The world could do with more visionaries like Elon Musk July 3, 2018 A year ago today, entrepreneur, disruptor, and space-obsessed innovator Elon Musk assured his 10m Twitter followers that it looked like Tesla would be producing 20,000 of its Model 3 electric cars per month by December. It’s taken an extra six months but, on Sunday, Tesla finally hit its goal. It has not been a smooth [...]
Tesla Model S 100D review: Only famous for its unpredictable boss or genuinely good to drive? July 2, 2018 If the scent of lavender and the feel of Lycra on clammy flesh are your kind of thing, you won’t find anywhere better than cycling mecca La Coquillade. Set in the hills of the Petit Luberon, a rosé-growing idyll between Avignon and Aix-en-Provence, this hotel has been created by a Tour de France team owner [...]
Tesla nearly hit its Model 3 goal of 5,000 cars a week, making it just a few hours after the June deadline passed July 2, 2018 Tesla almost reached its targets for Model 3 production last night, making it just a few hours after midnight passed yesterday morning in a reveal that boosted its share price by 4.5 per cent. CEO Elon Musk had previously said he wanted to reach total production numbers of 5,000 cars per week by the end [...]
Elon Musk either ‘deceptive or delusional’, says valuation expert July 2, 2018 Billionaire Elon Musk has been branded ‘deceptive or delusional’ by a respected valuation expert for insisting his electric car company Tesla can hit production targets and turn a profit. The tycoon said 5,000 Model 3 Tesla saloons a week would be produced by the end of June, and that the company would become cash flow [...]
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has been embroiled in a Twitter dispute over a farting unicorn June 28, 2018 Elon Musk, a Colorado potter, and a farting unicorn walk into a bar, followed by a punchline about copyright infringement. The Tesla chief executive has been accused of using an image of a farting unicorn for commercial purposes without permission or compensation. The original image was first tweeted by Musk last year and had previously [...]
Tesla has filed a lawsuit against the former employee who hacked its systems June 20, 2018 Tesla has filed a lawsuit against Martin Tripp, the former employee who allegedly orchestrated a hack and subsequent data leak on the company’s operating systems last week. Musk accused Tripp of “extensive and damaging sabotage” in an email circulated to staff on Sunday night, which was followed by another email regarding a small fire on [...]
Elon Musk has accused Tesla employees of sabotage, after declaring two incidents in two days June 19, 2018 Chief executive of Tesla, Elon Musk, has written to his staff that a Tesla employee had conducted "extensive and damaging sabotage" to the company's operations in an apparent hack, and reported a fire on the Model 3 production line. The first email from Musk, delivered to Tesla employees late on Sunday night, detailed actions by [...]
Elon Musk’s Boring Company is going to build a high-speed Chicago rail link June 14, 2018 Elon Musk’s Boring Company has won its bid to build a high-speed underground commuter system in Chicago, from the Loop to O’Hare International Airport. The project, which the Boring Company has said will be “100 per cent privately funded”, will be made up of 16-passenger vehicles that will reach top speeds of 150 miles per [...]
Tesla (TSLA.O) cuts nine per cent of staff as Elon Musk aims at profitability June 12, 2018 Electric car maker Tesla is cutting several thousand jobs across its workforce in a bid to reduce its costs as it ramps up production on the Model 3, chief executive Elon Musk confirmed in a tweet last night. In an email sent to staff, Musk said the cuts, equivalent to about nine per cent of [...]
Google chief executive Sundar Pichai sets out AI principles and won’t use it on weapons or surveillance June 8, 2018 It has its critics – including a certain Elon Musk – but artificial intelligence is being explored by many of the world’s biggest tech giants as a key focus for the future. Including Google. Now, the company’s boss, Sundar Pichai, has shared Google’s principles on AI, saying the tech behemoth felt “a deep responsibility to [...]