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Elon Musk will not build personal airport near Austin

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk dismissed rumors that he would build a private airport in Austin, Texas, today, after reports circulated last week. Musk was rumored to be building an airport for personal use somewhere east of Austin, near the town of Bastrop. “Tesla is 5 mins from Austin International airport.

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Elon Musk prioritizes Tesla over Twitter, internal note reveals

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An internal note seen by The New York Times revealed the Tesla and Twitter CEO emailed Twitter employees informing them that he would be available for meetings after finishing “most of my Tesla work.” I was back in Austin just last week. Elon Musk is prioritizing Tesla over Twitter. Tesla is executing better than ever!

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Ford launches app developer challenge to improve consumer understanding of personal fuel efficiency

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Ford launched a $50,000 challenge for software developers to write innovative apps to help consumers better understand and improve their personal fuel efficiency. Participants will have access to Ford’s OpenXC connectivity research platform as a sandbox to create and test their ideas for the Personalized Fuel Efficiency Apps Challenge.

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Daimler Extending car2go Car-Sharing Program to Austin, Texas; Ramping Up in Germany

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Two smart2go units in Austin. Daimler will bring its car2go mobility concept ( earlier post ) to the US in a pilot phase to start this fall in Austin, Texas with an initial fleet of about 200 smart fortwo mhd vehicles with start/stop functionality. Daimler had planned on international deployment of the program from the beginning.

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Video Friday: Welcome to Fall

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IEEE SSRR 2023 : 13–15 November 2023, FUKUSHIMA, JAPAN Humanoids 2023 : 12–14 December 2023, AUSTIN, TEX. Honda ] First prototype of a bike tire treated with Self-Healing polymer internally. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. BruBotics ] The U.S.

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NSF launches $20M engineering research center aimed at converting natural gas into transportation fuels: CISTAR

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) is investing nearly $80 million in four new Engineering Research Centers (ERCs) to create novel technology platforms in the fields of living cell-based therapies, personalized heart tissue, point-of-care health systems and fuel derived from shale gas.

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How Outdoor Voices Built an Employee Culture of 'Doing Things'

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Founded in 2014 by then 25-year-old CEO, Tyler Haney, the apparel company has grown to 130 employees with headquarters in Austin, TX, offices in New York City, and shops in six cities across the country. We spoke with Namely client Shetty to learn how she scaled HR as a one-person team. How does this influence your internal culture?

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