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☆ Elon Musk uses Tesla earnings call to brag about how popular he is on Twitter
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk answered a question on Tesla's earnings call by saying how popular he is online. He talked up his 127 million Twitter followers and said his account might be the most interacted with across social media sites. On a Wednesday call with investors in his car company, Musk talked up how popular he is on his newly acquired social network. "Let me check my Twitter account. Musk, who now leads Twitter, Tesla, and several other ventures, praised Twitter's potential for driving sales and encouraged more companies to use the platform.

☆ Explainer: Why is Turkey blocking Swedish and Finnish NATO membership?
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

WHY DOES TURKEY OBJECT TO SWEDISH AND FINNISH MEMBERSHIP? The PKK is designated a terrorist group in Turkey, Sweden, the United States and Europe. Sweden and Finland want to proceed together, but with Turkey's ire directed mainly at Sweden, Finland could eventually lose patience with the process. COULD NATO EXPEL TURKEY, ALLOWING SWEDEN AND FINLAND TO JOIN? But Sweden, Finland and NATO want to avoid a long drawn-out process.

☆ Tesla's Autopilot is falling behind as other software catches up
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Consumer Reports ranked the best advanced driver-assistance systems on the market. Mercedes-Benz's tech took third. Ford BlueCruise took the top spot, ahead of General Motors Super Cruise and Mercedes-Benz's system. That's because Elon Musk's automaker hasn't made significant changes to Autopilot's core functionality in years, Consumer Reports said. While other automakers have evolved their ACC and LCA systems, Tesla has simply fallen behind," Jake Fisher, the organization's senior director of auto testing, said in the report.

☆ One of the best Tesla alternatives just became an even bigger thorn in Elon Musk's side
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The base 2024 Polestar 2 gets 300 miles of range and 299 horsepower. With longer range, enhanced performance, and updated looks, the sporty electric sedan has become an even fiercer competitor to Tesla's popular Model 3. PolestarThe refreshed Polestar 2 gets an upgraded battery pack that boosts range to an estimated 300 miles for the single-motor, rear-wheel-drive version. The base, $44,000 Model 3 is rated for 272 miles of range, while the longest-range version gets 338 miles on a full charge. PolestarNew, more powerful motors mean the single-motor Polestar 2 now makes 299 horsepower (up from 231) and hits 60 mph in 5.9 seconds.

☆ Salesforce employees demand answers from execs about layoffs
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Salesforce employees demand answers. More than 500 employees wrote a letter to execs, demanding answers about the layoffs. Amazon employees told not to share confidential info with ChatGPT. Current and former employees told Insider that the social media company is shedding employees. This is what employees told us.

☆ I've tested 15 electric cars — these 6 blew me away with game-changing features
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Tesla's Model Y is incredibly easy to charge, while Pininfarina's Battista packs mind-bending acceleration. The Tesla Model Y's Supercharging abilityThe Tesla Model Y. Tim Levin/InsiderTeslas are known for a lot of things — their minimalist interiors, their sporty performance, and, for better or worse, their boisterous mastermind, Elon Musk. But the one part of testing a Tesla Model Y that stuck with me more than any of that was Supercharging. The Tesla Model Y. Tim Levin/InsiderOnce you have a payment method set, Supercharging is as simple as pulling up to an available stall and plugging in. The Polestar 2's screensThe 2022 Polestar 2.

☆ Ram finally has an electric truck to take on Tesla's Cybertruck, the F-150 Lightning, and Chevy
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

The concept offers third-row jump seats that can be placed inside or outside the vehicle, along with a center console that can be removed entirely to create more space. The Ram 1500 Revolution concept.

☆ Solar electric vehicle startup says its car will go 400 miles on a full battery and never needs to be charged
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The California-based company unveiled in January its Launch Edition solar vehicle, its first model that will hit customer driveways. Aptera Launch Edition vehicle. Aptera Launch Edition vehicle. Aptera Launch Edition vehicle. Aptera Launch Edition vehicle.

☆ Tesla needs to start acting more like Toyota and GM if it really wants to win the electric car race
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Tesla is the world leader in electric vehicles, but it needs to diversify its lineup. If Elon Musk wants to be a top player like GM, Volkswagen, or Toyota, he needs to make cheaper cars. The Model 3, Model Y, Model S, and Model X, which cost between $44,000 and $120,000, accounted for nearly 70% of EVs sold in the US in 2022. The Model 3 and Model Y, by far Tesla's top sellers, went on sale in 2017 and 2020, respectively. Elon Musk announced plans for a $25,000 car at a Tesla event in 2020, but the car hasn't materialized.

