Elon musk tesla motors

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Whatever you think of him, there’s no denying that Elon Musk is a fascinating person. At today’s date he’s the richest person in the world, with his net worth estimated at $222bn, and he has cofounded companies including electric car maker Tesla, rocket producer SpaceX and tunnelling startup Boring Company. His success rate is incredibly high. Contrasting Musk to Jeff Bezos, the second richest person in the world who has won big but famously failed at 57 different projects (and happily admits to his, “cascade of experiments and mistakes and failures”), Musk’s approach appears to be rifle shot rather than scattergun. Musk and Bezos are the two richest people in the world, so there must be merit in both methods. But how does Musk continue to build companies that never fail in a big way? While you could chalk these consistent successes up to his IQ, reported to be 155, there are plenty of people with just as high an IQ who … [Read more...] about How Elon Musk Solves Problems: 4 Key Frameworks

(CTN NEWS) – Following his discussion with Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook, Elon Musk tweeted on Wednesday that the confusion regarding Twitter possibly being removed from the company’s App Store had been cleared up. The billionaire CEO of Twitter and Tesla stated in a tweet that “Tim was clear that Apple never considered doing so.” Good conversation. Among other things, we resolved the misunderstanding about Twitter potentially being removed from the App Store. Tim was clear that Apple never considered doing so. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 30, 2022 In a sequence of tweets released on Monday, Musk stated that Apple had threatened to ban Twitter from its app store without offering any explanation. He also claimed that the company had ceased advertising on social media sites. “What’s going on here?” he tweeted , tagging Cook’s account. Requests for comments on Musk’s most recent tweet from Twitter and Apple were not immediately fulfilled. Apple … [Read more...] about Musk Claims Apple Never Thought About Removing Twitter From Apple Store

Daniel Ek - A + A STOCKHOLM (Nov 30): Spotify's CEO Daniel Ek renewed his attack on Apple on Wednesday in a series of tweets alleging the iPhone maker "gives itself every advantage while at the same time stifling innovation and hurting consumers". Ek tagged a number of sympathetic business leaders in his 21-tweet thread, including Musk, Microsoft president Brad Smith, and Proton founder Andy Yen. On Monday, the world's richest person Elon Musk criticised the fee Apple charges software developers — including his Twitter business — for in-app purchases, and posted a meme suggesting he was willing to "go to war" rather than pay it. Spotify has previously submitted antitrust complaints against Apple in various countries, alleging the 30% charge has forced Spotify to "artificially inflate" its own prices. Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Wednesday. It has previously said the 30% cut it takes on purchases made in its App Store is used … [Read more...] about Spotify CEO renews attack on Apple after Musk’s salvo

- A + A (Dec 1): Tesla Inc will launch in Thailand on Dec 7, becoming the latest electric-vehicle (EV) maker to enter the the Southeast Asian market that is positioning to be a global EV production hub. Tesla will hold a launch event next week in Bangkok's prestigious Siam Paragon shopping mall, according to a media invite from a third-party public relations firm on Thursday. The EV maker had previously advertised more than a dozen jobs for its Thai operations. The launch comes as EV competition has been heating up in Thailand, the largest auto manufacturing hub in Southeast Asia, especially with Chinese players such as Great Wall Motor, BYD, and Hozon. Tesla's Thai unit was registered in April with a capital of 253 million baht (RM32.04 million), according to the Thai commerce ministry's database. … [Read more...] about Tesla set to challenge Chinese EV makers with Thailand launch

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The recent turmoil with Twitter has prompted many online disabled people to think more deeply about what they really need and want from social media platforms. Anxiety and debate over the direction of Twitter under Elon Musk’s ownership is affecting nearly every corner of Twitter, and of all online communities. Users and business partners wonder about Musk’s ability to manage the company and the application itself with a drastically reduced staff pushed to its limits. And many inside and outside Twitter’s user base worry about whether Musk's purported “free speech absolutist” approach will make Twitter even more toxic than it has sometimes been in the past. Will Twitter become a liberating bastion of free expression? Or, as a recent Vox.com article suggests it might, will it devolve into "an even more intense cesspool of negative content than it already is?” This is an even more of a concern for marginalized groups that are … [Read more...] about 5 Things People With Disabilities Look For In Social Media

