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☆ Elon Musk's Las Vegas tunnel system has a trespassing problem
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk's Las Vegas tunnel network has faced at least 67 trespassing incidents since 2022. Musk's Boring Company wants to expand its Vegas network to create a 68-mile loop. AdvertisementElon Musk's Las Vegas tunnel network has a trespassing problem. Related storiesThe Boring Company's Las Vegas tunnel opened in 2021. The Boring Company and Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority did not respond to a request for comment, sent outside normal working hours.

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☆ Elon Musk's Boring Company reduced the natural beauty of Texas to 'gravel mines,' resident says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk moved The Boring Company to Texas in 2021, per the Times of London. A resident told the outlet it has turned Texas' "incredible vistas" into "gravel mines." download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementElon Musk's construction company, The Boring Company, has turned Texas' "incredible vistas" into "gravel mines," a longtime resident told The Times of London. According to The Times, Musk moved his tunnel-building venture to Bastrop, a rural town of about 12,000 people located 30 miles east of Austin, in 2021.

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☆ Musk's Boring Company screwed up a Las Vegas dig, causing a public transit system to shut down temporarily: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk's the Boring Company is in the process of expanding its tunnel system under Las Vegas. Fortune reported the company mistakenly exposed the base of pillars that support the Vegas monorail. The monorail was temporarily shut down and the company was issued violations, Fortune reported. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The Boring Company opened a 1.7-mile tunnel project in 2021 to transport passengers beneath the Las Vegas Convention Center in Teslas.

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☆ Workers at Elon Musk's Boring Company have reportedly faced chemical burns from sludge while building tunnels
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Some workers at The Boring Company experienced injuries including chemical burns, Bloomberg reported. AdvertisementSome workers at The Boring Company have dealt with chemical burns and close-call accidents during the construction of the Las Vegas tunnel system, according to a recent report from Bloomberg. Bloomberg reported that OSHA fined The Boring Company $112,504 last fall after it found eight "serious" violations. A spokesperson from The Boring Company did not respond to requests for comment from Business Insider or Bloomberg. The Las Vegas tunnel is used to ferry people back and forth on Teslas from the Las Vegas Convention Center to other nearby attractions.

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☆ Elon Musk's 700 mph hyperloop tech hasn't become reality. But companies aren't giving up
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Hyperloop test track tube with its transport cabin is open for viewing before the opening begins. MUNICH — Hyperloop, a mega-fast transportation system dreamed up in 2013 by Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, was supposed to be a reality by now. There has been so much hype, with several firms years ago saying that we would have a mass-scale hyperloop system by now. By the end of the next decade, hyperloop technology will have longer tracks built through continents, Semino said. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) and Elon Musk's Boring Company are also exploring the technology.

Persons: Elon Musk, I've, Gabriele Semino, Hyperloop, Semino, Elon Organizations: Technical University of Munich, Tesla, SpaceX, CNBC, IAA, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Elon Musk's Boring Locations: Europe, TUM, MUNICH, Munich

☆ This might be Tesla's strangest merch yet: a Cybertruck-inspired cat bed only available in China
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Kylie Kirschner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Tesla's newest merch is a "multifunctional cat nest" inspired by the Cybertruck's angular design. Other Musk company merch has included flamethrowers, perfume, and surf boards. The company famously sold red satin short shorts branded across the back with "S3XY" in a taunt to Tesla short-sellers. The Cybertruck cat nest is one of the more affordable lifestyle items being sold right now on the Tesla site, listed for 89 Chinese Yuan, or about $13 USD. Pricewise, it even competes with the greater cardboard cat bed market — one of the more popular cardboard cat beds for sale on Amazon will run you about $20, while a cardboard hot dog truck for cats will cost you $38.

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☆ What does Elon Musk's 'Burnt Hair' perfume really smell like? We asked our newsroom to do a blind test of the new fragrance.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Elon Musk's Boring Company launched a $100 perfume called "Burnt Hair" in October. Last October, he added "perfume salesman" to his list when he began selling a scent called "Burnt Hair" to the world. The unisex fragrance is sold through The Boring Company, where it was originally listed for $100. Upon sniffing Burnt Hair directly from the bottle he concluded that it actually smelled better than most perfumes. "It's pretty gross…It does smell like burnt hair."