This year, women will hold all four of the top positions on the House and Senate Appropriations committees for the first time in history. “Oftentimes people say, you know, ‘We need to have women at the table.’ Well, women are the table.”Spending and debt fights loomOver the decades, these women have seen their share of spending fights. But I’m absolutely convinced that we have to stand together,” said Granger, who last week became the first female Republican to chair the House Appropriations Committee. Women, Murray said, are good communicators, and she and her colleagues can translate a big, complicated appropriations bill for everyday Americans. But as a 14-year House Appropriations staffer, she also intimately knows each of the top appropriators and recognizes the significance of this glass-ceiling-shattering moment.

☆ 5 questions to ask before buying your first electric car
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Alexa St. John | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Today's electric car buyers have a lot of questions. Potential EV drivers have plenty of questions, and there's plenty you need to know before buying an electric car. Regardless, here are some tips on what to ask your dealer or sales advisor if you're considering buying an EV. It's important for car-buyers considering an EV to ask about how it fits into an average driver's lifestyle. But given how much this market depends on improvements in battery tech, dealers should still be ready to talk about what separates their EV's battery from competitors.

☆ Used cars are finally getting cheaper. Tesla's Model 3 and these 9 models are seeing the biggest price drops.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

These 10 used models saw the biggest price drops in the last four months of 2022, according to a recent study by iSeeCars.com. Ram trucks at a car dealership. AP Photo/David ZalubowskiThe firm analyzed sales of 1-5-year-old cars, excluding any models that were discontinued as of 2022 or were on sale for 3 or fewer model years in the period studied. Read more: Car buying is never going back to normal

☆ Israel Supreme Court tells Netanyahu he must fire minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Maayan Lubell | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/4] Interior and Health Minister Aryeh Deri gestures as he sits next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, January 8, 2023. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/PoolJERUSALEM, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Israel's Supreme Court ordered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to remove a senior minister over a past tax fraud conviction, in a setback for the new right-wing coalition government. The 10-to-one ruling on Shas party leader Aryeh Deri looks likely to further stoke tensions between the Cabinet and Israel's Supreme Court over government reform plans which aim to rein in the top court. "Most of the judges have determined that this appointment is extremely unreasonable and thus the prime minister must remove Deri from office," said a court summary of the ruling. Political watchdogs had appealed to the Supreme Court to order Netanyahu to strike down Deri's appointment given his recent conviction as well as past offences.

☆ This is what I want to buy from Twitter's HQ auction
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Twitter headquarters is seen in San Francisco, California, United States on October 28, 2022 Tayfun Coskun / Anadolu Agency1. $44 billion for Twitter — going once, going twice, sold. But a 6-ft. @ symbol, office chairs, a pizza oven, and more remain on sale from the Twitter San Francisco headquarters. Corvette, Corvette, hop in an electric jet by jet. Email dsiu@insider.com or tweet @diamondnagasiu) Edited by Matt Weinberger (tweet @gamoid) in San Francisco and Hallam Bullock (tweet @hallam_bullock) in London.

☆ I drove electric SUVs from Kia, Hyundai, and Tesla — and I see why the Korean brands are gaining on Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Kia EV6 and Hyundai Ioniq 5 are some of the trendiest new electric vehicles challenging Tesla. The trendy Korean SUVs are stylish, fun, and technologically advanced — and are making trouble for Tesla's Model Y. The 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5. The 2022 Kia EV6. The Tesla Model Y. Tim Levin/InsiderPlus, they drive greatThe Model Y accelerates like nobody's business and takes turns like a sports car.

☆ We got an early ride in Chevy's first electrified Corvette — a shockingly quick, $104,295 beast called the E-Ray
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray. The 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray. The 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray. The 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray. The 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray.

☆ Traton CEO: Demand for transport high despite supply chain disruption, energy shortages and inflation
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailTraton CEO: Demand for transport high despite supply chain disruption, energy shortages and inflationChristian Levin, CEO at Traton, discusses how external economic and logistical challenges are impacting the transport industry.

