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Robot production yields more money for Tesla than cars and autopilot technology

Elon Musk holds high hopes for his company's production of humanoid robots, announced last year.

He believes this business will be "worth more than the car business, more than FSD (autopilot)." Another major source of income for Tesla is going to be robot cabs.
Elon Musk decided to share his opinion on the loss of Netflix subscribers

He believes that such a situation has arisen due to the widespread dissemination on television of ideas associated with leftist politics and liberal movements.😅

On April 19, Netflix reported on the loss of subscribers for the first time in ten years - the service lost 200,000 users due to inflation and competition in the market, as well as another 700,000 due to the withdrawal from the Russian market amid the military operation in Ukraine.
Musk disclosed details about a new robotic cab

Musk intends to make the future service as affordable as possible: according to him, the trip will be cheaper than a public transportation ticket.

So far little is known about the unmanned shuttle, and it was only announced at the beginning of April, but Tesla hopes to launch mass production as early as 2024.
A tad of Spanish shame from Musk

On his Twitter, he shared a controversial meme featuring Bill Gates, with the caption, "In case u need to lose a boner fast."

After a while, Musk did add that he was quitting "roasting" Gates and jokes about him.
Twitter is close to be sold to Musk

According to The New York Times, executives are in the final stages of reviewing and signing an agreement with Musk in a deal valued at more than $41 billion.

As to reporters, the deal could be finalized as early as today, but Twitter has declined to comment on those reports at this time.

News that Musk would buy Twitter after all came after Musk said he had raised $46.5 billion in financing to acquire the company, confirming the seriousness of his intentions.
Elon Musk blamed Bill Gates for shorting the carmaker's stock

When investors short a stock, they are betting its price will go down.

"I heard from multiple people at TED that Gates still had half billion short against Tesla, which is why I asked him, so it’s not exactly top secret," Musk wrote on Twitter, responding to a question from a social media user about the authenticity of screenshots of correspondence between the two billionaires.
Australia converted Tesla to solar power

Enthusiasts from Australia have launched the project "Charging Around Australia", within the framework of which they are going to arrange a car run with an upgraded version of the Tesla electric car.

Specialists intend to drive the car with solar panels installed on the roof for 15 thousand kilometers.

Panels are made of laminated plastic, the cost of equipment is less than 10 dollars per square meter. The panels are made on a commercial printer, originally used to print wine labels.
Elon Musk named the purpose of purchasing Twitter

Elon Musk described the purpose of buying the social network Twitter as not commercial interests and the search for new investments, but the desire to create a public platform with maximum credibility in society around the world and the right to speak out.

According to the billionaire, first and foremost he cares about the future of civilization and aims to form an idea of the freedom of speech within the law.
Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion

On Monday, Twitter Inc. accepted Musk's offer to buy the company. The parties worked through the agreement all night after a meeting on Sunday.

Carrying out the agreement would be the largest acquisition in the history of technology and would likely have significant implications over the next few years for the billions of people who use social media.

Founded 16 years ago, Twitter has been publicly traded since 2013. After nine years, the company returns to private hands
The Boring Company is attempting to build a working Hyperloop line in the coming years

In terms of physics, it is the fastest way to get from one city center to another at a distance of less than 2,000 miles.

What's interesting is that in this case Musk said his company would try. Normally he is much more confident in such statements.

In a recent press release, the company revealed that it is building the Prufrock-3 drilling machine, which will be able to lay up to 11.3 km of tunnels per day! In comparison, the company's current machine (Prufrock-2) is only characterized by speeds of up to 1.6 km per week.
SpaceX has another problem with the Starship rocket

Recent tests seem to have damaged one of the key components🧐

Moreover, another problem with the new SpaceX Starship rocket arose. A picture of the inside of the rocket has been published on the web, showing damage to one of the parts.

It is reportedly a tube of the fuel system to the engines. As the original message says, it can be replaced, but chances are this rocket will still be scrapped.

We're talking about the same Booster 7 stage that was tested earlier this month. Apparently, the tube was damaged during the test.
Tesla equipped half of its new cars with cobalt-free LFP batteries

It seems that already almost half of all Tesla vehicle, released in the last quarter, are equipped with lithium-iron-phosphate batteries, or simply LFP without cobalt.

This was revealed after the company released its first-quarter 2022 financial report.

Completely on the LFP-batteries transferred such models as the Standart Range Model 3 and Model Y. In the near future, the company wants to transfer the Standard Range Model 3, also known as the Model 3 Rear-Wheel-Drive, to such batteries.
FX and The New York Times announced an exposé on Musk

The news about the documentary, depicting Musk and his business from different sides, appeared immediately after the announcement of Elon's purchase of Twitter.

According to journalists, the film, titled "Elon Musk's Crash Course", will present a number of revelations, as well as interviews with former Tesla employees, who will speak against their former boss for the first time.

The documentary will premiere on May 20, coming out simultaneously on FX and Hulu.
Just look at the cover🔥

The new cover of TIME magazine, dedicated to Elon Musk and the purchase of Twitter.
Musk is acquiring Coca-Cola 😝

Elon responded to a subscriber's suggestions to give Coke back, writing:

"Next I’m buying Coca-Cola to put the cocaine back in."
Twitter is already starting to change

Elon Musk now intends to improve the security of his Twitter correspondence.

He suggested encrypting personal correspondence in the social network the way it is done in the Signal app, so that no one can track messages or hack into them.
Musk sold $4 billion worth of stock in the electric car maker

The sales were likely to fund his planned purchase of Twitter.

Musk wrote on Twitter that "no further sales of TSLA are planned after today." According to documents, he sold 4.4 million shares on Tuesday and Wednesday, representing 2.6 percent of his stake in the company.

Musk struck a deal on April 25 to buy Twitter for $44 billion in cash. Musk said he would provide $21 billion in equity capital. No word yet on how he would cover the remaining $17 billion in equity financing. Musk owns 43.61 percent of SpaceX, a rocket company reportedly valued at $100 billion.
Tesla lost $126 billion after news that Elon Musk is buying Twitter

Tesla investors are worried that Musk may have to sell shares of the automaker to make enough money for the social network.

Tesla has nothing to do with the Twitter deal, but its shares were targeted by speculators after Musk refused to publicly disclose where he got the money for the acquisition.
Tesla expects another record quarter amid high fuel prices

High fuel prices are increasingly pushing customers toward electric models.

In the first three months of the year, the company delivered 309,158 vehicles worldwide. Tesla delivered about 308,000 vehicles in the fourth quarter, its best performance to date.

The strong delivery performance could boost Tesla stock.💰
Giga Berlin is ramping up 🦾

Some Model Ys of its production have already shipped to customers all over Europe.

It's too early to talk about large-scale Model Y deliveries in Europe, but by the end of the year Tesla will probably be able to reach production of 50,000 Model Ys per month.