Elon Musk to allow Doge payments for Tesla merchandise December 14, 2021 Celebrity entrepreneur Elon Musk has announced that Tesla intends to accept payments in the meme currency Dogecoin for its merchandise.
Elon Musk named Time’s 2021 ‘Person of the Year’ December 13, 2021 Tesla boss Elon Musk has been named Time magazine's 2021 "Person of the Year" this afternoon.
Letters: Elon Musk getting musty December 9, 2021 [Re: Elon Musk calls for US govt to scrap EV subsidies, yesterday] Of course Elon Musk doesn’t care for subsidies. The cheapest Tesla car – the Model 3 – costs $38,000 and the Model X can be as pricey as $126,000. The proposed US subsidies – which will be in the region of $4,500 – [...]
Japanese billionaire joins growing list of wealthy entrepreneurs heading for space December 8, 2021 Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has today joined the growing list of wealthy entrepreneurs in heading to space. Maezawa’s first launch, which will see him spend 12 days on the International Space Station, forms part of his goal to go to the Moon on SpaceX’s Starship in 2023. On the trip, via a Russian rocket, the billionaire [...]
Musk calls for the US government to scrap EV subsidies December 7, 2021 Celebrity entrepreneur Elon Musk has called out a proposed $2tn (£1.5tn) spending package to support electric vehicles as unnecessary.
Tesla probed by SEC over whistleblower claims of solar panel defects December 6, 2021 The SEC has opened an investigation into Tesla over claims the company failed to notify the public of fire risks linked to solar panel defects.
Elon Musk is being allowed to ‘make the rules’ in space warns ESA December 5, 2021 The chief of the European Space Agency has warned that governments are allowing tech billionaire Musk to "make the rules" in space.
Klarna float inevitable says boss – but don’t worry about the financials December 2, 2021 Klarna’s boss confirmed yesterday that the buy now pay later giant will eventually head for public markets – but that he hopes investors don’t pay too much attention to financial updates. Boss Sebastian Siemiatkowski said that he wanted the firm to have “a strong enough reputation… as you have been able to see with (Tesla [...]
There is a wealth of talent in disabled entrepreneurs – if only we can harness it November 30, 2021 If you want to invest in someone with resilience, ingenuity and the ability to adapt to change, find an entrepreneur with disabilities. We are just as passionate about a great business idea as the next start-up founder. But having a physical or hidden disability , like I do, adds a daily need to innovate and [...]
When the chips are down: the tiny piece missing from our supply chains November 30, 2021 If you haven’t already bought your tech gifts this Christmas you may have to come up with some more primitive alternatives for your loved ones. Chronic shortages of chips, the tiny semiconductors that are essential to a myriad of technologies, as well as high labor and transport costs, mean that Christmas gifts this year such [...]