Prospective Tesla Drivers Have More Car Crashes Than Anyone Else: Study [Update]

Prospective Tesla Drivers Have More Car Crashes Than Anyone Else: Study [Update]

A new stat has emerged to set Tesla bros alight on social media platforms around the world: prospective Tesla drivers are involved in crashes more than the drivers of any other car brand, a LendingTree analysis reveals. The Hype Behind Tesla Stock Success In 2023 For its analysis, LendingTree analyzed tens of millions of insurance … Read more

Musk’s Scandinavian woes deepen as Tesla loses Swedish court case

Musk’s Scandinavian woes deepen as Tesla loses Swedish court case

C.E.O. of Tesla, Chief Engineer of SpaceX and C.T.O. of X Elon Musk takes the stage during the New York Times annual DealBook summit on November 29, 2023 in New York City.  Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Tesla‘s troubles with labor unions in Scandinavia deepened as it lost legal action against Sweden’s postal service … Read more

Brazil’s First Lady Rosangela da Silva Clashes With Elon Musk Over Hacked X Account

Brazil’s First Lady Rosangela da Silva Clashes With Elon Musk Over Hacked X Account

“I didn’t say it’s X’s responsibility for someone to ‘guess’ my account password.” Brazil First Lady Rosangela da Silva is locked in a feud with Elon Musk over the recent hacking of her account on the social media platform X, after he brushed off responsibility for the breach. Janja, as the wife of President Luiz … Read more

Elon Musk’s New Monkey Death Claims Spur Fresh Demands for an SEC Investigation

Elon Musk’s New Monkey Death Claims Spur Fresh Demands for an SEC Investigation

In October 2018, a UC Davis veterinarian approved Animal 13 for use in a Neuralink experiment. She was six years old when she received her Neuralink implants. According to her pre-project physical exam and echocardiogram, Davis staff did not observe any medical abnormalities prior to her surgery, only noting that she had superficial scratches on … Read more

‘It’s always in people’s minds’

‘It’s always in people’s minds’

Several Tesla electric vehicles are parked in front of a Tesla service center in the Kearny Mesa region, in San Diego, California, U.S., October 31, 2023.  Abhirup Roy | Reuters Marko Sustic has bet big on Tesla this year. The investor, who also happens to work in the European auto industry, bought Tesla shares nearly … Read more

My Surprisingly Unbiased Week With Elon Musk’s ‘Politically Biased’ Chatbot

My Surprisingly Unbiased Week With Elon Musk’s ‘Politically Biased’ Chatbot

Musk has appeared to acknowledge the problem. This week, when an X user asked if xAI would be working to reduce Grok’s political bias, he replied, “Yes.” But tuning a chatbot to express views that satisfy his followers might prove challenging—especially when much of xAI’s training data may be drawn from X, a hotbed of … Read more

EU opens formal infringement proceedings against X

EU opens formal infringement proceedings against X

SUQIAN, CHINA – OCTOBER 28, 2023 – Photo illustration X, Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, October 28, 2023. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images The European Union has opened infringement proceedings into social media platform X, previously known as Twitter, over suspected failure to combat … Read more

Tesla Gigafactory Hourly Workers Get Raises, Still Underpaid

Tesla Gigafactory Hourly Workers Get Raises, Still Underpaid

Good morning! It’s Tuesday, December 19, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. The Hype Behind Tesla Stock Success In 2023 1st Gear: Nevada Tesla Factory Workers Get Pay Raise Tesla … Read more