☆ Trump targets the 'thug' special counsel investigating him and his 'Trump Hater' wife in new attacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-15 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Donald Trump attacked special counsel Jack Smith in recent days, calling him a "thug" and "terrorist." He claimed the Smith's wife, who worked on Michelle Obama's documentary, "a serial and open Trump Hater." Trump complained that the special counsel probing Biden's mishandling of classified documents was "a nice guy." ), is a Trump Hating THUG whose wife is a serial and open Trump Hater, whose friends & other family members are even worse," Trump wrote on Truth Social on Thursday. Trump claimed that Smith's "wife & family get a perfect "10" for spewing Trump HATE."

☆ Israel's Netanyahu defends plan to rein in judiciary
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Maayan Lubell | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

In a video response to stark criticism by Supreme Court President Esther Hayut, Netanyahu said the draft law could be tweaked but critics were exaggerating the changes proposed. Hayut on Thursday said that if implemented as outlined by Justice Minister Yariv Levin, the reform would compromise judiciary independence. "If the plan is realized, (Israel's) 75th anniversary will be remembered as the year the country's democratic integrity suffered a mortal blow," he said. Backers of the bill have long accused the Supreme Court of overreach and elitism. They say the changes would restore balance between the judiciary, executive and legislature.

☆ How to set up your home to charge an electric car — and what you should expect to pay
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

People new to the world of electric cars may wonder what it takes to set up home charging. You can charge a car at home in just a few hours by adding a Level 2 charger to your garage. This article is part of a series called Getting Ready for Electric, a practical guide to buying your next EV. Going electric introduces a whole new element to car ownership: home charging. When it comes to choosing a charger, Sapp says going with the model recommended by the auto manufacturer is "a safe bet."

☆ The most and least reliable cars you can buy in 2023, according to Consumer Reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

The nonprofit outlet asked its members about 17 trouble spots — from fading paint to faulty transmissions — and ranked the five most and least reliable new cars. Jeep Wranglers are displayed at a Manhattan Fiat Chrysler dealership on July 23, 2018 in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesRead more: Tesla, Mercedes, and Jeep cars give owners the most problems, Consumer Reports says. These are the most and least reliable brands.

☆ See inside 7 luxurious electric cars coming in 2023, from a $400,000 Rolls-Royce to the 200-mph Lucid Air Sapphire
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Just like Hyundai's other EVs, it'll get super-fast charging capability. It'll be able to recharge from 10%-80% in just 18 minutes using a 350-kilowatt charging station, Genesis says. The Genesis Electrified GV70.

☆ Israel's top judge says government judicial reform plan will crush justice system
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

JERUSALEM, Jan 12 (Reuters) - The president of Israel's Supreme Court on Thursday said that a judicial reform plan proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government would crush the justice system and undermine the country's democracy. The proposal, Hayut said in a televised speech, "is not a plan to fix the justice system but a plan to crush it." Netanyahu's justice minister, Yariv Levin, later defended the reform he is championing and criticized what he referred to as "a call to set the streets on fire." He said his plan will restore balance between the branches of government in light of judicial overreach. Netanyahu, who took office as prime minister again last month, says he will preserve the judiciary's independence.

Rybnikov, the main credit analyst for Israel, said risks to the country's ratings are currently balanced but that could change. The past year has seen some of the worst violence in the West Bank in years. On Thursday, the pro-settlements Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich met with defence officials to begin transferring some West Bank administration powers over to him, according to a Finance Ministry statement. "Hardline rhetoric that undermines the fragile situation in the West Bank could generate risks as well," Rybnikov said. Rybnikov projects Israel's budget deficit at 2% of gross domestic product this year after a 0.6% surplus in 2022.

☆ Microsoft's reported $10 billion OpenAI bet is a gamble on the future of AI
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Matt Weinberger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

We're less than two weeks into 2023, and it's already become clear that OpenAI's ChatGPT will be the defining technology of the year. But it just goes to show you how much confidence Microsoft and others have in the future of AI. Still, that $29 billion valuation is rich for a company with limited revenue and the high costs of running advanced AI. Read Insider's list of the top 12 AI tools that are helping content creators do their work, from dubbing to writing copy, according to industry insiders. Read Insider's guide on how to take a Snapchat screenshot without alerting the other party.

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