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Elon Musk hopes to 'extend life to Mars' as personal fortune keeps growing
According to YouTuber Matt Wallace, Musk’s net worth is now equal to $861 billion in Dogeoin, which is enough to make him richer than both Bill Gates and Warren Buffett combined. Following a huge growth in his personal fortune, has renewed his promise to "extend life to Mars".
Tesla to pay $137 mn to ex-employee in racial discrimination lawsuit
Owen Diaz, an elevator operator who worked for the company between June 2015 and May 2016, sued the carmaker, alleging a hostile work environment and racial harassment, and said "daily racist epithets" such as the n-word were used in the factory, where his son, Demetric, also worked, the Washington Post reported.
Musk hints at new Tesla Gigafactory, denies location is in Russia
In the process, Musk hinted that Tesla is on the hunt for a new location, reports Electrek. In Russia, local media reported that Musk has decided to build Tesla's next factory in Korolev, but the CEO denied the rumour in a comment on Twitter. "Tesla has not yet decided on a fourth Gigafactory location," Musk wrote.
Tesla Gigafactory Berlin attacked by saboteurs: Report
An alleged confession letter points to political reasons targeting Tesla. Tesla's project to build a factory outside Berlin has faced some opposition, but it has now reached a new level, Electrek reported on Wednesday. The police confirmed that a fire occurred on ground electric cables that supply power to the Tesla Gigafactory Berlin construction site.
China 'bans' Tesla entry into military, govt premises
According to a report in The Wall Street Journal citing sources, people who work for the "military, state-owned enterprises in sensitive industries, and other government agencies" will be asked not to drive a Tesla vehicle. "The Chinese government has informed some of its agencies to ask their employees to stop driving Tesla cars to work," the report mentioned.
Volkswagen CEO takes a dig at Tesla CEO Musk on Twitter
The two have been friends with one another for years, with Tesla's CEO tweeting in September 2019 that Diess was "doing more than any big carmaker to go electric." In September last year, after Musk paid a friendly visit to Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess to get a special look at VW's new upcoming electric cars, Diess drove Tesla Model Y, saying it was a "reference" car for the German automaker.
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