A Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta smear campaign is reaching a whole new level as it is going to have a Super Bowl ad, according to the people behind the campaign. Last year, we reported on Dan O’Dowd, a self-described billionaire and founder of Green Hills Software, a privately-owned company that makes operating systems and programming tools. O’Dowd had
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his security detail depart the company’s local office in Washington, January 27, 2023. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface company Neuralink is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Transportation for allegedly packaging and transporting contaminated hardware in an unsafe manner, a DOT spokesperson confirmed to CNBC. In
1:34 PM ET Minnesota‘s Anthony Edwards, Toronto‘s Pascal Siakam and Sacramento‘s De’Aaron Fox have been added to the NBA All-Star Game as injury replacements, the league announced Friday. The three players will replace Phoenix‘s Kevin Durant, Golden State‘s Steph Curry and New Orleans‘ Zion Williamson. Curry is out with a left leg injury, while Durant,
In this article GS GSBD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Last year’s havoc in the cryptocurrencies space has allowed for a “flight to quality” among crypto investors, Mathew McDermott, Goldman Sachs’ global head of digital assets, said on CNBC’s “Crypto World” on Friday. “We do have a crypto trading desk at the firm,” he
Three people have been arrested after “violent scenes” outside a hotel where asylum seekers were staying in Merseyside. A demonstration descended into chaos outside the Suites Hotel in Ribbers Lane, Prescot, on Friday evening. A police van was set on fire and officers were seen carrying riot shields in the area. Knowsley MP Sir George
Police in southern California say they are “hopeful” of finding missing actor Julian Sands, but admitted the outcome of the search “may not be what we would like”. Sands has not been seen for four weeks, after first being reported missing in the Mount Baldy region of the San Gabriel mountains on 13 January. “Regarding
Tesla is preparing to expand its insurance business internationally – starting with insurance products in the United Kingdom. The automaker originally introduced its own insurance product in California, but it didn’t utilize real-time driving data or Tesla’s safety score, which had been the original goal. Before expanding its insurance product to other markets, Tesla wanted
Following a recent supervisory board meeting, Volkswagen Group has announced a major shift in its electrification strategy to expedite EV production over the next five years. Additionally, the German automaker intends to revamp its software strategy in support of the effort. Software issues have had a huge effect on Volkswagen’s EV output up to this
Tesla has hired a new general counsel, a position that has been historically superhard to fill for the automaker. Tesla is often described as having high turnover, which has been especially true for its top lawyers. Elon Musk surprised many when he hired his personal divorce lawyer, Todd Maron, to be Tesla’s general counsel (he
The once-promising strategic partnership between Ford and Rivian is “nearly complete” after a new SEC filing shows Ford trimmed its stake to just 10.5 million shares in 2022. Ford trims Rivian stake to a mere 1.15% ownership The partnership began in 2019 after Ford invested $500 million in Rivian, marking a key milestone in the
In this article MSFT GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google Anindito Mukherjee | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google employees are criticizing leadership, most notably CEO Sundar Pichai, for the way the company handled the announcement this week of its ChatGPT competitor called Bard. Staffers took to the popular internal
Hugging a cow on Valentine’s Day is no longer being encouraged by the Indian government – despite it previously asking people to do so to promote Hindu values. The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) retracted its “Cow Hug Day” appeal after it attracted criticism from political rivals and social media users. The Indian government
The emblem for King Charles’s coronation, created by former Apple designer Sir Jony Ive, has been unveiled. The design guru created the insignia taking inspiration from His Majesty’s “love of the planet, nature, and his deep concern for the natural world”. Sir Jony – who is credited as the creative mind behind the iPhone –
Redwood Materials just got a $2 billion conditional loan from the US Department of Energy to expand its factory near Reno, Nevada, where it will manufacture EV batteries from an increasing amount of recycled content. In a US first, Redwood will produce 100 GWh annually of ultra-thin battery-grade copper foil and cathode-active materials from both
Feb 9, 2023 ESPN staff It’s never too early to start thinking about all the things we’re excited about for the 2023 college football season. From the games we’ve already marked on our calendars to players and teams we expect to have breakout seasons, to early playoff picks, here’s everything we’re expecting in 2023. The
In this article LYFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Lyft logo is shown on the screen at the Nasdaq offices in Times Square on March 29, 2019 in New York. Don Emmert | AFP | Getty Images Shares of Lyft fell more than 35% when markets opened on Friday, a day after the
Tesla is slightly raising the price of the base Model Y in China after an important price cut last month resulted in a significant increase in orders. Last month, we reported on Tesla slashing prices in China, which raised demand concerns for the automaker in the important EV market. The price drops on some Model 3
A work-over rig performs maintenance on an oil well in the Permian Basin oil production area near Wink, Texas August 22, 2018. Nick Oxford | Reuters Russia will cut oil output by 500,000 barrels per day in March, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday, following Western bans on Moscow’s crude and oil products
A dog breeder was shot and killed on Monday night after a planned sale of a French bulldog went wrong, police have said. Lonnie A Ray, 76, organised to sell the dog in Bishopville, South Carolina. Authorities described Mr Ray as “probably the best breeder” in the area. Mr Ray had planned to meet the
In this article 9618-HK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT JD.com has become the latest Chinese tech giant to announced plans for a ChatGPT-style product, joining the hype around the chatbot technology. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images JD.com, one of China’s largest e-commerce players, said on Friday it plans to launch a ChatGPT-style