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Tesla 'virtual power plant' to pay users to send energy back to grid
Tesla launched the 'virtual power plant' in partnership with California Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to support the electricity grid while also earning compensation and maintaining energy security for its users. Powerwall is a rechargeable lithium-ion battery stationary home energy storage product manufactured by Tesla Energy which stores electricity for solar self-consumption.
Musk's Boring Company wants to dig tunnel under Tesla Gigafactory Texas
The Boring Company has been in discussions with the state and municipal governments for several projects since moving to Texas, but as far as we know, they have not moved forward with any of them until now, reports the auto-tech website Electrek. Now, the company has applied with the city of Austin to build a tunnel on the Tesla Gigafactory Texas property for the project "Colorado River Connector Tunnel".
Musk's transgender daughter to drop surname, doesn't want to 'be related' to him
According to TMZ, one of Musk's children wants nothing to do with him and has filed legal documents to drop his famous last name. The documents were filed in LA County by Xavier Musk, at least that was the name she was given at birth, but now having turned 18 in April, she said she wants her name to be Vivian Jenna Wilson.
Tesla lays off head of LGBTQ+, diversity lead
While they were let go as part of a broader wave of layoffs, it comes amid several comments CEO Musk made, concerning what he describes as the "woke mind virus," reports the auto-tech website Electrek. As per the report, many employees involved in diversity and inclusivity programmes were part of the layoffs. According to sources familiar with the matter, Bobby Berretta-Paris, a five-year Tesla veteran, was let go last week.
I will keep supporting and buying Dogecoin crypto: Elon Musk
Amid the 'crypto winter', Dogecoin digital currency has tumbled from its high of nearly $0.74 to just over $0.05 in recent days. In a tweet on Sunday, Musk said: "I will keep supporting Dogecoin." Reacting to a follower who asked him to keep buying Dogecoin too, Musk replied that he will keep purchasing the cryptocurrency.
Twitter employees sceptical about their future under Musk
The future of Twitter hangs in the balance and employees' reaction after the virtual meeting with Musk was "mostly negative," reports The Verge. Musk told Twitter employees that he particularly wants to be involved in the product and expects the team to listen to his input on new features. He said he's very involved at Tesla, and he would adopt a similar leadership style at Twitter which he is buying for $44 billion
SpaceX 'violated' US labour law by abruptly firings employees
According to The Verge, labour lawyers now say the firings may have violated US labour law. The fired employees may also approach the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to sue SpaceX. "To be covered, an action has to be concerted (certainly the case here) and it has to relate to working conditions," Charlotte Garden, a law professor at Seattle University, was quoted as saying in the report late on Friday.
Tesla layoffs have also impacted hourly workers: Report
Informed sources confirmed that Tesla started another wave of layoffs yesterday that included many hourly employees in its sales and delivery teams across North America, reports the auto-tech website Electrek. Surprisingly, the layoffs come amid Tesla's being in the middle of a difficult end-of-quarter delivery wave, which Musk himself warned employees about, saying that it will be "nutty".
Dogecoin crypto investor sues Elon Musk for $258 bn in US
A class-action lawsuit has been filed in a federal court in Manhattan, and the Dogecoin investor called for triple the damages of $86 billion, which is how much the plaintiff alleges has been lost by Dogecoin investors since Musk started tweeting about it, reports TechCrunch. Currently, Dogecoin cryptocurrency has tumbled from its high of nearly $0.74 to just over $0.05 in recent days.
Musk's behaviour a source of distraction & embarrassment: SpaceX employees
"As our CEO and most prominent spokesperson, Elon is seen as the face of SpaceX, every Tweet that Elon sends is a de facto public statement by the company. It is critical to make clear to our teams and to our potential talent pool that his messaging does not reflect our work, our mission, or our values," the SpaceX employees wrote.
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