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Tesla’s move to Texas labeled ‘betrayal’ of California, a way to escape paying taxes

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Upon moving from Silicon Valley to Austin, Texas, critics and fans of Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk have mixed opinions about the move. They asked, he granted, and now Musk is still being painted as the bad guy. Would he be living part-time in a $50,000 home in Starbase, Texas to help with SpaceX projects? Probably not.

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U Texas at Austin researchers rewire yeast for high lipid generation; 60x improvement over parent strains

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Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering have rewired the native metabolism of the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica for superior production of lipids (lipogenesis). Tri-level metabolic control resulted in saturated cells containing upwards of 90% lipid content and titres exceeding 25?g?l

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Tesla Cybertruck named “Disruptor of the Year” in Top Gear 2023 awards

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One of these was granted by British motoring magazine Top Gear, which gave the Tesla Cybertruck its “Disruptor of the Year” award for 2023. Top Gear also filmed some footage with the all-electric pickup truck, though the video would likely be released following the Cybertruck delivery event at Giga Texas on Thursday.

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Texas A&M-led team identifies synthetic hydrocarbon pathway in green alga B. braunii

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Now, a team led by researchers from Texas A&M AgriLife Research has identified the first committed step in the biosynthesis of hydrocarbon oil in B. Devarenne’s lab has been studying the concept of making fuel from algae on a $2-million National Science Foundation grant for four years.

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Why Are We Still Doing What Simon Says?

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Cope suggested building the game around the Texas Instruments TMS1000 microprocessor. We had a Teletype terminal, which Lenny used to communicate with a computer somewhere in Pennsylvania on which Texas Instruments’ program for the device was resident. Baer, Morrison, and Cope were granted a U.S. patent for the game in 1980.

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Elon Musk reiterates Tesla’s local roots after Biden says he wants to make “Buy American” a reality

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US President Joe Biden may have already proven that he can say the word “Tesla” in public, but he may still need some prodding when it comes to acknowledging that the Texas-based EV maker is a true-blue American company. We’re making “buy American” a reality—not just a promise. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) February 11, 2022.

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Tesla has a misinformation problem, and silence may no longer be enough

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During the first quarter earnings call, Lars Moravy, Tesla’s vice president of vehicle engineering, stated that the company is hard at work cooperating with local authorities and agencies like the NTSB and the NHTSA to investigate a fatal Model S crash in Texas earlier this month. Read the article, Sparky). Uh…Tesla.

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