goes up 7 percent to $75,000.

Silicon Valley lawyers say that in the wake of the Ellen Pao case, they re seeing more women come forward to talk about their experiences with discrimination.

The Justice Department and DEA were tracking Americans international phone calls a decade before Sept. 11. Human Rights Watch sues over the program.

H-1B visa cap is reached a week after application period began.

The Russians hacked sensitive parts of the White House s computer system, CNN reports.

Need a plumber? Google reportedly is working on a service to connect people with local home-service providers.

Wait, wait, don t tell me: Google was granted a patent for a spoiler blocker for movies and TV shows.

Google purges almost 200 bad extensions from Chrome.

Google loses most of its challenge to German regulator s order that limits how it can use customers personal data.

Hewlett-Packard cedes the public cloud instead of trying to compete with Amazon, Google and Microsoft.

There s yet another study that says your Facebook friends fabulous lives can depress you.

 

Photo: The Model S sedan at Tesla headquarters in Palo Alto in 2012. (Patrick Tehan/Mercury News)