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Having fired over half the 7500 full-time employees and most of its 5,000 contractors, Twitter.com’s new owner also demanded that remaining staff be fully engaged. CNBC described it this way: “New Twitter CEO and sole director Elon Musk sent a companywide email to remaining employees of the social media business on Wednesday, demanding they commit to working “long hours at high intensity” or receive “three months of severance,” if they did not consent to these conditions, or support his vision for “Twitter 2.0.” Most organizations want greater employee engagement and understand “my way or the highway” is not the best approach. The prize for engagement gains is not trivial. Higher engagement translates into lower turnover and absenteeism, and higher productivity and customer loyalty. And, the cost of low engagement? The Wall Street Journal recently said this about the impact of Musk’s unique management style: … [Read more...] about Six Ways That Freelancers Will Improve Project Team Engagement And Performance

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Layoffs are relatively commonplace these days. Most notable was the handling of Twitter's abrupt restructuring after the transition to Elon Musk's leadership. There are weekly announcements about mass layoffs across more than just the tech industry. CNN and Salesforce are the latest companies to confirm workplace reductions. So what cultural impact will occur as a result of these changes? What should inclusive leaders be thinking about amidst a multitude of layoff news? Let's look at both of these areas a bit more closely. Cultural Impacts Assess Communications Strategy Organizational culture is a critical component of succeeding in the workplace. When companies make cost-cutting changes that reduce staff, there is a direct impact on the culture. For example, changing the organization's makeup will impact diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging efforts. How so? The actions taken by leadership to engage a … [Read more...] about How Should Inclusive Leaders Show Up For Mass Layoffs?

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin It seems Sam Bankman-Fried isn’t done making a spectacle of himself. The founder of collapsed crypto exchange FTX is set to make two public appearances this week, where he may be asked to address if and why he used customer funds for his financial empire’s own investment machinations, why he is speaking now and what’s next for him. In his first appearance, Bankman-Fried is scheduled to speak with New York Times columnist Andrew Sorkin at the newspaper’s DealBook Summit at 5 p.m. in New York on Wednesday, where he’ll video conference from The Bahamas, a Times spokesperson said. For those wishing to listen to him in person, attendees must be willing to spend $2,499 (after submitting an application and being approved to attend). But the conversation will also be livestreamed for free on the Times ’ website . Other conversations will be available on YouTube after the event. On Thursday, Bankman-Fried is slated to … [Read more...] about Bankman-Fried Slated For A Return To The Public Stage

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Chris Kille is the CEO of Payment Pilot and Elevate Outsourcing, operating out of Charlotte, NC. As every business leader knows, entrepreneurship can be a challenging career that requires a number of different skill sets. Whether you are just getting started with your own company or are looking for ways to improve yourself and your business, there are a number of traits that, in my experience, are necessary to have for success. Some people are born entrepreneurs with instinctive knowledge about how to succeed in business, but others need to work to develop those skills. Fortunately, if you already have the drive to become an entrepreneur, you should also have the drive to improve your abilities in each of these areas and succeed. 1. Determination Entrepreneurship is often risky—you're putting your own money on the line and trying to make it grow in an uncertain environment. But this doesn't matter to … [Read more...] about 8 Traits That Make A Successful Entrepreneur

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Automotive strategists once talked about the evolution of all-electric vehicles (EVs) and completely autonomous vehicles (AVs) as tied firmly to one another. But Jim Farley has decided Ford can proceed with its transformation to an EV company without also trying to make sure no human has to drive its new vehicles. “Things have changed,” Farley said in a Ford statement that accompanied the company’s third-quarter writeoff of $2.7 billion after deep-sixing its investment in Argo AI. “Profitable, fully autonomous vehicles at scale are a long way off and we don’t necessarily have to create the technology ourselves.” That’s the exact opposite vision as the one cast by a Farley predecessor, Mark Fields, in 2016, when the then-CEO said, “Ford is going to be mass-producing vehicles with full autonomy in five years.” Fields was broomed out and was followed as Ford chief by Jim Hackett, who harbored similar visions. Now, Ford … [Read more...] about Ford May Be On To Something In Deferring Level 5 Autonomy