Everything’s bigger in Texas, including Tesla, which said Wednesday that it will officially open its largest factory yet in the Lone Star State. “GigaTexas” will span a nearly 2,000-acre site near Austin, just 15 minutes from the city’s downtown and five minutes from its airport. On a call with investors to discuss its most recent… Continue reading Tesla Will Build ‘GigaTexas’ to Crank Out Cybertrucks
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Amazon Shakes Up the Race for Self-Driving—and Ride-Hailing
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says his company wants to be the “Amazon for transportation.” Friday, Amazon made clear that it intends to be the Amazon for transportation. The ecommerce giant said it had agreed to acquire Bay Area–based autonomous vehicle company Zoox, a deal reportedly worth more than $1 billion. (Amazon did not respond to… Continue reading Amazon Shakes Up the Race for Self-Driving—and Ride-Hailing
Elon Musk Defies Lockdown Orders and Reopens Tesla’s Factory
Alameda County has reported 2,101 cases of Covid-19 and 71 deaths. But factory workers travel to the Fremont facility from as far away as Stockton, 60 miles away to the northeast, on a network of shuttle buses. Tesla on Saturday published a plan to reopen the factory safely, including procedures for increased cleaning and shift… Continue reading Elon Musk Defies Lockdown Orders and Reopens Tesla’s Factory
Elon Musk Says Tesla Stock Is ‘Too High’—and It Quickly Falls
He’s at it again. Launching a Friday morning tweet-tear, SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk wrote, “Tesla stock price is too high imo [in my opinion].” Ask, believe, receive: The electric-car maker’s stock price immediately began to dip, finishing the day down 10 percent. It’s curious for any executive to say the company’s stock is… Continue reading Elon Musk Says Tesla Stock Is ‘Too High’—and It Quickly Falls
Ransomware Groups Promise Not to Hit Hospitals Amid Pandemic
The news at large this week has understandably focused on the new coronavirus that continues to spread throughout the world. It’s slowly seeping into the world of cybersecurity as well, as hackers and scammers take advantage of confusion, anxiety, and lax work from home set-ups to stir up trouble. The need for information has spurred… Continue reading Ransomware Groups Promise Not to Hit Hospitals Amid Pandemic
An Expert Answers the 50 Most Googled Coronavirus Questions
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to whip around the world, killing thousands of people and overloading hospitals, you’ve probably turned to Google to answer your questions. But you can’t trust everything you find on the internet, so we got Dr. Seema Yasmin, director of the Stanford Health Communication Initiative, to answer the week’s 50 most… Continue reading An Expert Answers the 50 Most Googled Coronavirus Questions
Anthony Levandowski Pleads Guilty to Stealing Waymo Secrets
Anthony Levandowski, the once-lauded engineer who cofounded Google’s self-driving car project and helped spark interest in autonomous vehicles, pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing a confidential Google document shortly before leaving the company. In the agreement, Levandowski agreed to a maximum fine of $250,000 and a maximum prison term of 10 years, though prosecutors expect to… Continue reading Anthony Levandowski Pleads Guilty to Stealing Waymo Secrets
Amazon Sellers ‘Hijack’ Listings to Sell Face Masks Despite New Rules
The 148th most popular book on Amazon Wednesday wasn’t actually a book at all: It was a package of 50 disposable face masks—the kind that shoppers have scrambled to buy amid the coronavirus pandemic. Surging demand for masks, as well as supplies like hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes, has emptied store shelves, and in some… Continue reading Amazon Sellers ‘Hijack’ Listings to Sell Face Masks Despite New Rules
Coronavirus Disrupts Social Media’s First Line of Defense
Facebook users around the globe began to notice something strange happening on their feeds Tuesday night. Links to legitimate news outlets and websites, including The Atlantic, USA Today, the Times of Israel, and BuzzFeed, among many others, were being taken down en masse for reportedly violating Facebook’s spam rules. The problem impacted many people’s ability… Continue reading Coronavirus Disrupts Social Media’s First Line of Defense
Sheriff Tells Tesla It’s Not as ‘Essential’ as Musk Thinks
Before dawn on Tuesday, workers coming off a shift at Tesla’s factory in the Silicon Valley city of Fremont boarded buses to return to the offsite lots where they’d parked their cars. Nearby, more workers headed into the factory to take their places. But the scene, recounted by The Los Angeles Times, is unlikely to… Continue reading Sheriff Tells Tesla It’s Not as ‘Essential’ as Musk Thinks