Archive: Tesla News

By Gene Posted on August 7, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments Shares of Tesla saw an abrupt halt on Tuesday afternoon after CEO Elon Musk shared a series of tweets about possibly taking the company private. “Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured,” tweeted Musk just before 1 pm […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on August 8, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments Tesla stock (NASDAQ:TSLA) is still feeling the aftermath of Elon Musk’s bombshell on Tuesday, when he announced on Twitter that he is considering taking Tesla private. Tesla’s shares were already on a roll prior to Musk’s update, climbing […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on August 8, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments The Porsche Taycan is expected to be released sometime next year, but the German legacy automaker is already starting its marketing efforts for the all-electric car. The stakes are high for the carmaker — if it can design […]

By Eric Ralph Posted on August 8, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments In recent weeks, a great deal of exaggerative noise has been spread wide about the supposed impossibility of making the planet Mars more Earth-like and hospitable, a concept known as terraforming. The reality is quite a bit different, […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on August 8, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments Futurist Robert Scoble’s 8,910-mile road trip across 22 states and 15 major US cities with his three sons gave him an intimate look into the capabilities of his Model 3’s Autopilot system. Scoble’s early build Model 3 with […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on August 4, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments Self-proclaimed car guru Rich Benoit has learned that even Teslas that are left damaged and abandoned in salvage yards could still be valuable. From flooded battery packs to junk electric motors, Rich has breathed new life into what, […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on August 7, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments Tesla shares (NASDAQ:TSLA) were boosted in Tuesday trading amidst reports that Saudi’s Public Investment Fund purchased a significant stake in the Elon Musk-led company earlier this year. The PIF’s stake is expected to comprise between 3% and 5% […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on August 7, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments Nearly a week after Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) surprised Wall Street with a relatively better-than-expected earnings report and a more humble Elon Musk, investors held steady, skirting any stock sell-off to retain a 15% gain or roughly $7 billion in […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on August 7, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments OpenAI’s team of AI-powered Dota 2 bots have reached yet another impressive milestone — it was able to beat the five veteran players in a 3-on-3 match, dominating two rounds before being defeated narrowly in the third match. […]

By Eric Ralph Posted on August 7, 2018 Reddit Tweet Share Share <!– Share –> Email Comments SpaceX has successfully reused the first Falcon 9 Block 5 booster less than three months after the rocket’s major reliability and reusability upgrade debuted. This milestone may feel small in the shadow of SpaceX’s accomplishments over the last ~18 […]