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☆ A Texas resident who lives near Elon Musk's construction sites says he wants the billionaire to 'do better' and be a good neighbor amid local pushback
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Chap Ambrose told The Washington Post he wants Musk to "do better" and be a "good neighbor." A Texas resident and self-proclaimed Elon Musk fan has been speaking out against the billionaire's construction projects in a rural area. The Boring Company has been working on a Bastrop facility since 2021 and Musk's private space company, SpaceX, has also started building a site there. Ambrose and representatives for The Boring Company and SpaceX did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment, made outside normal working hours. When contacted by Insider at the time, a spokesperson for The Boring Company did not respond.

☆ A farmer who lives near Elon Musk's Texas campus says the state's lack of regulations means it's like the 'Wild West' for developers
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Texas' is a "Wild West" for developers like Elon Musk's Boring Company, a farmer told The WaPo. The Boring Company and SpaceX both have built sites in Bastrop, a rural area near Austin. A farmer who lives near Elon Musk's Texas campus around 30 miles east of Austin says that the boom in development in the area means it's like "the Wild West." The Boring Company, Musk's construction company — which builds tunnels under cities to help alleviate traffic congestion — began work on its Bastrop facility in 2021. At the public meeting, however, some local residents did show support for the boost to Bastrop's economy that Musk's investments would bring.

Elon Musk made a surprise announcement that he'd found Twitter's next CEO. Twitter employees think they may know who Elon Musk has picked to replace himself as CEO of the social media company. Chatter from the media industry points to Linda Yaccarino, head of global advertising and partnerships at NBCUniversal. Yaccarino has told friends in the past that she wanted to be CEO of Twitter, one person familiar with the situation said. The Wall Street Journal reported that Yaccarino is in talks to be Twitter CEO.

☆ San Jose just authorized plans to build a network of autonomous cars hailed via an app to ferry people from its airport to its railway station
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

San Jose began soliciting proposals for a link between its airport and its railway station in 2019. On Tuesday, it authorized a plan from a tech firm call Glydways' which makes autonomous cars hailed via app. Autonomous cars will traverse Silicon Valley from as soon as 2028 after San Jose authorized a plan on Tuesday to connect the city's airport with its central railway station, Bloomberg reported. "In a sprawling city like San Jose, local light rail is a tough proposition." "San Jose has recognized that modernizing our ability to move will provide a multitude of opportunities for everyone- access to better jobs, affordable housing, education, healthcare and more," he added.

☆ Peace, love, and Hitler: How Lex Fridman's podcast became a safe space for the anti-woke tech elite
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Julia Black | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +26 min

Seemingly overnight, episodes of Fridman's podcast began racking up millions of views. YouTube/Lex FridmanIn his podcast, Fridman asks world-renowned scientists, historians, artists, and engineers a series of wide-eyed questions ("Who is God? But recently, "The Lex Fridman Podcast" has become a haven for a growing — and powerful — sector looking to dismantle years of "wokeness" and cancel culture. Twitter"The Lex Fridman Podcast" offered a rare opportunity to listen to four-hour conversations with luminaries of tech and science. Bhaskar Sunkara, the founder and publisher of the socialist magazine Jacobin who appeared on Fridman's podcast in December, praised Fridman's interviewing style.

☆ Elon Musk's Boring Company wants to build even more tunnels under Las Vegas, but the Loop's Teslas probably won't be self-driving, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk's Boring Company wants to build even more tunnels under Las Vegas, a new proposal showed. The expanded Vegas Loop would include 65 miles of tunnels, TechCrunch reported. The Vegas Loop was approved in October 2021 by Nevada's Clark County, which is home to many casinos and the Las Vegas Convention Centre. It would also allow commuters to reach more casinos, shopping areas, and the University of Nevada Las Vegas. The City of Las Vegas did not comment to TechCrunch other than to say that no construction had begun.

☆ Twitter employees nicknamed a Tesla executive 'the Elon whisperer' because of his ability to read Elon Musk's mood, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Twitter staff nicknamed a Tesla exec "the Elon whisperer" because of his ability to read Elon Musk's mood. Omead Afshar, the Tesla exec, joined Twitter late last year, according to the Financial Times. Omead Afshar, who once led Tesla's Gigafactory in Austin, joined Twitter last year and is part of Elon Musk's tight inner circle, according to the Financial Times. Afshar has been helping Musk with "the biggest, stickiest issues at the company," according to the report. According to The Information, Musk's company is at least $70 million behind on a five-year contract it signed with Amazon Web Services in 2020.

