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arstechnica , 2 months ago to Random

Tesla profits drop 55% as Elon Musk dodges cheap car questions

Tesla spent $1 billion on GPUs even as its profit margins shrank by half.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/tesla-profits-drop-55-as-elon-musk-dodges-cheap-car-questions/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

qhstone , 2 months ago

@arstechnica I imagine he’s buying GPUs as part of his push for AI at Tesla. He thinks grok is the next big thing.

Of course he also thought that about the Cybertruck which has sold less than 4000 units so far.

arstechnica , 2 months ago to Random

Tesla asks shareholders to approve Texas move and restore Elon Musk’s $56B pay

Tesla board calls June 13 shareholder vote on Musk's pay and move to Texas.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/tesla-asks-shareholders-to-approve-texas-move-and-restore-elon-musks-56b-pay/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

qhstone , 2 months ago

@arstechnica Well he’s tanking Tesla and he’s tanking Twitter. What’s he done to earn his pay? He spends all day promoting Nazis.

arstechnica , 2 months ago to Random

So much for free speech on X; Musk confirms new users must soon pay to post

The fee, likely $1, is aimed at stopping “relentless” bots, Musk said.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/so-much-for-free-speech-on-x-musk-confirms-new-users-must-soon-pay-to-post/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

qhstone , 2 months ago

@arstechnica Musk isn’t trying to ban bots, he’s trying to monetize them. After all, most of his personal followers are bots. You can see it every time he posts: replies with gibberish, or a few preprogrammed words, or just emojis.

arstechnica , 2 months ago to Random

Movie industry demands US law requiring ISPs to block piracy websites

Opponents say SOPA-like proposal would block plenty of legitimate websites.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/movie-industry-demands-us-law-requiring-isps-to-block-piracy-websites/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

qhstone , 2 months ago

@arstechnica A terrible terrible idea.