Nearly one out of every four of Elon Musk’s Twitter followers are either spam or bot accounts, according to researchers. Musk, who has reported he may pull out of his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter because of the prevalence of fake bots, has a total of 93.8 million followers on the social media platform. Of … Read more
Elon Musk makes the news. He is everywhere. The chief executive officer of premium electric vehicle maker Tesla (TSLA) – Get Tesla Inc Report is somewhat reminiscent of former Republican President Donald Trump when the latter was in office. Like Trump, Twitter is Musk’s main communication channel. Like the real estate developer, the tech tycoon … Read more
Photo: Joe Raedle (Getty Images) Carvana is presently forbidden from selling cars in the land of Lincoln, Rivian is suing its seat supplier and Tesla’s closing the order books for a vehicle it was supposed to start manufacturing six months ago. All that and more in The Morning Shift for Tuesday, May 17, 2022. 1st … Read more
Elon Musk responded with a poop emoji after Twitter’s chief executive insisted that the social media platform is doing everything it can to stamp out spam and bot accounts. Just days after the Tesla boss said the issue forced him to put his $44 billion acquisition of the site “on hold,” Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal … Read more
Shocking moment Tesla driver’s ‘brakes fail’ at 70mph as he crashes through Ohio convention center and narrowly misses girls competing in junior volleyball tournament The Tesla 2020 Model S crashed into the Greater Columbus Convention Center on Vine Street, Ohio on May 4 Driver said he was doing 70mph when he left Route 315 at … Read more
Photo: Harold Cunningham (Getty Images) The long road towards autonomous vehicles just hit another speed bump. Despite lofty performance promises from carmakers seeking an autonomous future, recent testing from AAA revealed “inconsistent performance” with more basic active driving assistance (ADA) that resulted in vehicles crashing repeatedly into cars and a bicycles. Head-on collisions occurred during … Read more
Elon Musk says Donald Trump should skip the 2024 election even as he vows to restore the former president’s Twitter account. The Tesla CEO shared his views on US politics in a series of tweets Thursday evening. He said Trump shouldn’t run for office because a ‘less divisive candidate would be better in 2024,’ before … Read more
The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Elon Musk’s failure to disclose his massive March Twitter share purchase in a timely fashion, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. The richest man in the universe took too long to file the required public form while in the process of buying up 9.2% of … Read more
Photo: Nissan Nissan is making money again, Rivian is not, and GM. All of that and more in The Morning Shift for May 12, 2022. 1st Gear: Nissan Nissan has had a weird three years or so following the ouster of former CEO Carlos Ghosn under circumstances that can only be described as too bizarre … Read more
Photo: Suzanne Cordeiro (Getty Images) Elon Musk, who is 50 years old, is just like any other 13-year-old. Between long days spent fanboy-tweeting at Metal Gear Solid video game designer Hideo Kojima, drinking chocolate milkand determining the definition and reach of “free speech”Musk plays Elden Ring. It’s known he plays other video games, too, including … Read more