Elon Musk – A News Week

Las Vegas tunnel will ideally be ‘completely operational’ in 2020, says Elon Musk

31Dec

By Jack CooperNo Comments

Science

Las Vegas tunnel will ideally be ‘completely operational’ in 2020, says Elon Musk

Elon Musk said that Las Vegas is "hopefully" getting a completely operational underground commercial tunnel in 2020. His plan to bore tunnels underground to ease traffic in highly congested cities like Los Angeles and Las Vegas at first started as a joke in 2016 yet has now become a full-fledged business apropos named the Boring Company with a few nascent projects in significant urban areas, including Chicago and Baltimore. He tweeted Friday night that the Boring Company is finishing its first commercial tunnel in Vegas from the Las Vegas Convention Center to the Strip before it deals with different projects and it trusts it to be operational one year from now. Musk and the Boring Company have been attempting to revolutionize how individuals travel with rapid Loop and Hyperloop transpor...

Tesla and Elon Musk overstepped the law in labor dispute, judge rules

28Sep

By Jack CooperNo Comments

Business

Tesla and Elon Musk overstepped the law in labor dispute, judge rules

In 2017, Tesla abused the National Labor Relations Act a few times, Bloomberg reports, by compromising workers and retaliating against them, an authoritative judge controlled today in California. Likewise, a May 2018 Elon Musk tweet — where Musk said that joining an association implied surrendering Tesla investment opportunities — was additionally unlawful, the judge found. Tesla terminated one association supporter; the judge's structure says this individual should to be restored with back pay. Another professional association worker should to have a notice cancelled. Furthermore, Musk must be available at a meeting at the Tesla plant in Fremont, California where he or somebody with the work board reads aloud a notice to representatives that Tesla violated the law. The finding might...

SpaceX’s Elon Musk says Starship, Super Heavy will have in excess of 40 Raptor engines

22Jul

By Dimple JaucianNo Comments

Science

SpaceX’s Elon Musk says Starship, Super Heavy will have in excess of 40 Raptor engines

As indicated by tweets published by CEO Elon Musk on July 21st, SpaceX's joined Starship and Super Heavy launch vehicle (BFR) could have upwards of 41 Raptor engines at liftoff. Likewise with every single other part of SpaceX's next-generation rocket, this is an indication that things stay in flux as the organization nears the point when a particular design should be settled on for the first flight-prepared prototype(s). With 6 Raptors on the upper stage (Starship) and 35 Raptors on the first stage/booster (Super Heavy), the rocket will – undoubtedly – be the most dominant launch vehicle at any point created when it endeavors its inaugural launch. Presently expected to include 35 Raptors in its final iteration, SpaceX's Super Heavy booster would now be able to be required to create a...

Elon Musk Just Couldn’t Remain Silent Regarding Jeff Bezos’ Moon Lander

11May

By Dimple JaucianNo Comments

Science

Elon Musk Just Couldn’t Remain Silent Regarding Jeff Bezos’ Moon Lander

On Thursday, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' space organization Blue Origin displayed its arrangements to reach the Moon, including a brand new design for its "Blue Moon" lander. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk at that point took to Twitter to roughly suggest that Bezos was building unwarranted publicity for an arrangement that wasn't going anywhere — a move that could be read as a ultimate example of "pot calling the kettle black" irony. In the tweet, Musk states "Oh stop teasing, Jeff," alongside a winky face emoticon and a photoshopped picture of the lander with "Blue Moon" supplanted by the words "Blue Balls," a reference to the uncomfortable inclination that can follow sexual excitement without release. Possibly Elon Musk has never heard the proverb about how visionary CEOs who consistently ne...

Amazon and General Motors are in discusses to invest into Tesla competing Rivian

12Feb

By Luke HartwigNo Comments

Business

Amazon and General Motors are in discusses to invest into Tesla competing Rivian

Amazon and General Motors are in discusses to invest into Rivian Automotive LLC in a deal that would esteem the U.S. electric pickup truck maker at between $1 billion and $2 billion, individuals comfortable with the issue said on Tuesday. The deal would give Amazon and General Motors minority stakes in Rivian, the sources said. It would be a noteworthy boost for the Plymouth, Michigan-based startup, which tries to be the first car producer to the U.S. customer market with an electric pickup. In the event that the negotiations conclude effectively, a deal could be reported as right on time as this month, the sources stated, asking not to be distinguished on the grounds that the issue is private. There is dependably an opportunity that bargain talks fall through, the sources advised...

Elon Musk Received Custom Jewel and Ruby Tesla Ring Worth about $40K as Gifts

30Dec

By Jack CooperNo Comments

Technology

Elon Musk Received Custom Jewel and Ruby Tesla Ring Worth about $40K as Gifts

Gems fashioners of IF and Co. have talented Elon Musk a stand-out Tesla ring made up of precious stones and rubies of the most noteworthy quality for Christmas only to have "BIG balls." "If it's not too much trouble acknowledge this 1 of 1 custom Diamond and Ruby #Tesla ring for being a motivation to me and my closest companion Paul," gem dealer to-the-stars Ben Baller composed on Instagram Friday. The sparkler is made of strong platinum and custom cut precious stone loaves spell out "Tesla" on the back of the ring. On the front, Baller utilized a trillion slice precious stone to underscore the "T" logo, encompassed by round splendid white jewels (all with a VVS1 clearness) and rubies "of the most astounding quality" which were pavé set by hand. The liberal offering is a demonstra...