9 posts tagged ‘tesla inc’
Sorry Elon: Chinese Company Overtakes Tesla as Most Popular Electric Carmaker
Gizmodo,
2023 was a bad year for Elon Musk. Even before his antisemitic tirade, the billionaire’s mounting failures at X/Twitter took Musk from media darling to a near-laughing stock. His bid to take SpaceX pubic is faltering after its satellite internet business Starlink brought in just $1.4 billion of the $12 billion Musk… Read more...
Sweden Caves to Tesla’s License Plate Demands in Union Fight
In recent weeks, Elon Musk’s car company has been locked in a labor dispute with the unions of Sweden. Now, as the dispute drags on, Tesla seems to have won a small victory amidst the broader fight: license plates. Read more...
Neil Young is boycotting Twitter/X
AV Club,
Neil Young just wants to keep rockin’ in a free world. Last year, the prolific folk artist made headlines for pulling his music off Spotify in protest of the streamer platforming Joe Rogan and his anti-vaccination rhetoric. Now, Young is also retracting his business from Twitter/X in protest of (who else) Elon Musk. Read more...
Elon Musk Blames Reporters for Fleeing Advertisers, Not His Tweets on Jews
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...
Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt Resigns After Vehicles Deemed Public Safety Hazard
The co-founder of Cruise, Kyle Vogt, resigned from his duties as CEO, CTO, and President on Sunday night, following a month of turbulence for General Motors’ self-driving car subsidiary. Vogt exits the startup he launched in his garage 10 years ago, just weeks after Cruise recalled 950 robotaxis after one of them dragg… 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...
Tesla Retreats From Threats to Sue Cybertruck Resellers
Tesla reversed course on its initial claims to sue Cybertruck resellers if they flipped their car within the first year of purchase. The first Cybertrucks, which start shipping out on Nov. 30th, will no longer have the strict penalties tied to reselling that they once did. Read more...
Tesla Cybertruck Owners Will Face Absurd Resell Penalties
Tesla will charge customers of its new Cybertruck a hefty penalty for reselling their vehicle within the first year of ownership, according to a recently added section of the vehicle’s order agreement. Read more...