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Elon Musk’s Twitter to roll out pay-per-article model for news in May

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Tesla, SpaceX, and Twitter CEO Elon Musk noted on Saturday that his social media platform would soon roll out a pay-per-article model for news articles, likely as early as next month. “Rolling out next month, this platform will allow media publishers to charge users on a per-article basis with one click. .

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We Need to (Finally) Discuss That Road & Track Article

The Truth About Cars

A few weeks ago, venerable car-enthusiast magazine/Web site Road & Track created a mini-controversy with the deletion of an article from the Internet. Despite the race occurring last fall, the article was published on March 1. Despite the race occurring last fall, the article was published on March 1.

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Tesla posts stern response to Washington Post’s article on alleged Autopilot dangers

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Tesla has posted a stern response to a recent article from The Washington Post that suggested that the electric vehicle maker is putting people at risk because it allows systems like Autopilot to be deployed in areas that it was not designed for. Following is the pertinent section of Tesla’s response.

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Ola Cabs CEO Hemant Bakshi resigns; company to layoff 200 employees – ET Auto

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Ride-hailing major Ola Cabs ’ chief executive Hemant Bakshi is leaving the firm just three months after he joined the company, people in the know told ET. Ola Cabs founder Bhavish Agarwal continues to be the chairman and managing director.

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Driving Dystopia: Automakers Are Selling Your Driving Data to Insurance Companies

The Truth About Cars

Eight insurance companies had requested information about Mr. Dahl from LexisNexis over the previous month. “It But most automakers, like tech companies, tend to hide those permissions in expansive terms and conditions agreements nobody bothers to read. said he was denied auto insurance by seven companies in December.

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Elon Musk: SBF “certainly does not own shares in Twitter as a private company.”

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When NBC’s David Ingram asked if SBF or his company, FTX owned Twitter shares, Elon Musk said, “No. He may have owned shares in Twitter as a public company, but he certainly does not own shares in Twitter as a private company.” Elon Musk responded to Semafor’s article stating that it was a lie.

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Hyundai autonomous vehicle company makes landmark partnership

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Uber and Motional have agreed to a ten-year deal that the companies claim will make the largest autonomous ride-hailing fleet in the world. Ironically, this follows news that Motional would be supplying AVs to Lyft as well. And while this is great news for Uber achieving their emissions goals, it may even be better news for Hyundai.

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