Musk says China rivals 'work hardest, smartest'
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Elon Musk sees the toughest competition for Tesla in China, home of the company he expects 'most likely to be second' in electric vehicles reut.rs/402nWWLRead full article
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Biden calls for tripling tariffs on Chinese metals: It is the latest protectionist policy to be embraced by the White House in an election year.
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Elon Musk's Grok AI Pushes False News Stories About Indian Election, Iran Strike: X users were surprised to see that Prime Minister Modi was 'ousted' in a ...
pcmag.com/news/elon-musks-grok-ai-pushes-false-news-story-about-indian-election-more
Chinese mystery drone spotted attached to H-6 bomber: Observers have spotted a Chinese new WZ-8 high-speed reconnaissance drone under the fuselage of a ...
defence-blog.com/chinese-mystery-drone-spotted-attached-to-h-6-bomber/
Elon Musk Indicates That X Might Soon Start Charging New Users for Basic Actions Such as Liking, Bookmar…
wccftech.com/elon-musk-indicates-that-x-might-soon-start-charging-new-users-for-basic-actions-such-as-liking-bookmarking-and-replying-to-posts/
Tesla will lay off more than 10% of global workforce: Read the Elon Musk memo: Tesla will lay off more than 10% of its global workforce, according to a memo sent ...
cnbc.com/2024/04/15/tesla-shares-dip-in-premarket-trade-on-global-layoff-reports.html
Bloomberg Evening Briefing: Tesla to Slash More Than 10% of Its Workforce: Get caught up.
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-04-15/bloomberg-evening-briefing-tesla-to-slash-more-than-10-of-its-workforce
Chinese spies target Dutch industries to strengthen military, intelligence agency says
reuters.com/world/china/chinese-spies-target-dutch-industries-strengthen-military-intelligence-agency-2024-04-18/
Elon Wants His Money Back: Tesla to Texas, banker breakup fees, Destiny Tech100 and WhatsApp at the SEC.
bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-04-17/elon-wants-his-money-back
Paid articlePaid Biden to call for higher tariffs on Chinese metals in Pittsburgh
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US trade chief calls for 'decisive' action to shield EV sector from China: The U.S. must take "decisive" action to protect electric vehicles (EVs) from ...
reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ustr-tai-calls-decisive-action-shield-ev-sector-china-2024-04-17/
Chinese carmaker Chery says Spanish plant to be among main export facilities worldwide
reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/chinese-carmaker-chery-says-spanish-plant-be-among-main-export-facilities-2024-04-19/
Elon Musk apologizes to laid-off Tesla employees for severance error: In a brief email, the CEO assured the company was working to remedy the mistake.
sfchronicle.com/tech/article/elon-musk-apologizes-tesla-severance-packages-19410249.php
X is removing ability to hide checkmarks for premium users: Last year, Elon Musk-owned social network X rolled out a feature for paid users to hide their ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/11/x-is-removing-ability-to-hide-checkmarks-for-premium-users/
Kevin Durand Wants In On A24's Elon Musk Biopic: The Abigail actor revealed he often gets mistaken for the tech mogul behind X and Tesla.
gizmodo.com/kevin-durand-elon-musk-biopic-cast-a24-darren-aronofsky-1851414851
China: Internet amused by 'sanitary pad' building design: The blueprint of North Nanjing train station has attracted reaction for all the wrong reasons.
bbc.com/news/articles/c136n018jkeo
Elon Musk says Tesla needs a 'complete organizational overhaul' : "That said, our executive tenure is unusually high at well over 10 years at Tesla ...
businessinsider.com/elon-musk-says-tesla-needs-a-complete-organizational-overhaul-2024-4
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Tesla asks shareholders to reapprove huge Musk compensation package: The proposals come amid a difficult stretch for Tesla, whose shares have fallen 37 percent ...
lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/04/18/tesla-asks-shareholders-to-reapprove-huge-musk-compensation-package_6668778_4.html
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