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Elon Musk’s ‘chainsaw’ approach to Twitter won’t work, says early SpaceX investor and former Facebook executive
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Elon Musk’s ‘chainsaw’ approach to Twitter won’t work, says early SpaceX investor and former Facebook executive
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Elon Musk’s ‘chainsaw’ approach to Twitter won’t work, says early SpaceX ...
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Tesla to cut 14,000 jobs as Elon Musk aims to make carmaker ‘lean and hungry’: Billionaire says ‘there is nothing I hate more’ than cutting staff as more than ...
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Tesla to cut 14,000 jobs as Elon Musk aims to make carmaker ‘lean and ...
Quick Glance: Tesla to Cut 14,000 Jobs, Elon Musk Aims for Lean Brand
  • Tesla is laying off more than 10% of its global workforce, equivalent to at least 14,000 roles, in response to slowing demand and price pressure.

  • Elon Musk announced the 'difficult decision' in a memo, mentioning that Tesla had experienced role and function duplications in certain areas due to rapid growth in recent years.

  • The job cuts follow a difficult start to the year for the electric carmaker, citing production problems caused by unforeseen factors and a decline in global demand.

  • Tesla recorded a gross profit margin of 17.6% in the fourth quarter, the lowest in over four years, attributed to repeated price cuts and increased competition in China.
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Tesla: job cuts at e-car company - Welcome to reality, Elon Musk!: Tesla is facing a large wave of layoffs. This is bad for the employees, but hopefully healing ...
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Tesla: job cuts at e-car company - Welcome to reality, Elon Musk!
Quick Glance: Tesla: Layoffs and Elon Musk's Reality Check
  • Tesla is planning a major layoff to prepare for the future.

  • Elon Musk's grasp on reality is questioned as Tesla performs mediocre in the automotive industry.

  • Tesla experiences a decline in revenue margin compared to other automakers.

  • The success of Tesla's future depends on the implementation of autonomous driving technology.
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For the right to post: Elon Musk wants to charge new accounts on X: Anyone who creates a new account on X will soon have to pay money in order to be able to ...
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For the right to post: Elon Musk wants to charge new accounts on X
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Elon Musk confirms he used a secret account on X : Elon Musk said he had used an alternate "test account" on X, with which he at times roleplayed as a toddler.
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Elon Musk confirms he used a secret account on X
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Tesla 'Layoffs' Spell Bad News for Elon Musk: Elon Musk has seen his personal fortune slashed by tens of billions of dollars so far this year.
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Tesla 'Layoffs' Spell Bad News for Elon Musk
Quick Glance: Tesla Layoffs Impact Elon Musk's Fortune
  • Elon Musk has seen his personal fortune plummet by billions of dollars this year.

  • Tesla announced global workforce reductions of 'more than 10%' in an internal email sent by CEO Elon Musk to staff.

  • The reported layoffs come at a challenging time for Musk and Tesla, with quarterly results showing an 8.5% decline in product deliveries compared to the previous year.

  • Tesla shares have dropped over 30% this year, causing Musk to fall to third place on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
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Elon Musk raises alarm on Greece’s ‘population collapse’: Billionaire Elon Musk addressed Greece’s low birth rate in a post on Platform X on Monday.
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Elon Musk raises alarm on Greece’s ‘population collapse’
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Tesla to cut workforce as China accelerates into EV sector: NEW YORK -- Tesla CEO Elon Musk told employees on Monday that the electric vehicle giant is cutting ...
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Tesla to cut workforce as China accelerates into EV sector
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Elon Musk : l'IA sera "plus intelligente que l'homme le plus intelligent" d'ici deux ans
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Elon Musk : l'IA sera
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Tesla to cut over 10% of workforce in global retrenchment: Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk revealed the job cuts in an email to staff, citing duplication of ...
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Tesla to cut over 10% of workforce in global retrenchment
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Grimes apologizes to fans for technical issues after Coachella set: Videos on X showed Grimes visibly frustrated during her Coachella set and, at one point ...
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Grimes apologizes to fans for technical issues after Coachella set
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Read Tesla CEO Elon Musk's leaked layoffs memo: The electric vehicle maker is slashing "more than 10%" of its global workforce
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Read Tesla CEO Elon Musk's leaked layoffs memo
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Elon Musk says AI will outsmart humans by 2026: Tech billionaire Elon Musk believes AI will outsmart humans by 2026. But data scarcity and a chip shortage may ...
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Elon Musk says AI will outsmart humans by 2026
Quick Glance: Elon Musk predicts AI will surpass human intelligence by 2026
  • Elon Musk anticipates AI to be smarter than an individual human by the end of next year.

