The primary purpose of Memorial Day is to honor service members who are, or have, protected the United States. That said, given its positioning at the end of May, it’s also become the unofficial kickoff to summer, though the season actually begins nearly a month later. Memorial Day Weekend is also when companies like Amazon,… Continue reading Get Deals on Yeti, Solo, Cuisinart, Samsung, JBL, and Apple Products During These Memorial Day Sales
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Tesla Driver Briefly Trapped in Burning Car, Kicks Out Window
“The doors wouldn’t open.” Trapped Tesla owner Jamil Jutha had only owned his Model Y for eight months before it caught on fire Friday and briefly trapped him inside, according to a CTV News report published yesterday. Jutha was driving in Vancouver that morning when the car completely turned off and lost all power to… Continue reading Tesla Driver Briefly Trapped in Burning Car, Kicks Out Window
Joe Biden is Worried About Monkeypox
Image by Getty / Futurism The President of the United States says he’ll be concerned about monkeypox if it starts to spread more widely than it already has. Following this week’s report that the disease was confirmed in the US and countries in Europe President Joe Biden addressed a press pool today while traveling to… Continue reading Joe Biden is Worried About Monkeypox
A Tesla Is Driving Around Australia, Completely on Solar Power
Here’s how it’ll work. Green Tesla A team of scientists are planning to drive a Tesla 9,400 miles around Australia — a journey that’ll be entirely powered by the Sun alone, Reuters reports. The solar panel technology being used during their trip could make electric cars a lot more viable, especially in remote parts of the… Continue reading A Tesla Is Driving Around Australia, Completely on Solar Power
Elon Musk Buys Huge Share in Twitter, Becomes Largest Shareholder
“The algorithm needs to be open source.” Buying Twitter The richest man in the world is now the largest shareholder of Twitter. Not even two weeks after railing against Twitter for alleged algorithmic bias, SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk — who’s also, notably, one of Twitter’s most prominent users — has bought a 9.2 percent… Continue reading Elon Musk Buys Huge Share in Twitter, Becomes Largest Shareholder
More Employees Are Saying That Tesla’s Factory Is Horrifically Racist
“They didn’t want a Black face up there.” Company Culture It really sounds like Tesla isn’t treating all its employees equally. A new report published yesterday includes testimony from employees who say they were called racial slurs and later fired simply because they asked for respect in the workplace. One single mother said she was… Continue reading More Employees Are Saying That Tesla’s Factory Is Horrifically Racist
Tesla Fires Employee Who Posted Shocking YouTube Videos About Its Full Self-Driving Beta
John Bernal, a Tesla employee who has posted several shocking YouTube videos about the company’s “Full Self-Driving” Beta software leading to close calls on public streets, was fired by the company in February, according to CNBC. Despite having no safety “strikes,” Bernal also lost access to the beta self-driving software in his own personal vehicle.… Continue reading Tesla Fires Employee Who Posted Shocking YouTube Videos About Its Full Self-Driving Beta
Grimes Says That Elon Musk “Lives Below the Poverty Line”
“Bro does not live like a billionaire.” Grimy Living Conditions In a wild interview with Vanity Fair this week, gothy producer superstar Claire “Grimes” Boucher spilled the tea on what it was like living with now ex-boyfriend Elon Musk. “Bro does not live like a billionaire,” she told the magazine. “Bro lives at times below the… Continue reading Grimes Says That Elon Musk “Lives Below the Poverty Line”
DeLoreans Are Apparently Coming Back as Electric Cars
Literally back to the future. Great Scott! The DeLorean Motor Company, or at least the entity now using that name, says bringing back the iconic car from “Back to the Future” — and this time, it’s luxuriously electric. In a 15 second teaser video uploaded to Twitter shortly before the Super Bowl, the company showed off… Continue reading DeLoreans Are Apparently Coming Back as Electric Cars
Tesla Accused of Cutting Corner That Makes Level 3 Self-Driving Impossible
Another bump in the road for Elon’s full self-driving promise. Supply Chain Headache Well, this is a bad look. A CNBC report found that Tesla cut corners to deal with the rampant supply chain issues caused by the pandemic — putting yet another hurdle in the way to level three full-self driving cars. The Elon… Continue reading Tesla Accused of Cutting Corner That Makes Level 3 Self-Driving Impossible