Lora Kolodny
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San Francisco, CA, United States
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Tesla is cutting about 200 Autopilot jobs and closing office in San Mateo, California
Tesla is closing its San Mateo, California office, and laying off about 200 Autopilot data labelers amid a broader restructuring, → Read More
New car quality declined sharply this year with supply chain problems, says J.D. Power
Buick, Dodge and Chevrolet topped the list while Volvo, Chrysler and Polestar landed in the bottom three. → Read More
Tech leaders react to Roe v. Wade reversal
Noteworthy tech executives spoke out against Friday's Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, which established the constitutional right to abortion. → Read More
Tesla files for 3-for-1 stock split
Tesla plans a 3-for-1 stock split, and Elon Musk now holds 23.5% of shares. → Read More
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launches Twitter bots probe after Musk's public complaints
Ken Paxton, the attorney general of Texas, is investigating Twitter over its reported user numbers. → Read More
Here's the email Elon Musk sent all Tesla employees about 10% headcount reduction
Tesla is cutting 10% salaried employees CEO Elon Musk wrote in an e-mail to all employees there on Friday. → Read More
Tesla shares dip on Elon Musk's plans to cut workforce
Tesla shares dip on hiring freeze, Elon Musk's 'super bad feeling' about the economy → Read More
Tesla monitored its employees on Facebook with help of PR firm during 2017 union push
Records show that Tesla paid MWW PR to monitor workers online in 2017, including in a Tesla employee Facebook group. They paid special attention to organizers. → Read More
Cruise gets green light for commercial robotaxi service in San Francisco
Riders will soon be able to pay for a driverless taxi ride in San Francisco from Cruise, which is majority-owned by General Motors. → Read More
Twitter shareholders sue Elon Musk and Twitter over chaotic deal
Since Musk's acquisition bid, Twitter's share price has dropped more than 12%, and Tesla's is down about 28% as part of a broad sell-off in tech stocks. → Read More
Twitter shareholders vote to boot Silver Lake co-CEO Durban, a longtime Musk backer, from board
Egon Durban of private equity firm Silver Lake is losing his seat on the Twitter board as the company navigates a tumultuous takeover deal with Elon Musk. → Read More
Elon Musk backs 'tight' background checks for all gun sales in wake of mass shooting in Texas
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk told CNBC that he believes in tighter background checks for gun owners after mass shooting in Texas. → Read More
Booster is making renewable fuels accessible in ways a gas station cannot
Booster CEO Frank Mycroft says it has ramped up its business refueling commercial vehicle fleets so drivers are ready to go the moment they start a shift. → Read More
Elon Musk says he'll vote Republican, bashes Democrats
Musk has been historically anti-union, opposed to a billionaire's tax and is a vocal critic of President Biden. → Read More
Why Tesla was kicked out of the S&P 500's ESG index
The S&P said that Tesla's "lack of a low-carbon strategy," and "codes of business conduct" affected the company's score. → Read More
Elon Musk wants to know how many fake accounts Twitter has, but experts say his approach is all wrong
Researchers say Elon Musk’s suggested approach for tabulating fake accounts on Twitter is woefully deficient. → Read More
Start-up investor Jason Calacanis raising millions of dollars for Musk’s Twitter deal
Jason Calacanis, who's known for early bets on companies like Uber and Robinhood, is pulling together funds to invest in Twitter. → Read More
Tesla production lags in Shanghai due to parts shortages, Covid restrictions
According to research by JL Warren Capital, Tesla specifically stopped production lines for the Model Y electric crossover at its Shanghai Gigafactory. → Read More
SpaceX is expanding the solar farm at its South Texas launch facility
The company is using solar panels from Chinese manufacturers Trina Solar backed up by Tesla Power Pack energy storage systems. → Read More
SpaceX Starbase expansion plans will harm endangered species, according to Fish and Wildlife Service
For SpaceX to move ahead with Starship plans in Texas, it must reduce harm to endangered species, according to documents from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. → Read More