Category: News
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Elon Musk backs Mark Cuban’s claim that dogecoin is the best cryptocurrency as a medium of exchange
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has long supported dogecoin. Chris Saucedo/Getty Images for SXSW Elon Musk said he agrees with Mark Cuban that dogecoin is a strong medium of exchange. Cuban's Dallas Mavericks accept dogecoin, and he praised the token's strong community. However, mainstream investors see cryptocurrencies as unsuitable for payments due to volatility. Sign up…
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200 Comic Book Adaptations of Classic Novels Created (1941-1971): Frankenstein, Moby Dick, Hamlet & More
Thanks to “the rise of comics as a ‘respectable’ medium,” Ross Johnson writes at Barnes and Noble, graphic novel adaptations now constantly reimagine literary classics for young readers. One Goodreads list collects over 200 recent graphic adaptations of classics from Austen to Kafka. These adaptations “aim to honor and embellish rather than replace the books…
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Tesla Giga Berlin will save company from Shanghai export ‘nightmare’: Wedbush
Tesla Giga Berlin will be the electric automaker’s savior in a “logistical nightmare” that requires the company to ship cars from China to Europe, Wedbush analyst Dan Ives said in a note this morning. Earlier today, Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated that he expects Giga Berlin, the company’s first European production facility, to start assembling…
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Elon Musk aims for October final approval during recent Giga Berlin visit
Elon Musk seemed to be in high spirits during his recent visit to Gigafactory Berlin, which is currently conducting the initial tests of its Model Y production equipment. During his visit, Musk candidly remarked that he is hoping for Giga Berlin’s final approval to be granted sometime in October this year. He also poked some…
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Cryptocurrencies’ market cap has risen above $2 trillion for the first time since May as bitcoin rebounds
Cryptocurrencies have been on a wild ride in 2021. Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images The crypto market's total value has climbed above $2 trillion for the first time since May. It touched $2.02 trillion on Saturday before slipping slightly to $1.96 trillion on Sunday. Bitcoin, ether, and other tokens have rebounded in recent weeks as investors have…
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China’s Recent Floods Estimated To Have Damaged More Than 400,000 Cars
Zhengzhou’s trade association, which serves the city that bore the brunt of recent floods in China, estimates that more than 400,000 vehicles were damaged. Row upon row of damaged cars can be seen in a lot awaiting their fate as many are likely to be totaled by the flooding reports the Weather Network. A similar…
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Tesla pure vision FSD Beta completes LA to SF border trip with no disengagements
Tesla’s FSD Beta 9.1 software recently accomplished another milestone. Without using radar data, the advanced driver-assist system was able to complete a trip from Los Angeles to the San Francisco border with zero disengagements. This shows that Tesla’s bold shift to a pure vision approach may indeed be the right strategy to achieve autonomous driving. …
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FC Bayern Players Get Keys To New E-Tron GT And RS E-Tron GT
Playing and working for a prestigious football club like FC Bayern Munich certainly has its perks and recently, players and officials were handed over the keys to various e-tron GT and RS e-tron GT models to use as their new company cars. Audi has a long-standing partnership with the club and every year, provides its…
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Just like EVs, electric bicycles could come with tax credits to lower prices
E-bike can mean more than just “electric bicycle.” The “Electric Bicycle Incentive Kickstart for the Environment” — or E-BIKE — Act was introduced in the U.S. Senate last month. A companion bill, also called the E-BIKE Act, was brought to the U.S. House of Representatives back in February. They share the same goal: Get more…
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Rivian’s $5 billion U.S. plant has Fort Worth, TX as frontrunner
Rivian’s second U.S manufacturing facility, which the company intends to spend $5 billion on, will most likely land in Fort Worth, Texas, as of now. Last evening during the Fort Worth City Council Work Study, a presentation from the Economic Development Department expanded on the economic benefits of the project, along with the most suitable…