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I tried Elon Musk’s productivity hack of breaking my entire day into 5-minute slots. It was annoyingly inflexible – but I got a lot more done.
Elon Musk at a press event on the grounds of the Tesla Gigafactory near Berlin. Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images As the CEO of three companies, Elon Musk has a lot on his plate. He works excessive hours and breaks his time into five-minute segments to get things done. I tested out his system…
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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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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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After this CEO raised his company’s minimum wage to $70,000, he said the number of babies born to staff each year grew 10-fold and revenue soared
Dan Price, CEO of Gravity Payments. Dan Price Gravity Payment's CEO Dan Price introduced a minimum wage of $70,000 in 2015. In the years afterwards, revenue rose, and staff had more babies and bought more homes, he said. Amid the pandemic, revenues dropped 50% but Price said the company was able to recover. See more…
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A Tesla customer says the company hiked his Solar Roof price by about 40%, calling the increase a ‘corporate decision,’ according to a lawsuit
Installing a Tesla Solar Roof in Austin, Texas. Brookfield Residential A California man filed a lawsuit against Tesla, saying the company hiked his price multiple times. The class-action complaint said a Tesla rep told the man a 41% price hike was a "corporate decision." A $64,735 roofing project was increased to $95,107 but then lowered,…
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Warren Buffett won’t be following Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson into space – he ruled out a rocket trip 25 years ago
Warren Buffett. CNBC Warren Buffett won't be following Jeff Bezos or Richard Branson into space. The investor once said he admired space explorers but had no desire to board a rocket himself. Buffett joked he would charge less to insure Elon Musk's Mars mission if Musk was on board. See more stories on Insider's business…
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Tesla is letting people take out a ‘Full Self-Driving’ subscription for $199 per month
Elon Musk. Maja Hitij/Getty Images Tesla is offering a new payment method for its Full Self-Driving (FSD) software. Customers can now pay $199 a month, rather than $10,000 upfront. Tesla says customers can cancel their subscription whenever they want. See more stories on Insider's business page. Tesla owners can now subscribe to have the company's…
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Tesla will update its Autopilot software on around 285,000 vehicles in China because drivers are switching it on by mistake, a state regulator says
Tesla CEO Elon Musk walks in front of a Model Y image in Shanghai. Aly Song/Reuters Tesla will update software on about 285,000 vehicles in China, a state regulator said on Saturday. Autopilot software will be updated on some Model 3 and Y vehicles, Reuters reported. Drivers "easily activate the cruise control function by mistake,"…
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A Tesla Cybertruck was spotted on New York’s streets ahead of Elon Musk’s ‘SNL’ hosting gig
Tesla Cybertruck. Tesla Tesla'so Cybertruck struck the streets of New York, according to pictures posted on Twitter. The EV truck has been spotted in the Meatpacking District of the city. The look precedes the Tesla CEO's stint on the show. See more stories on Insider's company page. Hours earlier Elon Musk's "Saturday Night Live" hosting…
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Elon Musk brainstormed ‘SNL’ skit ideas on Twitter, including ‘Woke’ James Bond and ‘Irony Man’
Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Chris Saucedo/Getty Images for SXSW Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Saturday posted possible "SNL" sketches, such as "Irony Man. " Musk will sponsor the May 8 episode of "Saturday Night Live. " Some cast members have raised concerns about the controversial billionaire's hosting gig. See more information on Insider's company page.…