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☆ A YouTuber says he built a hybrid, diesel-powered Tesla with more than 1,000 miles of range — but it's ridiculously loud
  + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
A YouTuber says he created a Tesla hybrid that has more than 1,000 miles of range. YouTuber Warped Perception's hybrid Tesla. YouTuber Warped Perception's hybrid Tesla. All told, the Tesla hybrid got around 35 miles to the gallon, according to Mikka's calculations. Mikka told Insider he spent years conceptualizing the design.
Persons: Matt Mikka, Mikka, Tesla, he's Organizations: Environmental Protection Agency
☆ 10 Things in Tech: Startups face mass extinction
  + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Hallam Bullock | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Startups are facing a "Mass Extinction Event" — and most people can't even see it. That's according to Tom Loverro, a general partner at IVP, who said: "The Mass Extinction Event for startups is underway." In our full analysis, we dive even deeper into this "Mass Extinction Event," including signs that can be gleaned from the fates of WeWork, Zume, and Plastiq. Investors shut out of traditional funding rounds are finding another way to snap up shares in buzzy AI startups. In an email to Twitter employees, Linda Yaccarino said it's her mission to turn Twitter into "the world's most accurate real-time information source."
Persons: Hallam Bullock, Alistair Barr, Melia Russell, Tom Loverro, Loverro, spigot, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk Pascal Le Segretain, Michael M, Elon, Bezos, Andreessen Horowitz, Read, they're, Steve Jobs, Linda Yaccarino, it's, Matt Mikka's, YouTuber, we've, Shona Ghosh Organizations: London . Venture, Getty, Venture, Tech, Twitter, Tesla Locations: London, San Francisco
☆ 10 Things in Tech: Bernstein's brutal letter to Andy Jassy, the price of our AI future, and Reels vs. TikTok
  + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
But now, let's find out why a major Wall Street research firm has hit out at Amazon. Andy Jassy, who leads Amazon Web Services, will replace Jeff Bezos as Amazon CEO and leaves an opening for a cloud new leader. A top Wall Street firm wrote a brutal open letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy. Meta's short-form video service, Reels, is starting to make headway against TikTok, according to a new survey by Morgan Stanley. Amazon is reportedly plotting an ad tier for Prime Video, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
Persons: Nathan Rennolds, —, let's, Andy Jassy, Jeff Bezos, Mike Blake, Bernstein, Amazon . Bernstein, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Morgan Stanley, I'm, Zach Smith, Z, Ben Thompson, Yuvo, YouTuber Matt Mikka, Tesla, Matt Mikka, Hallam Bullock Organizations: Amazon Web Services, Amazon, Wall, Amazon ., Getty, Facebook, TikTok, Apple, Prime, Street, Health Centers, Mastry Ventures, Samsung Locations: London, TikTok
☆ A YouTuber put a gas generator in his Tesla to avoid plugging in on an 1,800-mile road trip
  + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
A YouTuber wanted to take long road trips in his Tesla without having to stop and plug in. His mission: Take a 1,800-mile road trip around the Midwest without stopping to plug in. "I really like my Tesla, but what I don't like is stopping to charge, especially on a road trip. The modifications eliminated the environmental and cost-saving benefits of owning an electric car. "I believe with version 2 I will be approaching the perfect car overall and definitely the ultimate road trip car," he said.
Persons: Matt Mikka, YouTuber, Matt Mikka's, that's, he'd, Tesla, Biden, Mikka Organizations: Morning, Environmental Protection Agency
☆ Woman claims neighbor signed over the deeds of her $365,000 home for just $10, say reports
  + stars: | 2023-04-09 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
A woman has accused her neighbor for trying to steal her $350,000 home in Long Island. Prosecutors allege that her neighbor, Aurelia Soogea, 35, forged the signatures on the deeds to the house to switch ownership. NBC reports that the deed to the house shows the transfer of ownership happened for just $10. Carra has said that Mika transferred the home ownership to his client in thanks for work Soogea did helping to care for the older woman. The news site reports that Mika's legal team says this is not true, and the two women had no relationship.
☆ A Gen Z-led company tapped TikTok influencers to turn out young voters in midterm elections, creating a “blueprint” for 2024
  + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
A Gen Z-led company tapped TikTok influencers in November to persuade young people to vote. "I think the people that cracked the youth voter turnout code are the youth," said Narayanan, whose staff is mostly Gen Z. President Joe Biden, who also courted TikTok influencers, especially thanked young people for the election results. Social Currant worked with nearly 300 creators in the last two months to produce more than 500 pieces of content, he said. Rapper Ryze Hendricks, who has 6.3 million TikTok followers, delivered his message in rhyme: "I got a message for the youth.
☆ Meta employees are bracing for possible layoffs as growth slows and spending on the metaverse soars
  + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Avery Hartmans | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
In other news, Elon Musk visited Twitter HQ Wednesday holding an unexpected accessory and Meta employees are bracing for layoffs as metaverse spending soars. Social media is dividing us — just not in the way you'd think. The like-minded bubbles we live in on social media are the reason we're so divided, right? Maybe not, according to new research, which found that social media exposes us to people and ideas we wouldn't otherwise encounter, which leads to polarization. Company insiders say Netflix made some avoidable missteps with its kids shows and that an upcoming adult animated show has been canceled.
☆ A YouTuber built a gas-generator powered Tesla to avoid plugging in on an 1,800-mile road trip
  + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
A YouTuber wanted to take long road trips in his Tesla without having to stop and plug in. His mission: Take a 1,800-mile road trip around the Midwest without stopping to plug in. "I really like my Tesla, but what I don't like is stopping to charge, especially on a road trip. The modifications eliminated the environmental and cost-saving benefits of owning an electric car. "I believe with version 2 I will be approaching the perfect car overall and definitely the ultimate road trip car," he said.
☆ How to make a jet-engine-powered Tesla
  + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Daniel Gessner | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
That's why in late 2021, YouTuber and engineering whiz Matt Mikka developed his own boosted Tesla. Matt Mikka: So, what inspired that project was that Tesla said they were going to do these cold thrusters, basically high-pressure compressed air. One of those engines I used on the Tesla project was about 350 newtons, and a cold thruster isn't going to give you anywhere near that. Narrator: Matt's Tesla project also involved a ton of metal fabrication to create parts. Narrator: Next came mounting the jet engines, which is not an easy task when it comes to Teslas.
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