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Hear from the CEO Porsche Cars North America on electrifying the sports car
Few electric cars made a bigger splash than the new Porsche Taycan. As President and CEO of Porsche Cars North America Klaus Zellmer has the tall order of bringing the electric sedan to America and selling it against Tesla on Tesla’s home turf. He also oversees Porsche’s digital assets in the U.S. market namely the…
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Decrypted: Tesla’s ransomware near miss, Palantir’s S-1 risk factors
Another busy week in cybersecurity. In case you missed this A popular messaging app used by more than a million protesters has many key security flaws; a little-known loophole has let the DMV market driver’s licenses and Social Security records to private investigators; and the U.S. government is wanting to recover over $2.5 million in…
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Tesla’s US-made Model 3 vehicles now come equipped with wireless charging and USB-C ports
Tesla Model 3 vehicles made in its Fremont, Calif. mill will reportedly come standard with a wireless charging pad along with USB-C interfaces, upgrades which were first spotted by Drive Tesla Canada. Electrek additionally reported to the changes. The upgrades now set U.S.-made Model 3s on par with the very same vehicles made at Tesla’s…
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Tesla’s newest board member has a long stance against short selling
Tesla has added Hiromichi Mizuno as a brand new member for its board of directors and audit committee — the former chief investment officer of Japan’s $1.5 trillion pension fund and a longtime opponent of common market practices like short sale. Together with Mizuno’s appointment the Tesla plank currently has 10 members, such as Oracle…
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Tesla to cut salaries, furlough workers as COVID-19 shutdowns expected to last until May 4
Tesla will suspend production at its U.S. factories until at least May 4 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting the company to cut pay for salaried employees between 10% and 30% and furlough workers, according to an internal email sent Tuesday night and viewed by TechCrunch. Pay cuts for salaried employees — which ranges from…
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GM and Ventec Life Systems partner to ramp up production of ventilators
GM said Friday that it is working using Ventec Life Systems to help improve generation of respiratory care items like ventilators that are needed by a growing number of hospitals since the COVID-19 pandemics spreads throughout the U.S. The partnership is part of StopTheSpread.org, a coordinated campaign of private businesses to respond to COVId-19, a…
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Tesla is eyeing Nashville for Cybertruck gigafactory
Tesla is currently in discussions with Nashville officials to locate a mill there that will produce its all-electric Cybertruck and Model Y crossover,” according to a source familiar with the discussions. Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted Tuesday evening that the provider has been “scouting” places to construct a fresh U.S. gigafactory which will produce the…
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Opera and the firm short-selling its stock (alleging Africa fintech abuses) weigh in
Internet services firm Opera has arrived under a short-sell attack according to allegations of predatory lending practices with its fintech goods in Africa. Hindenburg Research issued a report claiming (among other matters ) that Opera’s finance goods in Nigeria and Kenya have run afoul of sensible consumer clinics and Google Play Store guidelines for financing…
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The electric Porsche Taycan Turbo has an EPA range of 201 miles
The Porsche Taycan Turbo, among many variations of this German automaker’s first all-electric vehicles, comes with an EPA estimated range of 201 mph, according to authorities evaluations posted Wednesday. This is the first version of this Taycan — Porsche’s first all-electric automobile — to obtain an estimated range from the EPA. The scope, which indicates…
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Mercedes prices its all-electric EQC SUV at $67,900
The Mercedes-Benz EQC 400 4MATIC, the German automaker’s first all-electric vehicle under its brand new EQ manufacturer, will begin at $67,900 as it arrives at the U.S. first next calendar year. Mercedes-Benz declared the Cost of this EQC 400 Wednesday in the LA Auto Show. The price tag, which doesn’t account for the $7,500 federal…