  • The Tesla CEO forecasts that the total amount of sentient compute will surpass all humans in five years.

  • Musk speculates that due to the abundance of talent in AI, AI could surpass human intelligence by 2026.

  • Despite highlighting hardware constraints and data scarcity, Musk remains optimistic about AI advancements in the upcoming years.
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“Hungry for growth phase”: Tesla plans massive job cuts - 3000 jobs in Grünheide: For the first time in almost four years, Tesla sold fewer new cars at the ...
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“Hungry for growth phase”: Tesla plans massive job cuts - 3000 jobs in ...
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Tesla loses senior staff amid layoffs, analyst urges Musk to set out vision: High-level Tesla executives have announced they're leaving since Elon Musk announced ...
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Tesla loses senior staff amid layoffs, analyst urges Musk to set out ...
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Musk needs to explain Tesla layoffs amid 'horror show': Dan Ives: Tesla's layoffs are adding to the "horror show" investors have been dealing with in recent ...
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Musk needs to explain Tesla layoffs amid 'horror show': Dan Ives
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Most unusual CEO habits: from naps at noon to 3.30 a.m. workouts: These are some of the bizarre daily habits of top CEOs such as Elon Musk, Tim Cook ...
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Most unusual CEO habits: from naps at noon to 3.30 a.m. workouts
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Tesla drops FSD price to $99 per month in US: The price cut comes a couple of weeks after Tesla launched a free one-month trial of FSD for every customer in the ...
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Tesla drops FSD price to $99 per month in US
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Tesla Heads For 2024 Lows As Investors Await Q1 Earnings For Clarity On Elon Musk's Big Bet On Autonomy
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Tesla Heads For 2024 Lows As Investors Await Q1 Earnings For Clarity On ...
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Elon Musk won’t stop tweeting. Now Tesla might be paying the price: A "growing number of EV shoppers are increasingly put off by Elon Musk’s behavior and ...
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Elon Musk won’t stop tweeting. Now Tesla might be paying the price
Quick Glance: Elon Musk's Behavior Impacting Tesla's Sales and Reputation
  • A growing number of EV shoppers are increasingly put off by Elon Musk’s behavior and politics.

  • Musk has increasingly focused on controversy and politics, negatively affecting Tesla's reputation and sales.

  • Tesla disclosed disappointing delivery numbers for the first quarter, with Musk's controversial behavior likely leading some consumers to explore alternatives.

  • Musk scored low in trust surveys, with many EV shoppers now seeking alternatives to Tesla to avoid his behavior and politics.
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Tesla Is Laying Off 14,000 Employees. Elon Musk's Response Is the 1 Thing No Leader Should Ever Do
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Tesla Is Laying Off 14,000 Employees. Elon Musk's Response Is the 1 Thing ...
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One of Elon Musk's newer companies is eyeing an $18 billion valuation: A new report found that investor are in talks to raise $3 billion for Elon Musk's AI ...
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One of Elon Musk's newer companies is eyeing an $18 billion valuation
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Tesla stock price extends 2024 decline amid big 10% job layoffs: Often when a company announces job cuts, its stock price jumps as investors applaud cost-saving ...
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Tesla stock price extends 2024 decline amid big 10% job layoffs
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One of Elon Musk's newer companies is eyeing an $18 billion valuation: A new report found that investor are in talks to raise $3 billion for Elon Musk's AI ...
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One of Elon Musk's newer companies is eyeing an $18 billion valuation
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Tesla to slash more than 10% of its global workforce: CEO Elon Musk cited job overlap and the need to reduce costs. Bloomberg News estimated that the layoffs ...
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Tesla to slash more than 10% of its global workforce
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Elon Musk’s Tesla Bait-and-Switch Is Getting Old: The EV company keeps pushing its “next phase of growth” message, but it’s getting harder to look past a slump ...
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Elon Musk’s Tesla Bait-and-Switch Is Getting Old
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The best-dressed stars and tech CEOs at the Breakthrough Prize Awards: Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and Kim Kardashian were among the famous faces who walked the red ...
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The best-dressed stars and tech CEOs at the Breakthrough Prize Awards
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Tesla to lay off more than 10% of its global work force as sales fall: The layoffs follow an exclusive Reuters report on April 5 that Tesla had cancelled a ...
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Tesla to lay off more than 10% of its global work force as sales fall
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xAI raises billions, Musk believes in soon AGI: Three billion investment for xAI and the questionable chatbot Grok. Musk believes AI will be smarter than the ...
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xAI raises billions, Musk believes in soon AGI