17 posts tagged ‘Tesla’
Elon Musk Blames Reporters for Fleeing Advertisers, Not His Tweets on Jews
Gizmodo,
In a lawsuit filed Monday night, Elon Musk’s X is alleging a report on content moderation from Media Matters maliciously scared off advertisers like Apple and IBM. Last week, the media watchdog reported advertisements from major brands were appearing next to antisemitic content on the platform. But Musk may have… Read more...
OpenAI Fires CEO Sam Altman
OpenAI announced Friday that Sam Altman departed the company on Friday. Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati has been appointed interim CEO to lead OpenAI. The news comes just weeks after OpenAI’s DevDay, where Sam Altman announced some of the company’s biggest advancements yet. Read more...
Tesla Investors Call for Elon Musk to Be Suspended, Apple Pulls Ads on X
Tesla shareholders condemned Elon Musk’s antisemitic behavior, on his own social media platform, X, and other media outlets Thursday. Some investors are publicly saying he should be suspended, according to a Bloomberg report Friday. Apple also took action over Musk’s tweets by pausing ads on X, Axios reported Friday. Read more...
Watch a Tesla burn as it sinks into the ocean (video)
Boing Boing,
A couple in Hollywood, Florida were excited to play with their jet ski last month but it didn't quite go as planned. According to reports, the woman backed Tesla down the boat ramp so the man could unload it but then the Tesla warned the driver to exit the vehicle immediately. — Read the rest
Elon Musk Shares His Thoughts on Jews
For years, some people with the unlucky habit of paying too much attention to Elon Musk have complained the man is a racist. He’s posted countless dog whistles, liked disturbing tweets, and used his platform to boost white nationalists, but he’s always managed to walk right up to the line of plausible deniability. But… Read more...
Upgraded Tesla Cyberquad for Kids back on sale after safety recall
TechCrunch,
The Tesla Cyberquad for Kids, a $1,900 mini on-road ATV inspired by the yet-to-be delivered Cybertruck, is once again available to purchase at the Tesla Shop after a previous model was recalled in 2022 due to safety concerns. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said at the time that the mini ATV failed “to comply with […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Tesla hits reverse on threat to sue Cybertruck resellers
Tesla seems to be walking back the punitive limits it placed on buyers of its yet-to-be-released Cybertrucks. As recently as yesterday, a Tesla US order agreement page included a threat to sue Cybertruck buyers who resell the vehicle without permission during their first year of ownership. That language is no longer present on the page […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Cybertruck owners must agree not to sell it within a year
Buying a Cybertruck? You'll agree not to sell it for one year. The detail is reportedly in the order agreement buyers must sign to get on the list. The rule is part of a section trying to exclude professional resellers and exporters who plan to exploit manufacturing shortages, but is unusual. — Read the rest