General Motors Adopts Tesla’s Charging Plug, Giving GM EV Owners Access to Supercharger Network

General Motors Adopts Tesla’s Charging Plug, Giving GM EV Owners Access to Supercharger Network

General Motors will join Ford in adopting Tesla’s North American charging plug standard and give GM electric-vehicle buyers access to the Tesla Supercharger network under an agreement announced on Thursday. GM’s move, which follows a similar decision by Ford to embrace Tesla’s charging plug standard, means three of the top…

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Worth $5 Billion Based on Private Stock Trades

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Worth $5 Billion Based on Private Stock Trades

Elon Musk‘s brain implant startup Neuralink, which was valued at close to $2 billion (roughly Rs. 16,500 crore) in a private fundraising round two years ago, is now worth around $5 billion (roughly Rs. 41,300 crore) based on privately executed stock trades described to Reuters by five sources with knowledge of the…

Twitter’s Head of Trust and Safety Ella Irwin Says She Has Resigned

Twitter’s Head of Trust and Safety Ella Irwin Says She Has Resigned

Twitter’s head of trust and safety, Ella Irwin, told Reuters on Thursday that she has resigned from the social media company, which has faced criticism for lax protections against harmful content since billionaire Elon Musk acquired it in October. Irwin, who joined Twitter in June 2022, took over as head…

Twitter Exits Voluntary EU Disinformation Code but Obligations Remain, EU Commissioner Says

Twitter Exits Voluntary EU Disinformation Code but Obligations Remain, EU Commissioner Says

Twitter has decided to leave the EU’s disinformation code, a voluntary pact that groups together the major social platforms, but “its obligations remain,” EU Industry Commissioner Thierry Breton tweeted Saturday. Launched in 2018, the EU’s code of practice on disinformation counts nearly three dozen signatories including the giants in the…

Pepe Coin: New Memecoin on the Block Gets Instant Rise, Elon Musk’s Nudge Despite Shady Redflags

Pepe Coin: New Memecoin on the Block Gets Instant Rise, Elon Musk’s Nudge Despite Shady Redflags

Pepe Coin, a new cryptocurrency, was launched into the market in April 2023 to compete with the likes of Dogecoin and Shiba Inu. The category of cryptocurrencies that Pepe Coin and its competitors are classified under is called the memecoin category. As the name explains, memecoins are cryptocurrencies inspired by…

Tesla ‘Serious’ on Setting Up Production, Innovation Base in India, Says MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Tesla ‘Serious’ on Setting Up Production, Innovation Base in India, Says MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Tesla is “serious” about its plans to establish a manufacturing base in India, the country’s deputy minister for technology told Reuters in an interview on Friday, a day after meeting senior executives of the electric vehicle maker. The Elon Musk-led US automaker held talks with Indian officials this week on…

Tesla Executives Said to Plan Meeting With Government Officials This Week in Pivot Beyond China

Tesla Executives Said to Plan Meeting With Government Officials This Week in Pivot Beyond China

A group of senior Tesla executives plan to visit India this week to meet with federal government officials in a newfound bid to deepen the carmaker’s supply chain in the country as it pushes to diversify beyond China. The executives are scheduled to meet with government representatives including those from…

US Lawmakers Request Probe on Elon Musk’s Startup Neuralink’s Animal-Testing Panel

US Lawmakers Request Probe on Elon Musk’s Startup Neuralink’s Animal-Testing Panel

US lawmakers will ask regulators to investigate whether the make-up of a panel overseeing animal testing at Elon Musk‘s brain-chip startup Neuralink contributed to botched and rushed experiments. US House Representatives Earl Francis Blumenauer and Adam Schiff, both Democrats, have signed a draft letter to the US Department of Agriculture…

Brands Could Further Pull Back From Elon Musk’s Twitter After Paid Blue Ticks Fuel Imposters

Brands Could Further Pull Back From Elon Musk’s Twitter After Paid Blue Ticks Fuel Imposters

Twitter’s attempt to implement a paid account verification service has attracted imposters spreading misinformation, which experts said could lead major brands to further pull back from the social media platform owned by billionaire Elon Musk. On April 20, Twitter moved to boost profits by removing the once-coveted blue check marks…