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TopicElon Musk

Topic: Elon Musk

Tesla smashes quarterly delivery record with 308,600 cars, sales surge 87% in 2021

Quarterly deliveries are one of the most closely watched indicators for Tesla. They are widely seen as a barometer of consumer demand for EVs as a whole.

China says it complained to UN after space station’s near-misses with SpaceX satellites

Two satellites from the US company founded by Elon Musk came close to the station in July and October, forcing astronauts on board to take evasive action, China said.

How 2% of one man’s money can end world hunger

Tesla founder had offered to pay to end world hunger if the UN explained how it would spend the money. So the World Food Programme came up with a plan.

Elon Musk sells $5 billion of Tesla stock after Twitter poll

Musk has so far has disposed of more than 4.5 million shares this week — his first sales in more than five years.

Elon Musk loses $50 billion in 2 days in record wealth plunge as Tesla shares fall

Tesla’s fall started when Musk asked his Twitter followers whether he should sell 10% of his stake in the company, followed by news that his brother sold shares just before the poll.

Twitter has spoken: Elon Musk should sell 10% of his stake in Tesla

In a Twitter poll that Musk launched Saturday, a majority of 3.5 million Twitter users — 58% — voted in favour of the share sale.

Why Tesla CEO Elon Musk is his own worst enemy

Musk has broken the mould of being a modern CEO and gotten away with it — be it smoking marijuana on a podcast, pushing a departing executive or being sued for securities fraud.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX sets up unit to provide internet services in India, focus on rural areas

SpaceX subsidiary, Starlink Satellite Communications, plans to have 200,000 connections in India by December next year, of which 80% will be in rural areas.

With $36 billion boost to net worth in a day, Elon Musk is now worth more than Pakistan GDP

The surge in Musk’s net worth is powered by an order of 1 lakh Tesla vehicles from US-based car rental company Hertz, which sent electric vehicle giant’s shares surging by 13% Monday.

Elon Musk now worth more than Exxon Mobil as Tesla CEO’s fortune jumps to $288.6 bn

Musk's wealth jumped by $36.2 billion following a surge in Tesla’s stock price after Hertz Global Holdings ordered 100,000 cars.

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Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?