The Twitter board met on Sunday, April 24, to discuss Elon Musk’s $46.5 billion offer for the social media platform. The Board’s reported willingness to seriously consider the Tesla CEOs offer reveals that Musk may have a shot at taking Twitter private. The Twitter Board plans to meet with Musk’s side later on Sunday to…
During an interview with TED’s Chris Anderson, Elon Musk remarked that his brain-machine interface startup, Neuralink, would be solving brain and spinal injuries “for probably a decade.” Musk noted that the startup’s technology could even address health conditions like morbid obesity. Experts have now stated that while the idea may seem farfetched and while the…
Tesla is working with Manor Independent School District to give high school graduates an opportunity to work full-time at Giga Texas while completing courses in Advanced Manufacturing Programming at Austin Community College. https://twitter.com/ManorISD/status/1516798758993989642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1516798758993989642%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcleantechnica.com%2F2022%2F04%2F23%2Ftesla-is-working-with-manor-isd-to-give-high-school-graduates-jobs-at-giga-texas%2F According to the school’s calendar, Tesla conducted interviews for seniors from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Manor ISD noted that Tesla’s Manufacturing Development…
Elon Musk declined a meeting to discuss climate change philanthropy with Bill Gates because Gates admitted he still holds a short position on Tesla stock, the automaker and sustainably energy company Musk has been CEO of since 2008. In a series of leaked text messages, Gates was proposing a potential meeting with Musk “to discuss…
One thing you can be sure of during a Tesla earnings call is that Elon Musk will mention new details about 10 different things he is working on that were not public knowledge before. Here’s an example: During the call this week, Musk let slip that Tesla will have fully autonomous robotaxis with no steering wheels or…
After a few months of foundation work, SpaceX has begun assembling the first section of a vast new Starship manufacturing building that will eventually replace a series of tents also known as ‘sprung structures’. SpaceX and its contractors began erecting those tents in late 2019 after a mostly successful series of tests involving Starhopper –…
Video of a Tesla crashing into a $2 million Cirrus Vision jet at an aircraft event while operating on the “Summon” feature has been circulating through several Reddit communities. Initially shared in the r/flying subreddit, the video shows that was apparently captured by security cameras shows a Tesla operating on Summon riding through a small airport before…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Chicago-based buyout firm Thoma Bravo are reportedly in talks about a potential partnership that could help push the acquisition of Twitter. Musk caught headlines last week when he announced an offer to acquire Twitter for $54.20 per share, a 54% premium over the social media company’s closing price when he started…
More freshly-minted Tesla Model Y vehicles were spotted on Giga Texas grounds recently. Tesla’s Austin Gigafactory will be instrumental to the EV manufacturer’s production goals for this year and beyond. Tesla Gigafactory Texas has started producing Model Ys in various colors, including blue, black, white, and red. The only color not present at Tesla’s new…
Tesla China’s battery supplier Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) won a bid for exploration rights to a lithium clay project located in Yichun through its subsidiary Yichun Contemporary Amperex Resources Limited. The bid cost RMB 856 million (about $134.8 million). The lithium clay project is located in the Huaqiao Town of Yifeng County and Shangfu Town…