#EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry #Breton slapped down a last-ditch German effort to suspend the #IRIS2 satellite communications network — a European rival to #Elon#Musk's #Starlink system.
#Germany's Vice-Chancellor Robert #Habeck, who also serves as economy and climate minister, wants to delay the launch due to worries over what he called an “exorbitant” price tag.
@w7voa
"Autocratic states and other actors, however, have used cyber and digital tools to threaten international peace and stability, harm others, exert malign influence, and undermine the exercise of human rights. An innovative, rights-respecting international cyberspace and digital technology policy strategy is foundational to U.S. strategic, security, economic, and foreign policy interests." #trump #musk #russia #china #iran
Tesla’s relationship with India has also suddenly become tense. Musk’s trip to China appeared to be an implicit snub of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On April 10, Musk had promised to visit India, fuelling hopes about an announcement to build a $3bn electric car plant, only to drop out 10 days later citing “very heavy Tesla obligations”. Nine days after that, he appeared in Beijing.
Longer term, experts are also worried about more clashes between his commercial interests in China and Beijing’s heavy-handed controls on free speech and any criticism of the government. Critics in the US claim he operates a double standard over China and its politics.
During his time in China, Musk used X — despite the platform being banned in the country — to share an audio clip of comedian Jerry Seinfeld bemoaning the negative influence of “the extreme left” and “PC crap” on television comedy. “Make comedy legal again!” Musk wrote, apparently unaware that his hosts in Beijing have recently cracked down on the art form."
#Musk appears to support the far-right & #antisemitism so much that he reinstated Fuentes:
Nick Fuentes, leader of the anti-semitic "groyper" mvt, will be reinstated to X -Musk announced Thurs.
“Very well, he will be reinstated, provided he doesn't violate the law, & let him be crushed by the comments & Community Notes,” Musk said. “It's better to have anti whatever out in the open to be rebutted than grow simmering in the darkness.”
Weil es jetzt wieder heißt "Die Deutschen sollen wieder mehr arbeiten...es wird euch niemand danken, wenn ihr euch für den Wohlstand der oberen 10k aufopfert.
Musk undercuts the Biden admin's EV charging initiative:
"Elon Musk has upended a deal the WH saluted early last year to open Tesla’s chargers to other automakers, dealing a blow to Pres Biden’s EV agenda.
Musk decided in the last week to eliminate almost the entire Supercharger team at Tesla. He hasn’t publicly confirmed the move or offered a rationale, but has said the co will slow the expansion of its charging network."
Musk hasn't revealed his plans after he cut Tesla's Supercharger Team. Ford thinks the EV station buildout will be fine, but GM is concerned:
"Elon Musk’s move to lay off the department responsible for Tesla’s electric vehicle chargers has touched off worries in the auto industry that EVs from other automakers will have trouble joining Tesla’s network."
#Tesla to lay off everyone working on Superchargers, new vehicles + getting rid of public policy team, despite robotaxi ambitions.
"Customers not turned off by #Musk's antics instead are losing interest w product lineup of 2 EVs that are ancient in car years (the Models S and X) & 2 EVs that are merely old (the Models 3 and Y)..Any other automaker would have 2nd-gen Model 3 ready to go either this yr or next, but at Tesla, the product pipeline is empty" https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/tesla-to-lay-off-everyone-working-on-superchargers-new-vehicles/
OC Tesla's Board of Directors suggests screwing the company over.