The reading recommendations of today’s corporate titans January 12, 2017 What makes successful people successful? The world’s top entrepreneurs, chief executives and entertainment elite come from all walks of life, so perhaps – good fortune aside – it’s the way they think which propels them above the competition and to the top of their respective fields. The books high achievers choose to read can offer [...]
Meet the Faraday Future, an electric car to rival Tesla that goes from 0 – 60mph in 2.39 seconds January 4, 2017 It wowed us last year with a Batmobile-style concept car, and now Faraday Future has unveiled its first full production vehicle with all the fanfare one might expect of Apple's latest iPhone. Understated is not on the horizon for the startup, which showed off its FF 91 electric car that boasts a not too shabby [...]
Oof: Tesla didn’t quite deliver on its promise of 80,000 cars in 2016 January 4, 2017 Tesla may be the darling of Silicon Valley, but if you were awaiting a shiny new Model S in 2016, you may have been disappointed. The company said last night it had made 76,230 deliveries in 2016 – not quite the 80,000 to 90,000 it had promised. In the fourth quarter it delivered 22,200 vehicles, [...]
Oracle chief executive Safra Catz to take lead role in Donald Trump’s transition team December 15, 2016 US President-elect Donald Trump has added another business executive to his circle of advisers, with Oracle chief executive Safra Catz joining the executive committee of his transition team. Catz will remain at the California-based software giant, according to Reuters. She had been present at a meeting of technology business leaders earlier in the week at [...]
These two top tech bosses have been named advisers to Trump December 14, 2016 Donald Trump has added top tech firepower to a group of business leaders who will advise him on economic matters. Uber boss Travis Kalanick and the entrepreneur behind Tesla and Space X, Elon Musk, have joined the President-elect's Strategic and Policy Forum which will involve meeting with the President frequently. Read more: Move over Trump and [...]
Waymo: Full speed ahead as Google spins off self-driving car business December 13, 2016 Google is stepping up a gear with its self-driving car project, spinning it out into a separate business it will call Waymo. It will now come out of the shadows at what is known as Google X's "moonshiots" and under the umbrella of parent company Alphabet. "It's an indication of the maturity of our technology. We can [...]
Tesla Model X SUV review: Elon Musk takes a break from Mars mission to make a killer self-driving car November 29, 2016 No car brand knows how to build hype like Tesla. This relatively recent start-up (in terms of car manufacturers) has a boss who can generate hundreds of column inches just by tweeting. Every time one of its vehicles is involved in a serious crash, online forums are awash with rumours about the cause. And a [...]
Tesla’s takeover of SolarCity has just been approved by shareholders November 17, 2016 Tesla Motors' acquisition of SolarCity is on after it was revealed tonight it had received the green light from shareholders, according to various reports. By bringing the two firms together, Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has previously said he hopes to create a one stop shop for customers looking to pick up solar panels, home batteries and [...]
Tesla is ramping up production by buying a German company November 8, 2016 Tesla has taken action to address its production problems (too much demand. not enough supply), snapping up a German manufacturer to help it build its electric cars. Grohmann Engineering will help it hit a target of producing 500,000 cars a year by 2018, Elon Musk's company said today, and it will become Tesla Grohmann Automation. Read [...]
Elon Musk thinks SolarCity will add $1bn in revenue to Tesla and prove naysayers wrong November 2, 2016 Elon Musk is very keen to get unimpressed investors on side for Tesla's takeover of SolarCity. His plan is to have a Tesla/SolarCity combination creating a seamless experience for customers looking to buy solar panels, home batteries and solar roofs, "Over time, I think most customers are going to opt for all three," he said [...]