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Elon Musk Asks Followers If He Should Sell $21bn Tesla Stock
Alamy Elon Musk has proposed the sale of 10% of his Tesla stock, taking to Twitter to let his 62.5 million followers decide. Musk’s proposition follows a ‘Billionaires’ Tax’ proposed by Democrats in the US senate. The tax would help pay for US President Joe Biden’s social and climate change plan. The Tesla CEO, who…
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Tesla ‘Hit And Run Victim’ Arrested After Footage Revealed He Staged The Entire Thing
SlidellPD/Facebook A man has been arrested for pretending to have been involved in a hit and run by a Tesla, after footage filmed by the car’s cameras showed he’d faked the accident. Police in Slidell, Louisiana, said they had been called to a local petrol station by a man who reported having been struck by…
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Tesla Smashes Into Police Car While On Autopilot
Karla Ray/Facebook A Tesla that had been on partial autopilot smashed into a police car in Florida. The incident occurred shortly before 5.00am on Saturday, August 28, on an interstate close to Orlando, after an officer stopped to help with a breakdown. The officer, who had activated his vehicle’s emergency lights, was reportedly nearly struck…
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Tesla Recalls Nearly 300,000 Vehicles Due To Safety Issues
PA Images/Tesla/YouTube Tesla has recalled nearly 300,000 of its vehicles in China over a reported issue with its cruise control system. The safety risk has seen cruise control in some models activated when drivers shift gears, causing the car to unexpectedly accelerate. There have been no recorded accidents involving the fault, but the issue has…
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Tesla Is Fined $16,000 Per Owner By Norway Court For Throttling Battery Capacity And Charging Speed
PA Images A court in Norway has fined Tesla $16,000 per owner in the country for using a software update to throttle battery capacity and charging speed. The electric car maker was found guilty of causing slower charging sessions for a number of owners who updated their vehicles with Tesla’s 2019.16.1 and .2 software updates.…
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Cryptocurrencies See Dramatic Crash As Spooked Investors ‘Cut Their Losses’ And Bail
Pixabay/PxHere Cryptocurrencies have seen a sharp dip in value after investors seemingly cut their losses and sold up. Due to the decentralised nature of cryptocurrencies, their value can change rapidly. Investors have seen the worth of their cryptocurrencies slide in the last week, and it has now seemingly caused a spiral for the likes of…
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Elon Musk Praised For Revealing He Has Asperger’s Syndrome On Saturday Night Live
PA Images Elon Musk has been commended for his ‘brave’ entry he has Asperger’s Syndrome on last night’s Saturday Night Live. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO made the revelation during his first appearance on the popular NBC series yesterday, May 8. Musk said through his opening monologue he had been the first man to host…
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Dogecoin Price Sky Rockets Again After Elon Musk Declares Himself ‘The Dogefather’
Marco Verch (CC-BY-2.0)/Flickr/elonmusk/Twitter Dogecoin is ongoing to take over the world as its cost has skyrocketed once again. The surge in value comes following Tesla and SpaceX founder, and long time dogecoin supporter, Elon Musk branded himself ‘The Dogefather’. Soon afterwards, the cryptocurrency doubled out of $0.25 in worth to 0.50 that morning, April 28,…
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SpaceX Wins $2.9 Billion Contract to Build New NASA Moon Lander
Blue Origin/SpaceX SpaceX has developed a $2.9 billion contract to construct a giant rocket named Starship which will require NASA astronauts to the moon. Elon Musk’s company beat off stiff competition in a number of space billionaires, such as Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who set in a bid to the contract underneath his Blue Origin…
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Grimes Says She’s ‘Ready To Die On Mars’
grimes/Instagram Canadian musician Grimes has said she’s ready to expire on Mars at a new Instagram post. The 33-year-old posted image of herself standing tall next to a Starship rocket Starbase at Texas, with the caption: ‘Ready to die with all the red dirt of Mars under my toes. ’ Grimes’ ambitions aren’t surprising, since…