☆ Twitter's mass layoffs mean some junior employees are in charge of areas they've never worked on before, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Junior Twitter employees have been left in charge of areas they haven't worked on before, per NYT. Twitter's workforce is about a quarter of the size that it was before Elon Musk took over. That means Twitter now has less staff than the 2,700 it had when it went public in 2013. Twitter staff changes also mean it is without a permanent head of global infrastructure, the Times reported, after Musk's chosen replacement — a Tesla engineer — resigned in January. Nearly a thousand users also reported problems with Twitter during the Super Bowl halftime show.

☆ The boss of Elon Musk's Boring Company called Twitter managers to ask about employee performance just days before 200 people were laid off, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Boring Company's boss called Twitter managers last week to ask about staff performance, Platformer reports. Twitter then cut at least 200 employees on Saturday night, including four high-ranking managers. Davis is a longstanding ally of Twitter owner Elon Musk, and has helped cut costs since his takeover. Steve Davis, a long-term associate of Musk, has been working with Twitter for the past few months to help cut costs at Musk's request. These managers later learned on Saturday that at least 200 employees were being laid off, including product managers, data scientists, and engineers.

☆ Infrastructure innovation derailed: How Facebook's failed plan to turn a century-old railway into a commuter bridge may serve as a warning for The Boring Company
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Elon Musk's tunnel infrastructure company has completed just one known project. While reporters and consumers immediately questioned whether Musk was serious about creating The Boring Company, early progress on its development silenced critics for several years. It's unclear whether The Boring Company will submit additional bids for tunnel projects in the future or complete the scheduled additions to the Vegas Loop. Despite its failed plan to materialize the Dumbarton Rail Bridge project, Facebook has continued massive infrastructure undertakings, largely in the form of submarine cable acquisition and development. Representatives for Facebook and The Boring Company did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment.

☆ Miami's mayor said the 'single hottest city in the world' will keep attracting tons of transplants in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-31 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez predicted people from all over the world would move to Miami in 2023. Suarez predicted Miami would effectively weather a recession. As the top executive for the city, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez has shepherded along much of the city's economic changes by encouraging tech and venture capital companies to plant offices downtown. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, a Republican, predicted the Magic City would be able to weather a recession. As some analysts forecast a global recession hit in 2023, the mayor predicted Miami would be able to weather it.

☆ The CEO of Elon Musk's Boring Company who reportedly slept at Twitter HQ with his wife and baby once owned a bar called 'Thomas Foolery'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( Aaron Holmes | Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk's Boring Company aims to build a network of road tunnels under major cities. Davis reportedly slept at Twitter HQ with his wife and baby after Elon Musk sought his help. Musk also owns The Boring Company, which has built a reputation for offbeat stunts. Before working for Musk, Davis founded a frozen yogurt shop and a bar that accepts bitcoin, among other ventures. Boring Company has faced scrutiny, especially in Chicago and Las Vegas, where it aimed to build its first tunnels.

☆ The CEO of Elon Musk's Boring Company slept at Twitter HQ with his partner and newborn baby, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Boring Company CEO slept at Twitter's HQ with his partner and baby, The Information reported. Steve Davis and his family all slept in its makeshift bedrooms for weeks after the baby was born. Steve Davis spent the first few weeks after his baby was born sleeping in a makeshift bedroom in the San Francisco office, along with his partner. Forbes revealed earlier this month that the "Chief Twit" had converted some space in the San Francisco office into bedrooms. Soon afterwards the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection said it was investigating the building's use after a complaint was made.

☆ Former senior execs say Elon Musk's Boring Company is struggling to retain staff amid culture of long working hours
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk's The Boring Company has struggled to retain employees, former execs told the WSJ. They said Boring Company staff have to work long hours and weekends, similar to Musk's other firms. Staff at The Boring Company are known to work long hours and weekends, the former executives said. Tesla and SpaceX workers have described grueling working conditions to meet Musk's company goals. The Boring Company didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for comment made outside of normal US operating hours.

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