Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones
Elon Musk Announces Twitter Verification for $8/month: ‘Will Destroy the Bots’
Twitter’s ‘Chief Twit’ Elon Musk announced on Tuesday morning the company’s new plan to defeat bots and spam on the social network. The company will introduce Twitter Blue which will include a verification checkmark for $8 USD per month. “Twitter’s current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark is […]
2022.36.15 Tesla Update Debuts FSD Beta 10.69.3 for Employees
Tesla on Monday evening released its 2022.36.15 software update, which includes the anticipated Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta version 10.69.3 for employees. According to @Teslascope, this FSD beta 10.69.3 update is being released to Tesla employees in Canada and the USA, based on vehicles in its fleet that received the update. Tesla employees can opt to […]
2022.20.19 Tesla Update Brings FSD Beta 10.69.2.4 to Testers
Tesla on Monday afternoon released a new software update, 2022.20.19, which contains Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.69.2.4 for beta testers. As noted by @Teslascope, this latest software update brings FSD beta 10.69.2.4 to roughly 10-15% of the third-party companion software’s customers that are testing the beta. The latest update (v10.69.2.4) has now been pushed to […]
Elon Musk Deploying Over 50 Tesla Engineers at Twitter, Says Report
Just after Elon Musk took over Twitter late last week, it was reported that the new ‘Chief Twit’ of the company sent Tesla engineers to review the social network’s code, and to then report back findings. Now, we may have an idea of how many Tesla engineers are helping out at Twitter, according to CNBC. […]
SpaceX Starlink Dishes Spotted on Norwegian Cruise Line Ship [PICS]
Image credit: u/Asleep_Operation2790 SpaceX’s Starlink satellite dishes have been spotted installed on a Norwegian Cruise Line cruise ship, according to one Redditor. Images shared on Monday by u/Asleep_Operation2790 show the top sun deck of the Breakaway cruise ship with numerous Starlink Maritime dishes installed. “On a Norwegian Breakaway cruise and spotted 11 Starlink dishes. 8 […]
Tesla Semi Spotted Accelerating Through Roundabout, Honks to Camera [VIDEO]
Tesla continues to test its Semi truck ahead of its first deliveries slated for December 1, 2022, to PepsiCo. According to a new video and picture shared by Semi-stalker @HinrichsZane, we see the Semi drive through a roundabout in Silver Springs, located about 40 miles east of Reno, Nevada. The Semi stops ahead of the […]
Tesla Milestone: 20,000 Model Y Cars Built at Giga Texas to Date
Tesla announced another milestone at Gigafactory Texas on Sunday morning, and that’s hitting 20,000 Model Y SUVs built at the factory to date, as part of the latter’s production ramp. 20k Model Y built at Giga Texas to date! pic.twitter.com/8Rl5ZqgqQq — Tesla (@Tesla) October 30, 2022 Back on September 17, Tesla announced 10,000 Model Y […]
Tesla Bot Leg Actuator Lifts Grand Piano, While Designer Plays Song On It [VIDEO]
Tesla has shared a new video on its YouTube channel, showing its Optimum robot’s leg actuator lifting a half-ton piano. “One of Tesla Bot’s two primary leg actuators lifting a half-ton/500kg concert grand piano. Piano recital by Tesla Principal Motor Designer, Konstantinos,” said Tesla, with the designer playing the iconic classical song Nocturnes, Op. 9: […]
SpaceX Sends 53 Starlinks to Orbit; Static Fires Falcon Heavy for Nov. 1 Launch [VIDEO]
SpaceX successfully launched 53 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit on Thursday evening, from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The launch took place at 6:14 p.m. PT and the first stage Falcon 9 booster successfully landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship in the Pacific Ocean. This […]
Radio Flyer Recalls Cyberquad for Kids, Citing 1 Incident of ‘Bruised Shoulder’
Back in December 2021, Tesla launched sales of its Cyberquad for Kids, manufactured by Radio Flyer, selling the all-electric kids ATV for $1,900 USD. On Thursday, a recall was announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), citing one instance of a bruised shoulder from an adult and child operating the Cyberquad for Kids […]
Elon Musk Sent Tesla Engineers to Review Twitter Code Today: Report
After entering Twitter headquarters yesterday literally with a sink, and today penning a letter to advertisers on the social network, Elon Musk has not wasted any time in diagnosing what needs to be done at the company he just purchased. According to Bloomberg, Musk has already asked Tesla engineers to meet with Twitter product leaders […]
Tesla Debuts New Icon to Possibly Show Regen Blended Braking
Image credit: Tesla Girl (@somi_teslagirl) Tesla looks to have introduced a new status bar icon with its 2022.40.1 software update, for users in Canada. According to an image shared by Tesla Girl (@somi_teslagirl) on Wednesday evening, she asks followers what the new icon shown above represents. We see a bolt outlined with dots and lines […]
Tesla Removes Free Midnight Silver Paint Promo for Entry Model Y in China
To kick off this week, Tesla cut the prices of its Model 3 and Model Y in China, allowing eligible vehicles to qualify for government subsidies. The company also offered a free paint colour for the Model Y RWD, with Midnight Silver Metallic becoming a free upgrade when buying a car on Tesla’s website. This, […]
Elon Musk Enters Twitter Headquarters, Changes Bio to ‘Chief Twit’ [VIDEO]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday changed his Twitter profile bio to “Chief Twit”, signalling his takeover of Twitter was coming. Later, Musk said, “a beautiful thing about Twitter is how it empowers citizen journalism – people are able to disseminate news without an establishment bias.” Just moments ago, Musk shared a video of himself walking […]
Tesla Shows Off its Megafactory in Lathrop, California [VIDEO]
Tesla shared a video of its new Megapack factory located in Lathrop, California, in efforts to fill numerous jobs required at the location, where the company’s Megapack energy storage product is made. “Meet Megafactory, our new Megapack factory in Lathrop, CA. Join us in manufacturing the future of energy storage,” said Tesla on its LinkedIn page. […]