New data from Experian shows that 294,218 electric vehicles were sold between January and August of this year. Although this figure only accounts for 2.7% of total automobile sales, it nonetheless represents a 114% increase when compared to the same period of 2020. Out of the 294,218 electric vehicles sold, 194,165 (or 66%) were Teslas, […]
On Thursday, Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said he plans to move the electric carmaker’s headquarters from Silicon Valley’s Palo Alto, California, to Austin, Texas, where the company is building a massive car and battery manufacturing complex. Tesla joins Oracle, HP, and Toyota in moving its headquarters from California to Texas. While Silicon Valley is […]
Elon Musk is the billionaire entrepreneur and business magnate responsible for co-founding the cutting-edge companies PayPal, Tesla, and SpaceX, amongst others. Over the years, he has been compared to the likes of Steve Jobs and Henry Ford, and even Iron Man, with actor Robert Downey Jr allegedly modelling his portrayal of Tony Stark off of […]
The CEO’s comments come in a pre-recorded Q&A style stream at the World Internet Conference, which was hosted by the Cyberspace Administration of China. The comments mark the second occasion this month upon which Musk complimented China — a country that will play a vital role in the long-term success of Tesla. Less than two […]
Spotlights dramatically illuminated the launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and when the Inspiration4’s nine engines fired just soon after 8 pm ET, the surrounding wetlands were flooded with an explosion of light as the rocket took off into the upper atmosphere, decorating the night’s sky with an eerie light show. Orbital […]
Image by NVIDIA Taiwan - https://www.flickr.com/photos/nvidia-taiwan/27097146880, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=59106866 Cook’s inclusion on Time’s list comes just a day after Apple revealed its iPhone13 range alongside its new Apple Watch Series 7 and upgraded iPads. In Cook’s profile, Nike co-founder Phil Knight writes: “What separates the good from the great are intangibles such as character, […]
The launch came just two days before the planned launch of another Falcon 9 from Florida on Wednesday, which is set to carry four passengers in what will be the first non-government commercial flight to orbit. The Inspiration4 mission was chartered by American billionaire businessman and pilot Jared Isaccman to raise funds for the St. […]
In September last year, multinational tech company Nvidia struck a deal with Japan’s SoftBank Group to purchase UK-based chip designer Arm Holdings. However, the proposed deal has sparked much concern. In April, the UK government announced it would be examining the potential sale of Arm on national security grounds. In addition to Musk, e-commerce giant […]
The billionaire entrepreneur said that the “Tesla Bot” will stand around 5 ft 8in tall and will weigh approximately 125lbs, designed to do work that is “boring, repetitious, and dangerous”. The bot would be able to undertake a range of tasks, from attaching bolts to cars to picking up groceries in shops. Musk has also […]
The Amazon founder’s space company has argued that the contract was unfairly awarded to SpaceX and has filed a suit with the US Court of Federal Claims. In a statement, Blue Origin said: "We firmly believe that the issues identified in this procurement and its outcomes must be addressed to restore fairness, create competition, and […]
On Tuesday, a watchdog reported that the space agency’s current programme is behind schedule and will cost over $1 billion. In a tweet, Musk said that his company SpaceX could produce the spacesuits if need be. In the past, SpaceX has developed and produced flight suits for astronauts who launched into orbit on the company’s […]
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